ADI vs SNDK vs STM Stock Comparison

Analog Devices, Sandisk and STMicroelectronics Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ADI Analog Devices Inc
$407.93 +3.6% 1M +71.4% 1Y
Market cap
$202.50B
P/E
49.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.88B
Div. yield
0.01%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,255.58 -29.4% 1M +574.5% 1Y
Market cap
$190.23B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins
STM STMicroelectronics N.V.
$45.21 -12.9% 1M +81.9% 1Y
Market cap
$42.87B
P/E
92.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 7, Analog Devices 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADISNDKSTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $202.50B $190.23B $42.87B ADI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 49.0x 16.6x 92.0x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.1x 6.1x 35.0x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +33.6% +175.3% +10.5% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.8% 56.5% 3.6% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 73.7% 3.9% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.4% +574.5% +81.9% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.1%/yr — +0.1%/yr ADI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 111.7% 59.9% ADI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 79/100 40/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

ADISNDKSTM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisADISNDKSTM
Valuation 49 #49 of 95 66 #39 of 111 79 #21 of 95
Growth 78 #21 of 93 100 #1 of 108 11 #83 of 93
Profitability 83 #16 of 91 100 #1 of 104 40 #55 of 91
Financial Health 31 #70 of 101 82 #22 of 115 40 #61 of 101
Shareholder Returns 68 #25 of 75 49 #42 of 81 30 #53 of 75
Overall 62 79 40
  • ADI ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • STM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodADISNDKSTMSPY
1 month +3.6%-29.4%-12.9% -0.8%
3 months +9.7%-1.8%-15.4% +3.5%
6 months +3.9%+17.3%-10.6% +7.0%
Year to date +50.4%+428.9%+74.3% +12.2%
1 year +71.4%+574.5%+81.9% +13.0%
3 years +154.1%—+14.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +36.5%—+4.5% +23.1%
5 years +139.3%—+0.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +19.1%—+0.1% +11.0%
10 years +543.0%—+468.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.5%—+19.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureADISNDKSTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%111.7%59.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%105.8%61.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.723.982.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.965.141.37 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.5%-56.5%-67.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.4%-46.2%-43.4% -1.8%
52-week high $445.48$2,335.00$79.91 $779.14
52-week low $225.20$175.53$21.20 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleADISNDKSTM
P/E now vs peer median 47.9xmedian 42.1x 16.1xmedian 32.0x 86.7xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 7.1x 9.1xmedian 2.8x 3.1xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 27.5x 14.2xmedian 19.4x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 37.2x 15.9xmedian 29.0x —median 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 4.2x 11.6xmedian 2.9x 2.1xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 11.12median 2.23 —median 1.13 -1.66median 2.23

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsADISNDKSTM
Revenue $13.88B $20.25B $13.10B
Gross profit $9.13B $14.47B $4.49B
Operating income $4.93B $12.39B $804.00M
Net income $4.14B $11.43B -$33.00M
Free cash flow $4.94B $11.49B –
R&D $1.98B $1.33B $2.11B
EPS (diluted) $8.46 $73.76 $0.50
Cash & equivalents $2.17B $4.76B $3.10B
Total debt $9.12B – $1.91B
Shares (diluted) 488.84M 155.00M 923.05M
Enterprise value $189.03B $178.75B $28.74B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricADISNDKSTM
P/E 47.9x 16.1x 86.7x
P/FCF 40.0x 15.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 35.6x 15.7x –
P/S 14.2x 9.1x 3.1x
P/B 5.9x 11.6x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 7.6x 11.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 29.6x 14.2x –
EV/EBIT 41.4x 14.4x 47.0x
EV/Revenue 14.7x 8.8x 2.9x
EV/FCF 41.4x 15.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 36.9x 15.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.12 – -1.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADISNDKSTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 33.6% 175.3% 10.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% – 0.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 46.2% 554.2% 5.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – -18.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 93.0% 999.7% 28.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – -45.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.2% 796.7% -106.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.3% – -26.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 114.6% 751.8% -27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.3% – -52.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 13,794% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 34.2% 9,678% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADISNDKSTM
Gross margin 65.8% 71.5% 34.3%
EBITDA margin 49.8% 62.0% –
Operating margin 35.5% 61.2% 6.1%
Pretax margin 33.9% 64.3% 5.7%
Net margin 29.8% 56.5% 3.6%
FCF margin 35.6% 56.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 39.9% 57.6% –
Return on equity 12.3% 77.5% 2.6%
Return on assets 8.6% 57.8% 1.8%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 73.7% 3.9%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 87.2% 3.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 1.1% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADISNDKSTM
Debt / assets 18.8% – 6.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – –
Debt / FCF 1.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 30.7% 30.1% 33.6%
Equity / assets 69.3% 69.9% 66.4%
Interest coverage 14.1x 169.7x –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 12.2x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.9x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 8.99 19.94 4.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADISNDKSTM
Dividend yield 1.1% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 0.0% -0.8%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 49.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 41.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusADISNDKSTM
Forward P/E 33.1xFY2026 6.1xFY2027 35.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.33FY2026 $206.11FY2027 $1.29FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.3%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027 +143.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +36.1% +103.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.85BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027 $13.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.8%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.8% +10.4% +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADISNDKSTM
Held by institutions 90.9% 74.3% 19.0%
Institutions holding 2,287 1,816 603
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% -1.9% +57.4%
Institutions buying 1,182 1,269 429
Institutions selling 819 457 108
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.78 3.97

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ADISNDKSTM
ADI 1.00 0.45 0.72
SNDK 0.45 1.00 0.46
STM 0.72 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADI, SNDK and STM?

Analog Devices (ADI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Analog Devices (ADI) $202.50B, Sandisk (SNDK) $190.23B, STMicroelectronics (STM) $42.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADI, SNDK and STM?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Analog Devices (ADI) 49.0x, Sandisk (SNDK) 16.6x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 92.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Analog Devices (ADI) 33.1x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.1x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 35.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sandisk (SNDK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Analog Devices (ADI) +33.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +10.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Analog Devices (ADI) 29.8%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Analog Devices (ADI) 10.2%, Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Analog Devices (ADI) +71.4%, Sandisk (SNDK) +574.5%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +81.9%. Over five years, Analog Devices (ADI) compounded fastest (Analog Devices (ADI) +19.1%/yr, STMicroelectronics (STM) +0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Analog Devices (ADI) 0.01%, Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 0.00%. Sandisk (SNDK) and STMicroelectronics (STM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Analog Devices (ADI) has been the steadiest (Analog Devices (ADI) 36.5%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.7%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 59.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADI, SNDK and STM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sandisk (SNDK) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.