ANET vs AVPT vs NOW Stock Comparison

Arista Networks, AvePoint and ServiceNow Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$164.13 -20.8% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$207.00B
P/E
51.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins
AVPT AvePoint, Inc.
$16.71 +18.8% 1M +18.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.53B
P/E
49.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$466.15M
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
4 wins
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$106.02 -21.1% 1M -42.3% 1Y
Market cap
$110.05B
P/E
75.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.43B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Arista Networks leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Arista Networks 4, AvePoint 4, ServiceNow 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANETAVPTNOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $207.00B $3.53B $110.05B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.1x 49.1x 75.9x AVPT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.1x 39.8x 27.5x NOW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +25.0% +21.8% ANET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.4% 15.3% 9.4% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +4.1% +18.8% -42.3% AVPT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.6%/yr +12.5%/yr -5.1%/yr ANET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.8% 44.9% 66.8% AVPT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 78/100 52/100 AVPT

Percentile Scorecard

ANETAVPTNOW

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

AxisANETAVPTNOW
Valuation 17 #93 of 112 63 #46 of 124 40 #60 of 100
Growth 85 #17 of 108 97 #4 of 113 47 #52 of 97
Profitability 92 #9 of 104 84 #19 of 110 77 #22 of 94
Financial Health 77 #27 of 116 59 #54 of 129 54 #52 of 111
Shareholder Returns 52 #39 of 80 85 #11 of 67 40 #39 of 64
Overall 65 78 52
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AVPT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANETAVPTNOWSPY
1 month -20.8%+18.8%-21.1% -2.3%
3 months -11.2%+25.1%-7.2% -0.7%
6 months -4.9%+58.7%+15.3% +4.8%
Year to date +25.3%+20.3%-30.8% +10.3%
1 year +4.1%+18.8%-42.3% +10.3%
3 years +209.0%+119.9%-12.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +45.7%+30.1%-4.4% +20.1%
5 years +411.1%+80.3%-22.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year +38.6%+12.5%-5.1% +10.1%
10 years +3,068.5%—+526.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year +41.3%—+20.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureANETAVPTNOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.8%44.9%66.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.3%48.1%76.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.340.820.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.070.42-0.63 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-61.3%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.2%-3.7%-42.0% -3.5%
52-week high $216.61$17.35$182.77 $779.14
52-week low $116.13$8.99$83.00 $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.

MultipleANETAVPTNOW
P/E now vs peer median 51.1xmedian 29.9x 49.1xmedian 35.6x 75.9xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 2.8x 7.6xmedian 4.2x 7.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 41.7xmedian 18.5x —median 30.0x 32.8xmedian 16.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.2xmedian 28.0x 35.0xmedian 25.2x 23.2xmedian 16.2x
P/B now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 2.8x 8.1xmedian 3.2x 8.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.55median 1.00 0.97median 1.21 -22.22median 0.90

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 monthsANETAVPTNOW
Revenue $10.54B $466.15M $15.43B
Gross profit $6.64B $342.37M $11.28B
Operating income $4.55B $45.61M $1.49B
Net income $4.04B $71.48M $1.45B
Free cash flow $5.16B $101.01M $4.75B
R&D $1.37B $57.26M $3.47B
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $0.32 $1.39
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $417.25M $2.39B
Total debt – – $7.52B
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 220.86M 1.04B
Enterprise value $160.46B $1.72B $89.31B

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
MetricANETAVPTNOW
P/E 51.1x 49.1x 75.9x
P/FCF 40.2x 35.0x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 39.0x 33.7x 20.6x
P/S 19.6x 7.6x 7.1x
P/B 14.0x 8.1x 8.4x
P/Tangible book 14.0x 8.3x 11.6x
EV/EBITDA 41.7x – 32.8x
EV/EBIT 42.6x 68.3x 75.7x
EV/Revenue 18.4x 6.7x 7.3x
EV/FCF 37.6x 30.8x 23.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.5x 29.8x 21.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.55 0.97 -22.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANETAVPTNOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 25.0% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 23.0% 22.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% 22.5% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 24.5% 19.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 99.3% -14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 51.1% 32.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 1,017% -16.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 55.8% -3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% 980.2% -16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 50.6% -3.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 22.1% 10.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 90.8% 21.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 24.5% 20.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.0% 99.8% 25.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANETAVPTNOW
Gross margin 63.0% 73.4% 73.1%
EBITDA margin 44.0% – 22.3%
Operating margin 43.1% 9.8% 9.7%
Pretax margin 47.3% 12.3% 13.1%
Net margin 38.4% 15.3% 9.4%
FCF margin 48.9% 21.7% 30.8%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 22.5% 34.6%
Return on equity 28.6% 16.3% 11.3%
Return on assets 17.8% 9.6% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – – 5.2%
Return on capital employed 28.7% 9.8% 7.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 7.6% 10.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANETAVPTNOW
Debt / assets – – 23.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 42.3% 58.9%
Equity / assets 62.4% 57.7% 41.1%
Interest coverage – – 14.6x
Current ratio 3.0x 2.0x 0.7x
Quick ratio 2.3x 2.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 2.0x 1.5x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 16.36 6.89 4.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANETAVPTNOW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 3.1% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 3.1% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusANETAVPTNOW
Forward P/E 41.1xFY2026 39.8xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.99FY2026 $0.42FY2026 $3.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +27.3%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +16.7% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $495.40MFY2026 $15.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +20.3% +17.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANETAVPTNOW
Held by institutions 71.2% 67.3% 81.6%
Institutions holding 2,256 254 2,226
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +7.1% -2.1%
Institutions buying 1,329 164 1,286
Institutions selling 733 66 780
Buyers to sellers 1.81 2.48 1.65

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.

ANETAVPTNOW
ANET 1.00 0.11 0.00
AVPT 0.11 1.00 0.50
NOW 0.00 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANET, AVPT and NOW?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arista Networks (ANET) $207.00B, AvePoint (AVPT) $3.53B, ServiceNow (NOW) $110.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANET, AVPT and NOW?

AvePoint (AVPT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arista Networks (ANET) 51.1x, AvePoint (AVPT) 49.1x, ServiceNow (NOW) 75.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, ServiceNow (NOW) is cheapest (Arista Networks (ANET) 41.1x, AvePoint (AVPT) 39.8x, ServiceNow (NOW) 27.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arista Networks (ANET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%, AvePoint (AVPT) +25.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, AvePoint (AVPT) 15.3%, ServiceNow (NOW) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AvePoint (AVPT) returned the most: Arista Networks (ANET) +4.1%, AvePoint (AVPT) +18.8%, ServiceNow (NOW) -42.3%. Over five years, Arista Networks (ANET) compounded fastest (Arista Networks (ANET) +38.6%/yr, AvePoint (AVPT) +12.5%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) -5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AvePoint (AVPT) has been the steadiest (Arista Networks (ANET) 55.8%, AvePoint (AVPT) 44.9%, ServiceNow (NOW) 66.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANET, AVPT and NOW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arista Networks (ANET) leads on 4. 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.