WDC

Western Digital
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals · Information Technology · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$462.09
-6.9% on the session
1-year return
+507.3%
+55.9% over six months
Volatility
79.7%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-41.8%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Western Digital is a technology hardware, storage & peripherals name in the information technology sector. Over the past year it returned +507.3%, against +1.4% over three months and -15.7% over one. It trades 30.1% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 79.7% is very high — position sizing matters more here than the ranking does.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -41.8%, and it has traded a median $4.3B a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.50 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it follows the index loosely.

Where it ranks
Within Information Technology#20 of 72
Stronger than 73% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#13 of 500

How WDC scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 8 others in Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals.

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Full metrics
1 day-6.9%
1 week+1.8%
1 month-15.7%
3 months+1.4%
6 months+55.9%
1 year+507.3%
12-1 momentum+620.8%
Volatility (1y, annualized)79.7%
Max drawdown (1y)-41.8%
Distance vs 200-day average+30.1%
Return per unit of risk6.37
Median daily dollar volume$4.3B
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