ANET vs DELL vs LRCX Stock Comparison

Arista Networks, Dell Technologies and Lam Research Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$186.85 -8.8% 1M +19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$235.66B
P/E
58.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$494.06 -9.1% 1M +199.6% 1Y
Market cap
$316.20B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.49%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins
LRCX Lam Research Corp
$253.82 -19.3% 1M +63.1% 1Y
Market cap
$317.06B
P/E
37.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.13B
Div. yield
0.44%
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Dell Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dell Technologies 6, Lam Research 4, Arista Networks 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANETDELLLRCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $235.66B $316.20B $317.06B LRCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.2x 28.0x 37.6x DELL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.8x 18.1x 25.1x DELL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +49.0% +33.4% DELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.4% 7.5% 32.3% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 37.4% 49.6% LRCX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x -0.4x LRCX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.49% 0.44% DELL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.2% +199.6% +63.1% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +48.8%/yr +54.8%/yr +35.1%/yr DELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.0% 74.4% 65.8% ANET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 67/100 67/100 LRCX

Percentile Scorecard

ANETDELLLRCX

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

AxisANETDELLLRCX
Valuation 20 #89 of 111 77 #26 of 111 50 #48 of 94
Growth 85 #17 of 108 92 #10 of 108 85 #15 of 92
Profitability 92 #9 of 104 79 #23 of 104 96 #5 of 90
Financial Health 77 #27 of 115 11 #102 of 115 44 #56 of 99
Shareholder Returns 60 #32 of 78 75 #20 of 78 61 #29 of 73
Overall 67 67 67
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DELL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LRCX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANETDELLLRCXSPY
1 month -8.8%-9.1%-19.3% +0.9%
3 months +18.4%+33.7%+0.6% +5.9%
6 months +10.8%+140.2%+2.0% +8.5%
Year to date +42.6%+292.5%+48.3% +13.3%
1 year +19.2%+199.6%+63.1% +12.4%
3 years +324.2%+649.0%+334.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +61.9%+95.7%+63.2% +23.5%
5 years +629.6%+786.2%+350.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +48.8%+54.8%+35.1% +11.0%
10 years +3,412.2%+3,501.0%+2,538.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +42.8%+43.1%+38.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureANETDELLLRCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.0%74.4%65.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.7%61.8%65.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.272.443.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.352.680.96 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-60.0%-56.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-16.0%-41.4% -0.9%
52-week high $216.61$588.49$433.33 $779.14
52-week low $116.13$111.07$139.59 $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.

MultipleANETDELLLRCX
P/E now vs peer median 58.2xmedian 33.5x 28.0xmedian 33.5x 37.6xmedian 46.0x
P/S now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 2.8x 2.1xmedian 2.8x 12.1xmedian 7.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 47.9xmedian 19.6x 19.6xmedian 19.6x 31.0xmedian 28.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 29.8x 36.9xmedian 29.8x 48.5xmedian 41.4x
P/B now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 2.9x -221.6xmedian 2.9x 22.8xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 1.77median 1.10 0.32median 1.10 1.21median 2.30

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 monthsANETDELLLRCX
Revenue $10.54B $151.20B $26.13B
Gross profit $6.64B $29.94B $13.34B
Operating income $4.55B $14.25B $9.65B
Net income $4.04B $11.38B $8.45B
Free cash flow $5.16B $8.56B $6.54B
R&D $1.37B $3.64B $2.47B
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $17.45 $6.73
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $11.57B $7.44B
Total debt – $34.47B $16.44B
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 652.00M 1.26B
Enterprise value $189.11B $271.95B $293.11B

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
MetricANETDELLLRCX
P/E 58.2x 28.0x 37.6x
P/FCF 45.7x 36.9x 48.5x
P/Operating cash flow 44.4x 26.0x 41.8x
P/S 22.4x 2.1x 12.1x
P/B 15.9x -221.6x 22.8x
P/Tangible book 15.9x -54.8x 22.8x
EV/EBITDA 47.9x 19.6x 31.0x
EV/EBIT 48.9x 23.8x 32.5x
EV/Revenue 21.1x 2.2x 12.0x
EV/FCF 43.1x 39.6x 47.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.9x 27.9x 41.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.77 0.32 1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANETDELLLRCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 49.0% 33.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 17.3% 18.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% 39.7% 38.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 10.9% 23.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 109.0% 49.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 39.3% 29.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 135.2% 45.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 79.0% 28.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% 147.5% 47.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 86.5% 31.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 62.5% 18.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 14.5% 15.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 76.1% 17.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.0% 17.5% 13.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANETDELLLRCX
Gross margin 63.0% 19.8% 51.1%
EBITDA margin 44.0% 11.4% 38.7%
Operating margin 43.1% 9.4% 37.0%
Pretax margin 47.3% 9.1% 37.2%
Net margin 38.4% 7.5% 32.3%
FCF margin 48.9% 5.7% 25.0%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 8.0% 29.0%
Return on equity 28.6% – 64.1%
Return on assets 17.8% 9.4% 33.9%
Return on invested capital – 37.4% 49.6%
Return on capital employed 28.7% 38.1% 54.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 0.5% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANETDELLLRCX
Debt / assets – 27.1% 14.2%
Debt / equity – -24.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – 4.0x 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 101.1% 47.2%
Equity / assets 62.4% -1.1% 52.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.0x 1.0x 2.5x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.4x 1.8x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 18.29 3.11 19.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANETDELLLRCX
Dividend yield – 0.5% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 2.7% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 3.2% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 13.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 13.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.4% –

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.

ConsensusANETDELLLRCX
Forward P/E 46.8xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 25.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.99FY2026 $27.28FY2026 $10.12FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +164.9%FY2026 +73.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +20.3% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $203.24BFY2026 $32.96BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +79.0%FY2026 +41.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +8.3% +25.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANETDELLLRCX
Held by institutions 71.2% 73.2% 85.6%
Institutions holding 2,254 2,120 3,132
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% -3.9% +6.2%
Institutions buying 1,328 1,193 1,696
Institutions selling 732 746 1,163
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.60 1.46

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.

ANETDELLLRCX
ANET 1.00 0.43 0.50
DELL 0.43 1.00 0.36
LRCX 0.50 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANET, DELL and LRCX?

Lam Research (LRCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arista Networks (ANET) $235.66B, Dell Technologies (DELL) $316.20B, Lam Research (LRCX) $317.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANET, DELL and LRCX?

Dell Technologies (DELL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arista Networks (ANET) 58.2x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 28.0x, Lam Research (LRCX) 37.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dell Technologies (DELL) is cheapest (Arista Networks (ANET) 46.8x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 18.1x, Lam Research (LRCX) 25.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dell Technologies (DELL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +49.0%, Lam Research (LRCX) +33.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, Lam Research (LRCX) 32.3%). On return on invested capital, Lam Research (LRCX) leads (Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%, Lam Research (LRCX) 49.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Arista Networks (ANET) +19.2%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +199.6%, Lam Research (LRCX) +63.1%. Over five years, Dell Technologies (DELL) compounded fastest (Arista Networks (ANET) +48.8%/yr, Dell Technologies (DELL) +54.8%/yr, Lam Research (LRCX) +35.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dell Technologies (DELL) has the highest dividend yield: Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.49%, Lam Research (LRCX) 0.44%. 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) 55.0%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 74.4%, Lam Research (LRCX) 65.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANET, DELL and LRCX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dell Technologies (DELL) leads on 6. 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.