ANET vs FTNT vs STX Stock Comparison

Arista Networks, Fortinet and Seagate Technology Holdings 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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionANETFTNTSTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $222.94B $134.37B $140.90B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.1x 63.4x 44.3x STX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.2x 50.3x 16.5x STX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +18.8% +34.1% STX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.4% 28.2% 26.1% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 111.7% 66.1% FTNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.2x 0.4x FTNT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.8% +111.9% +178.5% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +47.9%/yr +21.8%/yr +48.6%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.7% 42.7% 75.9% FTNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 69/100 63/100 FTNT

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 49 #64 of 124 25 #84 of 112
Growth 85 #17 of 109 64 #41 of 113 98 #3 of 109
Profitability 92 #9 of 105 100 #1 of 110 98 #3 of 105
Financial Health 78 #27 of 117 55 #59 of 129 36 #75 of 117
Shareholder Returns 57 #36 of 82 76 #17 of 68 56 #37 of 82
Overall 66 69 63
  • ANET ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • STX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANETFTNTSTXSPY
1 month -15.3%+0.7%-31.8% -1.0%
3 months -1.0%+18.1%-26.0% +2.9%
6 months -2.6%+113.4%+7.5% +6.4%
Year to date +31.5%+126.7%+128.9% +11.4%
1 year +12.8%+111.9%+178.5% +13.1%
3 years +261.7%+212.8%+825.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +53.6%+46.3%+110.1% +21.5%
5 years +605.7%+168.4%+622.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +47.9%+21.8%+48.6% +10.9%
10 years +3,199.8%+2,730.0%+1,727.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +41.9%+39.7%+33.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureANETFTNTSTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.7%42.7%75.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.7%37.6%75.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.240.972.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.232.622.35 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-38.3%-58.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.5%-7.6%-42.4% -2.5%
52-week high $216.61$194.75$1,094.04 $779.14
52-week low $116.13$75.23$223.00 $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.

MultipleANETFTNTSTX
P/E now vs peer median 53.7xmedian 31.3x 62.2xmedian 37.4x 43.4xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 2.6x 17.5xmedian 4.4x 11.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 19.6x 43.3xmedian 35.0x 33.1xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.1xmedian 28.3x 42.4xmedian 27.2x 46.1xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 2.9x 85.1xmedian 3.4x 66.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.63median 1.15 2.14median 1.27 0.46median 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 monthsANETFTNTSTX
Revenue $10.54B $7.53B $12.20B
Gross profit $6.64B $6.04B $5.56B
Operating income $4.55B $2.44B $4.09B
Net income $4.04B $2.12B $3.18B
Free cash flow $5.16B $3.12B $3.10B
R&D $1.37B $846.40M $755.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $2.87 $13.90
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $2.93B $1.70B
Total debt – $2.99B $3.57B
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 739.90M 229.00M
Enterprise value $176.40B $120.30B $135.89B

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 53.7x 62.2x 43.4x
P/FCF 42.1x 42.4x 46.1x
P/Operating cash flow 40.9x 38.9x 38.9x
P/S 20.6x 17.5x 11.7x
P/B 14.7x 85.1x 66.0x
P/Tangible book 14.7x 89.6x 66.0x
EV/EBITDA 43.9x 43.3x 33.1x
EV/EBIT 44.8x 52.6x 35.4x
EV/Revenue 19.3x 17.1x 11.9x
EV/FCF 39.6x 41.2x 46.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.4x 37.8x 39.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.63 2.14 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANETFTNTSTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 18.8% 34.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 14.7% 18.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% 17.2% 73.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 16.6% 60.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 24.8% 116.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 27.6% 140.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 9.3% 116.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 26.0% 100.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% 14.2% 105.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 29.1% 95.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 41.5% 239.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 15.5% 57.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 53.3% 279.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.0% 16.4% 70.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANETFTNTSTX
Gross margin 63.0% 80.2% 45.6%
EBITDA margin 44.0% 39.4% 35.8%
Operating margin 43.1% 32.4% 33.6%
Pretax margin 47.3% 34.8% 30.3%
Net margin 38.4% 28.2% 26.1%
FCF margin 48.9% 41.4% 25.4%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 45.1% 30.1%
Return on equity 28.6% 166.9% 195.2%
Return on assets 17.8% 20.4% 33.8%
Return on invested capital – 111.7% 66.1%
Return on capital employed 28.7% 44.2% 64.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 3.9% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANETFTNTSTX
Debt / assets – 4.6% 35.8%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.2x 0.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 85.7% 78.3%
Equity / assets 62.4% 14.3% 21.7%
Interest coverage – 135.7x 14.4x
Current ratio 3.0x 1.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 17.05 10.06 12.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANETFTNTSTX
Dividend yield – – 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 2.1% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 2.1% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 19.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 5.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 2.9%

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 43.2xFY2026 50.3xFY2026 16.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.99FY2026 $3.58FY2026 $38.12FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026 +144.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +0.8% +63.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $8.38BFY2026 $19.47BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +59.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +13.2% +29.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANETFTNTSTX
Held by institutions 71.2% 68.6% 83.8%
Institutions holding 2,254 1,567 1,955
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +23.7% +1.4%
Institutions buying 1,328 854 1,207
Institutions selling 732 549 590
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.56 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 0.22 0.43
FTNT 0.22 1.00 0.07
STX 0.43 0.07 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) $222.94B, Fortinet (FTNT) $134.37B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $140.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANET, FTNT and STX?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arista Networks (ANET) 55.1x, Fortinet (FTNT) 63.4x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 44.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is cheapest (Arista Networks (ANET) 43.2x, Fortinet (FTNT) 50.3x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 16.5x). 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) +18.8%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +34.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Fortinet (FTNT) 28.2%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 26.1%). On return on invested capital, Fortinet (FTNT) leads (Fortinet (FTNT) 111.7%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 66.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: Arista Networks (ANET) +12.8%, Fortinet (FTNT) +111.9%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +178.5%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Arista Networks (ANET) +47.9%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +21.8%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +48.6%/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) 54.7%, Fortinet (FTNT) 42.7%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 75.9%). 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 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.