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Western Digital (WDC) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Western Digital (WDC) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 18 consecutive years, with 0.31% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 27.0% to 0.31% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.31% through Jan 2026, up 27.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.24% for FY2025, 26.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.31% in Q1 2026 for Western Digital, down from 0.33% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.33% in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.07% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.07% across 5 years, with a median of 0.02% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: dropped -14bps in 2023 and later soared 35bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then crashed by -1309bps to 0.06% in 2023, then surged by 153bps to 0.03% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 866bps to 0.33% in 2025, then fell by -6bps to 0.31% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for WDC at 0.31% in Q1 2026, 0.33% in Q4 2025, and 0.3% in Q2 2025.