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Western Digital
Memory & StorageAI exposure: Partial

Hard disk drives for hyperscale data storage.

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01What does it supply?

Products, customers, and where it sits in the AI stack.

What the company does

Makes hard disk drives for data centers and consumers after spinning off its flash business.

Its role in AI

Sells the high-capacity drives hyperscalers use to store the data AI systems train on and generate.

02How much does AI matter to its business?

Partial. One line of business, or an indirect beneficiary.

Reported figures come from the company's own filings and releases. Estimates are third-party or editorial and are kept separate. The exposure label is an editorial judgment.

Reported by the company

Estimates

No third-party or editorial estimates are listed for WDC. Only company-reported figures are shown at present.

Key financial metrics, by reporting period

Company-reported, via TradingView

03What should visitors watch next?

Earnings, product launches, customer spending, and the risks that matter.

Next earnings
No announced date on file. Check the investor relations page.
Last earnings release: 2026-08-05 (8-K)

Watch list

  • Q1 FY2027 guidance: revenue $4.1 billion +/- $100 million, non-GAAP gross margin 55%-56%, non-GAAP EPS $4.00 +/- $0.15 source
  • Ramp of next-gen ePMR drives up to 40TB, which began shipping in Q4 FY2026 source
  • Nearline exabyte growth from the 209 EB shipped in Q4 FY2026 source

Growth drivers

  • CEO Irving Tan: 'As global data creation continues to accelerate, we enter fiscal year 2027 with continued confidence in the durability of demand' source
  • Started shipping next-generation ePMR drives of up to 40TB per drive source
  • Company positions itself as building storage infrastructure for the AI-driven data economy, partnering with leading hyperscalers and cloud service providers source

Risks

  • Cloud customers accounted for 89% of net revenue and the top 10 customers 73%, so loss of hyperscale customers or shifts in their AI infrastructure investment could severely harm results source
  • Trade restrictions, tariffs and geopolitical conflicts could raise manufacturing costs, limit component availability and disrupt logistics networks source
  • Failure to develop and commercialize next-generation HDD technologies such as HAMR at required yields and costs could cede share to competitors or alternative storage technologies source

The company's own risk factors: 10-K filed 2026-08-14, Item 1A.

Recent developments: SEC filings

Source: SEC EDGAR · refreshed every 15 min

Insider trades

Form 4, last 6 filings
InsiderTransactionSharesAvg priceFiled
Gubbi Vidyadhara K
Chief of Global Operations
Option exercise · acquired142026-09-08
Gubbi Vidyadhara K
Chief of Global Operations
Tax withholding · disposed1,764$441.572026-09-08
Gubbi Vidyadhara K
Chief of Global Operations
Open-market sale · disposed1,795$459.872026-09-08
Tregillis Cynthia L
Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec
Option exercise · acquired72026-09-08
Tregillis Cynthia L
Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec
Tax withholding · disposed700$441.572026-09-08
Tregillis Cynthia L
Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec
Open-market sale · disposed432$451.202026-09-08
Davis Brian Scott
Chief Sales & Mrktng Officer
Option exercise · acquired72026-09-08
Davis Brian Scott
Chief Sales & Mrktng Officer
Tax withholding · disposed882$441.572026-09-08
Tan Irving
Director, Chief Executive Officer
Other · disposed112,5002026-09-02
Tan Irving
Director, Chief Executive Officer
Other · acquired112,5002026-09-02
Tan Irving
Director, Chief Executive Officer
Gift · disposed112,5002026-09-02
Tan Irving
Director, Chief Executive Officer
Gift · acquired112,5002026-09-02
STREETER STEPHANIE A
Director
Open-market sale · disposed5,600$449.872026-09-02
Tregillis Cynthia L
Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec
Option exercise · acquired162026-08-27
Tregillis Cynthia L
Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec
Tax withholding · disposed2,402$463.062026-08-27
Tregillis Cynthia L
Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec
Grant / award · acquired3,8782026-08-27
Tregillis Cynthia L
Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec
Open-market sale · disposed1,483$469.512026-08-27

Original sources

Research noteFiscal year ends early July (FY2026 ended July 3, 2026); SanDisk flash business was spun off, so WDC is HDD-only. The Q4 press release has no end-market table; quarterly Cloud share read from the presentation was ambiguous (89%-90%), so the 10-K annual 89% figure is used. No Q1 FY2027 earnings date listed as of 2026-09-17.