BRSL vs NLST vs SNDK Stock Comparison

Brightstar Lottery, Netlist and Sandisk Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NLST Netlist Inc
$6.63 +18.8% 1M +920.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.26B
P/E
2,777x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.69M
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,304.84 -26.6% 1M +639.3% 1Y
Market cap
$205.67B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 6, Netlist 3, Brightstar Lottery 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRSLNLSTSNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.82B $2.26B $205.67B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.4x 2,777x 18.0x BRSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 7.2x 6.3x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +129.2% +175.3% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% 0.2% 56.5% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% — 73.7% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -40.8x — NLST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.9% +920.0% +639.3% NLST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.1%/yr -2.4%/yr — NLST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 104.7% 111.5% BRSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 45/100 79/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

BRSLNLSTSNDK

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

AxisBRSLNLSTSNDK
Valuation 62 #39 of 101 8 #103 of 112 66 #39 of 112
Growth 24 #74 of 97 93 #9 of 109 100 #1 of 109
Profitability 59 #39 of 94 38 #65 of 104 100 #1 of 104
Financial Health 28 #78 of 108 53 #55 of 116 82 #22 of 116
Shareholder Returns 35 #42 of 64 33 #55 of 81 49 #42 of 81
Overall 42 45 79
  • BRSL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • NLST ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SNDK ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRSLNLSTSNDKSPY
1 month -4.6%+18.8%-26.6% -0.2%
3 months -9.4%+176.3%+19.0% +3.9%
6 months -26.4%+215.7%+30.2% +8.2%
Year to date -38.7%+644.9%+449.7% +12.9%
1 year -43.9%+920.0%+639.3% +12.3%
3 years -64.8%+513.9%— +87.4%
3 years, per year -29.4%+83.2%— +23.3%
5 years -67.5%-11.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -20.1%-2.4%— +10.9%
10 years -66.4%+481.6%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -10.3%+19.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBRSLNLSTSNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%104.7%111.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%95.3%105.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.842.003.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.358.785.73 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-93.2%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.2%-3.9%-44.1% -1.2%
52-week high $17.00$6.90$2,335.00 $779.14
52-week low $9.22$0.54$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.

MultipleBRSLNLSTSNDK
P/E now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 28.3x 2,668xmedian 33.2x 16.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.8x 6.7xmedian 2.8x 9.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 17.3x 3,200xmedian 20.0x 14.8xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 15.8x -142.5xmedian 29.8x 16.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.2x 95.4xmedian 3.0x 12.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.81median 0.85 101.83median 1.17 —median 1.17

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 monthsBRSLNLSTSNDK
Revenue $2.47B $332.69M $20.25B
Gross profit $1.32B $54.02M $14.47B
Operating income $1.07B $408.00K $12.39B
Net income $366.00M $789.00K $11.43B
Free cash flow -$1.47B -$15.53M $11.49B
R&D $52.00M $3.92M $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $1.26 $0.00 $73.76
Cash & equivalents $558.00M $30.66M $4.76B
Total debt $4.35B $10.94M –
Shares (diluted) 197.00M 370.75M 155.00M
Enterprise value -$3.03B $2.17B $194.19B

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
MetricBRSLNLSTSNDK
P/E 7.5x 2,668x 16.8x
P/FCF -1.2x -142.5x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow -1.0x -142.7x 16.3x
P/S 0.7x 6.7x 9.4x
P/B 0.9x 95.4x 12.1x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 95.4x 12.1x
EV/EBITDA 3.5x 3,200x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 5.2x 5,357x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 6.6x 9.2x
EV/FCF -3.8x -140.7x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.0x -140.9x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.81 101.83 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRSLNLSTSNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 129.2% 175.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 64.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.0% 1,221% 554.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 151.4% 127.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% 101.1% 999.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.1% 26.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 8.9% 102.1% 796.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 26.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 33.1% 101.6% 751.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.4% 26.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -265.1% 48.8% 13,794%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -60.6% 28.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -207.8% 48.8% 9,678%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.7% 28.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRSLNLSTSNDK
Gross margin 53.5% 16.2% 71.5%
EBITDA margin 65.3% 0.2% 62.0%
Operating margin 43.2% 0.1% 61.2%
Pretax margin 24.4% 0.2% 64.3%
Net margin 10.0% 0.2% 56.5%
FCF margin -59.6% -4.7% 56.8%
Operating cash flow margin -74.7% -4.7% 57.6%
Return on equity 17.7% 4.7% 77.5%
Return on assets 4.2% 1.0% 57.8%
Return on invested capital 14.1% – 73.7%
Return on capital employed 14.2% 1.3% 87.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 4.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.0x -19.7x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 1.0% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRSLNLSTSNDK
Debt / assets 54.2% 3.8% –
Debt / equity 2.2x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -40.8x –
Debt / FCF -3.0x -0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 74.9% 68.4% 30.1%
Equity / assets 25.1% 31.6% 69.9%
Interest coverage – – 169.7x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.4x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 12.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 0.86 24.69 20.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRSLNLSTSNDK
Dividend yield 9.6% – –
Net buyback yield -17.8% -1.2% 0.0%
Shareholder yield -8.2% -1.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusBRSLNLSTSNDK
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 7.2xFY2026 6.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.56FY2026 $0.92FY2026 $206.11FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -38.5%FY2026 – +190.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +28.6% -4.3% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.56BFY2026 $691.20MFY2026 $50.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +266.4%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -2.1% +26.3% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRSLNLSTSNDK
Held by institutions 44.1% 0.0% –
Institutions holding 200 4 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +146.0% –
Institutions buying 97 3 –
Institutions selling 58 0 –
Buyers to sellers 1.67 – –

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.

BRSLNLSTSNDK
BRSL 1.00 0.12 0.03
NLST 0.12 1.00 0.15
SNDK 0.03 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRSL, NLST and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) $1.82B, Netlist (NLST) $2.26B, Sandisk (SNDK) $205.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRSL, NLST and SNDK?

Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 7.4x, Netlist (NLST) 2,777x, Sandisk (SNDK) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 16.9x, Netlist (NLST) 7.2x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.3x). 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%, Netlist (NLST) +129.2%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 10.0%, Netlist (NLST) 0.2%, 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 Netlist (NLST) returned the most: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -43.9%, Netlist (NLST) +920.0%, Sandisk (SNDK) +639.3%. Over five years, Netlist (NLST) compounded fastest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -20.1%/yr, Netlist (NLST) -2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) has been the steadiest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 32.6%, Netlist (NLST) 104.7%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRSL, NLST 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 6. 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.