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Western Digital WDC Free cash flow yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.3B+45.5%
Gross profit$1.7B+83.8%
Operating income$1.2B+56.6%
Net income$3.2B+516%
EPS (diluted)$8.20+477%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.1B-41.0%
Total debt$1.7B-77.0%
Total equity$9.7B+87.0%
Total assets$15.0B-8.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$245.46B+954%
Enterprise value$245.13B+718%
P/E37.7×+23.6×
P/S20.8×+18.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin45.4%+8.2pp
Operating margin30.3%+12.8pp
Net margin55.3%+36.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity87.6%+66.1pp
Debt / equity0.2×-1.3×
Current ratio1.5×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Western Digital’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Western Digital’s 10-Q, filed May 2, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Western Digital's free cash flow yield?
Western Digital (WDC) reported free cash flow yield of -5.3% in Q1 2024.
How has Western Digital's free cash flow yield changed year-over-year?
Western Digital's free cash flow yield increased by 43.2% year-over-year, from -9.3% to -5.3%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?
The spendable cash the business throws off each year as a percentage of its market price.
How do you interpret free cash flow yield?
Higher yield can mean better value — you pay less for each dollar of cash generated. A useful sanity check against earnings-based multiples, which non-cash items can distort.
How does free cash flow yield compare across companies?
Comparable across cash-generative companies; less meaningful for firms in heavy-investment phases with temporarily negative FCF.