Qualcommvs.Western Digital
QCOM 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.
Qualcomm is about 1.3× larger than Western Digital by market cap; Western Digital trades at the lower P/E (14.6 vs 20.0); year to date, Western Digital leads (+128.3% vs +2.9%).
Side by side
| QCOM | WDC | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $185B | $138B |
| Price | $175.50 | $397.28 |
| Today | −0.3% | +1.0% |
| Return YTD | +2.9% | +128.3% |
| Return 1Y | +4.9% | +224.6% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | −7.3% | −32.3% |
| P/E | 20.0 | 14.6 |
| P/S | 4.2 | 10.6 |
| P/B | 6.7 | 15.5 |
Data as of 2026-10-09 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since June 26, 2026: the change in the closing price, from the daily closes Sectivia records itself since that date.
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