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WDC vs KLAC // REVENUE GROWTH (YOY)
Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. KLA Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: WDC 8
— KLAC 4
▲ REVENUE GROWTH (YOY) LEADER: WDC
LAST: $366.11 (-7.41%) • MKT CAP: $148.01B
revenue-growth
180.00%
LAST: $157.91 (-5.69%) • MKT CAP: $218.50B
revenue-growth
23.90%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (WDC VS. KLAC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | WDC | KLAC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 60.90% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 58.30% | 22.40% | +35.90 | WDC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 14.4x | 42.1x | -27.70 | WDC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 3.99% | 1.71% | +2.28 | WDC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 21.10% | 40.80% | -19.70 | KLAC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.40% | 33.40% | -17.00 | KLAC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) ACTIVE | 180.00% | 23.90% | +156.10 | WDC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.41% | -0.41 | KLAC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 15.75 | 14.12 | +1.63 | WDC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 9/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.7 | 47.4 | +3.30 | WDC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.34 | 1.31 | +0.03 | WDC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 18.2x | 45.2x | -27.00 | WDC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $148.01B | $218.50B | -$70.49B | KLAC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | WDC REV | KLAC REV | WDC GROSS % | KLAC GROSS % | WDC FCF | KLAC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $12.16B | — | 60.9% | $0 | $3.75B |
| FY 2024 | $9.52B | $9.81B | 38.8% | 60.0% | $1.28B | $3.03B |
| FY 2023 | $6.32B | $10.50B | — | — | -$578.3M | $3.20B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
WDC // BETA 1.34
KLAC // BETA 1.31