Performance analysis of Western Digital (WDC)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, WDC has had an average annual return of +157.35%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.
Over the past 5 years, WDC has had an average annual return of +58.69%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.78% annual.
Over the past 10 years, WDC has had an average annual return of +30.39%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.91% annual.
Since Nov 1, 1999, WDC has had an average annual return of +23.08%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.46% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +183.16% | +283.64% | +13.86% | +65.99% | -51.62% | +17.73% | -10.92% | +77.02% | -51.91% | +19.81% | +17.48% | -44.31% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| +34% | +100.80% | +39.09% | -8.70% | -23.22% | +285.59% | -62.10% | +47.65% | +9.94% | +71.68% | -8.06% | +84.51% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||
| +1.91% | +157.16% | -41.78% | +34.01% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +45.25% | +11.78% | -3.25% | +60.64% | +22.25% | +20.27% | -23.69% | +183.16% | |||||
| 2025 | +9.22% | -0.61% | -17.37% | +8.48% | +17.53% | +24.36% | +22.97% | +2.10% | +49.61% | +25.11% | +8.73% | +5.56% | +283.64% |
| 2024 | +9.32% | +3.88% | +14.75% | +3.80% | +6.30% | +0.64% | -11.51% | -2.18% | +4.12% | -4.36% | +11.76% | -18.30% | +13.86% |
| 2023 | +39.30% | -12.45% | -2.11% | -8.57% | +12.46% | -2.07% | +12.21% | +5.73% | +1.40% | -12.01% | +20.32% | +8.40% | +65.99% |
| 2022 | -20.66% | -1.55% | -2.53% | +6.89% | +14.36% | -26.13% | +9.52% | -13.93% | -22.98% | +5.59% | +6.93% | -14.15% | -51.62% |
| 2021 | +1.88% | +21.44% | -2.60% | +5.81% | +6.51% | -5.40% | -8.77% | -2.66% | -10.70% | -7.35% | +10.61% | +12.74% | +17.73% |
| 2020 | +3.98% | -15.18% | -25.09% | +12.16% | -3.71% | -0.50% | -2.38% | -10.86% | -4.87% | +3.23% | +18.95% | +23.42% | -10.92% |
| 2019 | +21.69% | +11.80% | -3.41% | +6.37% | -27.19% | +29.19% | +13.33% | +6.27% | +4.14% | -12.65% | -2.56% | +26.11% | +77.02% |
| 2018 | +11.88% | -2.18% | +6.59% | -14.61% | +5.99% | -6.70% | -9.38% | -9.85% | -6.64% | -26.43% | +5.39% | -17.45% | -51.91% |
| 2017 | +17.34% | -3.57% | +8.01% | +7.92% | +1.11% | -1.10% | -3.93% | +3.70% | -1.55% | +3.32% | -11.66% | +1.48% | +19.81% |
Drawdown analysis of Western Digital (WDC)
The maximum drawdown for the WDC was -76.57%, occurring on Sep 27, 2001. Recovery took 297 trading sessions.
The current WDC drawdown is -34.68%.
Since Nov 1, 1999 WDC has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 5 times
- 40% or more: 7 times
- 30% or more: 10 times
- 20% or more: 17 times
- 10% or more: 34 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -76.57% | Mar 23, 2000 | 378 | Sep 27, 2001 | 297 | Dec 2, 2002 | 675 |
| -75.16% | Jun 5, 2008 | 118 | Nov 20, 2008 | 269 | Dec 16, 2009 | 387 |
| -70.53% | Mar 16, 2018 | 504 | Mar 18, 2020 | 1349 | Jul 31, 2025 | 1853 |
| -67.70% | Dec 22, 2014 | 350 | May 13, 2016 | 463 | Mar 16, 2018 | 813 |
| -56.03% | Oct 7, 2003 | 214 | Aug 13, 2004 | 199 | May 27, 2005 | 413 |
| -49.20% | Jan 6, 2010 | 161 | Aug 26, 2010 | 604 | Jan 22, 2013 | 765 |
| -41.12% | Jan 19, 2000 | 26 | Feb 25, 2000 | 11 | Mar 13, 2000 | 37 |
| -37.44% | Jun 18, 2026 | 18 | Jul 16, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -34.30% | Jul 7, 2003 | 23 | Aug 7, 2003 | 30 | Sep 19, 2003 | 53 |
| -33.62% | Feb 17, 2006 | 145 | Sep 15, 2006 | 255 | Sep 21, 2007 | 400 |
| -28.99% | Dec 2, 2002 | 19 | Dec 30, 2002 | 60 | Mar 27, 2003 | 79 |
| -28.84% | Jun 7, 2005 | 96 | Oct 21, 2005 | 42 | Dec 21, 2005 | 138 |
| -25.28% | Dec 10, 2007 | 19 | Jan 8, 2008 | 32 | Feb 25, 2008 | 51 |
| -23.33% | Jan 7, 2000 | 4 | Jan 13, 2000 | 3 | Jan 19, 2000 | 7 |
| -21.48% | Feb 26, 2008 | 22 | Mar 28, 2008 | 34 | May 15, 2008 | 56 |
| -20.59% | Mar 19, 2026 | 7 | Mar 30, 2026 | 6 | Apr 8, 2026 | 13 |
| -20.11% | Nov 10, 2025 | 9 | Nov 21, 2025 | 12 | Dec 10, 2025 | 21 |
| -19.66% | Jun 5, 2003 | 17 | Jun 30, 2003 | 2 | Jul 2, 2003 | 19 |
| -19.11% | Nov 10, 1999 | 22 | Dec 13, 1999 | 15 | Jan 4, 2000 | 37 |
| -17.48% | Jun 3, 2026 | 5 | Jun 10, 2026 | 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | 8 |
| -17.26% | Feb 18, 2026 | 12 | Mar 6, 2026 | 7 | Mar 17, 2026 | 19 |
| -17.04% | Aug 29, 2014 | 32 | Oct 15, 2014 | 28 | Nov 24, 2014 | 60 |
| -14.45% | Jan 6, 2026 | 2 | Jan 8, 2026 | 5 | Jan 15, 2026 | 7 |
| -13.85% | Apr 3, 2003 | 3 | Apr 8, 2003 | 23 | May 12, 2003 | 26 |
| -13.85% | Oct 3, 2025 | 7 | Oct 14, 2025 | 11 | Oct 29, 2025 | 18 |