BRSL vs DLB vs SNDK Stock Comparison

Brightstar Lottery, Dolby Laboratories and Sandisk Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DLB Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$63.13 +7.7% 1M -6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.91B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,255.58 -29.4% 1M +574.5% 1Y
Market cap
$192.10B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 7, Dolby Laboratories 2, Brightstar Lottery 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRSLDLBSNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.87B $5.91B $192.10B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.5x 26.1x 16.8x BRSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 14.1x 6.1x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +0.6% +175.3% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 16.7% 56.5% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% — 73.7% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.7% -6.3% +574.5% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.4%/yr -6.4%/yr — DLB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.7% 30.3% 111.7% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 66/100 79/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

BRSLDLBSNDK

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

AxisBRSLDLBSNDK
Valuation 60 #41 of 102 86 #14 of 95 66 #39 of 111
Growth 24 #75 of 98 27 #68 of 93 100 #1 of 108
Profitability 60 #39 of 95 71 #27 of 91 100 #1 of 104
Financial Health 29 #78 of 109 62 #39 of 101 82 #22 of 115
Shareholder Returns 35 #42 of 64 84 #13 of 75 49 #42 of 81
Overall 41 66 79
  • BRSL ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • DLB ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • 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

PeriodBRSLDLBSNDKSPY
1 month -4.4%+7.7%-29.4% -0.8%
3 months -9.2%+23.1%-1.8% +3.5%
6 months -26.0%-0.8%+17.3% +7.0%
Year to date -38.6%-1.7%+428.9% +12.2%
1 year -42.7%-6.3%+574.5% +13.0%
3 years -64.7%-19.7%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -29.4%-7.1%— +23.1%
5 years -68.1%-28.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -20.4%-6.4%— +11.0%
10 years -66.5%+26.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -10.4%+2.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBRSLDLBSNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.7%30.3%111.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.3%31.6%105.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.840.543.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.31-0.215.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-49.6%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.1%-8.6%-46.2% -1.8%
52-week high $17.00$69.09$2,335.00 $779.14
52-week low $9.22$48.50$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.

MultipleBRSLDLBSNDK
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 28.8x 26.3xmedian 42.1x 16.1xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.8x 4.4xmedian 7.1x 9.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 17.7x 15.9xmedian 27.5x 14.2xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 15.8x 15.2xmedian 37.2x 15.9xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.2x 2.3xmedian 4.2x 11.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.81median 0.85 12.63median 2.23 —median 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 monthsBRSLDLBSNDK
Revenue $2.47B $1.35B $20.25B
Gross profit $1.32B $1.19B $14.47B
Operating income $1.07B $239.10M $12.39B
Net income $366.00M $228.00M $11.43B
Free cash flow -$1.47B $392.67M $11.49B
R&D $52.00M $265.94M $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $1.26 $2.39 $73.76
Cash & equivalents $558.00M $669.39M $4.76B
Total debt $19.09B – –
Shares (diluted) 197.00M 94.52M 155.00M
Enterprise value -$2.98B $3.30B $180.62B

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
MetricBRSLDLBSNDK
P/E 7.6x 26.3x 16.1x
P/FCF -1.2x 15.2x 15.9x
P/Operating cash flow -1.0x 13.6x 15.7x
P/S 0.7x 4.4x 9.1x
P/B 0.9x 2.3x 11.6x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.7x 11.6x
EV/EBITDA 3.5x 15.9x 14.2x
EV/EBIT 5.2x 22.1x 14.4x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 3.9x 8.8x
EV/FCF -3.8x 13.4x 15.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.0x 12.1x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.81 12.63 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRSLDLBSNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 0.6% 175.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 1.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.0% -0.5% 554.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 151.4% 1.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% -15.1% 999.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.1% -1.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 8.9% -14.2% 796.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 1.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 33.1% -12.3% 751.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.4% 2.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -265.1% -6.0% 13,794%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -60.6% 9.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -207.8% -10.4% 9,678%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.7% 9.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRSLDLBSNDK
Gross margin 53.5% 87.6% 71.5%
EBITDA margin 65.3% 24.5% 62.0%
Operating margin 43.2% 17.7% 61.2%
Pretax margin 24.4% 20.4% 64.3%
Net margin 10.0% 16.7% 56.5%
FCF margin -59.6% 29.0% 56.8%
Operating cash flow margin -74.7% 32.3% 57.6%
Return on equity 17.7% 8.7% 77.5%
Return on assets 4.2% 7.1% 57.8%
Return on invested capital 14.1% – 73.7%
Return on capital employed 14.2% 8.6% 87.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.0x 1.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 9.6% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRSLDLBSNDK
Debt / assets 54.2% – –
Debt / equity 2.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – –
Debt / FCF -3.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 74.9% 17.9% 30.1%
Equity / assets 25.1% 82.1% 69.9%
Interest coverage – – 169.7x
Current ratio 1.1x 3.2x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 3.1x 12.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 0.86 8.51 19.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRSLDLBSNDK
Dividend yield 9.6% 2.3% –
Net buyback yield -17.7% 3.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -8.2% 5.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 58.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 34.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% –

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.

ConsensusBRSLDLBSNDK
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 6.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.56FY2026 $4.49FY2026 $206.11FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -38.5%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +28.6% +4.7% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.56BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -2.1% -7.7% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRSLDLBSNDK
Held by institutions 44.1% 65.4% 74.3%
Institutions holding 200 389 1,816
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +5.8% -1.9%
Institutions buying 97 195 1,269
Institutions selling 58 148 457
Buyers to sellers 1.67 1.32 2.78

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.

BRSLDLBSNDK
BRSL 1.00 0.32 0.03
DLB 0.32 1.00 -0.02
SNDK 0.03 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRSL, DLB and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) $1.87B, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $5.91B, Sandisk (SNDK) $192.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRSL, DLB and SNDK?

Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 7.5x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 26.1x, Sandisk (SNDK) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 17.0x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 14.1x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.1x). 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: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) +0.7%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 10.0%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 16.7%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 14.1%, Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -42.7%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.3%, Sandisk (SNDK) +574.5%. Over five years, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) compounded fastest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -20.4%/yr, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 0.00%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 0.02%, Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%. Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) and Sandisk (SNDK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has been the steadiest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 32.7%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 30.3%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRSL, DLB 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 7. 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.