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Video: Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Definition
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| Date |
Open |
High |
Low |
Close |
Volume |
| 03/02/2026 |
$270.50 |
$283.92 |
$261.50 |
$270.08 |
7.41M | | 03/03/2026 |
$254.57 |
$257.04 |
$244.24 |
$250.61 |
9.98M | | 03/04/2026 |
$257.00 |
$272.76 |
$254.10 |
$261.30 |
9.72M | | 03/05/2026 |
$257.05 |
$269.61 |
$251.67 |
$259.03 |
6.30M | | 03/06/2026 |
$249.98 |
$259.16 |
$244.20 |
$245.25 |
6.34M |
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| Western Digital Corporation is a developer, manufacturer and provider of data storage devices and solutions based on both hard disk drive and NAND flash technologies. Co. manufactures, markets, and sells data storage devices and solutions in the U.S. and in foreign countries through its sales personnel, dealers, distributors, retailers, and subsidiaries. It manages and reports under two segments: hard disk drives (HDD) and flash-based products (Flash). Its portfolio of technology and products addresses multiple end markets: Cloud, Client and Consumer. Cloud is comprised primarily of products for public or private cloud environments and end customers. | |
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Western Digital (WDC) has the following price history information. Looking back at WDC historical stock prices for the last five trading days, on March 02, 2026, WDC opened at $270.50, traded as high as $283.92 and as low as $261.50, and closed at $270.08. Trading volume was a total of 7.41M shares. On March 03, 2026, WDC opened at $254.57, traded as high as $257.04 and as low as $244.24, and closed at $250.61. Trading volume was a total of 9.98M shares. On March 04, 2026, WDC opened at $257.00, traded as high as $272.76 and as low as $254.10, and closed at $261.30. Trading volume was a total of 9.72M shares. On March 05, 2026, WDC opened at $257.05, traded as high as $269.61 and as low as $251.67, and closed at $259.03. Trading volume was a total of 6.30M shares. On March 06, 2026, WDC opened at $249.98, traded as high as $259.16 and as low as $244.20, and closed at $245.25. Trading volume was a total of 6.34M shares.
WDC Historical Stock Prices By Date:

Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Western Digital shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of WDC, and working forward through the historical stock price information to today.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
03/10/2016 |
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| End date: |
03/06/2026 |
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| Start price/share: |
$36.20 |
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| End price/share: |
$245.25 |
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| Starting shares: |
276.24 |
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| Ending shares: |
321.01 |
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| Dividends reinvested/share: |
$6.87 |
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| Total return: |
687.28% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
22.93% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
|
| Ending investment: |
$78,720.44 |
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| Years: |
9.99 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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| Start date: |
03/10/2016 |
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| End date: |
03/06/2026 |
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| Start price/share: |
$36.20 |
|
| End price/share: |
$245.25 |
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| Dividends collected/share: |
$6.87 |
|
| Total return: |
596.48% |
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| Average Annual Total Return: |
21.43% |
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| Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
|
| Ending investment: |
$69,630.24 |
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| Years: |
9.99 |
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| Date |
Close |
| 03/02/2026 | $270.08 | | 03/03/2026 | $250.61 | | 03/04/2026 | $261.30 | | 03/05/2026 | $259.03 | | 03/06/2026 | $245.25 |
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