ANET vs P vs NTAP Stock Comparison

Arista Networks, Everpure and NetApp Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$177.20 -14.2% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$236.37B
P/E
58.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
5 wins
P Everpure, Inc.
$131.41 +4.3% 1M +40.1% 1Y
Market cap
$46.12B
P/E
182.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$222.08 +10.4% 1M +90.4% 1Y
Market cap
$44.99B
P/E
31.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionANETPNTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $236.37B $46.12B $44.99B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.4x 182.1x 31.7x NTAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.4x 44.4x 21.2x NTAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +27.2% +12.2% ANET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.4% 5.9% 19.2% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 36.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.2% +40.1% +90.4% NTAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +47.8%/yr +37.8%/yr +20.3%/yr ANET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.8% 73.0% 44.8% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 51/100 56/100 ANET

Percentile Scorecard

ANETPNTAP

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

AxisANETPNTAP
Valuation 21 #88 of 111 16 #93 of 111 41 #66 of 111
Growth 85 #17 of 108 78 #25 of 108 51 #53 of 108
Profitability 92 #9 of 104 64 #38 of 104 91 #10 of 104
Financial Health 77 #27 of 115 33 #77 of 115 27 #84 of 115
Shareholder Returns 59 #34 of 81 61 #32 of 81 70 #25 of 81
Overall 67 51 56
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • P ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NTAP ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodANETPNTAPSPY
1 month -14.2%+4.3%+10.4% -0.8%
3 months +3.8%+77.1%+30.8% +3.5%
6 months +2.7%+77.7%+104.8% +7.0%
Year to date +35.2%+96.1%+107.4% +12.2%
1 year +15.2%+40.1%+90.4% +13.0%
3 years +302.3%+298.8%+209.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +59.1%+58.6%+45.7% +23.1%
5 years +604.0%+396.8%+151.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +47.8%+37.8%+20.3% +11.0%
10 years +3,268.8%+948.8%+553.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +42.2%+26.5%+20.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureANETPNTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.8%73.0%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.7%82.7%38.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.262.621.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.280.552.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-48.6%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-16.3%-7.1% -1.8%
52-week high $216.61$156.95$239.18 $779.14
52-week low $116.13$56.99$94.11 $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.

MultipleANETPNTAP
P/E now vs peer median 55.2xmedian 32.0x 172.7xmedian 32.0x 30.7xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 2.8x 10.3xmedian 2.8x 5.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.3xmedian 19.4x 111.4xmedian 19.4x 20.9xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.4xmedian 29.0x 341.7xmedian 29.0x 26.4xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 2.9x 28.4xmedian 2.9x 29.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.68median 1.13 0.31median 1.13 3.74median 1.13

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 monthsANETPNTAP
Revenue $10.54B $4.26B $7.39B
Gross profit $6.64B $2.97B $5.22B
Operating income $4.55B $224.21M $1.85B
Net income $4.04B $253.29M $1.42B
Free cash flow $5.16B $128.17M $1.65B
R&D $1.37B $1.05B $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $0.73 $7.09
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $385.69M $1.57B
Total debt – – $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 345.59M 200.00M
Enterprise value $189.82B $40.52B $27.80B

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
MetricANETPNTAP
P/E 55.2x 172.7x 30.7x
P/FCF 43.4x 341.7x 26.4x
P/Operating cash flow 42.1x 102.4x 22.9x
P/S 21.2x 10.3x 5.9x
P/B 15.1x 28.4x 29.1x
P/Tangible book 15.1x 28.9x 29.9x
EV/EBITDA 45.3x 111.4x 20.9x
EV/EBIT 46.2x 190.8x 23.0x
EV/Revenue 19.9x 10.0x 5.7x
EV/FCF 40.8x 333.8x 25.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.6x 100.0x 22.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.68 0.31 3.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANETPNTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 27.2% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 15.5% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% 28.3% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 15.5% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 195.6% 35.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 277.6% 25.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 82.0% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 574.2% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% 77.8% 22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 550.0% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% -46.6% 3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.4% -13.6% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% -76.7% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.0% -34.5% 15.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANETPNTAP
Gross margin 63.0% 69.7% 70.6%
EBITDA margin 44.0% 9.0% 27.5%
Operating margin 43.1% 5.3% 25.0%
Pretax margin 47.3% 6.6% 24.7%
Net margin 38.4% 5.9% 19.2%
FCF margin 48.9% 3.0% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 10.0% 25.7%
Return on equity 28.6% 17.0% 99.6%
Return on assets 17.8% 5.1% 13.1%
Return on invested capital – – 36.7%
Return on capital employed 28.7% 8.0% 29.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 12.9% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANETPNTAP
Debt / assets – – 22.7%
Debt / equity – – 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.5x
Debt / FCF – – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 70.5% 86.4%
Equity / assets 62.4% 29.5% 13.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.0x 1.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.5x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 17.47 8.07 4.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANETPNTAP
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.6% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 0.6% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusANETPNTAP
Forward P/E 44.4xFY2026 44.4xFY2026 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.99FY2026 $2.96FY2026 $10.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +43.7%FY2026 +29.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +48.6% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $4.74BFY2026 $8.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +29.5%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +41.5% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANETPNTAP
Held by institutions 71.2% 83.0% 97.4%
Institutions holding 2,254 804 959
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +2.2% -1.0%
Institutions buying 1,328 442 501
Institutions selling 732 259 336
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.71 1.49

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.

ANETPNTAP
ANET 1.00 0.48 0.39
P 0.48 1.00 0.55
NTAP 0.39 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANET, P and NTAP?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arista Networks (ANET) $236.37B, Everpure (P) $46.12B, NetApp (NTAP) $44.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANET, P and NTAP?

NetApp (NTAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arista Networks (ANET) 58.4x, Everpure (P) 182.1x, NetApp (NTAP) 31.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, NetApp (NTAP) is cheapest (Arista Networks (ANET) 44.4x, Everpure (P) 44.4x, NetApp (NTAP) 21.2x). 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%, Everpure (P) +27.2%, NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Everpure (P) 5.9%, NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NetApp (NTAP) returned the most: Arista Networks (ANET) +15.2%, Everpure (P) +40.1%, NetApp (NTAP) +90.4%. Over five years, Arista Networks (ANET) compounded fastest (Arista Networks (ANET) +47.8%/yr, Everpure (P) +37.8%/yr, NetApp (NTAP) +20.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NetApp (NTAP) has been the steadiest (Arista Networks (ANET) 54.8%, Everpure (P) 73.0%, NetApp (NTAP) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.