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    Western Digital Q3 Projections Show 128.7% EPS Growth on NAND/HDD Recovery

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    Western Digital Q3 Projections Show 128.7% EPS Growth on NAND/HDD Recovery

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    Western Digital is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings on October 22, with consensus estimates pointing to an acceleration in earnings power. Analysts project EPS of $4.07, representing a 128.7% YoY increase, alongside revenue of $4.16 billion (+47.5% YoY). The results will offer direct insight into NAND flash pricing dynamics and high-capacity enterprise HDD demand, critical benchmarks for the memory and storage hardware segment.

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    Market Ontology
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    2026-10-10
    Published
    2026-10-20
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    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Western Digital Q3 Projections Show 128.7% EPS Growth on NAND/HDD Recovery”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-10-10. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-10-10/western-digital-q3-projections-show-128-7-eps-growth-on-nand-hdd-recovery-45761b

    EQUITY
    Western Digital Q3 Projections Show 128.7% EPS Growth on NAND/HDD Recovery
    Western Digital is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings on October 22, with consensus estimates pointing to an acceleration in earnings power. Analysts project EPS of $4.07, representing a 128.7% YoY increase, alongside revenue of $4.16 billion (+47.5% YoY). The results will offer direct insight into NAND flash pricing dynamics and high-capacity enterprise HDD demand, critical benchmarks for the memory and storage hardware segment.
    WDCMU
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    OCT 10
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    85%
    WDCMU
    Western Digital Q3 Projections Show 128.7% EPS Growth on NAND/HDD Recovery
    Western Digital is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings on October 22, with consensus estimates pointing to an acceleration in earnings power. Analysts project EPS of $4.07, representing a 128.7% YoY increase, alongside revenue of $4.16 billion (+47.5% YoY). The results will offer direct insight into NAND flash pricing dynamics and high-capacity enterprise HDD demand, critical benchmarks for the memory and storage hardware segment.
    → Enterprise storage demand and NAND memory pricing recovery directly expand WDC gross margins and cash flow generation.
    Impact
    Western Digital is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings on October 22, with consensus estimates pointing to an acceleration in earnings power. Analysts project EPS of $4.07, representing a 128.7% YoY increase, alongside revenue of $4.16 billion (+47.5% YoY). The results will offer direct insight into NAND flash pricing dynamics and high-capacity enterprise HDD demand, critical benchmarks for the memory and storage hardware segment.
    Affected
    WDCMU
    Transmission
    Enterprise storage demand and NAND memory pricing recovery directly expand WDC gross margins and cash flow generation.

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    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    WDCenterprise storage volume growth expanding operating marginsUp1-4wSource explicitly details WDC Q3 consensus estimates of $4.07 EPS (+128.65%) and $4.16B revenue (+47.45%).
    MUmemory pricing read-across from NAND flash industry conditionsWatch1-4wWDC earnings provide read-through for memory pricing dynamics affecting Micron.

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    AssetCallBase close+1 day+5 days+20 days
    MUWatch1029.00 2026-10-09-3.88%PendingPending
    WDCUp397.28 2026-10-09PendingPendingPending

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