ANET vs DELL vs P Stock Comparison

Arista Networks, Dell Technologies and Everpure Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$172.25 -15.3% 1M +12.8% 1Y
Market cap
$222.94B
P/E
55.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$456.57 -16.9% 1M +196.0% 1Y
Market cap
$301.57B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.01%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins
P Everpure, Inc.
$123.36 +12.4% 1M +31.8% 1Y
Market cap
$43.68B
P/E
172.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionANETDELLPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $222.94B $301.57B $43.68B DELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.1x 26.5x 172.5x DELL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.2x 16.7x 41.7x DELL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +49.0% +27.2% DELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.4% 7.5% 5.9% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 37.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.8% +196.0% +31.8% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +47.9%/yr +51.1%/yr +36.1%/yr DELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.7% 74.1% 72.6% ANET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 68/100 51/100 DELL

Percentile Scorecard

ANETDELLP

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

AxisANETDELLP
Valuation 20 #90 of 112 77 #27 of 112 19 #91 of 112
Growth 85 #17 of 109 93 #9 of 109 78 #25 of 109
Profitability 92 #9 of 105 78 #24 of 105 64 #39 of 105
Financial Health 78 #27 of 117 12 #103 of 117 34 #78 of 117
Shareholder Returns 57 #36 of 82 82 #16 of 82 61 #33 of 82
Overall 66 68 51
  • ANET ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DELL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • P ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANETDELLPSPY
1 month -15.3%-16.9%+12.4% -1.0%
3 months -1.0%+4.4%+65.4% +2.9%
6 months -2.6%+111.3%+72.7% +6.4%
Year to date +31.5%+262.7%+84.1% +11.4%
1 year +12.8%+196.0%+31.8% +13.1%
3 years +261.7%+582.0%+263.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +53.6%+89.7%+53.8% +21.5%
5 years +605.7%+686.5%+366.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +47.9%+51.1%+36.1% +10.9%
10 years +3,199.8%+3,343.2%+886.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +41.9%+42.5%+25.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureANETDELLPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.7%74.1%72.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.7%62.1%82.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.242.422.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.232.650.44 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-60.0%-48.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-22.4%-21.4% -2.5%
52-week high $216.61$588.49$156.95 $779.14
52-week low $116.13$111.07$56.99 $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.

MultipleANETDELLP
P/E now vs peer median 53.7xmedian 31.3x 25.9xmedian 31.3x 162.2xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 2.6x 1.9xmedian 2.6x 9.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 19.6x 18.2xmedian 19.6x 104.4xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.1xmedian 28.3x 34.1xmedian 28.3x 320.7xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 2.9x -204.8xmedian 2.9x 26.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.63median 1.15 0.30median 1.15 0.29median 1.15

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 monthsANETDELLP
Revenue $10.54B $151.20B $4.26B
Gross profit $6.64B $29.94B $2.97B
Operating income $4.55B $14.25B $224.21M
Net income $4.04B $11.38B $253.29M
Free cash flow $5.16B $8.56B $128.17M
R&D $1.37B $3.64B $1.05B
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $17.45 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $11.57B $385.69M
Total debt – $34.47B –
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 652.00M 345.59M
Enterprise value $176.40B $257.33B $38.09B

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
MetricANETDELLP
P/E 53.7x 25.9x 162.2x
P/FCF 42.1x 34.1x 320.7x
P/Operating cash flow 40.9x 24.0x 96.1x
P/S 20.6x 1.9x 9.6x
P/B 14.7x -204.8x 26.7x
P/Tangible book 14.7x -50.6x 27.1x
EV/EBITDA 43.9x 18.2x 104.4x
EV/EBIT 44.8x 22.1x 178.8x
EV/Revenue 19.3x 2.1x 9.4x
EV/FCF 39.6x 36.8x 312.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.4x 25.9x 93.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.63 0.30 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANETDELLP
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 49.0% 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 17.3% 15.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% 39.7% 28.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 10.9% 15.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 109.0% 195.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 39.3% 277.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 135.2% 82.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 79.0% 574.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% 147.5% 77.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 86.5% 550.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 62.5% -46.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 14.5% -13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 76.1% -76.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.0% 17.5% -34.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANETDELLP
Gross margin 63.0% 19.8% 69.7%
EBITDA margin 44.0% 11.4% 9.0%
Operating margin 43.1% 9.4% 5.3%
Pretax margin 47.3% 9.1% 6.6%
Net margin 38.4% 7.5% 5.9%
FCF margin 48.9% 5.7% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 8.0% 10.0%
Return on equity 28.6% – 17.0%
Return on assets 17.8% 9.4% 5.1%
Return on invested capital – 37.4% –
Return on capital employed 28.7% 38.1% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 0.5% 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANETDELLP
Debt / assets – 27.1% –
Debt / equity – -24.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x –
Debt / FCF – 4.0x –
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 101.1% 70.5%
Equity / assets 62.4% -1.1% 29.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.0x 1.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.4x 1.3x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 17.05 3.00 7.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANETDELLP
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 2.9% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 3.4% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusANETDELLP
Forward P/E 43.2xFY2026 16.7xFY2026 41.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.99FY2026 $27.26FY2026 $2.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +164.7%FY2026 +43.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +20.2% +48.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $203.24BFY2026 $4.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +79.0%FY2026 +29.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +8.3% +41.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANETDELLP
Held by institutions 71.2% 73.2% 83.0%
Institutions holding 2,254 2,118 804
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% -3.9% +2.2%
Institutions buying 1,328 1,191 442
Institutions selling 732 746 259
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.60 1.71

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.

ANETDELLP
ANET 1.00 0.42 0.48
DELL 0.42 1.00 0.45
P 0.48 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANET, DELL and P?

Dell Technologies (DELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arista Networks (ANET) $222.94B, Dell Technologies (DELL) $301.57B, Everpure (P) $43.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANET, DELL and P?

Dell Technologies (DELL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arista Networks (ANET) 55.1x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 26.5x, Everpure (P) 172.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dell Technologies (DELL) is cheapest (Arista Networks (ANET) 43.2x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 16.7x, Everpure (P) 41.7x). 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%, Everpure (P) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, Everpure (P) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Arista Networks (ANET) +12.8%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +196.0%, Everpure (P) +31.8%. Over five years, Dell Technologies (DELL) compounded fastest (Arista Networks (ANET) +47.9%/yr, Dell Technologies (DELL) +51.1%/yr, Everpure (P) +36.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Arista Networks (ANET) 0.00%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.01%, Everpure (P) 0.00%. Arista Networks (ANET) and Everpure (P) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arista Networks (ANET) has been the steadiest (Arista Networks (ANET) 54.7%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 74.1%, Everpure (P) 72.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.