Image by Cristian Ibarra from Pixabay Before the data storage giant's stock price multiplied, the company was openly describing a fundamental change in how its biggest customers were buying. It’s the kind of return that makes you check the chart twice. Between Jun 20, 2025, and Jun 23, 2026, Western Digital (WDC) stock delivered a 1034% gain. The driver, in hindsight, is clear: a surge in demand for data storage, fueled by artificial intelligence, which gave the company significant pricing power. But th ...