CRM vs WDC: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Salesforce, Inc. and Western Digital Corporation β€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-22.
Salesforce, Inc. Β· Technology
$236.42
+11.6% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B High Quality
VS
Western Digital Corporation Β· Technology
$441.36
-16.8% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C
QuantHub Verdict
CRM has more upside to fair value (+11.6%). These are model outputs β€” not personalized investment advice. See all research β†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric CRM WDC
Current Price $236.42 $441.36
Fair Value Estimate $263.88 $367.30
Upside to Fair Value +11.6% -16.8%
Market Cap $193.6B $152.1B
Forward P/E β€” β€”
EV / EBITDA 14.4x 17.4x
Price / Sales 4.4x 11.8x
Price / FCF 12.8x 47.3x
Revenue Growth YoY +10.8% +43.8%
Gross Margin 77.3% 48.9%
Operating Margin 21.4% 34.9%
Return on Equity 20.2% 118.6%
Dividend Yield 0.73% 0.12%
FCF Yield 7.82% 2.12%
Analyst Consensus Buy Strong Buy
Investment Thesis
CRM β€” Salesforce, Inc.
Salesforce is the leading enterprise customer relationship management platform, spanning Sales, Service, Platform, Marketing, Commerce, Tableau, MuleSoft, and Slack under the Customer 360 umbrella, with 83,334 employees and a business that converts $53.65 of revenue per share into $18.48 of free cash flow per share. Business quality is high: TTM gross margin of 77.3%, TTM operating margin of 21.4…
WDC β€” Western Digital Corporation
Western Digital designs and manufactures hard disk drives and flash-based storage for data centers, client devices, and consumer markets, and it is currently enjoying an extraordinary demand surge tied to AI infrastructure buildouts. In the most recent quarter, revenue grew 43.8% year over year and earnings grew 1143.2% year over year, while trailing twelve-month gross margin reached 48.9%, opera…
Accumulation Zones
Metric CRM WDC
Zone Low $197.91 $275.48
Zone High $224.30 $312.20
In Buy Zone? No No
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