Western Digital Sets Q3 Earnings Release with 128.6% EPS Growth Forecast
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Western Digital Sets Q3 Earnings Release with 128.6% EPS Growth Forecast
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Enterprise NAND and HDD pricing recovery flows through WDC gross margins into its October 22 fiscal print. — bullish pressure on WDC via enterprise storage pricing power and gross margin expansion.
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- Market Ontology
- Evidence through
- 2026-10-10
- Published
- 2026-10-20
- Revision
- 1 · 2026-10-20
Cite as: Market Ontology, “Western Digital Sets Q3 Earnings Release with 128.6% EPS Growth Forecast”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-10-10. https://marketontology.com/catalysts/2026-10-10/western-digital-sets-q3-earnings-release-with-128-6-eps-growth-forecast-910b4e
| Asset | Direction | Timeframe | Channel | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDC | ▲Bull | 1–4 weeks | enterprise storage pricing power and gross margin expansion | 66 |
Western Digital Sets Q3 Earnings Release with 128.6% EPS Growth Forecast
Enterprise NAND and HDD pricing recovery flows through WDC gross margins into its October 22 fiscal print. — bullish pressure on WDC via enterprise storage pricing power and gross margin expansion.
WDC scheduled to report Q3 earnings on October 22 with consensus EPS of $4.07 (+128.65% YoY).
- SourceWDC scheduled to report Q3 earnings on October 22 with consensus EPS of $4.07 (+128.65% YoY).
- TransmissionEnterprise NAND and HDD pricing recovery flows through WDC gross margins into its October 22 fiscal print.
- SummaryWestern Digital reports third-quarter earnings on October 22, 2026. Wall Street projects 128.65% EPS growth to $4.07 on $4.16 billion in revenue. The stock gained 1.01% in the latest session following a 14.67% monthly pullback.
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What happened next
| Asset | Call | Base close | +1 day | +5 days | +20 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDC | Bullish | 397.28 2026-10-09 | Pending | Pending | Pending |
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Sources
- Western Digital (WDC) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Know · polygon_news · 2026-10-09
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