ANET vs NLST vs SNDK Stock Comparison

Arista Networks, Netlist and Sandisk Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$186.85 -8.8% 1M +19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$231.37B
P/E
57.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins
NLST Netlist Inc
$6.94 +28.0% 1M +951.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.27B
P/E
2,789x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.69M
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
1 win
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,404.77 -18.0% 1M +700.3% 1Y
Market cap
$196.03B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 5, Arista Networks 3, Netlist 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionANETNLSTSNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $231.37B $2.27B $196.03B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 57.2x 2,789x 17.1x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.8x 7.5x 6.8x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +129.2% +175.3% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.4% 0.2% 56.5% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 73.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -40.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.2% +951.5% +700.3% NLST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +48.8%/yr -2.6%/yr — ANET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.0% 104.8% 111.7% ANET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 45/100 79/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

ANETNLSTSNDK

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

AxisANETNLSTSNDK
Valuation 20 #89 of 111 7 #103 of 111 66 #39 of 111
Growth 85 #17 of 108 93 #9 of 108 100 #1 of 108
Profitability 92 #9 of 104 38 #65 of 104 100 #1 of 104
Financial Health 77 #27 of 115 52 #56 of 115 81 #23 of 115
Shareholder Returns 60 #32 of 78 34 #52 of 78 51 #39 of 78
Overall 67 45 79
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NLST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANETNLSTSNDKSPY
1 month -8.8%+28.0%-18.0% +0.9%
3 months +18.4%+185.6%+38.3% +5.9%
6 months +10.8%+225.8%+32.0% +8.5%
Year to date +42.6%+679.8%+491.8% +13.3%
1 year +19.2%+951.5%+700.3% +12.4%
3 years +324.2%+542.6%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +61.9%+86.0%— +23.5%
5 years +629.6%-12.2%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +48.8%-2.6%— +11.0%
10 years +3,412.2%+519.6%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +42.8%+20.0%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureANETNLSTSNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.0%104.8%111.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.7%95.3%106.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.272.013.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.359.086.27 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-93.2%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%0.0%-39.8% -0.9%
52-week high $216.61$6.94$2,335.00 $779.14
52-week low $116.13$0.54$175.53 $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.

MultipleANETNLSTSNDK
P/E now vs peer median 58.2xmedian 33.5x 2,793xmedian 33.5x 18.1xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 2.8x 7.0xmedian 2.8x 10.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 47.9xmedian 19.6x 3,352xmedian 19.6x 16.0xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 29.8x -149.2xmedian 29.8x 17.8xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 2.9x 99.9xmedian 2.9x 13.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.77median 1.10 106.59median 1.10 —median 1.10

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 monthsANETNLSTSNDK
Revenue $10.54B $332.69M $20.25B
Gross profit $6.64B $54.02M $14.47B
Operating income $4.55B $408.00K $12.39B
Net income $4.04B $789.00K $11.43B
Free cash flow $5.16B -$15.53M $11.49B
R&D $1.37B $3.92M $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $0.00 $73.76
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $30.66M $4.76B
Total debt – $10.94M –
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 370.75M 155.00M
Enterprise value $184.82B $2.18B $184.55B

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
MetricANETNLSTSNDK
P/E 58.2x 2,793x 18.1x
P/FCF 45.7x -149.2x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 44.4x -149.3x 17.6x
P/S 22.4x 7.0x 10.1x
P/B 15.9x 99.9x 13.0x
P/Tangible book 15.9x 99.9x 13.0x
EV/EBITDA 47.9x 3,352x 16.0x
EV/EBIT 48.9x 5,611x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 21.1x 6.9x 9.9x
EV/FCF 43.1x -147.4x 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.9x -147.5x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.77 106.59 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANETNLSTSNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 129.2% 175.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 64.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% 1,221% 554.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 127.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 101.1% 999.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 26.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 102.1% 796.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 26.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% 101.6% 751.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 26.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 48.8% 13,794%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 28.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 48.8% 9,678%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.0% 28.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANETNLSTSNDK
Gross margin 63.0% 16.2% 71.5%
EBITDA margin 44.0% 0.2% 62.0%
Operating margin 43.1% 0.1% 61.2%
Pretax margin 47.3% 0.2% 64.3%
Net margin 38.4% 0.2% 56.5%
FCF margin 48.9% -4.7% 56.8%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% -4.7% 57.6%
Return on equity 28.6% 4.7% 77.5%
Return on assets 17.8% 1.0% 57.8%
Return on invested capital – – 73.7%
Return on capital employed 28.7% 1.3% 87.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 4.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -19.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 1.0% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANETNLSTSNDK
Debt / assets – 3.8% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -40.8x –
Debt / FCF – -0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 68.4% 30.1%
Equity / assets 62.4% 31.6% 69.9%
Interest coverage – – 169.7x
Current ratio 3.0x 1.4x 2.3x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.7x 12.2x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 18.29 25.93 21.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANETNLSTSNDK
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.2% -1.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.2% -1.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusANETNLSTSNDK
Forward P/E 46.8xFY2026 7.5xFY2026 6.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.99FY2026 $0.92FY2026 $206.11FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 – +190.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% -4.3% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $691.20MFY2026 $50.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +266.4%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +26.3% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANETNLSTSNDK
Held by institutions 71.2% 0.0% 74.3%
Institutions holding 2,254 4 1,815
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +146.0% -1.9%
Institutions buying 1,328 3 1,268
Institutions selling 732 0 457
Buyers to sellers 1.81 – 2.77

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.

ANETNLSTSNDK
ANET 1.00 0.23 0.40
NLST 0.23 1.00 0.15
SNDK 0.40 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANET, NLST and SNDK?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arista Networks (ANET) $231.37B, Netlist (NLST) $2.27B, Sandisk (SNDK) $196.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANET, NLST and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arista Networks (ANET) 57.2x, Netlist (NLST) 2,789x, Sandisk (SNDK) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Arista Networks (ANET) 46.8x, Netlist (NLST) 7.5x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sandisk (SNDK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%, Netlist (NLST) +129.2%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Netlist (NLST) 0.2%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Netlist (NLST) returned the most: Arista Networks (ANET) +19.2%, Netlist (NLST) +951.5%, Sandisk (SNDK) +700.3%. Over five years, Arista Networks (ANET) compounded fastest (Arista Networks (ANET) +48.8%/yr, Netlist (NLST) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arista Networks (ANET) has been the steadiest (Arista Networks (ANET) 55.0%, Netlist (NLST) 104.8%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANET, NLST and SNDK?

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