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Western Digital to Report Fiscal First-Quarter Results After the Close on October 22: Consensus EPS of $4.10

Thursday, October 22, 2026 · Finance · GSM News

Western Digital will report fiscal first-quarter 2027 results after the U.S. market close on Thursday, October 22, followed by a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Analysts expect earnings of $4.10 per share, up about 130% from a year ago, on revenue of $4.15 billion, up about 47%. The company had guided to revenue of about $4.1 billion, earnings of about $4.00 per share and gross margin of 55% to 56%. In the year-ago quarter, revenue was $2.82 billion with EPS of $1.78; last quarter, revenue was $3.75 billion with adjusted EPS of $3.56.

Nearline hard-drive demand from SI data center construction is the market's main focus this quarter, along with progress on the company's HAMR high-capacity drives. On October 21, Bank of America raised its price target on Western Digital from $720 to $800.

(Sources: Western Digital guidance and analyst consensus summaries)

Source: 西部数据公司指引与分析师预期汇总

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