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EBITDA Margin for Western Digital (WDC)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

45.3%

YoY change

+16.51pp

Trough year (1999)

-10.3%

Peak year (2018)

23.3%

EBITDA Margin history chart for Western Digital (WDC) from 1986 to 2025

Latest: 20.4%

EBITDA Margin change chart for Western Digital (WDC) from 1986 to 2025

Latest: +16.51pp

EBITDA Margin history table for Western Digital (WDC) from 1986 to 2025

  • 202520.4%+16.51pp
  • 20243.8%-0.77pp
  • 20234.6%-13.49pp
  • 202218.1%+3.55pp
  • 202114.6%+3.02pp
  • 202011.5%-0.48pp
  • 201912.0%-11.30pp
  • 201823.3%+3.72pp
  • 201719.6%+7.50pp
  • 201612.1%-6.70pp
  • 201518.8%-1.37pp
  • 201420.2%+3.82pp
  • 201316.4%-4.55pp
  • 201220.9%+6.29pp
  • 201114.6%-6.09pp
  • 201020.7%+7.19pp
  • 200913.5%-4.40pp
  • 200817.9%+6.48pp
  • 200711.4%-0.66pp
  • 200612.1%+3.14pp
  • 20059.0%+0.62pp
  • 20048.3%-0.39pp
  • 20038.7%+4.24pp
  • 20024.5%+2.93pp
  • 20011.6%+11.25pp
  • 2000-9.7%+0.60pp
  • 1999-10.3%-4.95pp
  • 1998-5.3%-14.08pp
  • 19978.7%+4.24pp
  • 19964.5%-3.79pp
  • 19958.3%-0.68pp
  • 19949.0%+5.40pp
  • 19933.6%+5.29pp
  • 1992-1.7%-3.51pp
  • 19911.8%-6.39pp
  • 19908.2%-2.31pp
  • 198910.5%-0.65pp
  • 198811.1%-5.37pp
  • 198716.5%+0.83pp
  • 198615.7%—

EBITDA Margin values are taken from Western Digital's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About EBITDA Margin at Western Digital (WDC)

According to Western Digital's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 45.3%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

Western Digital (WDC) most recent annual EBITDA margin stands at 20.36% (2025) – expanded 16.5 percentage points year-over-year.

23.33% stands as the all-time-high annual EBITDA margin, posted in 2018, against a low of -10.29% during 1999.

Western Digital EBITDA Margin by Year

Western Digital EBITDA Margin 2025: 20.4%

In 2025, Western Digital reported EBITDA margin of 20.36%, expanded 16.5 percentage points from 2024.

Western Digital EBITDA Margin 2024: 3.8%

Western Digital EBITDA margin in 2024 was 3.85%, contracted 0.8 percentage points from 2023.

Western Digital EBITDA Margin 2023: 4.6%

2023's EBITDA margin for Western Digital came in at 4.62%, contracted 13.5 percentage points from 2022.

Western Digital EBITDA Margin 2022: 18.1%

Western Digital posted EBITDA margin of 18.11% in 2022, expanded 3.5 percentage points from 2021.

Western Digital EBITDA Margin 2021: 14.6%

Western Digital EBITDA margin in 2021 was 14.57%.

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