ANET vs STX vs NTAP Stock Comparison

Arista Networks, Seagate Technology Holdings 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
$236.06B
P/E
58.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$222.08 +10.4% 1M +90.4% 1Y
Market cap
$44.64B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionANETSTXNTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $236.06B $146.83B $44.64B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 58.4x 46.1x 31.5x NTAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.4x 16.7x 21.2x STX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.6% +34.1% +12.2% STX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 38.4% 26.1% 19.2% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 66.1% 36.7% STX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x -0.5x NTAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.2% +175.2% +90.4% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +47.8%/yr +48.9%/yr +20.3%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.8% 76.0% 44.8% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 62/100 56/100 ANET

Percentile Scorecard

ANETSTXNTAP

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

AxisANETSTXNTAP
Valuation 21 #88 of 111 26 #83 of 111 41 #66 of 111
Growth 85 #17 of 108 98 #3 of 108 51 #53 of 108
Profitability 92 #9 of 104 97 #4 of 104 91 #10 of 104
Financial Health 77 #27 of 115 35 #75 of 115 27 #84 of 115
Shareholder Returns 59 #34 of 81 56 #36 of 81 70 #25 of 81
Overall 67 62 56
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • STX 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

PeriodANETSTXNTAPSPY
1 month -14.2%-29.7%+10.4% -0.8%
3 months +3.8%-21.1%+30.8% +3.5%
6 months +2.7%+8.1%+104.8% +7.0%
Year to date +35.2%+133.9%+107.4% +12.2%
1 year +15.2%+175.2%+90.4% +13.0%
3 years +302.3%+844.6%+209.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +59.1%+111.5%+45.7% +23.1%
5 years +604.0%+631.8%+151.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +47.8%+48.9%+20.3% +11.0%
10 years +3,268.8%+1,749.1%+553.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +42.2%+33.9%+20.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureANETSTXNTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.8%76.0%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.7%76.2%38.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.262.521.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.282.312.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-58.2%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-41.1%-7.1% -1.8%
52-week high $216.61$1,094.04$239.18 $779.14
52-week low $116.13$223.00$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.

MultipleANETSTXNTAP
P/E now vs peer median 55.2xmedian 32.0x 44.3xmedian 32.0x 30.7xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 2.8x 12.0xmedian 2.8x 5.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.3xmedian 19.4x 33.9xmedian 19.4x 20.9xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.4xmedian 29.0x 47.1xmedian 29.0x 26.4xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 2.9x 67.4xmedian 2.9x 29.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.68median 1.13 0.47median 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 monthsANETSTXNTAP
Revenue $10.54B $12.20B $7.39B
Gross profit $6.64B $5.56B $5.22B
Operating income $4.55B $4.09B $1.85B
Net income $4.04B $3.18B $1.42B
Free cash flow $5.16B $3.10B $1.65B
R&D $1.37B $755.00M $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $13.90 $7.09
Cash & equivalents $2.29B $1.70B $1.57B
Total debt – $3.57B $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 1.28B 229.00M 200.00M
Enterprise value $189.52B $141.82B $27.45B

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
MetricANETSTXNTAP
P/E 55.2x 44.3x 30.7x
P/FCF 43.4x 47.1x 26.4x
P/Operating cash flow 42.1x 39.8x 22.9x
P/S 21.2x 12.0x 5.9x
P/B 15.1x 67.4x 29.1x
P/Tangible book 15.1x 67.4x 29.9x
EV/EBITDA 45.3x 33.9x 20.9x
EV/EBIT 46.2x 36.1x 23.0x
EV/Revenue 19.9x 12.1x 5.7x
EV/FCF 40.8x 47.7x 25.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.6x 40.3x 22.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.68 0.47 3.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricANETSTXNTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.6% 34.1% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 18.2% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.0% 73.7% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 60.2% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.6% 116.6% 35.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 140.8% 25.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.4% 116.7% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 100.2% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 23.9% 105.4% 22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 95.2% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 31.1% 239.2% 3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 57.4% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.7% 279.3% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 76.0% 70.6% 15.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricANETSTXNTAP
Gross margin 63.0% 45.6% 70.6%
EBITDA margin 44.0% 35.8% 27.5%
Operating margin 43.1% 33.6% 25.0%
Pretax margin 47.3% 30.3% 24.7%
Net margin 38.4% 26.1% 19.2%
FCF margin 48.9% 25.4% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% 30.1% 25.7%
Return on equity 28.6% 195.2% 99.6%
Return on assets 17.8% 33.8% 13.1%
Return on invested capital – 66.1% 36.7%
Return on capital employed 28.7% 64.9% 29.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4.8% 1.7% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricANETSTXNTAP
Debt / assets – 35.8% 22.7%
Debt / equity – 1.6x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x -0.5x
Debt / FCF – 1.1x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 37.6% 78.3% 86.4%
Equity / assets 62.4% 21.7% 13.6%
Interest coverage – 14.4x –
Current ratio 3.0x 1.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 2.0x 0.5x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 17.47 13.23 4.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricANETSTXNTAP
Dividend yield – 0.5% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.1% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 0.5% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% –

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.

ConsensusANETSTXNTAP
Forward P/E 44.4xFY2026 16.7xFY2027 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.99FY2026 $38.53FY2027 $10.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +147.3%FY2027 +29.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +63.8% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.21BFY2026 $19.55BFY2027 $8.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.6%FY2026 +60.2%FY2027 +22.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +29.7% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersANETSTXNTAP
Held by institutions 71.2% 83.8% 97.4%
Institutions holding 2,254 1,955 959
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +1.4% -1.0%
Institutions buying 1,328 1,207 501
Institutions selling 732 590 336
Buyers to sellers 1.81 2.05 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.

ANETSTXNTAP
ANET 1.00 0.43 0.39
STX 0.43 1.00 0.20
NTAP 0.39 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ANET, STX and NTAP?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arista Networks (ANET) $236.06B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $146.83B, NetApp (NTAP) $44.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, ANET, STX and NTAP?

NetApp (NTAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arista Networks (ANET) 58.4x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 46.1x, NetApp (NTAP) 31.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is cheapest (Arista Networks (ANET) 44.4x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 16.7x, 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?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +34.1%, NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 26.1%, NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%). On return on invested capital, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) leads (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 66.1%, NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: Arista Networks (ANET) +15.2%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +175.2%, NetApp (NTAP) +90.4%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Arista Networks (ANET) +47.8%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +48.9%/yr, NetApp (NTAP) +20.3%/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%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.00%, NetApp (NTAP) 0.00%. 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) 54.8%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 76.0%, NetApp (NTAP) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ANET, STX 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, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 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.