NOK vs. WDC: Nokia vs. Western Digital Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Nokia (NOK) and Western Digital (WDC) both fall under the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group, but NOK is classified in Communications Equipment while WDC is classified in Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals.

Western Digital (WDC) trades as ordinary local shares, while Nokia (NOK) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

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Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

Western Digital (WDC) carries a highly aggressive beta of 2.35, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas Nokia (NOK) is closer to market-like at 1.24 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Western Digital (WDC) at 129.60% clears its industry range for ROE, a sharper capital-efficiency signal than Nokia (NOK) at 3.88%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

Western Digital (WDC) at 69.20% converts revenue to bottom-line profit above its industry’s benchmark range, while Nokia (NOK) at 3.75% keeps roughly the typical share for its industry.

Western Digital (WDC) at 47.68% turns sales into operating profit above its industry’s benchmark range, while Nokia (NOK) at 10.81% operates around its industry’s norm.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Western Digital (WDC) at 35.70% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Nokia (NOK) at 3.48% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for WDC.

Western Digital (WDC) at 372.38% delivers above-range EPS growth, while Nokia (NOK) at -47.83% falls into the bottom quartile — a wide split in earnings momentum.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Both Nokia (NOK) at 1.46 and Western Digital (WDC) at 1.43 carry current ratio within their industries’ typical mid-ranges, suggesting balanced short-term liquidity relative to peers.

Both Nokia (NOK) at 0.16 and Western Digital (WDC) at 0.10 fund their balance sheets with roughly industry-typical debt-to-equity mixes.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

Western Digital (WDC) at 0.21% pays an industry-typical yield; Nokia (NOK) at 1.88% is above its entire peer range — the higher number, but one that calls for a look at payout sustainability before treating it as an advantage.

Nokia (NOK) reports payout ratio above 100% at 100.17%, meaning dividends exceeded current-period earnings and sustainability needs extra context. Meanwhile Western Digital (WDC) reports 1.93%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

Western Digital (WDC) at 9.28 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while Nokia (NOK) at 47.88 sits in the richer quartile — a clear split in what investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings.

Nokia (NOK) at 2.08 is priced about in line with its industry on P/S ratio, while Western Digital (WDC) at 6.82 sits in the pricier quartile — WDC costs more per dollar of sales.

Nokia (NOK) at 1.82 is valued about in line with its industry on P/B ratio, while Western Digital (WDC) at 10.55 carries an above-peer premium to book — WDC is pricier on assets.

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