ANET vs DELL vs PLTR Stock Comparison

Arista Networks, Dell Technologies and Palantir Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$187.06 -9.4% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$234.71B
P/E
58.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
1 win
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$501.57 -10.9% 1M +209.2% 1Y
Market cap
$318.95B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.00%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionANETDELLPLTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $234.71B $318.95B $465.10B PLTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.0x 28.0x 154.2x DELL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.9x 18.4x 119.7x DELL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +49.0% +78.9% PLTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.4% 7.5% 49.0% PLTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 37.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.3% +209.2% +5.0% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +49.1%/yr +55.2%/yr +50.7%/yr DELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.0% 74.4% 59.4% ANET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 67/100 69/100 PLTR

Percentile Scorecard

ANETDELLPLTR

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

AxisANETDELLPLTR
Valuation 20 #90 of 112 75 #29 of 112 22 #79 of 101
Growth 85 #17 of 109 94 #8 of 109 100 #1 of 97
Profitability 90 #11 of 104 79 #23 of 104 96 #5 of 94
Financial Health 77 #27 of 116 12 #102 of 116 98 #3 of 108
Shareholder Returns 58 #35 of 81 78 #19 of 81 27 #47 of 64
Overall 66 67 69
  • ANET ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DELL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • PLTR ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANETDELLPLTRSPY
1 month -9.4%-10.9%+4.8% -0.2%
3 months +10.2%+27.9%+60.9% +3.9%
6 months +13.2%+143.6%+40.8% +8.2%
Year to date +42.8%+298.5%+11.8% +12.9%
1 year +19.3%+209.2%+5.0% +12.3%
3 years +324.7%+660.4%+1,218.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +62.0%+96.7%+136.4% +23.3%
5 years +635.3%+799.0%+675.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +49.1%+55.2%+50.7% +10.9%
10 years +3,436.1%+3,598.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +42.8%+43.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureANETDELLPLTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.0%74.4%59.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.7%62.1%55.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.272.451.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.352.810.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-60.0%-77.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.6%-14.8%-4.9% -1.2%
52-week high $216.61$588.49$209.05 $779.14
52-week low $116.13$111.07$107.27 $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.

MultipleANETDELLPLTR
P/E now vs peer median 58.3xmedian 33.2x 28.4xmedian 33.2x 158.1xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 2.8x 2.1xmedian 2.8x 77.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.0xmedian 20.0x 19.9xmedian 20.0x 175.8xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.8xmedian 29.8x 37.5xmedian 29.8x 142.2xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 3.0x -225.0xmedian 3.0x 48.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.77median 1.17 0.33median 1.17 0.55median 0.85

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 monthsANETDELLPLTR
Revenue $10.54B $151.20B $6.16B
Gross profit $6.64B $29.94B $5.22B
Operating income $4.55B $14.25B $2.63B
Net income $4.04B $11.38B $3.03B
Free cash flow $5.16B $8.56B $3.36B
R&D $1.37B $3.64B $641.24M
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $17.45 $1.17
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $11.57B $2.03B
Total debt – $34.47B –
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 652.00M 2.57B
Enterprise value $188.16B $274.70B $434.05B

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
MetricANETDELLPLTR
P/E 58.3x 28.4x 158.1x
P/FCF 45.8x 37.5x 142.2x
P/Operating cash flow 44.5x 26.4x 140.4x
P/S 22.4x 2.1x 77.6x
P/B 15.9x -225.0x 48.3x
P/Tangible book 15.9x -55.6x 48.3x
EV/EBITDA 48.0x 19.9x 175.8x
EV/EBIT 49.0x 24.1x 177.7x
EV/Revenue 21.1x 2.3x 76.0x
EV/FCF 43.2x 40.2x 139.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.9x 28.3x 137.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.77 0.33 0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANETDELLPLTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 49.0% 78.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 17.3% 44.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% 39.7% 89.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 10.9% 47.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 109.0% 362.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 39.3% 247.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 135.2% 292.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 79.0% 308.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% 147.5% 294.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 86.5% 286.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 62.5% 96.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 14.5% 103.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 76.1% 96.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.0% 17.5% 107.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANETDELLPLTR
Gross margin 63.0% 19.8% 84.8%
EBITDA margin 44.0% 11.4% 43.3%
Operating margin 43.1% 9.4% 42.8%
Pretax margin 47.3% 9.1% 49.9%
Net margin 38.4% 7.5% 49.0%
FCF margin 48.9% 5.7% 54.6%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 8.0% 55.2%
Return on equity 28.6% – 32.9%
Return on assets 17.8% 9.4% 27.7%
Return on invested capital – 37.4% –
Return on capital employed 28.7% 38.1% 28.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 0.5% 13.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANETDELLPLTR
Debt / assets – 27.1% –
Debt / equity – -24.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x –
Debt / FCF – 4.0x –
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 101.1% 15.4%
Equity / assets 62.4% -1.1% 84.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.0x 1.0x 7.2x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.4x 7.1x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.1x 6.1x
Altman Z-score 18.31 3.13 161.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANETDELLPLTR
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 2.7% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 3.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusANETDELLPLTR
Forward P/E 46.9xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 119.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.99FY2026 $27.28FY2026 $1.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +164.9%FY2026 +121.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +20.3% +47.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $203.24BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +79.0%FY2026 +87.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +8.3% +37.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANETDELLPLTR
Held by institutions 71.2% 73.2% 60.3%
Institutions holding 2,254 2,119 2,837
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% -3.9% +10.9%
Institutions buying 1,328 1,192 1,481
Institutions selling 732 746 1,093
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.60 1.35

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.

ANETDELLPLTR
ANET 1.00 0.43 0.26
DELL 0.43 1.00 0.25
PLTR 0.26 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANET, DELL and PLTR?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arista Networks (ANET) $234.71B, Dell Technologies (DELL) $318.95B, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) $465.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANET, DELL and PLTR?

Dell Technologies (DELL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arista Networks (ANET) 58.0x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 28.0x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 154.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dell Technologies (DELL) is cheapest (Arista Networks (ANET) 46.9x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 18.4x, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 119.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +49.0%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +78.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has the highest net margin (Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 49.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Arista Networks (ANET) +19.3%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +209.2%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +5.0%. Over five years, Dell Technologies (DELL) compounded fastest (Arista Networks (ANET) +49.1%/yr, Dell Technologies (DELL) +55.2%/yr, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) +50.7%/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) 0.00%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 0.00%. Arista Networks (ANET) and Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 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%, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) 59.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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