HON vs WDC: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Honeywell International Inc. and Western Digital Corporation β€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-26.
Honeywell International Inc. Β· Industrials
$212.55
-8.5% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C
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Western Digital Corporation Β· Technology
$441.36
-16.8% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C
QuantHub Verdict
HON has more upside to fair value (-8.5%). These are model outputs β€” not personalized investment advice. See all research β†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric HON WDC
Current Price $212.55 $441.36
Fair Value Estimate $194.50 $367.30
Upside to Fair Value -8.5% -16.8%
Market Cap $67.4B $152.1B
Forward P/E β€” β€”
EV / EBITDA 7.4x 17.4x
Price / Sales 1.9x 11.8x
Price / FCF 16.4x 47.3x
Revenue Growth YoY -6.1% +43.8%
Gross Margin 36.6% 48.9%
Operating Margin 14.1% 34.9%
Return on Equity 41.7% 118.6%
Dividend Yield 2.09% 0.12%
FCF Yield 6.11% 2.12%
Analyst Consensus Buy Strong Buy
Investment Thesis
HON β€” Honeywell International Inc.
Honeywell International Inc. is a 101,000-employee diversified industrial technology and manufacturing conglomerate, led by CEO Vimal Kapur, spanning Aerospace, Building Technologies, Performance Materials and Technologies, and Safety and Productivity Solutions. Business quality is solid but not exceptional: the company carries a durable intangible-asset and switching-cost moat in aerospace avion…
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 HON WDC
Zone Low $145.88 $275.48
Zone High $165.32 $312.20
In Buy Zone? No No
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