ANET vs NTAP vs ORCL Stock Comparison

Arista Networks, NetApp and Oracle Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$187.06 -9.4% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$236.13B
P/E
58.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$227.58 +13.1% 1M +94.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.81B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins
ORCL Oracle Corp
$130.55 -4.8% 1M -53.6% 1Y
Market cap
$430.93B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.78B
Div. yield
0.01%
ERP Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionANETNTAPORCLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $236.13B $43.81B $430.93B ORCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.4x 30.9x 22.9x ORCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.9x 21.7x 15.2x ORCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +12.2% +21.6% ANET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.4% 19.2% 26.2% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 36.7% 11.0% NTAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x 2.6x NTAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.3% +94.2% -53.6% NTAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +49.1%/yr +20.5%/yr +6.3%/yr ANET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.0% 44.8% 57.0% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 57/100 52/100 ANET

Percentile Scorecard

ANETNTAPORCL

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

AxisANETNTAPORCL
Valuation 20 #90 of 112 42 #65 of 112 55 #46 of 101
Growth 85 #17 of 109 52 #53 of 109 62 #38 of 97
Profitability 90 #11 of 104 92 #9 of 104 84 #16 of 94
Financial Health 77 #27 of 116 28 #84 of 116 38 #67 of 108
Shareholder Returns 58 #35 of 81 70 #25 of 81 21 #51 of 64
Overall 66 57 52
  • ANET ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NTAP ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ORCL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANETNTAPORCLSPY
1 month -9.4%+13.1%-4.8% -0.2%
3 months +10.2%+30.4%+8.8% +3.9%
6 months +13.2%+110.2%-21.3% +8.2%
Year to date +42.8%+112.5%-33.0% +12.9%
1 year +19.3%+94.2%-53.6% +12.3%
3 years +324.7%+216.9%+29.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +62.0%+46.9%+8.9% +23.3%
5 years +635.3%+153.7%+35.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +49.1%+20.5%+6.3% +10.9%
10 years +3,436.1%+573.3%+241.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +42.8%+21.0%+13.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureANETNTAPORCLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.0%44.8%57.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.7%38.8%56.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.271.382.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.352.10-0.94 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-43.5%-65.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.6%-4.8%-53.6% -1.2%
52-week high $216.61$239.18$281.40 $779.14
52-week low $116.13$94.11$115.01 $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.

MultipleANETNTAPORCL
P/E now vs peer median 58.3xmedian 33.2x 31.5xmedian 33.2x 20.6xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 2.8x 6.0xmedian 2.8x 5.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.0xmedian 20.0x 21.4xmedian 20.0x 14.2xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.8xmedian 29.8x 27.0xmedian 29.8x -13.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 3.0x 29.8xmedian 3.0x 5.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.77median 1.17 3.84median 1.17 0.87median 0.85

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 monthsANETNTAPORCL
Revenue $10.54B $7.39B $71.78B
Gross profit $6.64B $5.22B –
Operating income $4.55B $1.85B $23.06B
Net income $4.04B $1.42B $18.92B
Free cash flow $5.16B $1.65B -$28.72B
R&D $1.37B $1.02B $10.18B
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $7.09 $6.27
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $1.57B $36.37B
Total debt – $2.49B $125.34B
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 200.00M 3.00B
Enterprise value $189.58B $26.63B $303.06B

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
MetricANETNTAPORCL
P/E 58.3x 31.5x 20.6x
P/FCF 45.8x 27.0x -13.7x
P/Operating cash flow 44.5x 23.5x 8.4x
P/S 22.4x 6.0x 5.5x
P/B 15.9x 29.8x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 15.9x 30.6x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 48.0x 21.4x 14.2x
EV/EBIT 49.0x 23.5x 21.0x
EV/Revenue 21.1x 5.9x 6.7x
EV/FCF 43.2x 26.4x -16.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.9x 22.9x 10.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.77 3.84 0.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANETNTAPORCL
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 12.2% 21.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 6.0% 12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% 13.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 7.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 35.6% 28.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 25.3% 18.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 21.1% 52.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 5.5% 26.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% 22.9% 46.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 8.2% 23.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 3.2% 118.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 14.0% 38.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% -0.5% -388.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.0% 15.5% -71.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANETNTAPORCL
Gross margin 63.0% 70.6% –
EBITDA margin 44.0% 27.5% 47.3%
Operating margin 43.1% 25.0% 32.1%
Pretax margin 47.3% 24.7% 30.3%
Net margin 38.4% 19.2% 26.2%
FCF margin 48.9% 22.3% -40.0%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 25.7% 65.4%
Return on equity 28.6% 99.6% 34.3%
Return on assets 17.8% 13.1% 6.7%
Return on invested capital – 36.7% 11.0%
Return on capital employed 28.7% 29.4% 9.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 5.4% 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANETNTAPORCL
Debt / assets – 22.7% 41.3%
Debt / equity – 1.7x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x 2.6x
Debt / FCF – 1.5x -4.4x
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 86.4% 77.8%
Equity / assets 62.4% 13.6% 22.2%
Interest coverage – – 4.5x
Current ratio 3.0x 1.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.8x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 18.31 4.21 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANETNTAPORCL
Dividend yield – 0.9% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 1.7% -5.1%
Shareholder yield 0.2% 2.6% -3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 31.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -20.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 17.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 15.1%

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.

ConsensusANETNTAPORCL
Forward P/E 46.9xFY2026 21.7xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.99FY2026 $10.50FY2026 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +29.2%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +8.7% +23.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $8.49BFY2026 $95.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +8.6% +45.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANETNTAPORCL
Held by institutions 71.2% 97.4% 44.7%
Institutions holding 2,254 959 3,497
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% -1.0% +6.6%
Institutions buying 1,328 501 1,808
Institutions selling 732 336 1,309
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.49 1.38

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.

ANETNTAPORCL
ANET 1.00 0.40 0.37
NTAP 0.40 1.00 0.37
ORCL 0.37 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANET, NTAP and ORCL?

Oracle (ORCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arista Networks (ANET) $236.13B, NetApp (NTAP) $43.81B, Oracle (ORCL) $430.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANET, NTAP and ORCL?

Oracle (ORCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arista Networks (ANET) 58.4x, NetApp (NTAP) 30.9x, Oracle (ORCL) 22.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oracle (ORCL) is cheapest (Arista Networks (ANET) 46.9x, NetApp (NTAP) 21.7x, Oracle (ORCL) 15.2x). 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%, NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%, Oracle (ORCL) +21.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%, Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%). On return on invested capital, NetApp (NTAP) leads (NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%, Oracle (ORCL) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NetApp (NTAP) returned the most: Arista Networks (ANET) +19.3%, NetApp (NTAP) +94.2%, Oracle (ORCL) -53.6%. Over five years, Arista Networks (ANET) compounded fastest (Arista Networks (ANET) +49.1%/yr, NetApp (NTAP) +20.5%/yr, Oracle (ORCL) +6.3%/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%, NetApp (NTAP) 0.00%, Oracle (ORCL) 0.01%. Arista Networks (ANET) and NetApp (NTAP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NetApp (NTAP) has been the steadiest (Arista Networks (ANET) 55.0%, NetApp (NTAP) 44.8%, Oracle (ORCL) 57.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANET, NTAP and ORCL?

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.