Western Digital

Western Digital

https://www.westerndigital.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/western-digital/

Western Digital, a publicly owned company headquartered in the United States, was founded in 1970 and operates with approximately 40,000 employees. The company reported $12.9B in revenue as of 2026. Western Digital specializes in creating data storage solutions, primarily focusing on consumer electronics.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1970

Headcount

40,000

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Consumer electronics

Ownership

Publicly Owned

News Summary:

Western Digital (WDC) shares declined approximately 22% through mid-September 2026, falling from about $536 to $417 over 30 days. This drop extended a broader correction for the stock, which has fallen over 40% from its mid-June 2026 intraday peak near $800, amid cooling momentum in AI-storage.

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Western Digital offers 3 products in the media tech and media and telecoms services industries. Western Digital's product portfolio comprises of consumer electronics, content acquisition and media cloud and storage.

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Western Digital's revenues were $12.9B in 2026. Caretta Research has split Western Digital's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is consumer devices, which represents 100% of Western Digital's revenue.

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Sep

23rd

2026

07:41

Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

Micron vs. Sandisk: Which AI Memory Stock Has More Room to Run?

Key Points Micron is a more diversified memory company due to its presence in both DRAM and NAND flash. Analysts expect Micron to deliver significantly stronger growth over the long run. 10 stocks we like better than Micron Technology › Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) and Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) have been multibagger investments over the past year, making investors significantly richer owing to the incredible demand for memory in artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.

Sep

23rd

2026

06:19

Procurement and Sales, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Supply Chain and Procurement

Sandisk Deepens India Focus With $200 Million Annual R&D Investment

Sandisk is strengthening its India operations with an annual research and development investment of around $200 million, expanding the country’s role in its global product development network. The company has invested nearly $2 billion in India over the past decade, with its local teams increasingly involved in product architecture, design and low-volume manufacturing.

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Sep

23rd

2026

06:02

Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Financial Performance

Micron vs. SanDisk: 2 AI Memory Winners, But Only 1 Is Built for the Long Term

Memory stocks are no longer trading based on the traditional semiconductor cycle. In the AI era, memory makers like SanDisk (SNDK) and Micron Technology (MU) have become critical as an enormous amount of data has to be stored, retrieved, and moved as AI models become larger and more complicated.

Sep

23rd

2026

05:31

Capital Investment, Funding Activities, Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Funding, Investments

US-China AI divide: Why investors are betting on both sides of the tech war

The United States and China are trying to build separate artificial intelligence ecosystems. Their investors, however, are still putting money into both sides. While Washington restricts China's access to advanced chips and AI technology, US banks are helping Chinese technology companies raise money.

Sep

22nd

2026

16:03

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Events and Conferences, Patent Filings, Award Wins

WD Inventor Recognition: Celebrating IP and Innovation

One of my favorite moments of WD Elevate was celebrating this year’s inventor honorees from our Northern California sites. Innovation is one of WD’s core values, but innovation doesn’t happen only through major breakthroughs. It happens every day, in ways both big and small.

Western Digital

Sep

22nd

2026

15:33

Capital Investment, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, Investments

SanDisk Corp’s (SNDK) Impact on Small/Mid Cap Returns

Riverwater Partners, an investment management company, released its ‘Sustainable Value Strategy’ Q2 2026 investor letter. The letter can be downloaded here. Small-cap stocks achieved their best first-half performance since 1991, with the Russell 2500 Value Index rising 17%, driven by the technology sector.

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Sep

22nd

2026

11:47

Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

Nasdaq Index: Sandisk Surge Carries AI Trade as Crude Gives Tech Relief

The Nasdaq made a new record Tuesday and it was not a broad chip rally that got it there. Alphabet opened strong, pushed to $364.17, and gave the entire gain back. Nvidia is flat. Broadcom and Texas Instruments are lower.

Sep

22nd

2026

11:29

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Sandisk climbs 7% amid storage-sector strength

alacatrShares of Sandisk (SNDK), the NAND flash storage products company, rose almost 7% on Tuesday, closing at $1,887.04, a gain of $120.40. The stock continued building on a strong run in the technology sector.

Sep

22nd

2026

10:11

Emerging Tech, B2B Tag

Analyst Says Sandisk to Hit $2,400 as NAND Flash Becomes Critical AI Infrastructure

Rosenblatt initiated SNDK with a Buy and $2,400 target, arguing AI workloads are repricing NAND flash from commodity storage into critical infrastructure. SanDisk has locked in at least $93.9 billion in signed NBM agreements covering roughly 65% of fiscal 2028 production with four-plus years of visibility.

Sep

22nd

2026

10:08

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

Korea looks beyond HBM. Can HBF prove as big?

SEOUL, September 22 (AJP) - South Korean memory makers racing to sustain a comfortable lead on the next-generation chip front have their eyes on the next big thing; high-bandwidth flash, or HBF. Six months ago, one prominent chip researcher predicted it would define the AI path.

Sep

22nd

2026

09:18

New Offerings, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, New Offerings

Nasdaq Composite Hits Record High; SanDisk Tops $1,900 as Viral Muse Promises to Complete AI Commercialization Loop

TradingKey - On September 22, Eastern Time, the Nasdaq Composite Index hit an all-time high, reaching a peak of 27,272 points; the Nasdaq 100 Index crossed 30,000 points on September 21, serving as a major symbol of market sentiment; meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was falling.

Sep

22nd

2026

07:47

Capital Investment, Emerging Tech, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Investments

‘Not What You Think Anymore,’ Says Investor About Sandisk Stock

Sandisk ( NASDAQ:SNDK ) has rallied sharply as investors have recognized the impact of artificial intelligence on NAND storage. The company has already been transformed by the AI boom, with data center revenue soaring and the stock delivering enormous gains.

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