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WDC (Western Digital) EV-to-EBITDA : 9.81 (As of May. 20, 2025)


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What is Western Digital EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Western Digital's enterprise value is $21,785 Mil. Western Digital's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $2,221 Mil. Therefore, Western Digital's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 9.81.

The historical rank and industry rank for Western Digital's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

WDC' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -315.29   Med: 5.81   Max: 24.86
Current: 9.81

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Western Digital was 24.86. The lowest was -315.29. And the median was 5.81.

WDC's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
56.78% of 1837 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 11.65 vs WDC: 9.81

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2025-05-20), Western Digital's stock price is $50.97. Western Digital's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $5.280. Therefore, Western Digital's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 9.65.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio (TTM).


Western Digital EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Digital's EV-to-EBITDA 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 EV-to-EBITDA Chart

Western Digital Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.59 8.89 4.51 -36.95 78.44

Western Digital Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
EV-to-EBITDA 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 -35.25 78.44 19.50 9.61 8.19

Competitive Comparison of Western Digital's EV-to-EBITDA

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Western Digital's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA 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 EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Western Digital's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Western Digital's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Western Digital EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Western Digital's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=21785.344/2221
=9.81

Western Digital's current Enterprise Value is $21,785 Mil.
Western Digital's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2,221 Mil.

* 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  (NAS:WDC) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio (TTM) to determine the fair market value of a company.

Western Digital's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio (TTM)=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=50.97/5.280
=9.65

Western Digital's share price for today is $50.97.
Western Digital's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $5.280.

* 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.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio (TTM).

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Western Digital Business Description

Address
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.
Executives
Gene M. Zamiska officer: Principal Accounting Officer C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Robert Soderbery officer: EVP & GM, Flash Business C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
David Goeckeler director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Kimberly Alexy director 500 MCCARTHY BLVD., MILPITAS CA 95035
Reed B Rayman director 6775 LENOX CENTER COURT, SUITE 400, MEMPHIS TN 38115
Wissam G Jabre officer: EVP & CFO C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Paula A Price director ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895
Miyuki Suzuki director C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Thomas Caulfield director C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Lori S Sundberg officer: EVP & Chief Human Res Officer 400 NORTH FIFTH STREET, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Michael Charles Ray officer: Sr. VP, Gen Cnsl & Secretary C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Sean Hunkler officer: EVP, Global Operations C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Michael D Cordano officer: President, HGST Subsidiary C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Stephen D Milligan officer: Sr. V.P. & CFO C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Matthew E Massengill director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119