Which is more profitable, Applied Materials or Western Digital?

Western Digital keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, Applied Materials or Western Digital?

Applied Materials grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, Applied Materials or Western Digital?

Western Digital costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, Applied Materials or Western Digital?

Western Digital would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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Applied Materials vs Western Digital stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

Applied Materials grows faster. Western Digital is more profitable, is cheaper for its profits and has less debt.

Side by side

	Applied Materials	Western Digital
	$294 billion	$111 billion
	24.7%	72.9%
	+10.5%	−5.3%
	42.0×	11.7×
	Net cash	Net cash
	28.1%	82.3%
	0.4%	0.1%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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