Western Digital (WDC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Western Digital (WDC) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 41.71% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 3, 2026), up 15.61 percentage points from 26.10% a year earlier and up 6.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Western Digital (WDC) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 3, 2026), Western Digital's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 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 Q4 2026 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 ten quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +25.00 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 35.66% (Q3 2026), 30.10% (Q2 2026) and 28.11% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 32.62% |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 24.72% |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 11.46% |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 45.39% |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 78.49% |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 42.96% |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 41.71% |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 16.79% |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 27.76% |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 92.09 Bn | 69.97 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 11.41% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 15.40% |
API Access
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();