ALAB vs SIMO vs SNDK Stock Comparison

Astera Labs, Silicon Motion Technology and Sandisk Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$286.69 -21.4% 1M +68.4% 1Y
Market cap
$51.23B
P/E
138.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,304.84 -26.6% 1M +639.3% 1Y
Market cap
$205.67B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 7, Silicon Motion Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALABSIMOSNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $51.23B $7.36B $205.67B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 138.7x — 18.0x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 76.9x 17.8x 6.3x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +98.5% — +175.3% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.7% — 56.5% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 73.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +68.4% +98.3% +639.3% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +24.0%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 98.8% 84.4% 111.5% SIMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 36/100 79/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

ALABSIMOSNDK

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

AxisALABSIMOSNDK
Valuation 9 #86 of 94 14 #81 of 94 66 #39 of 112
Growth 91 #9 of 92 26 #68 of 92 100 #1 of 109
Profitability 80 #19 of 90 – 100 #1 of 104
Financial Health 92 #9 of 99 36 #64 of 99 82 #22 of 116
Shareholder Returns 36 #47 of 73 67 #25 of 73 49 #42 of 81
Overall 62 36 79
  • ALAB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SIMO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNDK ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALABSIMOSNDKSPY
1 month -21.4%-26.1%-26.6% -0.2%
3 months +10.2%-7.8%+19.0% +3.9%
6 months +56.4%+36.9%+30.2% +8.2%
Year to date +72.3%+120.2%+449.7% +12.9%
1 year +68.4%+98.3%+639.3% +12.3%
3 years —+287.9%— +87.4%
3 years, per year —+57.2%— +23.3%
5 years —+192.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year —+24.0%— +10.9%
10 years —+339.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+16.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALABSIMOSNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 98.8%84.4%111.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 100.9%78.0%105.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.922.423.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.691.165.73 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.7%-59.1%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.6%-39.4%-44.1% -1.2%
52-week high $483.02$336.90$2,335.00 $779.14
52-week low $100.27$80.16$175.53 $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.

MultipleALABSIMOSNDK
P/E now vs peer median 133.7xmedian 45.6x —median 45.6x 16.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 41.4xmedian 7.7x —median 7.7x 9.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 169.9xmedian 29.0x —median 29.0x 14.8xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 179.8xmedian 40.6x -533.1xmedian 40.6x 16.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 4.6x 6.5xmedian 4.6x 12.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.28 —median 2.28 —median 1.17

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 monthsALABSIMOSNDK
Revenue $1.20B – $20.25B
Gross profit $903.00M – $14.47B
Operating income $273.45M – $12.39B
Net income $369.49M $289.77M $11.43B
Free cash flow $276.68M -$12.85M $11.49B
R&D $434.25M – $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $2.02 – $73.76
Cash & equivalents $111.45M $74.37M $4.76B
Total debt – $167.29M –
Shares (diluted) 183.34M 33.68M 155.00M
Enterprise value $46.47B $6.75B $194.19B

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
MetricALABSIMOSNDK
P/E 133.7x – 16.8x
P/FCF 179.8x -533.1x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 148.2x -102.8x 16.3x
P/S 41.4x – 9.4x
P/B 28.8x 6.5x 12.1x
P/Tangible book 28.8x 7.2x 12.1x
EV/EBITDA 169.9x – 14.8x
EV/EBIT 177.3x – 15.0x
EV/Revenue 40.3x – 9.2x
EV/FCF 175.2x -531.9x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 144.4x -102.6x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALABSIMOSNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 98.5% – 175.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.5% – 554.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 546.3% – 999.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 268.9% 270.6% 796.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 49.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 258.4% – 751.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.8% -182.4% 13,794%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -36.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.5% -109.8% 9,678%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -27.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALABSIMOSNDK
Gross margin 75.1% – 71.5%
EBITDA margin 23.7% – 62.0%
Operating margin 22.8% – 61.2%
Pretax margin 26.8% – 64.3%
Net margin 30.7% – 56.5%
FCF margin 23.0% – 56.8%
Operating cash flow margin 27.9% – 57.6%
Return on equity 23.0% – 77.5%
Return on assets 20.6% – 57.8%
Return on invested capital – – 73.7%
Return on capital employed 16.8% – 87.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x -0.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 16.2% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALABSIMOSNDK
Debt / assets – 3.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – -4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 10.7% 34.8% 30.1%
Equity / assets 89.3% 65.2% 69.9%
Interest coverage – – 169.7x
Current ratio 10.1x 2.5x 2.3x
Quick ratio 8.8x 0.8x 12.2x
Cash ratio 7.6x 0.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 147.20 – 20.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALABSIMOSNDK
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusALABSIMOSNDK
Forward P/E 76.9xFY2026 17.8xFY2026 6.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.73FY2026 $11.50FY2026 $206.11FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +102.7%FY2026 +223.9%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +64.9% +37.5% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.01BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +135.3%FY2026 +105.0%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +46.5% +27.4% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALABSIMOSNDK
Held by institutions 73.6% 72.4% –
Institutions holding 986 380 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% -9.8% –
Institutions buying 660 223 –
Institutions selling 253 131 –
Buyers to sellers 2.61 1.70 –

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.

ALABSIMOSNDK
ALAB 1.00 0.54 0.47
SIMO 0.54 1.00 0.52
SNDK 0.47 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALAB, SIMO and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Astera Labs (ALAB) $51.23B, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) $7.36B, Sandisk (SNDK) $205.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALAB, SIMO and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Astera Labs (ALAB) 138.7x, Sandisk (SNDK) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Astera Labs (ALAB) 76.9x, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 17.8x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.3x). 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: Astera Labs (ALAB) +98.5%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Astera Labs (ALAB) +68.4%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +98.3%, Sandisk (SNDK) +639.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) has been the steadiest (Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.8%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 84.4%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALAB, SIMO and SNDK?

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.