ON Semiconductorvs.Western Digital
ON vs WDC · both in Chips & accelerators, part of the AI & digital infrastructure value chain: Designs and builds the processors, accelerators and memory that train and run AI.
Western Digital is about 4.8× larger than ON Semiconductor by market cap; Western Digital trades at the lower P/E (16.6 vs 51.8); year to date, Western Digital leads (+152.7% vs +32.8%).
Side by side
| ON | WDC | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $32.6B | $157B |
| Price | $72.51 | $450.75 |
| Today | +0.8% | +3.5% |
| Return YTD | +32.8% | +152.7% |
| Return 1Y | +38.7% | +465.6% |
| P/E | 51.8 | 16.6 |
| P/S | 5.3 | 12.1 |
| P/B | 4.5 | 17.7 |
Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
ON SemiconductorON
Electric cars and factory automation are the end markets for its silicon carbide power semiconductors and image sensors.
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