Western Digital (WDC)
S&P 500 · Nasdaq-100 · Top 100 by market cap · Tech Top 100 · Information Technology · data since 1978-10-31 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-6.90%
7d
+8.92%
30d
-19.26%
YTD
+201.88%
1y
+654.96%
Western Digital (WDC) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45.3 | 11.8 | -3.3 | 60.6 | 22.3 | 20.2 | -18.6 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 9.2 | -0.6 | -17.4 | 8.5 | 17.5 | 24.4 | 23.0 | 2.1 | 49.6 | 25.1 | 8.7 | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 14.8 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 0.6 | -11.5 | -2.2 | 4.1 | -4.4 | 11.8 | -18.3 |
| 2023 | 39.3 | -12.4 | -2.1 | -8.6 | 12.5 | -2.1 | 12.2 | 5.7 | 1.4 | -12.0 | 20.3 | 8.4 |
| 2022 | -20.7 | -1.6 | -2.5 | 6.9 | 14.4 | -26.1 | 9.5 | -13.9 | -23.0 | 5.6 | 6.9 | -14.2 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 21.4 | -2.6 | 5.8 | 6.5 | -5.4 | -8.8 | -2.7 | -10.7 | -7.3 | 10.6 | 12.7 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | -15.2 | -25.1 | 12.2 | -3.7 | -0.5 | -2.4 | -10.9 | -4.9 | 3.2 | 18.9 | 23.4 |
| 2019 | 21.7 | 11.8 | -3.4 | 6.4 | -27.2 | 29.2 | 13.3 | 6.3 | 4.1 | -12.6 | -2.6 | 26.1 |
| 2018 | 11.9 | -2.2 | 6.6 | -14.6 | 6.0 | -6.7 | -9.4 | -9.8 | -6.6 | -26.4 | 5.4 | -17.4 |
| 2017 | 17.3 | -3.6 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 1.1 | -1.1 | -3.9 | 3.7 | -1.6 | 3.3 | -11.7 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | -20.1 | -9.3 | 9.7 | -13.5 | 13.9 | 2.7 | 0.5 | -1.8 | 26.4 | -0.1 | 8.9 | 7.5 |
| 2015 | -12.2 | 10.0 | -14.5 | 7.4 | -0.4 | -19.0 | 9.7 | -4.8 | -2.4 | -15.9 | -6.6 | -3.0 |
| 2014 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 5.9 | -4.1 | -0.3 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 3.1 | -5.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 7.6 |
| 2013 | 10.6 | 0.3 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 14.5 | -1.5 | 3.7 | -3.7 | 2.6 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 12.2 |
| 2012 | 17.4 | 8.0 | 5.5 | -6.2 | -19.1 | -2.9 | 30.5 | 5.2 | -6.8 | -11.6 | -2.3 | 27.9 |
| 2011 | 0.3 | -10.1 | 21.9 | 6.7 | -7.9 | -0.7 | -5.3 | -14.4 | -12.8 | 3.6 | 9.1 | 6.5 |
| 2010 | -13.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 5.4 | -15.3 | -13.4 | -12.5 | -8.4 | 17.5 | 12.8 | 4.7 | 1.2 |
| 2009 | 28.2 | -7.0 | 41.6 | 21.6 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 6.6 | -7.8 | 9.4 | 19.8 |
| 2008 | -12.4 | 16.7 | -12.4 | 7.2 | 29.5 | -8.0 | -16.6 | -5.3 | -21.8 | -22.8 | -25.9 | -6.2 |
| 2007 | -4.2 | -2.2 | -12.3 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 9.3 |
| 2006 | 17.5 | 1.8 | -12.7 | 8.3 | -3.3 | -2.6 | -11.5 | 4.3 | -1.1 | 1.0 | 12.3 | -0.3 |
| 2005 | -0.7 | 4.5 | 13.2 | -0.5 | 18.3 | -10.6 | 11.7 | -7.6 | -6.6 | -6.4 | 23.3 | 24.7 |
| 2004 | -13.2 | 11.3 | -1.4 | -28.1 | 13.1 | -5.3 | -19.1 | 6.4 | 17.8 | -5.2 | 17.3 | 10.9 |
| 2003 | 24.4 | 2.3 | 11.4 | 3.0 | 34.2 | -17.7 | -3.3 | 15.4 | 12.2 | 4.3 | -7.5 | -5.2 |
| 2002 | -0.3 | -7.0 | 7.2 | -0.6 | -25.7 | -29.4 | 36.6 | -8.8 | 16.1 | 31.7 | 36.5 | -24.4 |
| 2001 | 116.6 | -22.0 | 15.5 | 11.8 | -19.0 | -8.3 | -11.1 | -9.4 | -31.8 | 54.4 | 40.6 | 33.1 |
| 2000 | 13.4 | -5.3 | 65.3 | -7.6 | -31.8 | 6.7 | -17.5 | 42.4 | 0.0 | 2.1 | -45.8 | -25.0 |
| 1999 | -9.5 | -30.3 | -17.1 | 2.4 | -0.8 | -18.8 | -25.0 | 25.6 | -39.8 | -11.9 | 19.2 | 8.1 |
| 1998 | 18.0 | -3.3 | -3.8 | 12.5 | -13.6 | -30.8 | -5.8 | -27.0 | 32.3 | -2.3 | 24.4 | 15.3 |
| 1997 | 27.5 | -18.6 | -4.0 | 8.8 | -12.2 | 16.9 | 21.7 | 25.0 | -16.9 | -25.0 | -32.7 | -20.7 |
| 1996 | 3.5 | 12.8 | -7.8 | 22.1 | 10.6 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 17.6 | 14.2 | 20.9 | 10.8 | 5.8 |
| 1995 | -8.2 | -2.4 | -8.3 | 16.4 | 10.2 | -0.7 | 10.7 | 6.5 | -23.0 | -2.4 | -1.6 | 17.2 |
| 1994 | 31.5 | 26.0 | 11.6 | -6.7 | -11.1 | -8.9 | 19.6 | -1.6 | -0.8 | 15.1 | 8.0 | -9.5 |
| 1993 | 4.3 | -9.7 | -30.8 | -13.3 | 5.1 | -19.5 | 3.0 | 32.4 | -11.1 | 57.5 | 25.4 | -7.6 |
| 1992 | 61.9 | 5.9 | -13.9 | 9.7 | 29.4 | -11.4 | -5.1 | -5.4 | 22.9 | 27.9 | 5.5 | 19.0 |
| 1991 | 10.3 | -16.3 | 19.4 | -4.7 | -9.8 | -13.5 | -18.8 | 7.7 | -14.3 | -12.5 | -9.5 | 10.5 |
| 1990 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 18.4 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 6.0 | -8.5 | -20.6 | -35.1 | -10.0 | -13.3 | 0.0 |
| 1989 | -1.7 | -16.4 | -4.1 | 0.0 | -2.1 | -11.0 | -13.6 | 4.3 | -6.8 | -17.6 | 17.9 | 1.5 |
| 1988 | -27.7 | 23.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -1.6 | -9.9 | 1.8 | -11.7 | -3.1 | 24.2 |
| 1987 | 35.1 | 19.5 | -24.3 | 28.2 | 2.6 | -13.9 | 2.4 | 5.2 | -14.5 | -30.2 | -24.2 | 30.0 |
| 1986 | 15.5 | -5.2 | 4.3 | 17.7 | -4.4 | -1.9 | -6.6 | 11.1 | -0.9 | 24.8 | 11.0 | -2.0 |
| 1985 | 44.9 | 2.0 | -2.0 | -10.0 | 14.4 | 5.8 | 2.8 | -17.0 | -31.2 | -6.3 | 21.7 | 15.1 |
| 1984 | 5.6 | -10.5 | 2.9 | -5.7 | 1.5 | -7.5 | -9.7 | 53.6 | -8.1 | -16.5 | -9.1 | 15.0 |
| 1983 | 83.8 | 11.8 | -7.9 | 27.1 | -1.1 | 21.6 | -14.9 | 2.2 | -14.0 | -8.8 | 4.1 | -5.3 |
| 1982 | 17.0 | 0.0 | -12.9 | -14.8 | 4.3 | -8.3 | -27.3 | 15.6 | -18.9 | 23.3 | 8.1 | -7.5 |
| 1981 | 2.5 | -8.6 | 14.9 | 1.2 | 4.7 | -7.8 | -10.8 | -14.9 | 4.8 | 0.0 | -12.1 | -8.6 |
| 1980 | 66.7 | -12.5 | -11.4 | -3.2 | 16.7 | -2.9 | 38.2 | 61.7 | 19.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | -21.8 |
| 1979 | 53.3 | -21.7 | 50.0 | -7.4 | -4.0 | -12.5 | -14.3 | 27.8 | -4.3 | -4.5 | 4.8 | 9.1 |
| 1978 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.0 | -5.6 | -11.8 |
| Avg | 15.3 | -0.8 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 2.4 | -3.8 | -0.4 | 4.5 | -2.4 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +15.3% | -0.8% | +2.1% | +4.2% | +2.4% | -3.8% | +0.0% | +4.5% | -2.4% | +0.9% | +4.5% | +4.2% |
| Win rate | 73%/48 | 46%/48 | 48%/48 | 62%/48 | 56%/48 | 31%/48 | 45%/47 | 55%/47 | 38%/47 | 44%/48 | 67%/48 | 60%/48 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-96.2%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±17.6%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
52%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+116.62%
2001-01
Worst month
-45.83%
2000-11
Longest streaks
11▲ / 7▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Western Digital
Western Digital turns caffeine and code into shareholder value — with price receipts on this site going back to 1978. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1978) would be about $93,966 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was January 2001 at +116.62%; its worst, November 2000 at -45.83%.
- It has closed January in the green 35 out of 48 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.