WDCWestern Digital·FY27Q1 10-QPaidFiling score 56 · Moderate

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Western Digital's operating margin went from 28.1% to 46.7% as revenue rose 55.5%

The operating margin went from 28.1% in the same period a year earlier to 46.7%. Revenue rose 55.5%.

Western Digital's operating margin went from 28.1% to 46.7% as revenue rose 55.5%
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Western Digital (WDC) filed its quarterly report (10-Q) for fiscal Q1 2027 on October 22. The operating margin went from 28.1% in the same period a year earlier to 46.7%. Revenue rose 55.5%.

In plain terms

The share of each sale the business keeps grew from a year earlier. Whether the change came from cost of sales or operating expenses is the key question.

What happened

Western Digital (WDC) filed its quarterly report (10-Q) for fiscal Q1 2027 with the SEC on October 22. It covers July 4 to October 2, 2026.

The operating margin went from 28.1% in the same period a year earlier to 46.7%. Revenue rose 55.5%.

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Where can I check these figures myself?

On SEC EDGAR, in Western Digital's 10-Q (accession 0001628280-26-066933). The same values appear on the corresponding lines of the consolidated statements.

Are the ratios figures the company reports?

No. They divide two figures stated in the filing for the same period. The working is in the arithmetic table in the subscriber section.

Are figures from different periods mixed?

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Western Digital Form 10-Q (fiscal Q1 2027, filed 2026-10-22): inline XBRL in the consolidated financial statements, SEC EDGAR accession 0001628280-26-066933 · SEC EDGAR · This article is not investment advice. Disclaimer

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