Western Digital stock gains 3.61 percent versus its Xetra close

Published on 10/26/2026 at 17:05 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Revenue hit USD 4.38 billion in fiscal first quarter. Western Digital stock costs EUR 316.68 on October 26, 2026, up 3.61 percent versus the Xetra close.

Price and earnings snapshot

Western Digital stock gained 3.61 percent versus its Xetra close on October 26, 2026.
Fiscal first-quarter revenue reached USD 4.38 billion, up 55.00 percent year over year.
Western Digital stock costs EUR 316.68 at Lang & Schwarz on October 26, 2026 at 5:01 p.m. CEST, 3.61 percent above the Xetra close of October 23, 2026.
The company declared a USD 0.18 dividend payable on December 17, 2026.

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Western Digital (ISIN US9581021055) stock gained 3.61 percent versus the Xetra close on October 26, 2026. The move came as investors assessed the storage maker's latest operating figures and outlook. SEC filing records fiscal first-quarter 2027 revenue of USD 4.38 billion for the period ended October 2, 2026, up 55.00 percent from a year earlier. At Lang & Schwarz, the stock was trading at EUR 316.68 on October 26, 2026 at 5:01 p.m. CEST, 3.61 percent above the Xetra close of October 23, 2026 at EUR 305.65.

Revenue and margins accelerate

The latest quarter delivered more than sales growth. GAAP gross margin reached 57.80 percent in fiscal first quarter 2027, while GAAP diluted earnings per share were USD 4.63. Operating income rose to USD 2.05 billion from USD 0.79 billion in the year-earlier quarter, according to the SEC filing.

Management guided for fiscal second-quarter 2027 revenue of USD 5.10 billion at the midpoint and non-GAAP gross margin of 60.50 percent. The same outlook called for non-GAAP earnings per share of USD 5.80, placing the next quarter's forecast above the latest reported quarter's GAAP earnings per share.

Stock range leaves room for volatility

Western Digital's Nasdaq price was USD 354.92 at 12:04 p.m. ET on October 26, 2026. Its 52-week range was USD 121.85 to USD 799.87, putting the price 55.63 percent below the high and 191.24 percent above the low. The stock's market capitalization was USD 132.9 billion on the same date.

Valuation and shareholder return

The price-to-earnings ratio stood at 13.44 on October 26, 2026. Western Digital also declared a cash dividend of USD 0.18 per share on October 22, 2026, payable on December 17, 2026 to shareholders of record on December 4, 2026, according to the SEC filing.

Yahoo Finance reported on October 21, 2026 that Bank of America identified slower cloud spending, weaker hard-drive pricing, delays in higher-capacity products and market-share losses as risks to the earnings outlook.

Comparison with peers

Western Digital: up 3.61 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 13.44, market capitalization USD 132.9 billion as of October 26, 2026.

Seagate Technology (Nasdaq, USD): up 3.79 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 47.06, market capitalization USD 148.8 billion as of October 26, 2026.

Pure Storage (NYSE, USD): up 9.14 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 130.64, market capitalization USD 28.5 billion as of May 22, 2026.

Western Digital before the Xetra close

The combination of a 55.00 percent year-over-year revenue increase and a 60.50 percent non-GAAP gross-margin outlook gives the stock a strong operating backdrop, while the wide 52-week range keeps valuation sensitivity high. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Western Digital stock.