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Western Digital (WBO:WDC) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 0.77 (As of Jun. 02, 2025)


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What is Western Digital Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-02), Western Digital's current share price is €46.045. Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €59.43. Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 0.77.

The historical rank and industry rank for Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:WDC' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.33   Med: 0.71   Max: 1.6
Current: 0.78

During the past years, Western Digital's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 1.60. The lowest was 0.33. And the median was 0.71.

WBO:WDC's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked better than
61.23% of 1839 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.13 vs WBO:WDC: 0.78

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Western Digital's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €5.927. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is €59.43 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Western Digital Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Western Digital Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Western Digital Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.54 0.82 0.47 0.41 0.84

Western Digital Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.77 0.84 0.77 0.68 0.62

Competitive Comparison of Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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Western Digital Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=46.045/59.43
=0.77

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Western Digital's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Western Digital's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=5.927/134.9266*134.9266
=5.927

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Western Digital Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201506 12.150 100.684 16.282
201509 12.794 100.392 17.195
201512 13.013 99.792 17.595
201603 10.830 100.470 14.544
201606 11.694 101.688 15.516
201609 14.737 101.861 19.521
201612 15.761 101.863 20.877
201703 14.538 102.862 19.070
201706 14.413 103.349 18.817
201709 14.205 104.136 18.405
201712 15.233 104.011 19.761
201803 13.200 105.290 16.916
201806 12.883 106.317 16.350
201809 14.460 106.507 18.318
201812 12.830 105.998 16.332
201903 11.135 107.251 14.008
201906 10.902 108.070 13.611
201909 12.393 108.329 15.436
201912 12.787 108.420 15.913
202003 12.470 108.902 15.450
202006 12.775 108.767 15.847
202009 10.989 109.815 13.502
202012 10.557 109.897 12.961
202103 11.102 111.754 13.404
202106 13.088 114.631 15.405
202109 13.587 115.734 15.840
202112 13.578 117.630 15.575
202203 12.588 121.301 14.002
202206 13.555 125.017 14.629
202209 11.829 125.227 12.745
202212 9.223 125.222 9.938
202303 8.207 127.348 8.695
202306 7.756 128.729 8.129
202309 7.978 129.860 8.289
202312 8.555 129.419 8.919
202403 4.811 131.776 4.926
202406 24.316 132.554 24.751
202409 10.335 133.029 10.482
202412 11.463 133.157 11.615
202503 5.927 134.927 5.927

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Western Digital  (WBO:WDC) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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Western Digital Business Description

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5601 Great Oaks Parkway, San Jose, CA, USA, 95119
Western Digital is a leading, vertically integrated supplier of hard disk drives. The HDD market is a practical duopoly with, Western Digital and Seagate being the two largest players. Western Digital designs and manufacturers its HDDs, with much of the manufacturing and workforce located in Asia. The primary consumers of HDDs are data centers.