Western Digital (WDC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital (WDC) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 46.70% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Oct 2, 2026), up 18.60 percentage points from 28.11% a year earlier and up 4.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Western Digital (WDC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Oct 2, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Western Digital was 39.41%, up 11.83 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), it was 34.47%, up 9.95 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +27.26 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Western Digital's Return on Sales [ROS] was 24.52% in FY2025 (+30.90 pp), -6.38% in FY2024 (+2.38 pp), -8.76% in FY2023 (-21.48 pp) and 12.72% in FY2022 (+5.51 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last 11 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +19.20 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2025, with a gain of 65.02 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2024, with a drop of 54.15 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 41.71% (Q4 2026), 35.66% (Q3 2026) and 30.10% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 5,020.54 Bn | 4,766.00 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 31.13% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 371.11 Bn | 307.04 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Arista Networks | 215.34 Bn | 164.54 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.90% |
| 4 | Dell Technologies | 212.13 Bn | 167.88 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 5 | Sony | 161.14 Bn | 95.68 Bn | 7.96 Bn | 18.15% |
| 6 | Sandisk | 122.92 Bn | 107.75 Bn | 9.38 Bn | 79.59% |
| 7 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 105.29 Bn | 100.14 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 48.76% |
| 8 | Western Digital | 96.46 Bn | 86.29 Bn | 2.53 Bn | 46.70% |
| 9 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 59.75 Bn | 37.63 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
| 10 | Garmin | 55.13 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 30.80% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 46.70% |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 41.71% |
| Apr 3, 2026 | 35.66% |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 30.10% |
| Oct 3, 2025 | 28.11% |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 26.10% |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 33.13% |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 23.25% |
| Sep 27, 2024 | 15.10% |
| Jun 28, 2024 | -4.54% |
| Mar 29, 2024 | 5.37% |
| Dec 29, 2023 | -15.36% |
| Sep 29, 2023 | -49.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -8.76% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -16.84% |
| Dec 30, 2022 | -10.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.23% |
| Jul 1, 2022 | 12.41% |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.04% |
Western Digital Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "WDC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=WDC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();