ANET vs FTNT vs STX Stock Comparison

Arista Networks, Fortinet and Seagate Technology Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$184.25 -9.1% 1M +13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$212.13B
P/E
52.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$139.10 -20.9% 1M +65.2% 1Y
Market cap
$99.50B
P/E
43.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.88B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionANETFTNTSTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $212.13B $99.50B $145.14B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 52.4x 43.6x 33.0x STX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.2x 38.9x 18.2x STX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +20.2% +44.4% STX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.4% — 31.9% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 82.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.7% +65.2% +163.7% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +48.4%/yr +15.6%/yr +51.1%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 48.8% 73.9% FTNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 55/100 67/100 STX

Percentile Scorecard

ANETFTNTSTX

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

AxisANETFTNTSTX
Valuation 20 #90 of 112 42 #73 of 124 32 #77 of 112
Growth 85 #17 of 108 67 #38 of 113 99 #2 of 108
Profitability 94 #7 of 104 97 #4 of 109 100 #1 of 104
Financial Health 78 #26 of 116 14 #109 of 127 44 #65 of 116
Shareholder Returns 56 #35 of 78 – 62 #30 of 78
Overall 67 55 67
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • STX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANETFTNTSTXSPY
1 month -9.1%-20.9%-23.3% +0.7%
3 months +7.8%-9.8%-17.8% +3.7%
6 months +6.7%+65.0%+4.0% +7.1%
Year to date +40.6%+75.2%+154.4% +12.8%
1 year +13.7%+65.2%+163.7% +11.9%
3 years +319.4%+147.0%+923.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +61.3%+35.2%+117.3% +22.8%
5 years +619.4%+106.8%+686.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +48.4%+15.6%+51.1% +10.9%
10 years +3,363.3%+2,087.1%+1,951.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +42.6%+36.1%+35.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureANETFTNTSTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%48.8%73.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.5%51.0%76.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.271.042.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.251.332.21 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-38.3%-58.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-28.6%-36.0% -1.2%
52-week high $216.61$194.75$1,094.04 $779.14
52-week low $116.13$75.23$237.49 $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.

MultipleANETFTNTSTX
P/E now vs peer median 57.4xmedian 32.9x 44.7xmedian 39.0x 36.3xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 2.9x 12.9xmedian 4.6x 11.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 47.2xmedian 20.0x —median 32.7x 28.2xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.1xmedian 30.2x 41.4xmedian 27.4x 38.7xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 2.9x 45.4xmedian 3.2x 46.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.74median 1.08 1.57median 1.23 0.39median 1.08

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 monthsANETFTNTSTX
Revenue $10.54B $7.88B $13.80B
Gross profit $6.64B – $6.95B
Operating income $4.55B $2.60B $5.46B
Net income $4.04B $2.28B $4.40B
Free cash flow $5.16B – $4.16B
R&D $1.37B $857.40M $769.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $3.08 $18.95
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $3.75B $1.26B
Total debt – – $2.35B
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 739.90M 232.00M
Enterprise value $165.59B $99.50B $139.98B

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
MetricANETFTNTSTX
P/E 57.4x 44.7x 36.3x
P/FCF 45.1x 41.4x 38.7x
P/Operating cash flow 43.8x 27.7x 33.3x
P/S 22.0x 12.9x 11.7x
P/B 15.7x 45.4x 46.6x
P/Tangible book 15.7x 45.4x 46.6x
EV/EBITDA 47.2x – 28.2x
EV/EBIT 48.2x – 29.6x
EV/Revenue 20.8x 12.9x 11.7x
EV/FCF 42.5x – 39.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.3x 27.7x 33.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.74 1.57 0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANETFTNTSTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 20.2% 44.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 15.1% 26.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% – 97.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% – 89.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 27.8% 150.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 28.9% 125.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 21.8% 156.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 25.6% 99.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% 25.3% 150.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 28.5% 94.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 50.6% 217.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 17.5% 80.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% – 241.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.0% – 93.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANETFTNTSTX
Gross margin 63.0% – 50.4%
EBITDA margin 44.0% – 41.6%
Operating margin 43.1% – 39.6%
Pretax margin 47.3% – 36.7%
Net margin 38.4% – 31.9%
FCF margin 48.9% – 30.1%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 46.8% 35.0%
Return on equity 28.6% 120.1% 156.4%
Return on assets 17.8% 20.0% 43.3%
Return on invested capital – – 82.3%
Return on capital employed 28.7% – 76.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 3.9% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANETFTNTSTX
Debt / assets – – 22.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.2x
Debt / FCF – – 0.6x
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 81.2% 66.6%
Equity / assets 62.4% 18.8% 33.4%
Interest coverage – – 22.3x
Current ratio 3.0x 1.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.3x – 1.1x
Cash ratio 2.0x – 0.4x
Altman Z-score 18.07 – 16.77

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANETFTNTSTX
Dividend yield – – 0.4%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – 0.3%
Shareholder yield 0.2% – 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 14.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 15.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.8%

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.

ConsensusANETFTNTSTX
Forward P/E 46.2xFY2026 38.9xFY2026 18.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.99FY2026 $3.58FY2026 $38.53FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026 +147.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +0.8% +63.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $8.38BFY2026 $19.55BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +60.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +13.2% +29.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANETFTNTSTX
Held by institutions 71.2% 68.6% 83.8%
Institutions holding 2,255 1,568 1,957
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +23.7% +1.4%
Institutions buying 1,328 854 1,209
Institutions selling 733 550 590
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.55 2.05

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.

ANETFTNTSTX
ANET 1.00 0.21 0.43
FTNT 0.21 1.00 0.08
STX 0.43 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANET, FTNT and STX?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arista Networks (ANET) $212.13B, Fortinet (FTNT) $99.50B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $145.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANET, FTNT and STX?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arista Networks (ANET) 52.4x, Fortinet (FTNT) 43.6x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 33.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is cheapest (Arista Networks (ANET) 46.2x, Fortinet (FTNT) 38.9x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 18.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%, Fortinet (FTNT) +20.2%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +44.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 31.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: Arista Networks (ANET) +13.7%, Fortinet (FTNT) +65.2%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +163.7%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Arista Networks (ANET) +48.4%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +15.6%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +51.1%/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%, Fortinet (FTNT) 0.00%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.00%. Arista Networks (ANET) and Fortinet (FTNT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortinet (FTNT) has been the steadiest (Arista Networks (ANET) 54.9%, Fortinet (FTNT) 48.8%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 73.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 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.