All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
WDC total return snapshot: WDC returned +164.15% over the past year and +92.92% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Oct. 31, 1978, WDC is up +49,034.23% in nominal total return, or +13.79%/yr, and is currently −55.50% below its total-return high on Jun. 18, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Tue 1978-10-31💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDC × |
+49,034.23%
+13.79%/yr |
+9.02%/yr
R2=0.777 |
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| Western Digital Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Tue 1978-10-31💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| WDC × |
$10,000.00
1978-10-31 |
$4,913,423.12
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| WDC × | +92.92% | +164.15% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| WDC × |
−55.50%
on 2026-10-16 from 2026-06-18 peak |
−96.20%
on 2001-09-27 from 1997-08-20 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDC × | +164.15% |
+551.11% +155.17%/yr |
+864.78% +112.88%/yr |
+696.58% +51.44%/yr |
+804.77% +24.64%/yr |
| Year | WDC |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +92.92% |
| 2025 | +283.68% |
| 2024 | +13.86% |
| 2023 | +65.99% |
| 2022 | −51.62% |
| 2021 | +17.73% |
| 2020 | −10.89% |
| 2019 | +77.14% |
| 2018 | −51.90% |
| 2017 | +19.83% |
| 2016 | +17.48% |
| 2015 | −43.97% |
| 2014 | +33.99% |
| 2013 | +100.83% |
| 2012 | +39.07% |
| 2011 | −8.70% |
| 2010 | −23.22% |
| 2009 | +285.59% |
| 2008 | −62.10% |
| 2007 | +47.65% |
| 2006 | +9.94% |
| 2005 | +71.68% |
| 2004 | −8.06% |
| 2003 | +84.51% |
| 2002 | +1.91% |
| 2001 | +157.23% |
| 2000 | −41.79% |
| 1999 | −72.20% |
| 1998 | −5.86% |
| 1997 | −43.74% |
| 1996 | +218.18% |
| 1995 | +6.72% |
| 1994 | +83.56% |
| 1993 | +5.80% |
| 1992 | +228.56% |
| 1991 | −46.15% |
| 1990 | −41.79% |
| 1989 | −43.22% |
| 1988 | −9.23% |
| 1987 | −12.16% |
| 1986 | +76.19% |
| 1985 | +21.74% |
| 1984 | −4.17% |
| 1983 | +94.59% |
| 1982 | −30.19% |
| 1981 | −32.91% |
| 1980 | +229.17% |
| 1979 | +60.01% |
| 1978 | −16.66% |
