ANET vs HPE vs RDCM Stock Comparison

Arista Networks, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Radcom Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$178.49 -13.8% 1M +16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$203.56B
P/E
50.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins
RDCM Radcom Ltd
$10.18 -2.2% 1M -22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$161.53M
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Arista Networks leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Arista Networks 4, Radcom 3, Hewlett Packard Enterprise 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANETHPERDCMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $203.56B $60.05B $161.53M ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.3x 21.7x 18.3x RDCM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.7x 12.4x 27.5x HPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +26.6% — ANET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.4% 6.6% — ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.2% +112.5% -22.7% HPE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +40.1%/yr +26.5%/yr -2.8%/yr ANET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.0% 59.4% 47.9% RDCM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 62/100 89/100 RDCM

Percentile Scorecard

ANETHPERDCM

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

AxisANETHPERDCM
Valuation 16 #94 of 112 78 #26 of 112 97 #5 of 124
Growth 85 #17 of 108 92 #10 of 108 82 #21 of 114
Profitability 92 #9 of 104 59 #43 of 104 87 #15 of 111
Financial Health 78 #26 of 116 15 #99 of 116 91 #12 of 128
Shareholder Returns 54 #40 of 85 69 #27 of 85 –
Overall 65 62 89
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • HPE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • RDCM ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANETHPERDCMSPY
1 month -13.8%-26.8%-2.2% -1.0%
3 months -9.5%-5.9%+1.7% -0.4%
6 months +21.4%+64.9%-36.4% +4.5%
Year to date +36.2%+108.5%-22.2% +12.4%
1 year +16.2%+112.5%-22.7% +13.6%
3 years +236.0%+214.3%+32.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +49.8%+46.5%+9.7% +20.8%
5 years +438.3%+223.9%-13.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year +40.1%+26.5%-2.8% +10.4%
10 years +3,325.9%+290.9%-42.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year +42.4%+14.6%-5.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureANETHPERDCMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.0%59.4%47.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.4%54.8%52.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.362.090.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.291.89-0.47 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-48.8%-46.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-31.8%-36.9% -1.6%
52-week high $216.61$73.46$16.14 $779.14
52-week low $116.13$20.00$9.91 $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.

MultipleANETHPERDCM
P/E now vs peer median 55.6xmedian 28.1x 24.2xmedian 28.1x 18.7xmedian 41.0x
P/S now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 2.6x 1.6xmedian 2.6x —median 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.6xmedian 18.4x 13.2xmedian 18.4x —median 28.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.7xmedian 26.6x 16.0xmedian 26.6x —median 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 2.8x 2.5xmedian 2.8x 1.4xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.69median 1.11 0.75median 1.11 0.19median 1.36

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 monthsANETHPERDCM
Revenue $10.54B $41.87B –
Gross profit $6.64B $15.41B –
Operating income $4.55B $2.60B –
Net income $4.04B $2.79B $9.48M
Free cash flow $5.16B $4.16B –
R&D $1.37B $3.71B –
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $1.91 $0.53
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $6.22B $12.61M
Total debt – $20.24B –
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 1.45B 16.84M
Enterprise value $157.01B $37.93B -$273.21M

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
MetricANETHPERDCM
P/E 55.6x 24.2x 18.7x
P/FCF 43.7x 16.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 42.4x 9.9x –
P/S 21.4x 1.6x –
P/B 15.2x 2.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 15.2x 3.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 45.6x 13.2x –
EV/EBIT 46.6x 30.9x 10.0x
EV/Revenue 20.1x 1.9x –
EV/FCF 41.1x 19.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 39.9x 12.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.69 0.75 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANETHPERDCM
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 26.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 12.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% 71.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 13.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 885.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 27.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 123.6% -17.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 37.3% 96.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% 122.2% -24.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 32.5% 97.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 169.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 13.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 1,747% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.0% 41.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANETHPERDCM
Gross margin 63.0% 36.8% –
EBITDA margin 44.0% 14.5% –
Operating margin 43.1% 6.2% –
Pretax margin 47.3% 6.3% –
Net margin 38.4% 6.6% –
FCF margin 48.9% 9.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 16.0% –
Return on equity 28.6% 10.7% 8.0%
Return on assets 17.8% 3.4% 6.4%
Return on invested capital – 5.6% –
Return on capital employed 28.7% 5.1% 4.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANETHPERDCM
Debt / assets – 24.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x –
Debt / FCF – 4.9x –
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 68.2% 19.9%
Equity / assets 62.4% 31.8% 80.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.0x 1.1x 6.2x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.4x 6.1x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.2x 5.1x
Altman Z-score 17.58 1.34 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANETHPERDCM
Dividend yield – 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 0.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.2% 1.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 26.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 17.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% –

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.

ConsensusANETHPERDCM
Forward P/E 44.7xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.99FY2026 $4.03FY2026 $0.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +107.7%FY2026 -66.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +19.4% +24.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $49.18BFY2026 $56.61MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +43.4%FY2026 -20.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +14.2% +2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANETHPERDCM
Held by institutions 71.2% 88.5% 53.3%
Institutions holding 2,259 1,443 54
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -1.5% +2.3%
Institutions buying 1,330 873 29
Institutions selling 735 412 16
Buyers to sellers 1.81 2.12 1.81

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.

ANETHPERDCM
ANET 1.00 0.53 0.13
HPE 0.53 1.00 0.11
RDCM 0.13 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANET, HPE and RDCM?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arista Networks (ANET) $203.56B, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) $60.05B, Radcom (RDCM) $161.53M.

Which stock is cheaper, ANET, HPE and RDCM?

Radcom (RDCM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arista Networks (ANET) 50.3x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 21.7x, Radcom (RDCM) 18.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is cheapest (Arista Networks (ANET) 44.7x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 12.4x, Radcom (RDCM) 27.5x). 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%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +26.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) returned the most: Arista Networks (ANET) +16.2%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +112.5%, Radcom (RDCM) -22.7%. Over five years, Arista Networks (ANET) compounded fastest (Arista Networks (ANET) +40.1%/yr, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +26.5%/yr, Radcom (RDCM) -2.8%/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%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 0.01%, Radcom (RDCM) 0.00%. Arista Networks (ANET) and Radcom (RDCM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Radcom (RDCM) has been the steadiest (Arista Networks (ANET) 56.0%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 59.4%, Radcom (RDCM) 47.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANET, HPE and RDCM?

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 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.