TTM
55.1%
YoY change
+32.18pp
Trough year (2023)
-26.9%
Peak year (2025)
19.5%
Latest annual
19.5%
Net Profit Margin history chart for Western Digital (WDC) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: 19.5%
Net Profit Margin change chart for Western Digital (WDC) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: +32.18pp
Net Profit Margin history table for Western Digital (WDC) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | 19.5% | +32.18pp | ||
| 2024 | -12.6% | +14.29pp | ||
| 2023 | -26.9% | -35.15pp | ||
| 2022 | 8.2% | +3.37pp | ||
| 2021 | 4.9% | +6.35pp | ||
| 2020 | -1.5% | +3.06pp | ||
| 2019 | -4.6% | -7.82pp | ||
| 2018 | 3.3% | +1.19pp | ||
| 2017 | 2.1% | +0.22pp | ||
| 2016 | 1.9% | -8.19pp | ||
| 2015 | 10.1% | -0.63pp | ||
| 2014 | 10.7% | +4.30pp | ||
| 2013 | 6.4% | -6.53pp | ||
| 2012 | 12.9% | +5.30pp | ||
| 2011 | 7.6% | -6.41pp | ||
| 2010 | 14.0% | +7.72pp | ||
| 2009 | 6.3% | -4.43pp | ||
| 2008 | 10.7% | +0.42pp | ||
| 2007 | 10.3% | +1.22pp | ||
| 2006 | 9.1% | +3.71pp | ||
| 2005 | 5.4% | +0.47pp | ||
| 2004 | 4.9% | -1.78pp | ||
| 2003 | 6.7% | +3.66pp | ||
| 2002 | 3.0% | +8.10pp | ||
| 2001 | -5.1% | +4.55pp | ||
| 2000 | -9.6% | +8.20pp | ||
| 1999 | -17.8% | -9.61pp | ||
| 1998 | -8.2% | -14.60pp | ||
| 1997 | 6.4% | +3.02pp | ||
| 1996 | 3.4% | -2.40pp | ||
| 1995 | 5.8% | +1.04pp | ||
| 1994 | 4.7% | +6.80pp | ||
| 1993 | -2.0% | +5.72pp | ||
| 1992 | -7.8% | +5.84pp | ||
| 1991 | -13.6% | -15.87pp | ||
| 1990 | 2.3% | -1.20pp | ||
| 1989 | 3.5% | -2.14pp | ||
| 1988 | 5.6% | -3.66pp | ||
| 1987 | 9.3% | +1.83pp | ||
| 1986 | 7.4% | — |
- 202519.5%+32.18pp
- 2024-12.6%+14.29pp
- 2023-26.9%-35.15pp
- 20228.2%+3.37pp
- 20214.9%+6.35pp
- 2020-1.5%+3.06pp
- 2019-4.6%-7.82pp
- 20183.3%+1.19pp
- 20172.1%+0.22pp
- 20161.9%-8.19pp
- 201510.1%-0.63pp
- 201410.7%+4.30pp
- 20136.4%-6.53pp
- 201212.9%+5.30pp
- 20117.6%-6.41pp
- 201014.0%+7.72pp
- 20096.3%-4.43pp
- 200810.7%+0.42pp
- 200710.3%+1.22pp
- 20069.1%+3.71pp
- 20055.4%+0.47pp
- 20044.9%-1.78pp
- 20036.7%+3.66pp
- 20023.0%+8.10pp
- 2001-5.1%+4.55pp
- 2000-9.6%+8.20pp
- 1999-17.8%-9.61pp
- 1998-8.2%-14.60pp
- 19976.4%+3.02pp
- 19963.4%-2.40pp
- 19955.8%+1.04pp
- 19944.7%+6.80pp
- 1993-2.0%+5.72pp
- 1992-7.8%+5.84pp
- 1991-13.6%-15.87pp
- 19902.3%-1.20pp
- 19893.5%-2.14pp
- 19885.6%-3.66pp
- 19879.3%+1.83pp
- 19867.4%—
Net Profit 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 Net Profit Margin at Western Digital (WDC)
According to Western Digital's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 55.1%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Western Digital (WDC) reported net margin of 19.55% – expanded 32.2 percentage points year-over-year.
Across the available history, net margin reached its high of 19.55% in 2025 and its low of -26.92% in 2023.
Western Digital Net Profit Margin by Year
Western Digital Net Profit Margin 2025: 19.5%
In 2025, Western Digital reported net margin of 19.55%, expanded 32.2 percentage points from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Western Digital Net Profit Margin 2024: -12.6%
Western Digital net margin in 2024 was -12.63%, expanded 14.3 percentage points from 2023.
Western Digital Net Profit Margin 2023: -26.9%
2023's net margin for Western Digital came in at -26.92%, contracted 35.1 percentage points from 2022. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
Western Digital Net Profit Margin 2022: 8.2%
Western Digital posted net margin of 8.23% in 2022, expanded 3.4 percentage points from 2021.
Western Digital Net Profit Margin 2021: 4.9%
Western Digital net margin in 2021 was 4.85%.
See more financial history for Western Digital (WDC).
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