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WDC vs NTAP // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WDC 8
— NTAP 5
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: WDC
LAST: $366.11 (-7.41%) • MKT CAP: $148.01B
valuation
14.4x
LAST: $199.18 (-8.81%) • MKT CAP: $42.90B
valuation
23.8x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WDC VS. NTAP)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WDC | NTAP | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 70.70% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 58.30% | 38.50% | +19.80 | WDC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 14.4x | 23.8x | -9.40 | WDC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.99% | 4.36% | -0.37 | NTAP | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 21.10% | 24.20% | -3.10 | NTAP | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.40% | 18.40% | -2.00 | NTAP | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 180.00% | 5.40% | +174.60 | WDC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.96% | -0.96 | NTAP | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 15.75 | 4.34 | +11.41 | WDC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 8/9 | +1.00 | WDC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.7 | 52.1 | -1.40 | NTAP | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.34 | 1.23 | +0.11 | WDC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.2x | 31.2x | -13.00 | WDC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $148.01B | $42.90B | $105.11B | WDC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WDC REV | NTAP REV | WDC GROSS % | NTAP GROSS % | WDC FCF | NTAP FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $6.92B | — | 70.7% | $0 | $1.87B |
| FY 2024 | $9.52B | $6.57B | 38.8% | 70.2% | $1.28B | $1.34B |
| FY 2023 | $6.32B | $6.27B | — | — | -$578.3M | $1.40B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WDC // BETA 1.34
NTAP // BETA 1.23