Western Digital Corporation (WDC): one to watch?

Consider buying — the crash is a sector-wide memory-chip panic, not a WDC-specific problem, but the stock is still pricey after a huge run.

👀 WATCH Fundamentals80/100

Fell 20% in 10 trading day(s) — now $521.18

Why WDC dropped

The drop was triggered by SK Hynix crashing over 15% in Asia and a weak earnings forecast from a Korean brokerage, sparking a broad "sympathy selloff" across all memory and storage stocks (Micron, SanDisk, Seagate, WDC) — nothing specific to Western Digital's own business broke.

Fwd P/E 28.1Op margin 37.0%Rev growth 45.5%Debt/equity 17.8%Analyst upside 18.7%

How this scored 80/100

✅ Passes all 4 hard checks — profitable, cash-generative, and financially survivable.

✅ Makes money Net profit margin 55.3%

✅ Generates cash Free cash flow $2.1B

✅ Not drowning in debt Debt/equity 17.8% (limit 200%)

✅ Can pay its bills Current ratio 1.5 (needs 1+)

Bar length shows how much each metric is worth — a 10-point metric is twice as wide as a 5-point one. Hover any row for what it means.

Profitability Does it actually make money? 25/25

Operating margin 37.0% 9/9

Net profit margin 55.3% 8/8

Return on equity 85.9% 8/8

Growth Is it getting bigger, or dying? 21/25

Revenue growth 45.5% 9/9

Earnings growth 482.9% 8/8

Expected profit change 10.9% 4/8

Value Is it cheap right now? 14/25

Forward P/E 28.1 4/10

PEG ratio 0.5 8/8

Analyst target upside 18.7% 2/7

Balance sheet Will it survive? 20/25

Debt / equity 17.8% 10/10

Current ratio 1.5 3/8

Free cash flow $2.1B 7/7

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Analysis generated by NormieStonks's AI from public fundamentals and news, first flagged 2026-07-15. Research only — not financial advice.