How much would $1,000 invested in WDC be worth today?

$1,000 invested in WDC on October 17, 2016 would be worth $9,330 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 25.0% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the WDC calculator go?

WDC data begins October 31, 1978, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 48 years of history.

Does this include dividends?

Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

If You Invested $1,000 in Western Digital (WDC): What It Would Be Worth Today

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WDC

$332.00-6.86%

as of close, Oct 16, 2026

☾ AH $332.00 -6.86%

Western Digital CorporationStock · TechnologyNasdaq-100 1.0%Nasdaq Composite 0.4%S&P 500 0.3%Russell 1000 0.3%US Stock Market 0.3%Russell 3000 0.3%S&P 500 Equal Weight 0.2%MSCI World 0.2%MSCI ACWI 0.2%

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Your investment#

How much

All at once, on the start date

Pick start & end dates10 years

Start

Key dates

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Bought at that day's close

End

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Latest close, Oct 16, 2026

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1978 to today, log scale

2008 crisisCovidDot-com bust1987 crash

1980199020002010Oct 2016 – Today

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Result#

$1,000Oct 17, 2016$9,330Oct 16, 20269.3×your money

$1,000 invested in WDC on October 17, 2016 was worth $9,330 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 25.0% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 9.3 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,208 in the S&P 500 and $6,511 in the Nasdaq-100: WDC beat both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$8,259if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−70.5%Mar 16, 2018 to Mar 18, 2020

At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate

Gain$8,330on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 94% of all 457 periods of 10 years since 1978.

Your dates

−70%0%470%

Worst: −11.1% a year, Jun 1983 to Jun 1993Best: 35.2% a year, Jun 2016 to Jun 2026

One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in WDC, October 17, 2016 to October 16, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500The highA lowLog scale: equal steps are equal percentage moves

Lowest value$609 · Mar 2020Highest value$20,964 · Jun 2026$7,069 · Mar 2026$3,904 · Nov 2025$

$1,000$2,000$5,000$20k$9,330

20182020202220242026

How far WDC was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −70.5% from Mar 16, 2018 to Mar 18, 2020, back to the high by Jul 31, 2025.

−70.5% from its high−55.5% from its high−20.6% from its high−20.1% from its high

high−70%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 17, 2016, worth $9,330 on October 16, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

9.3×paid

What $1,000 would be worth on October 16, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to October 16, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

Your start

$1,000$3,000$10k$30k$100k$300k

19801990200020102020

$1,000 invested in WDC, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Oct 16, 2026, dividends reinvested.

Started	Worth Oct 16, 2026	Multiple	A year (CAGR)	Same in the Nasdaq-100
2017	$7,096	7.1×	22.2%	$6,344
2018	$5,913	5.9×	22.4%	$4,742
2019	$12,155	12.2×	37.8%	$4,812
2020	$6,815	6.8×	32.7%	$3,420
2021	$8,451	8.5×	44.7%	$2,373
2022	$6,695	6.7×	48.8%	$1,818
2023	$14,052	14.1×	101.1%	$2,741
2024	$8,679	8.7×	117.1%	$1,789
2025	$7,134	7.1×	200.6%	$1,403
2026	$1,771	1.8×	—	$1,162

Methodology#

A buy is made at the start date's close, or the next session's when the market was closed that day, and valued at the end date's close; a monthly or yearly plan buys on the same day of each month or year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. WDC data begins October 31, 1978; values as of October 16, 2026 and refresh daily. The ranking compares month-end to month-end periods. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

See the live WDC chart and fundamentals on the WDC quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in WDC be worth today?: $1,000 invested in WDC on October 17, 2016 would be worth $9,330 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 25.0% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the WDC calculator go?: WDC data begins October 31, 1978, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 48 years of history.
Does this include dividends?: Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

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