ANET vs FTNT vs NTAP Stock Comparison

Arista Networks, Fortinet and NetApp 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
4 wins
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$179.99 +0.7% 1M +111.9% 1Y
Market cap
$134.37B
P/E
63.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.53B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
5 wins
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$215.48 +9.8% 1M +82.9% 1Y
Market cap
$43.53B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 5, Arista Networks 4, NetApp 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANETFTNTNTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $222.94B $134.37B $43.53B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.1x 63.4x 30.7x NTAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.2x 50.3x 20.5x NTAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +18.8% +12.2% ANET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.4% 28.2% 19.2% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 111.7% 36.7% FTNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.2x -0.5x FTNT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.8% +111.9% +82.9% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +47.9%/yr +21.8%/yr +18.3%/yr ANET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.7% 42.7% 44.7% FTNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 69/100 57/100 FTNT

Percentile Scorecard

ANETFTNTNTAP

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

AxisANETFTNTNTAP
Valuation 20 #90 of 112 49 #64 of 124 43 #64 of 112
Growth 85 #17 of 109 64 #41 of 113 52 #53 of 109
Profitability 92 #9 of 105 100 #1 of 110 91 #10 of 105
Financial Health 78 #27 of 117 55 #59 of 129 28 #85 of 117
Shareholder Returns 57 #36 of 82 76 #17 of 68 70 #25 of 82
Overall 66 69 57
  • ANET ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • NTAP ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANETFTNTNTAPSPY
1 month -15.3%+0.7%+9.8% -1.0%
3 months -1.0%+18.1%+28.5% +2.9%
6 months -2.6%+113.4%+98.2% +6.4%
Year to date +31.5%+126.7%+101.2% +11.4%
1 year +12.8%+111.9%+82.9% +13.1%
3 years +261.7%+212.8%+191.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +53.6%+46.3%+42.9% +21.5%
5 years +605.7%+168.4%+131.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +47.9%+21.8%+18.3% +10.9%
10 years +3,199.8%+2,730.0%+535.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +41.9%+39.7%+20.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureANETFTNTNTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.7%42.7%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.7%37.6%38.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.240.971.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.232.621.86 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-38.3%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-7.6%-9.9% -2.5%
52-week high $216.61$194.75$239.18 $779.14
52-week low $116.13$75.23$94.11 $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.

MultipleANETFTNTNTAP
P/E now vs peer median 53.7xmedian 31.3x 62.2xmedian 37.4x 29.8xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 2.6x 17.5xmedian 4.4x 5.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 19.6x 43.3xmedian 35.0x 20.3xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.1xmedian 28.3x 42.4xmedian 27.2x 25.6xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 2.9x 85.1xmedian 3.4x 28.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.63median 1.15 2.14median 1.27 3.63median 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 monthsANETFTNTNTAP
Revenue $10.54B $7.53B $7.39B
Gross profit $6.64B $6.04B $5.22B
Operating income $4.55B $2.44B $1.85B
Net income $4.04B $2.12B $1.42B
Free cash flow $5.16B $3.12B $1.65B
R&D $1.37B $846.40M $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $2.87 $7.09
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $2.93B $1.57B
Total debt – $2.99B $9.95B
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 739.90M 200.00M
Enterprise value $176.40B $120.30B $26.35B

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
MetricANETFTNTNTAP
P/E 53.7x 62.2x 29.8x
P/FCF 42.1x 42.4x 25.6x
P/Operating cash flow 40.9x 38.9x 22.3x
P/S 20.6x 17.5x 5.7x
P/B 14.7x 85.1x 28.3x
P/Tangible book 14.7x 89.6x 29.0x
EV/EBITDA 43.9x 43.3x 20.3x
EV/EBIT 44.8x 52.6x 22.3x
EV/Revenue 19.3x 17.1x 5.6x
EV/FCF 39.6x 41.2x 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.4x 37.8x 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.63 2.14 3.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANETFTNTNTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 18.8% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 14.7% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% 17.2% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 16.6% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 24.8% 35.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 27.6% 25.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 9.3% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 26.0% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% 14.2% 22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 29.1% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 41.5% 3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 15.5% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 53.3% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.0% 16.4% 15.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANETFTNTNTAP
Gross margin 63.0% 80.2% 70.6%
EBITDA margin 44.0% 39.4% 27.5%
Operating margin 43.1% 32.4% 25.0%
Pretax margin 47.3% 34.8% 24.7%
Net margin 38.4% 28.2% 19.2%
FCF margin 48.9% 41.4% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 45.1% 25.7%
Return on equity 28.6% 166.9% 99.6%
Return on assets 17.8% 20.4% 13.1%
Return on invested capital – 111.7% 36.7%
Return on capital employed 28.7% 44.2% 29.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 3.9% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANETFTNTNTAP
Debt / assets – 4.6% 22.7%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.2x -0.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 85.7% 86.4%
Equity / assets 62.4% 14.3% 13.6%
Interest coverage – 135.7x –
Current ratio 3.0x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.8x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 17.05 10.06 4.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANETFTNTNTAP
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 2.1% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 2.1% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusANETFTNTNTAP
Forward P/E 43.2xFY2026 50.3xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.99FY2026 $3.58FY2026 $10.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +0.8% +8.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $8.38BFY2026 $8.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +13.2% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANETFTNTNTAP
Held by institutions 71.2% 68.6% 97.4%
Institutions holding 2,254 1,567 959
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +23.7% -1.0%
Institutions buying 1,328 854 501
Institutions selling 732 549 336
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.56 1.49

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.

ANETFTNTNTAP
ANET 1.00 0.22 0.39
FTNT 0.22 1.00 0.34
NTAP 0.39 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANET, FTNT and NTAP?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arista Networks (ANET) $222.94B, Fortinet (FTNT) $134.37B, NetApp (NTAP) $43.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANET, FTNT and NTAP?

NetApp (NTAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arista Networks (ANET) 55.1x, Fortinet (FTNT) 63.4x, NetApp (NTAP) 30.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, NetApp (NTAP) is cheapest (Arista Networks (ANET) 43.2x, Fortinet (FTNT) 50.3x, NetApp (NTAP) 20.5x). 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%, Fortinet (FTNT) +18.8%, NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Fortinet (FTNT) 28.2%, NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%). On return on invested capital, Fortinet (FTNT) leads (Fortinet (FTNT) 111.7%, NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Arista Networks (ANET) +12.8%, Fortinet (FTNT) +111.9%, NetApp (NTAP) +82.9%. Over five years, Arista Networks (ANET) compounded fastest (Arista Networks (ANET) +47.9%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +21.8%/yr, NetApp (NTAP) +18.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortinet (FTNT) has been the steadiest (Arista Networks (ANET) 54.7%, Fortinet (FTNT) 42.7%, NetApp (NTAP) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANET, FTNT and NTAP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fortinet (FTNT) leads on 5. 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.