ANET vs BMNR vs WDC Stock Comparison

Arista Networks, Bitmine Immersion Technologies and Western Digital Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$184.25 -9.1% 1M +13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$232.38B
P/E
57.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins
WDC Western Digital Corp
$395.41 -12.8% 1M +179.7% 1Y
Market cap
$148.01B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.48B
Div. yield
0.14%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Western Digital leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Western Digital 7, Arista Networks 2, Bitmine Immersion Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANETBMNRWDCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $232.38B $12.56B $148.01B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 57.4x -1.4x 14.4x WDC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.2x — 16.4x WDC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +1,022.4% +43.0% BMNR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.4% -14,334.2% 69.2% WDC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 53.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.05% 0.14% WDC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.7% -56.5% +179.7% WDC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +48.4%/yr — +58.6%/yr WDC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 89.5% 80.4% ANET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 28/100 79/100 WDC

Percentile Scorecard

ANETBMNRWDC

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

AxisANETBMNRWDC
Valuation 20 #90 of 112 15 #84 of 99 49 #58 of 112
Growth 85 #17 of 108 15 #80 of 94 98 #3 of 108
Profitability 94 #7 of 104 11 #80 of 90 98 #3 of 104
Financial Health 78 #26 of 116 99 #2 of 105 67 #39 of 116
Shareholder Returns 56 #35 of 78 0 #60 of 60 83 #14 of 78
Overall 67 28 79
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BMNR ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • WDC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANETBMNRWDCSPY
1 month -9.1%-19.0%-12.8% +0.7%
3 months +7.8%+19.8%-25.8% +3.7%
6 months +6.7%+1.2%-9.0% +7.1%
Year to date +40.6%-20.2%+129.5% +12.8%
1 year +13.7%-56.5%+179.7% +11.9%
3 years +319.4%—+1,151.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +61.3%—+132.3% +22.8%
5 years +619.4%—+900.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +48.4%—+58.6% +10.9%
10 years +3,363.3%—+783.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +42.6%—+24.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureANETBMNRWDCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%89.5%80.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.5%88.3%82.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.273.853.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.632.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-90.1%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-56.5%-47.0% -1.2%
52-week high $216.61$49.76$746.23 $779.14
52-week low $116.13$13.31$138.13 $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.

MultipleANETBMNRWDC
P/E now vs peer median 57.4xmedian 32.9x -1.4xmedian 19.5x 14.4xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 2.9x 205.2xmedian 2.2x 10.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 47.2xmedian 20.0x -1.4xmedian 17.8x 24.2xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.1xmedian 30.2x -42.6xmedian 16.1x 34.5xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 2.9x 1.1xmedian 2.0x 15.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.74median 1.08 0.01median 0.98 0.19median 1.08

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 monthsANETBMNRWDC
Revenue $10.54B $61.19M $14.48B
Gross profit $6.64B $51.63M $7.62B
Operating income $4.55B -$8.88B $5.71B
Net income $4.04B -$8.75B $10.02B
Free cash flow $5.16B -$294.56M $4.29B
R&D $1.37B – $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $-19.76 $26.10
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $340.29M $1.31B
Total debt – – $12.58B
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 443.95M 384.00M
Enterprise value $185.83B $9.94B $137.84B

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
MetricANETBMNRWDC
P/E 57.4x -1.4x 14.4x
P/FCF 45.1x -42.6x 34.5x
P/Operating cash flow 43.8x -42.8x 30.4x
P/S 22.0x 205.2x 10.2x
P/B 15.7x 1.1x 15.8x
P/Tangible book 15.7x 17.2x 15.8x
EV/EBITDA 47.2x -1.4x 24.2x
EV/EBIT 48.2x -1.4x 25.8x
EV/Revenue 20.8x 199.6x 10.2x
EV/FCF 42.5x -41.5x 34.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.3x -41.7x 30.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.74 0.01 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANETBMNRWDC
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 1,022% 43.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 409.8% 57.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% 4,925% 85.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 915.3% 126.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% -303,259% 104.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% -1,575% 85.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% -245,329% 288.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% -1,536% 83.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% -507.2% 286.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% -189.0% 75.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% -18,616% 108.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.4% -465.8% 88.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% -18,922% 121.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.0% -369.4% 66.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANETBMNRWDC
Gross margin 63.0% 84.4% 52.6%
EBITDA margin 44.0% -14,504% 42.1%
Operating margin 43.1% -14,505% 39.4%
Pretax margin 47.3% -14,307% 73.2%
Net margin 38.4% -14,334% 69.2%
FCF margin 48.9% -481.4% 29.6%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% -479.0% 33.6%
Return on equity 28.6% -81.6% 110.0%
Return on assets 17.8% -81.3% 71.3%
Return on invested capital – – 53.8%
Return on capital employed 28.7% -82.6% 57.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.0x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 24.6% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANETBMNRWDC
Debt / assets – – 5.5%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.1x
Debt / FCF – – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 0.3% 34.3%
Equity / assets 62.4% 99.7% 65.7%
Interest coverage – – 48.8x
Current ratio 3.0x 36.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 2.3x 28.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 2.0x 28.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 18.07 246.51 21.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANETBMNRWDC
Dividend yield – 0.0% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -99.3% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 0.2% -99.2% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 2.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 151.3%
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.

ConsensusANETBMNRWDC
Forward P/E 46.2xFY2026 – 16.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.99FY2026 $-22.41FY2026 $24.04FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 -267.4%FY2026 +135.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% – +70.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $127.50MFY2026 $20.04BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +1,990.2%FY2026 +55.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +380.0% +39.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANETBMNRWDC
Held by institutions 71.2% 42.5% 93.7%
Institutions holding 2,255 439 1,847
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +24.4% -1.3%
Institutions buying 1,328 277 1,128
Institutions selling 733 93 597
Buyers to sellers 1.81 2.98 1.89

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.

ANETBMNRWDC
ANET 1.00 0.32 0.45
BMNR 0.32 1.00 0.31
WDC 0.45 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANET, BMNR and WDC?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arista Networks (ANET) $232.38B, Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) $12.56B, Western Digital (WDC) $148.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANET, BMNR and WDC?

Western Digital (WDC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arista Networks (ANET) 57.4x, Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) -1.4x, Western Digital (WDC) 14.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Western Digital (WDC) is cheapest (Arista Networks (ANET) 46.2x, Western Digital (WDC) 16.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%, Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) +1,022.4%, Western Digital (WDC) +43.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Western Digital (WDC) has the highest net margin (Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) -14,334.2%, Western Digital (WDC) 69.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Western Digital (WDC) returned the most: Arista Networks (ANET) +13.7%, Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) -56.5%, Western Digital (WDC) +179.7%. Over five years, Western Digital (WDC) compounded fastest (Arista Networks (ANET) +48.4%/yr, Western Digital (WDC) +58.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Western Digital (WDC) has the highest dividend yield: Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) 0.05%, Western Digital (WDC) 0.14%. Arista Networks (ANET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arista Networks (ANET) has been the steadiest (Arista Networks (ANET) 54.9%, Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) 89.5%, Western Digital (WDC) 80.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANET, BMNR and WDC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Western Digital (WDC) 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.