ANET vs DDOG vs SMCI Stock Comparison

Arista Networks, Datadog and Super Micro Computer Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$178.49 -13.8% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$202.48B
P/E
50.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins
DDOG Datadog, Inc.
$188.72 -31.7% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$63.01B
P/E
240.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.28B
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
2 wins
SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc.
$29.60 -31.5% 1M -37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$16.45B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.06B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Super Micro Computer leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Super Micro Computer 4, Arista Networks 3, Datadog 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANETDDOGSMCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $202.48B $63.01B $16.45B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.1x 240.5x 7.4x SMCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.7x 69.4x 6.5x SMCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +33.2% +77.8% SMCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.4% 6.1% 5.7% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 17.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.2% +19.8% -37.6% DDOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +40.1%/yr +0.3%/yr +44.8%/yr SMCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.0% 72.4% 96.1% ANET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 69/100 57/100 DDOG

Percentile Scorecard

ANETDDOGSMCI

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

AxisANETDDOGSMCI
Valuation 16 #94 of 112 42 #72 of 124 69 #36 of 112
Growth 85 #17 of 108 98 #3 of 114 73 #30 of 108
Profitability 92 #9 of 104 76 #28 of 111 56 #46 of 104
Financial Health 78 #26 of 116 80 #27 of 128 67 #39 of 116
Shareholder Returns 54 #40 of 85 51 #36 of 73 23 #66 of 85
Overall 65 69 57
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DDOG ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SMCI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANETDDOGSMCISPY
1 month -13.8%-31.7%-31.5% -1.0%
3 months -9.5%-33.4%-2.4% -0.4%
6 months +21.4%+31.3%-14.6% +4.5%
Year to date +36.2%+38.8%+1.1% +12.4%
1 year +16.2%+19.8%-37.6% +13.6%
3 years +236.0%+130.0%+16.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +49.8%+32.0%+5.1% +20.8%
5 years +438.3%+1.7%+535.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +40.1%+0.3%+44.8% +10.4%
10 years +3,325.9%—+1,245.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year +42.4%—+29.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureANETDDOGSMCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.0%72.4%96.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.4%66.7%98.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.361.253.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.290.27-0.39 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-68.1%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-35.6%-41.0% -1.6%
52-week high $216.61$293.26$50.17 $779.14
52-week low $116.13$102.61$20.53 $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.

MultipleANETDDOGSMCI
P/E now vs peer median 55.6xmedian 28.1x 258.3xmedian 41.0x 8.0xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 2.6x 15.9xmedian 4.4x 0.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.6xmedian 18.4x 245.1xmedian 28.9x —median 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.7xmedian 26.6x 55.5xmedian 23.9x -2.8xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 2.8x 14.4xmedian 3.1x 1.3xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.69median 1.11 2.37median 1.36 0.20median 1.11

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 monthsANETDDOGSMCI
Revenue $10.54B $4.28B $39.06B
Gross profit $6.64B $3.40B $4.23B
Operating income $4.55B $96.84M $2.77B
Net income $4.04B $262.02M $2.23B
Free cash flow $5.16B $1.23B -$6.97B
R&D $1.37B $1.82B $771.23M
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $0.70 $3.20
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $881.23M $7.52B
Total debt – – $2.00B
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 375.01M 697.35M
Enterprise value $155.93B $43.55B -$649.38M

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
MetricANETDDOGSMCI
P/E 55.6x 258.3x 8.0x
P/FCF 43.7x 55.5x -2.8x
P/Operating cash flow 42.4x 53.8x -2.9x
P/S 21.4x 15.9x 0.5x
P/B 15.2x 14.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 15.2x 14.5x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 45.6x 245.1x –
EV/EBIT 46.6x 649.5x 5.0x
EV/Revenue 20.1x 14.7x 0.4x
EV/FCF 41.1x 51.3x -2.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.9x 49.6x -2.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.69 2.37 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANETDDOGSMCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 33.2% 77.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 28.7% 76.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% 32.6% 74.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 28.5% 48.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 318.4% 121.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 44.4% 53.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 145.4% 112.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 112.6% 51.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% 136.9% 91.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 109.0% 40.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 28.3% -510.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 31.8% -130.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 30.5% -555.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.0% 32.5% -135.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANETDDOGSMCI
Gross margin 63.0% 79.6% 10.8%
EBITDA margin 44.0% 6.0% –
Operating margin 43.1% 2.3% 7.1%
Pretax margin 47.3% 6.7% 7.1%
Net margin 38.4% 6.1% 5.7%
FCF margin 48.9% 28.7% -17.8%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 29.6% -17.4%
Return on equity 28.6% 5.8% 20.2%
Return on assets 17.8% 3.4% 8.4%
Return on invested capital – – 17.0%
Return on capital employed 28.7% 1.6% 14.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 4.8x -3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 20.1% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANETDDOGSMCI
Debt / assets – – 6.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 39.8% 51.6%
Equity / assets 62.4% 60.2% 48.4%
Interest coverage – 7.9x 14.2x
Current ratio 3.0x 3.5x 3.9x
Quick ratio 2.3x 3.5x 1.9x
Cash ratio 2.0x 2.9x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 17.58 14.42 3.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANETDDOGSMCI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.2% -0.1% -7.5%
Shareholder yield 0.2% -0.1% -7.5%
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.

ConsensusANETDDOGSMCI
Forward P/E 44.7xFY2026 69.4xFY2026 6.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.99FY2026 $2.72FY2026 $4.52FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026 +24.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +1.8% +21.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $4.18BFY2026 $74.04BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026 +89.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +24.9% +5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANETDDOGSMCI
Held by institutions 71.2% 84.3% 68.0%
Institutions holding 2,259 1,268 775
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +6.1% +32.3%
Institutions buying 1,330 739 451
Institutions selling 735 434 233
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.70 1.94

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.

ANETDDOGSMCI
ANET 1.00 0.24 0.36
DDOG 0.24 1.00 0.19
SMCI 0.36 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANET, DDOG and SMCI?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arista Networks (ANET) $202.48B, Datadog (DDOG) $63.01B, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) $16.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANET, DDOG and SMCI?

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arista Networks (ANET) 50.1x, Datadog (DDOG) 240.5x, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 7.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) is cheapest (Arista Networks (ANET) 44.7x, Datadog (DDOG) 69.4x, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 6.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%, Datadog (DDOG) +33.2%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) +77.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Datadog (DDOG) 6.1%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Datadog (DDOG) returned the most: Arista Networks (ANET) +16.2%, Datadog (DDOG) +19.8%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) -37.6%. Over five years, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) compounded fastest (Arista Networks (ANET) +40.1%/yr, Datadog (DDOG) +0.3%/yr, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) +44.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arista Networks (ANET) has been the steadiest (Arista Networks (ANET) 56.0%, Datadog (DDOG) 72.4%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 96.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANET, DDOG and SMCI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 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.