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    Western Digital projects 129% EPS growth to $4.07 on $4.16B data storage revenue

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    Western Digital projects 129% EPS growth to $4.07 on $4.16B data storage revenue

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    Western Digital shares gained 1.78% to $462.56 as market estimates point toward robust sequential recovery in memory and storage hardware. Analysts project quarterly revenue of $4.16 billion, reflecting 47.45% growth over the comparable 2025 period. Projected EPS of $4.07 indicates strong operating leverage, more than doubling from the prior year. The performance aligns with broader hardware outperformance across enterprise infrastructure suppliers.

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    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-10-02
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Western Digital projects 129% EPS growth to $4.07 on $4.16B data storage revenue”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-10-02. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-10-02/western-digital-projects-129-eps-growth-to-4-07-on-4-16b-data-storage-revenue-62d440

    EQUITY
    Western Digital projects 129% EPS growth to $4.07 on $4.16B data storage revenue
    Western Digital shares gained 1.78% to $462.56 as market estimates point toward robust sequential recovery in memory and storage hardware. Analysts project quarterly revenue of $4.16 billion, reflecting 47.45% growth over the comparable 2025 period. Projected EPS of $4.07 indicates strong operating leverage, more than doubling from the prior year. The performance aligns with broader hardware outperformance across enterprise infrastructure suppliers.
    WDC
    Impact
    69
    OCT 2
    SIG
    80%
    WDC
    Western Digital projects 129% EPS growth to $4.07 on $4.16B data storage revenue
    Western Digital shares gained 1.78% to $462.56 as market estimates point toward robust sequential recovery in memory and storage hardware. Analysts project quarterly revenue of $4.16 billion, reflecting 47.45% growth over the comparable 2025 period. Projected EPS of $4.07 indicates strong operating leverage, more than doubling from the prior year. The performance aligns with broader hardware outperformance across enterprise infrastructure suppliers.
    → Surging enterprise memory and cloud storage demand expands WDC top-line revenue by 47.45%, driving operational leverage into a 129% EPS acceleration.
    Impact
    Western Digital shares gained 1.78% to $462.56 as market estimates point toward robust sequential recovery in memory and storage hardware. Analysts project quarterly revenue of $4.16 billion, reflecting 47.45% growth over the comparable 2025 period. Projected EPS of $4.07 indicates strong operating leverage, more than doubling from the prior year. The performance aligns with broader hardware outperformance across enterprise infrastructure suppliers.
    Affected
    WDC
    Transmission
    Surging enterprise memory and cloud storage demand expands WDC top-line revenue by 47.45%, driving operational leverage into a 129% EPS acceleration.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    WDCoperating leverage on data storage demand lifting quarterly EPS to $4.07Up1-4wQuarterly EPS projected at $4.07 (+128.65% YoY) and revenue of $4.16B (+47.45% YoY).

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    What happened next

    AssetCallBase close+1 day+5 days+20 days
    WDCUpdisagreed415.29 2026-10-02+6.34%-4.34%Pending

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