Profitability
Weight: 20%
A+
98
- 5yr Avg ROIC 23.2%
- Operating Margin Trend +7.68 pp/yr
WDC
Western Digital Corporation
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for stable earnings power businesses.
⚠ 2 of the last 5 fiscal years showed negative net income — AlphaQuality will not grade above F for persistent unprofitability in a stable earnings power business.
Grade overrides the 30.0 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
B-
67
- 5yr Avg ROE 26.3%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 4.4%
Growth Quality
Weight: 15%
C
55
- 5yr Revenue CAGR -5.3%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 55.6%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 4/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 15%
D+
43
- 5yr FCF Margin 2.6%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 0.52x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 20%
A+
98
- Net Debt / EBITDA -0.05x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 71.26x
- Altman Z-Score 23.08
Stability
Weight: 15%
D+
43
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 1.40
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 1/5
- Piotroski F-Score 7
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.4 of 4 gurus held; 1 added; 3 trimmed.
- Holders
- 4
- Avg Δ position
- -25.0%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 0
- Wood decreased -68%
- Greenblatt decreased -55%
- Cooperman increased +53%