ANET vs FTNT vs SMCI Stock Comparison

Arista Networks, Fortinet and Super Micro Computer 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
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
4 wins
SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc.
$32.94 -20.5% 1M -31.3% 1Y
Market cap
$19.68B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.06B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionANETFTNTSMCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $222.94B $134.37B $19.68B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.1x 63.4x 8.8x SMCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.2x 50.3x 7.8x SMCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +18.8% +77.8% SMCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.4% 28.2% 5.7% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 111.7% 17.0% FTNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.8% +111.9% -31.3% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +47.9%/yr +21.8%/yr +56.4%/yr SMCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.7% 42.7% 95.7% FTNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 69/100 57/100 FTNT

Percentile Scorecard

ANETFTNTSMCI

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

AxisANETFTNTSMCI
Valuation 20 #90 of 112 49 #64 of 124 65 #40 of 112
Growth 85 #17 of 109 64 #41 of 113 73 #30 of 109
Profitability 92 #9 of 105 100 #1 of 110 58 #45 of 105
Financial Health 78 #27 of 117 55 #59 of 129 67 #39 of 117
Shareholder Returns 57 #36 of 82 76 #17 of 68 24 #63 of 82
Overall 66 69 57
  • ANET ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SMCI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANETFTNTSMCISPY
1 month -15.3%+0.7%-20.5% -1.0%
3 months -1.0%+18.1%+9.4% +2.9%
6 months -2.6%+113.4%+13.3% +6.4%
Year to date +31.5%+126.7%+12.5% +11.4%
1 year +12.8%+111.9%-31.3% +13.1%
3 years +261.7%+212.8%+25.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +53.6%+46.3%+7.9% +21.5%
5 years +605.7%+168.4%+833.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +47.9%+21.8%+56.4% +10.9%
10 years +3,199.8%+2,730.0%+1,432.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +41.9%+39.7%+31.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureANETFTNTSMCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.7%42.7%95.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.7%37.6%98.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.240.974.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.232.62-0.33 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-38.3%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-7.6%-37.5% -2.5%
52-week high $216.61$194.75$52.69 $779.14
52-week low $116.13$75.23$20.53 $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.

MultipleANETFTNTSMCI
P/E now vs peer median 53.7xmedian 31.3x 62.2xmedian 37.4x 8.9xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 2.6x 17.5xmedian 4.4x 0.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 19.6x 43.3xmedian 35.0x —median 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.1xmedian 28.3x 42.4xmedian 27.2x -3.1xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 2.9x 85.1xmedian 3.4x 1.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.63median 1.15 2.14median 1.27 0.22median 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 monthsANETFTNTSMCI
Revenue $10.54B $7.53B $39.06B
Gross profit $6.64B $6.04B $4.23B
Operating income $4.55B $2.44B $2.77B
Net income $4.04B $2.12B $2.23B
Free cash flow $5.16B $3.12B -$6.97B
R&D $1.37B $846.40M $771.23M
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $2.87 $3.20
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $2.93B $7.52B
Total debt – $2.99B $4.06B
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 739.90M 697.35M
Enterprise value $176.40B $120.30B $2.58B

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
MetricANETFTNTSMCI
P/E 53.7x 62.2x 8.9x
P/FCF 42.1x 42.4x -3.1x
P/Operating cash flow 40.9x 38.9x -3.2x
P/S 20.6x 17.5x 0.6x
P/B 14.7x 85.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 14.7x 89.6x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 43.9x 43.3x –
EV/EBIT 44.8x 52.6x 5.8x
EV/Revenue 19.3x 17.1x 0.4x
EV/FCF 39.6x 41.2x -2.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.4x 37.8x -2.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.63 2.14 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANETFTNTSMCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 18.8% 77.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 14.7% 76.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% 17.2% 74.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 16.6% 48.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 24.8% 121.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 27.6% 53.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 9.3% 112.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 26.0% 51.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% 14.2% 91.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 29.1% 40.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 41.5% -510.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 15.5% -130.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 53.3% -555.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.0% 16.4% -135.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANETFTNTSMCI
Gross margin 63.0% 80.2% 10.8%
EBITDA margin 44.0% 39.4% –
Operating margin 43.1% 32.4% 7.1%
Pretax margin 47.3% 34.8% 7.1%
Net margin 38.4% 28.2% 5.7%
FCF margin 48.9% 41.4% -17.8%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 45.1% -17.4%
Return on equity 28.6% 166.9% 20.2%
Return on assets 17.8% 20.4% 8.4%
Return on invested capital – 111.7% 17.0%
Return on capital employed 28.7% 44.2% 14.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x -3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 3.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANETFTNTSMCI
Debt / assets – 4.6% 6.7%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.2x –
Debt / FCF – 0.2x -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 85.7% 51.6%
Equity / assets 62.4% 14.3% 48.4%
Interest coverage – 135.7x 14.2x
Current ratio 3.0x 1.3x 3.9x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.1x 1.9x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.8x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 17.05 10.06 3.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANETFTNTSMCI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 2.1% -6.7%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 2.1% -6.7%
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.

ConsensusANETFTNTSMCI
Forward P/E 43.2xFY2026 50.3xFY2026 7.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.99FY2026 $3.58FY2026 $4.20FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026 +15.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +0.8% +24.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $8.38BFY2026 $71.00BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +81.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +13.2% +6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANETFTNTSMCI
Held by institutions 71.2% 68.6% 68.0%
Institutions holding 2,254 1,567 773
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +23.7% +32.3%
Institutions buying 1,328 854 449
Institutions selling 732 549 233
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.56 1.93

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.

ANETFTNTSMCI
ANET 1.00 0.22 0.37
FTNT 0.22 1.00 0.17
SMCI 0.37 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANET, FTNT and SMCI?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arista Networks (ANET) $222.94B, Fortinet (FTNT) $134.37B, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) $19.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANET, FTNT and SMCI?

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arista Networks (ANET) 55.1x, Fortinet (FTNT) 63.4x, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) is cheapest (Arista Networks (ANET) 43.2x, Fortinet (FTNT) 50.3x, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 7.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%, Fortinet (FTNT) +18.8%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) +77.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Fortinet (FTNT) 28.2%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Fortinet (FTNT) leads (Fortinet (FTNT) 111.7%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 17.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Arista Networks (ANET) +12.8%, Fortinet (FTNT) +111.9%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) -31.3%. Over five years, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) compounded fastest (Arista Networks (ANET) +47.9%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +21.8%/yr, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) +56.4%/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%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 95.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 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.