TTM
45.4%
YoY change
+10.71pp
Trough year (2000)
0.5%
Peak year (1986)
40.9%
Latest annual
38.8%
Gross Margin history chart for Western Digital (WDC) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: 38.8%
Gross Margin change chart for Western Digital (WDC) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: +10.71pp
Gross Margin history table for Western Digital (WDC) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | 38.8% | +10.71pp | ||
| 2024 | 28.1% | +5.83pp | ||
| 2023 | 22.2% | -9.02pp | ||
| 2022 | 31.3% | +4.54pp | ||
| 2021 | 26.7% | +4.12pp | ||
| 2020 | 22.6% | -0.05pp | ||
| 2019 | 22.6% | -14.67pp | ||
| 2018 | 37.3% | +5.52pp | ||
| 2017 | 31.8% | +5.37pp | ||
| 2016 | 26.4% | -2.53pp | ||
| 2015 | 29.0% | +0.15pp | ||
| 2014 | 28.8% | +0.40pp | ||
| 2013 | 28.4% | -0.73pp | ||
| 2012 | 29.2% | +10.35pp | ||
| 2011 | 18.8% | -5.57pp | ||
| 2010 | 24.4% | +6.44pp | ||
| 2009 | 17.9% | -3.60pp | ||
| 2008 | 21.5% | +5.08pp | ||
| 2007 | 16.5% | -2.61pp | ||
| 2006 | 19.1% | +2.87pp | ||
| 2005 | 16.2% | +1.06pp | ||
| 2004 | 15.1% | -1.15pp | ||
| 2003 | 16.3% | +3.20pp | ||
| 2002 | 13.1% | +2.46pp | ||
| 2001 | 10.6% | +10.14pp | ||
| 2000 | 0.5% | -4.14pp | ||
| 1999 | 4.6% | -1.20pp | ||
| 1998 | 5.8% | -11.25pp | ||
| 1997 | 17.1% | +1.95pp | ||
| 1996 | 15.1% | -5.41pp | ||
| 1995 | 20.5% | -3.11pp | ||
| 1994 | 23.6% | +4.40pp | ||
| 1993 | 19.2% | +2.04pp | ||
| 1992 | 17.2% | -4.79pp | ||
| 1991 | 22.0% | -6.94pp | ||
| 1990 | 28.9% | -3.89pp | ||
| 1989 | 32.8% | -0.48pp | ||
| 1988 | 33.3% | -7.40pp | ||
| 1987 | 40.7% | -0.23pp | ||
| 1986 | 40.9% | — |
- 202538.8%+10.71pp
- 202428.1%+5.83pp
- 202322.2%-9.02pp
- 202231.3%+4.54pp
- 202126.7%+4.12pp
- 202022.6%-0.05pp
- 201922.6%-14.67pp
- 201837.3%+5.52pp
- 201731.8%+5.37pp
- 201626.4%-2.53pp
- 201529.0%+0.15pp
- 201428.8%+0.40pp
- 201328.4%-0.73pp
- 201229.2%+10.35pp
- 201118.8%-5.57pp
- 201024.4%+6.44pp
- 200917.9%-3.60pp
- 200821.5%+5.08pp
- 200716.5%-2.61pp
- 200619.1%+2.87pp
- 200516.2%+1.06pp
- 200415.1%-1.15pp
- 200316.3%+3.20pp
- 200213.1%+2.46pp
- 200110.6%+10.14pp
- 20000.5%-4.14pp
- 19994.6%-1.20pp
- 19985.8%-11.25pp
- 199717.1%+1.95pp
- 199615.1%-5.41pp
- 199520.5%-3.11pp
- 199423.6%+4.40pp
- 199319.2%+2.04pp
- 199217.2%-4.79pp
- 199122.0%-6.94pp
- 199028.9%-3.89pp
- 198932.8%-0.48pp
- 198833.3%-7.40pp
- 198740.7%-0.23pp
- 198640.9%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at Western Digital (WDC)
According to Western Digital's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 45.4%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual gross margin for Western Digital (WDC) came in at 38.78% – expanded 10.7 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual gross margin of 40.92% was reported in 1986. The lowest in the available history was 0.49% in 2000.
Western Digital Gross Margin by Year
Western Digital Gross Margin 2025: 38.8%
Western Digital posted gross margin of 38.78% in 2025, expanded 10.7 percentage points from 2024.
Western Digital Gross Margin 2024: 28.1%
In 2024, Western Digital reported gross margin of 28.07%, expanded 5.8 percentage points from 2023.
Western Digital Gross Margin 2023: 22.2%
Western Digital gross margin in 2023 was 22.24%, contracted 9.0 percentage points from 2022.
Western Digital Gross Margin 2022: 31.3%
2022's gross margin for Western Digital came in at 31.26%, expanded 4.5 percentage points from 2021.
Western Digital Gross Margin 2021: 26.7%
Western Digital gross margin in 2021 was 26.72%.
See more financial history for Western Digital (WDC).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Technology peers of Western Digital (WDC), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 74.1% | |
| 68.3% | |
| 67.0% | |
| 61.8% | |
| 58.4% | |
| 52.6% | |
| 50.3% | |
| 47.9% |
- 74.1%
- 68.3%
- 67.0%
- 61.8%
- 52.6%
- 50.3%
- 47.9%
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