Western Digital Corporation Company Profile
NASDAQ: WDCTechnologyElectronic ComponentsUSD
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Western Digital at a glance
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) is a Electronic Components company in the Technology sector headquartered in San Jose, CA. Western Digital is led by Mr. Tiang Yew Tan and employs about 40,000 people. At a market capitalization of $147.23 billion, it is considered a large-cap company.
WDC is a member of the SP500, NDX. Its SEC Central Index Key (CIK) is 0000106040, which identifies the company's filings on EDGAR.
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What does Western Digital do?
Western Digital Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of data storage devices and solutions based on hard disk drive (HDD) technology in the United States, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers internal HDDs, data center drives, data center platforms, external drives, portable drives, NAS for home and office, and accessories. It sells its data storage devices and solutions through its computer sales personnel, dealers, distributors, retailers, and subsidiaries. The company has a collaboration with Open Quantum Design for the development of quantum error correction technology and related systems to advance reliable quantum computing. Western Digital Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Business description based on the company's public filings.
Company information
- Legal name
- Western Digital Corporation
- Ticker
- NASDAQ: WDC
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Electronic Components
- CEO
- Mr. Tiang Yew Tan
- Employees
- 40,000
- Headquarters
- 5601 Great Oaks Parkway, San Jose, CA, United States
- Phone
- 408 717 6000
- Website
- westerndigital.com
- Market cap
- $147.23B
- SEC CIK
- 0000106040
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Aug 14, 2026
Index membership
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