U.S. Stocks Movement: Western Digital surges on October 27 as earnings beat expectations, strong performance guidance, and AI storage demand

Western Digital October 27th Surge Analysis

Keywords: Earnings report beats expectations, strong performance guidance, AI storage demand

1. On October 22nd, the company announced its fiscal year 2027 Q1 results: revenue of $4.381 billion, a year-on-year increase of 55%, and non-GAAP earnings per share of $4.64, exceeding the institutional expectation of about $4.10; non-GAAP gross margin was 58.1%, up 14.2 percentage points year-on-year.

2. On October 22nd, the company projected Q2 revenue of about $5.1 billion, with a non-GAAP gross margin of 60%—61%, and non-GAAP earnings per share of $5.80. The company stated that customer demand visibility extends for years; its main business is data storage devices and solutions based on HDD technology.

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