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Seagate's pricing gains strengthen profitability as HAMR transition advances

What happened

Seagate Technology's latest results show that stronger storage pricing and higher-capacity drives are lifting its profitability, while cloud customers plan further infrastructure investment. No specific price figures are given in the source. The article adds that the next test is whether Seagate's technology transition (the HAMR transition) can deliver more storage capacity while preserving the commercial discipline behind the improvement.

Impact and signal

Medium impactImpact score: 55/100

Affected components and suppliers

storage drives

Seagate Technology

pricingprofitabilityHAMRcloud customershigher-capacity drives

Source and time

Source: DigiTimes Asia · 10/27/2026 · View original source

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Seagate's pricing gains strengthen profitability as HAMR transition advances

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