ANET vs SMCI vs NTAP Stock Comparison

Arista Networks, Super Micro Computer and NetApp 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
SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc.
$35.81 -14.3% 1M -31.6% 1Y
Market cap
$20.69B
P/E
9.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.06B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$223.66 +9.4% 1M +93.0% 1Y
Market cap
$42.66B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionANETSMCINTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $231.37B $20.69B $42.66B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 57.2x 9.3x 30.1x SMCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.8x 7.9x 21.3x SMCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +77.8% +12.2% SMCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.4% 5.7% 19.2% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.0% 36.7% NTAP
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 +19.2% -31.6% +93.0% NTAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +48.8%/yr +58.9%/yr +20.2%/yr SMCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.0% 95.7% 44.8% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 58/100 58/100 ANET

Percentile Scorecard

ANETSMCINTAP

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

AxisANETSMCINTAP
Valuation 20 #89 of 111 66 #38 of 111 41 #66 of 111
Growth 85 #17 of 108 73 #30 of 108 52 #52 of 108
Profitability 92 #9 of 104 55 #47 of 104 93 #8 of 104
Financial Health 77 #27 of 115 68 #37 of 115 29 #82 of 115
Shareholder Returns 60 #32 of 78 25 #59 of 78 73 #22 of 78
Overall 67 58 58
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SMCI 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

PeriodANETSMCINTAPSPY
1 month -8.8%-14.3%+9.4% +0.9%
3 months +18.4%+39.3%+29.1% +5.9%
6 months +10.8%+36.1%+105.9% +8.5%
Year to date +42.6%+22.3%+108.9% +13.3%
1 year +19.2%-31.6%+93.0% +12.4%
3 years +324.2%+48.3%+211.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +61.9%+14.1%+46.1% +23.5%
5 years +629.6%+911.6%+150.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +48.8%+58.9%+20.2% +11.0%
10 years +3,412.2%+1,367.6%+562.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +42.8%+30.8%+20.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureANETSMCINTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.0%95.7%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.7%98.1%38.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.274.031.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35-0.332.07 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-84.8%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.7%-32.0%-6.5% -0.9%
52-week high $216.61$52.69$239.18 $779.14
52-week low $116.13$20.53$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.

MultipleANETSMCINTAP
P/E now vs peer median 58.2xmedian 33.5x 9.7xmedian 33.5x 30.9xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 2.8x 0.6xmedian 2.8x 5.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 47.9xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x 21.0xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 29.8x -3.4xmedian 29.8x 26.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 2.9x 1.6xmedian 2.9x 29.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.77median 1.10 0.24median 1.10 3.77median 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 monthsANETSMCINTAP
Revenue $10.54B $39.06B $7.39B
Gross profit $6.64B $4.23B $5.22B
Operating income $4.55B $2.77B $1.85B
Net income $4.04B $2.23B $1.42B
Free cash flow $5.16B -$6.97B $1.65B
R&D $1.37B $771.23M $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $3.20 $7.09
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $7.52B $1.57B
Total debt – $2.00B $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 697.35M 200.00M
Enterprise value $184.82B $3.59B $25.48B

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
MetricANETSMCINTAP
P/E 58.2x 9.7x 30.9x
P/FCF 45.7x -3.4x 26.6x
P/Operating cash flow 44.4x -3.5x 23.1x
P/S 22.4x 0.6x 5.9x
P/B 15.9x 1.6x 29.3x
P/Tangible book 15.9x 1.6x 30.1x
EV/EBITDA 47.9x – 21.0x
EV/EBIT 48.9x 6.5x 23.1x
EV/Revenue 21.1x 0.5x 5.8x
EV/FCF 43.1x -2.6x 25.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.9x -2.6x 22.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.77 0.24 3.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANETSMCINTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 77.8% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 76.3% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% 74.0% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 48.8% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 121.1% 35.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 53.8% 25.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 112.7% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 51.6% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% 91.6% 22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 40.9% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% -510.4% 3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.4% -130.6% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% -555.0% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.0% -135.9% 15.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANETSMCINTAP
Gross margin 63.0% 10.8% 70.6%
EBITDA margin 44.0% – 27.5%
Operating margin 43.1% 7.1% 25.0%
Pretax margin 47.3% 7.1% 24.7%
Net margin 38.4% 5.7% 19.2%
FCF margin 48.9% -17.8% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% -17.4% 25.7%
Return on equity 28.6% 20.2% 99.6%
Return on assets 17.8% 8.4% 13.1%
Return on invested capital – 17.0% 36.7%
Return on capital employed 28.7% 14.2% 29.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -3.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 1.1% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANETSMCINTAP
Debt / assets – 6.7% 22.7%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.5x
Debt / FCF – -0.3x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 51.6% 86.4%
Equity / assets 62.4% 48.4% 13.6%
Interest coverage – 14.2x –
Current ratio 3.0x 3.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 2.0x 1.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 18.29 3.61 4.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANETSMCINTAP
Dividend yield – – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -6.2% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 0.2% -6.2% 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.

ConsensusANETSMCINTAP
Forward P/E 46.8xFY2026 7.9xFY2027 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.99FY2026 $4.52FY2027 $10.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +24.5%FY2027 +29.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +21.7% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $74.04BFY2027 $8.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +89.6%FY2027 +22.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +5.0% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANETSMCINTAP
Held by institutions 71.2% 68.0% 97.4%
Institutions holding 2,254 774 959
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +32.3% -1.0%
Institutions buying 1,328 450 501
Institutions selling 732 233 336
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.93 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.

ANETSMCINTAP
ANET 1.00 0.37 0.40
SMCI 0.37 1.00 0.37
NTAP 0.40 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANET, SMCI and NTAP?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arista Networks (ANET) $231.37B, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) $20.69B, NetApp (NTAP) $42.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANET, SMCI and NTAP?

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arista Networks (ANET) 57.2x, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 9.3x, NetApp (NTAP) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) is cheapest (Arista Networks (ANET) 46.8x, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 7.9x, NetApp (NTAP) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) +77.8%, NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 5.7%, NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%). On return on invested capital, NetApp (NTAP) leads (Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 17.0%, NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NetApp (NTAP) returned the most: Arista Networks (ANET) +19.2%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) -31.6%, NetApp (NTAP) +93.0%. Over five years, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) compounded fastest (Arista Networks (ANET) +48.8%/yr, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) +58.9%/yr, NetApp (NTAP) +20.2%/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) 55.0%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 95.7%, NetApp (NTAP) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANET, SMCI 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, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 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.