WDC

Western Digital
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals · Information Technology · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$441.64
+6.3% on the session
1-year return
+237.1%
+45.3% over six months
Volatility
80.4%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-44.8%
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 +237.1%, against -17.0% over three months and +0.0% over one. It trades 10.1% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 80.4% is very high, position sizing matters more here than the ranking does.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -44.8%, and it has traded a median $3.2B a day, the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.47 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Information Technology#48 of 72
Stronger than 34% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#93 of 496

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+6.3%
1 week-2.6%
1 month+0.0%
3 months-17.0%
6 months+45.3%
1 year+237.1%
12-1 momentum+236.9%
Volatility (1y, annualized)80.4%
Max drawdown (1y)-44.8%
Distance vs 200-day average+10.1%
Return per unit of risk2.95
Median daily dollar volume$3.2B
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