ANET vs DT vs NOW Stock Comparison

Arista Networks, Dynatrace and ServiceNow 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
6 wins
DT Dynatrace, Inc.
$60.96 +5.9% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.70B
P/E
117.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
2 wins
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$109.65 -15.6% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$113.82B
P/E
78.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.43B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Arista Networks leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Arista Networks 6, Dynatrace 2, ServiceNow 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANETDTNOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $232.38B $17.70B $113.82B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 57.4x 117.7x 78.5x ANET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.2x 31.4x 28.5x NOW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +17.9% +21.8% ANET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.4% 7.2% 9.4% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.7% +24.4% -39.9% DT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +48.4%/yr -4.1%/yr -4.7%/yr ANET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 43.1% 66.6% DT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 66/100 52/100 ANET

Percentile Scorecard

ANETDTNOW

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

AxisANETDTNOW
Valuation 20 #90 of 112 60 #50 of 124 36 #65 of 101
Growth 85 #17 of 108 46 #61 of 113 49 #50 of 97
Profitability 94 #7 of 104 85 #17 of 109 79 #20 of 93
Financial Health 78 #26 of 116 48 #67 of 127 53 #51 of 108
Shareholder Returns 56 #35 of 78 90 #7 of 63 42 #37 of 63
Overall 67 66 52
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANETDTNOWSPY
1 month -9.1%+5.9%-15.6% +0.7%
3 months +7.8%+38.3%-0.4% +3.7%
6 months +6.7%+68.4%+24.2% +7.1%
Year to date +40.6%+40.7%-28.4% +12.8%
1 year +13.7%+24.4%-39.9% +11.9%
3 years +319.4%+38.6%-3.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +61.3%+11.5%-1.2% +22.8%
5 years +619.4%-18.7%-21.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +48.4%-4.1%-4.7% +10.9%
10 years +3,363.3%—+536.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +42.6%—+20.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureANETDTNOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%43.1%66.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.5%44.4%75.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.270.610.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.250.57-0.60 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-61.2%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-6.6%-41.3% -1.2%
52-week high $216.61$65.25$186.94 $779.14
52-week low $116.13$32.36$83.00 $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.

MultipleANETDTNOW
P/E now vs peer median 57.4xmedian 32.9x 117.7xmedian 39.0x 78.5xmedian 28.0x
P/S now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 2.9x 8.4xmedian 4.6x 7.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 47.2xmedian 20.0x 59.3xmedian 32.7x 33.9xmedian 16.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.1xmedian 30.2x 31.0xmedian 27.4x 24.0xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 2.9x 7.2xmedian 3.2x 8.7xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.74median 1.08 59.65median 1.23 -22.98median 0.89

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 monthsANETDTNOW
Revenue $10.54B $2.10B $15.43B
Gross profit $6.64B $1.71B $11.28B
Operating income $4.55B $254.53M $1.49B
Net income $4.04B $151.37M $1.45B
Free cash flow $5.16B $570.56M $4.75B
R&D $1.37B $502.13M $3.47B
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $0.52 $1.39
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $1.06B $2.39B
Total debt – – $7.52B
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 293.74M 1.04B
Enterprise value $185.83B $12.92B $93.08B

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
MetricANETDTNOW
P/E 57.4x 117.7x 78.5x
P/FCF 45.1x 31.0x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow 43.8x 29.6x 21.3x
P/S 22.0x 8.4x 7.4x
P/B 15.7x 7.2x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 15.7x 7.4x 12.0x
EV/EBITDA 47.2x 59.3x 33.9x
EV/EBIT 48.2x 65.2x 78.2x
EV/Revenue 20.8x 7.9x 7.6x
EV/FCF 42.5x 29.1x 24.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.3x 27.7x 21.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.74 59.65 -22.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANETDTNOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 17.9% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 19.6% 22.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% 17.9% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 19.8% 19.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 27.4% -14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 33.1% 32.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% -69.3% -16.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 1.7% -3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% -68.2% -16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 2.0% -3.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 20.1% 10.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 20.1% 21.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 21.9% 20.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.0% 21.2% 25.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANETDTNOW
Gross margin 63.0% 81.4% 73.1%
EBITDA margin 44.0% 13.4% 22.3%
Operating margin 43.1% 12.1% 9.7%
Pretax margin 47.3% 14.3% 13.1%
Net margin 38.4% 7.2% 9.4%
FCF margin 48.9% 27.2% 30.8%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 28.6% 34.6%
Return on equity 28.6% 6.0% 11.3%
Return on assets 17.8% 3.6% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – – 5.2%
Return on capital employed 28.7% 9.0% 7.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 4.0x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 14.4% 10.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANETDTNOW
Debt / assets – – 23.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 40.4% 58.9%
Equity / assets 62.4% 59.6% 41.1%
Interest coverage – – 14.6x
Current ratio 3.0x 1.2x 0.7x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 18.07 7.37 4.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANETDTNOW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 3.8% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 3.8% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusANETDTNOW
Forward P/E 46.2xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 28.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.99FY2026 $1.94FY2026 $3.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +10.8% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $2.16BFY2026 $15.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +19.4% +17.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANETDTNOW
Held by institutions 71.2% 100.0% 81.6%
Institutions holding 2,255 594 2,225
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +2.0% -2.1%
Institutions buying 1,328 315 1,286
Institutions selling 733 219 779
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.44 1.65

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.

ANETDTNOW
ANET 1.00 0.16 0.00
DT 0.16 1.00 0.60
NOW 0.00 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANET, DT and NOW?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arista Networks (ANET) $232.38B, Dynatrace (DT) $17.70B, ServiceNow (NOW) $113.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANET, DT and NOW?

Arista Networks (ANET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arista Networks (ANET) 57.4x, Dynatrace (DT) 117.7x, ServiceNow (NOW) 78.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, ServiceNow (NOW) is cheapest (Arista Networks (ANET) 46.2x, Dynatrace (DT) 31.4x, ServiceNow (NOW) 28.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arista Networks (ANET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%, Dynatrace (DT) +17.9%, ServiceNow (NOW) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Dynatrace (DT) 7.2%, ServiceNow (NOW) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dynatrace (DT) returned the most: Arista Networks (ANET) +13.7%, Dynatrace (DT) +24.4%, ServiceNow (NOW) -39.9%. Over five years, Arista Networks (ANET) compounded fastest (Arista Networks (ANET) +48.4%/yr, Dynatrace (DT) -4.1%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) -4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dynatrace (DT) has been the steadiest (Arista Networks (ANET) 54.9%, Dynatrace (DT) 43.1%, ServiceNow (NOW) 66.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANET, DT and NOW?

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