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%
Western Digital Corporation total returns by year (including dividends)
As of market close, Oct 16, 2026
Western Digital Corporation total returns by year (1979–2026)#
Calendar-year returns with each year's path and its dividend contribution (dividend return = total minus price return). Every year has a direct link you can bookmark or share.
| Year | Start price | End price | Path | Dividend | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $172.27 | $332.00 | 0.2% | +92.9% | |
| 2025 | $45.07 | $172.27 | 1.5% | +283.7% | |
| 2024 | $39.58 | $45.07 | 0.0% | +13.9% | |
| 2023 | $23.85 | $39.58 | 0.0% | +66.0% | |
| 2022 | $49.29 | $23.85 | 0.0% | -51.6% | |
| 2021 | $41.87 | $49.29 | 0.0% | +17.7% | |
| 2020 | $47.97 | $41.87 | 1.8% | -10.9% | |
| 2019 | $27.94 | $47.97 | 5.5% | +77.1% | |
| 2018 | $60.11 | $27.94 | 1.6% | -51.9% | |
| 2017 | $51.36 | $60.11 | 2.8% | +19.8% | |
| 2016 | $45.39 | $51.36 | 4.3% | +17.5% | |
| 2015 | $83.67 | $45.39 | 1.5% | -44.3% | |
| 2014 | $63.42 | $83.67 | 2.1% | +34.0% | |
| 2013 | $32.12 | $63.42 | 1.5% | +98.9% | |
| 2012 | $23.39 | $32.12 | 0.0% | +37.3% | |
| 2011 | $25.62 | $23.39 | 0.0% | -8.7% | |
| 2010 | $33.37 | $25.62 | 0.0% | -23.2% | |
| 2009 | $8.65 | $33.37 | 0.0% | +285.6% | |
| 2008 | $22.83 | $8.65 | 0.0% | -62.1% | |
| 2007 | $15.46 | $22.83 | 0.0% | +47.7% | |
| 2006 | $14.07 | $15.46 | 0.0% | +9.9% | |
| 2005 | $8.19 | $14.07 | 0.0% | +71.7% | |
| 2004 | $8.91 | $8.19 | 0.0% | -8.1% | |
| 2003 | $4.83 | $8.91 | 0.0% | +84.5% | |
| 2002 | $4.74 | $4.83 | 0.0% | +1.9% | |
| 2001 | $1.84 | $4.74 | 0.0% | +157.2% | |
| 2000 | $3.17 | $1.84 | 0.0% | -41.8% | |
| 1999 | $11.39 | $3.17 | 0.0% | -72.2% | |
| 1998 | $12.09 | $11.39 | 0.0% | -5.9% | |
| 1997 | $21.49 | $12.09 | 0.0% | -43.7% | |
| 1996 | $6.76 | $21.49 | 0.0% | +218.2% | |
| 1995 | $6.33 | $6.76 | 0.0% | +6.7% | |
| 1994 | $3.45 | $6.33 | 0.0% | +83.6% | |
| 1993 | $3.26 | $3.45 | 0.0% | +5.8% | |
| 1992 | $0.99 | $3.26 | 0.0% | +228.6% | |
| 1991 | $1.84 | $0.99 | 0.0% | -46.1% | |
| 1990 | $3.17 | $1.84 | 0.0% | -41.8% | |
| 1989 | $5.57 | $3.17 | 0.0% | -43.2% | |
| 1988 | $6.14 | $5.57 | 0.0% | -9.2% | |
| 1987 | $6.99 | $6.14 | 0.0% | -12.2% | |
| 1986 | $3.97 | $6.99 | 0.0% | +76.2% | |
| 1985 | $3.26 | $3.97 | 0.0% | +21.7% | |
| 1984 | $3.40 | $3.26 | 0.0% | -4.2% | |
| 1983 | $1.75 | $3.40 | 0.0% | +94.6% | |
| 1982 | $2.50 | $1.75 | 0.0% | -30.2% | |
| 1981 | $3.73 | $2.50 | 0.0% | -32.9% | |
| 1980 | $1.13 | $3.73 | 0.0% | +229.2% | |
| 1979 | $0.71 | $1.13 | 0.0% | +60.0% |
- Annualized
- +13.7%
- 1979–2026
- Average year
- +36.3%
- 47 full years
- Best year
- +285.6%
- 2009
- Worst year
- -72.2%
- 1999
- Positive years
- 27/47
- 57% up
Annualized (CAGR)
+13.7%
1979–2026
Average year
+36.3%
47 full years
Best year
+285.6%
2009
Worst year
-72.2%
1999
Positive years
27/47
57% up
Total return by period#
Annual
-200%-100%0%100%200%
1979+60%'79
1980+229%
1981-33%
1982-30%
1983+95%'83
1984-4.2%
1985+22%
1986+76%
1987-12%'87
1988-9.2%
1989-43%
1990-42%
1991-46%'91
1992+229%
1993+5.8%
1994+84%
1995+6.7%'95
1996+218%
1997-44%
1998-5.9%
1999-72%'99
2000-42%
2001+157%
2002+1.9%
2003+85%'03
2004-8.1%
2005+72%
2006+9.9%
2007+48%'07
2008-62%
2009+286%
2010-23%
2011-8.7%'11
2012+37%
2013+99%
2014+34%
2015-44%'15
2016+17%
2017+20%
2018-52%
2019+77%'19
2020-11%
2021+18%
2022-52%
2023+66%'23
2024+14%
2025+284%
2026+93%
Methodology#
Total returns, dividends reinvested, measured on WDC. Annualized return is the compound annual growth rate; the current year is year-to-date. Past performance does not predict future returns.
FAQ#
- What is Western Digital Corporation's average annual return?
- Since 1979, Western Digital Corporation (WDC) has returned about 13.7% a year (the compound annual growth rate) and an average calendar-year return of 36.3%.
- What were Western Digital Corporation's best and worst years?
- Over 1979–2026, the best year was 2009 (+285.6%) and the worst was 1999 (-72.2%).
- How often is Western Digital Corporation up in a year?
- 27 of the 47 full years since 1979 were positive — about 57% of the time.
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