WDC
StockWestern Digital Corporation
One email when a drop — in price or in valuation — is historically rare for WDC. Otherwise we stay quiet.
Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.
Western Digital Corporation is 24.5% off its high — deeper than its 7.9% average pullback, but it has been through 118 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.
But down is not the same as cheap: Western Digital Corporation's P/S Severity Score is 0.0 — its valuation sits in or above its typical range.
Significant
Current Drawdown
-24.5%
Days in Drawdown
21
Avg Max Drawdown
7.9%
Avg Length
123
Drawdown Severity Score™
4.2
WDC - Price & High Water Mark
WDC - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of June 28, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within WDC's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
Western Digital Corporation has been cheaper on this measure only about 100% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA
Western Digital Corporation has been cheaper on this measure only about 99% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Western Digital Corporation (WDC) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Western Digital Corporation is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-14, the stock is trading at $563.32, which represents a 24.5% decline from its all-time high of $746.23. This drawdown has persisted for 21 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, Western Digital Corporation typically experiences drawdowns averaging 7.9% in depth, with an average duration of 123 days. Western Digital Corporation has gone through 118 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Western Digital Corporation was 96.2%, beginning in 1997. The longest drawdown duration on record was 5712 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Western Digital Corporation currently stands at 4.18. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 3.0 and 5.0 indicates an elevated drawdown that's larger than this asset's historical averages.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Western Digital Corporation's historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 118 tracked pullbacks (59 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | Ongoing | 21 days | -24.5% | $746.23 | $563.32 | n/a |
| 2026-06-04 | 2026-06-15 | 12 days | -17.5% | $594.11 | $490.09 | $653.53 |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-26 | 15 days | -11.6% | $515.83 | $455.80 | $524.65 |
| 2026-05-07 | 2026-05-11 | 5 days | -4.0% | $483.15 | $463.91 | $515.83 |
| 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-04 | 4 days | -0.7% | $434.52 | $431.52 | $442.36 |
| 2026-04-27 | 2026-04-29 | 3 days | -3.2% | $404.00 | $390.99 | $412.76 |
| 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-17 | 3 days | -1.2% | $366.22 | $361.69 | $372.52 |
| 2026-04-09 | 2026-04-10 | 2 days | -0.3% | $338.78 | $337.88 | $343.43 |
| 2026-03-20 | 2026-04-08 | 19 days | -20.6% | $316.93 | $251.67 | $338.78 |
| 2026-03-18 | 2026-03-19 | 1 day | -2.8% | $313.81 | $304.90 | $316.93 |
| 2026-02-19 | 2026-03-17 | 26 days | -17.3% | $296.56 | $245.25 | $313.81 |
| 2026-02-04 | 2026-02-18 | 14 days | -10.4% | $290.24 | $260.19 | $296.56 |
| 2026-01-29 | 2026-02-03 | 6 days | -10.5% | $279.70 | $250.23 | $290.24 |
| 2026-01-23 | 2026-01-27 | 4 days | -2.8% | $243.29 | $236.39 | $252.66 |
| 2026-01-16 | 2026-01-20 | 5 days | -0.3% | $222.10 | $221.51 | $222.97 |
| 2026-01-07 | 2026-01-15 | 9 days | -14.4% | $219.38 | $187.68 | $222.10 |
| 2025-12-12 | 2026-01-02 | 22 days | -11.2% | $187.20 | $166.26 | $187.70 |
| 2025-11-11 | 2025-12-10 | 30 days | -20.1% | $174.22 | $139.19 | $181.95 |
| 2025-11-07 | 2025-11-10 | 4 days | -0.4% | $163.60 | $162.96 | $174.22 |
| 2025-11-04 | 2025-11-05 | 2 days | -3.7% | $158.02 | $152.18 | $160.10 |
| 2025-10-30 | 2025-10-31 | 2 days | -2.3% | $141.38 | $138.13 | $150.21 |
| 2025-10-06 | 2025-10-29 | 24 days | -13.8% | $131.31 | $113.13 | $141.38 |
| 2025-09-23 | 2025-09-29 | 7 days | -4.9% | $112.41 | $106.88 | $116.74 |
| 2025-09-17 | 2025-09-18 | 2 days | -2.1% | $103.09 | $100.94 | $105.15 |
| 2025-08-29 | 2025-09-03 | 6 days | -2.1% | $81.94 | $80.25 | $85.90 |
| 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-25 | 25 days | -6.2% | $78.60 | $73.69 | $79.13 |
| 2018-03-19 | 2025-07-31 | 2692 days | -70.5% | $73.58 | $21.71 | $78.60 |
| 2014-12-23 | 2018-03-16 | 1179 days | -67.7% | $72.08 | $23.29 | $73.58 |
| 2014-12-12 | 2014-12-18 | 7 days | -3.3% | $68.14 | $65.90 | $70.87 |
| 2014-12-10 | 2014-12-11 | 2 days | -0.5% | $67.99 | $67.63 | $68.14 |
| 2014-12-08 | 2014-12-09 | 2 days | -0.0% | $66.27 | $66.26 | $67.99 |
| 2014-11-28 | 2014-12-04 | 7 days | -1.5% | $65.39 | $64.43 | $65.42 |
| 2014-11-25 | 2014-11-26 | 2 days | -0.1% | $64.81 | $64.73 | $65.39 |
| 2014-09-02 | 2014-11-24 | 84 days | -17.0% | $64.70 | $53.67 | $64.81 |
| 2014-08-28 | 2014-08-29 | 2 days | -0.6% | $64.52 | $64.11 | $64.70 |
| 2014-08-05 | 2014-08-27 | 23 days | -2.5% | $64.13 | $62.51 | $64.52 |
| 2014-07-17 | 2014-08-04 | 19 days | -3.0% | $63.59 | $61.65 | $64.13 |
| 2014-07-07 | 2014-07-11 | 5 days | -2.3% | $60.64 | $59.23 | $61.41 |
| 2014-04-03 | 2014-07-01 | 90 days | -12.9% | $58.87 | $51.25 | $59.33 |
| 2014-03-28 | 2014-03-31 | 4 days | -0.3% | $56.09 | $55.91 | $57.42 |
| 2014-03-26 | 2014-03-27 | 2 days | -0.2% | $56.00 | $55.86 | $56.09 |
| 2014-02-27 | 2014-03-25 | 26 days | -6.8% | $55.65 | $51.86 | $56.00 |
| 2014-01-16 | 2014-02-26 | 42 days | -7.0% | $55.46 | $51.57 | $55.65 |
| 2014-01-09 | 2014-01-14 | 6 days | -2.1% | $53.86 | $52.74 | $54.78 |
| 2014-01-02 | 2014-01-07 | 6 days | -1.5% | $52.29 | $51.53 | $53.38 |
| 2013-12-18 | 2013-12-30 | 13 days | -1.6% | $51.79 | $50.98 | $52.10 |
| 2013-12-11 | 2013-12-16 | 6 days | -1.9% | $49.26 | $48.35 | $50.71 |
| 2013-12-09 | 2013-12-10 | 2 days | -0.1% | $49.00 | $48.94 | $49.26 |
| 2013-12-05 | 2013-12-06 | 2 days | -1.0% | $48.17 | $47.68 | $49.00 |
| 2013-11-29 | 2013-12-04 | 6 days | -1.5% | $47.31 | $46.60 | $48.17 |
| 2013-11-15 | 2013-11-27 | 13 days | -3.0% | $47.10 | $45.71 | $47.31 |
| 2013-07-23 | 2013-10-17 | 87 days | -13.4% | $43.36 | $37.56 | $43.76 |
| 1997-08-21 | 2013-04-10 | 5712 days | -96.2% | $32.67 | $1.24 | $32.78 |
| 1997-02-20 | 1997-07-15 | 145 days | -31.2% | $23.25 | $15.99 | $24.39 |
| 1997-01-15 | 1997-02-19 | 36 days | -15.5% | $22.69 | $19.17 | $23.25 |
| 1996-12-11 | 1997-01-08 | 29 days | -11.9% | $18.41 | $16.22 | $18.72 |
| 1987-05-13 | 1996-08-02 | 3370 days | -93.7% | $9.68 | $0.60 | $9.83 |
| 1987-03-02 | 1987-05-08 | 67 days | -24.3% | $9.04 | $6.84 | $9.23 |
| 1986-04-29 | 1986-10-08 | 163 days | -24.0% | $4.58 | $3.48 | $4.69 |
| 1986-01-31 | 1986-04-16 | 76 days | -17.0% | $3.78 | $3.14 | $3.97 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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Western Digital Corporation (WDC) is trading at $563.32 as of Jul 14, 2026. It is 24.5% below its high of $746.23. The drawdown has lasted 21 days. Severity score: 4.2 (Significant).
WDC Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$563.32
High-water mark
$746.23
Current drawdown
-24.5%
Days in drawdown
21
This WDC page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Western Digital Corporation drawdowns.
What History Says About WDC
Western Digital Corporation has dropped 20%+ from its high 9 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 1486 days with an average max drop of -49.8%.
The current drawdown of -24.5% has lasted 21 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1997 to Apr 2013 | -96.2% | 5712 days |
| May 1987 to Aug 1996 | -93.7% | 3370 days |
| Mar 2018 to Jul 2025 | -70.5% | 2692 days |
| Dec 2014 to Mar 2018 | -67.7% | 1179 days |
| Feb 1997 to Jul 1997 | -31.2% | 145 days |
| Mar 1987 to May 1987 | -24.3% | 67 days |
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