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How Western Digital Corporation stacks up
WDC · against 44 other Technology companies of similar size
Valuation
65/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #16 of 45 · scores higher than 64% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score4 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including WDC · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 65?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, which is stronger than most Technology peers.
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 3.9% vs peer median 4.2%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 2.8% vs peer median 2.7%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 91% of peers. Earnings yield: 7.5% vs peer median 2.2%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = WDC, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | WDC | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 46 reported | 7.8% | 2.4% | 98% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 45 reported | 4.0% | 4.2% | 48% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 39 reported | 2.8% | 2.4% | 55% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 45 reported | Not reported | 12.1% | — | — | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WDC| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 95.8B USD | 89 | 67 | |
| 2 | 3.46T TWD (≈$107.1B) | 81 | 58 | |
| 2 | 155.8B USD | 81 | 63 | |
| 2 | 164.9B USD | 81 | 89 | |
| 5 | 92.1B USD | 77 | 68 | |
| 13 | 182.9B USD | 70 | 58 | |
| 13 | 70.5B USD | 70 | 55 | |
| 15 | 66.3B USD | 67 | 55 | |
| 16 | 235.6B USD | 65 | 52 | |
| 16 | 125.2B USD | 65 | 70 | |
| 18 | 736.3B HKD (≈$94.2B) | 63 | 63 | |
| 19 | 117.3B USD | 58 | 56 | |
| 20 | 561.7B CNY (≈$78.6B) | 57 | 77 | |
| 21 | 68.1B EUR (≈$74.9B) | 49 | 39 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score