BRSL vs POET vs WDC Stock Comparison

Brightstar Lottery, Poet Technologies and Western Digital Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$5.66 -26.2% 1M -14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$479.29M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
WDC Western Digital Corp
$395.41 -12.8% 1M +179.7% 1Y
Market cap
$134.23B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.48B
Div. yield
0.00%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Western Digital leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Western Digital 8, Brightstar Lottery 2, Poet Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBRSLPOETWDCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.88B $479.29M $134.23B WDC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 0.0x 13.4x BRSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.2x — 16.4x WDC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.7% +266.1% +43.0% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.0% -4,420.7% 69.2% WDC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% — 53.8% WDC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — -0.1x WDC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.4% -14.6% +179.7% WDC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.1%/yr -7.5%/yr +58.6%/yr WDC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 140.0% 80.4% BRSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 22/100 79/100 WDC

Percentile Scorecard

BRSLPOETWDC

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

AxisBRSLPOETWDC
Valuation 62 #39 of 101 51 #47 of 94 49 #58 of 112
Growth 24 #74 of 97 13 #80 of 92 98 #3 of 108
Profitability 59 #39 of 93 2 #86 of 88 98 #3 of 104
Financial Health 29 #77 of 108 – 67 #39 of 116
Shareholder Returns 34 #42 of 63 – 83 #14 of 78
Overall 42 22 79
  • BRSL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • WDC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBRSLPOETWDCSPY
1 month -3.4%-26.2%-12.8% +0.7%
3 months -5.4%-22.3%-25.8% +3.7%
6 months -26.8%-20.5%-9.0% +7.1%
Year to date -37.9%-10.6%+129.5% +12.8%
1 year -42.4%-14.6%+179.7% +11.9%
3 years -63.6%+97.2%+1,151.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year -28.6%+25.4%+132.3% +22.8%
5 years -67.4%-32.2%+900.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -20.1%-7.5%+58.6% +10.9%
10 years -66.4%+120.6%+783.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year -10.3%+8.2%+24.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBRSLPOETWDCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%140.0%80.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%141.0%82.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.824.663.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.29-0.102.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.7%-92.1%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.2%-72.5%-47.0% -1.2%
52-week high $16.91$20.57$746.23 $779.14
52-week low $9.22$4.17$138.13 $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.

MultipleBRSLPOETWDC
P/E now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 28.0x 0.0xmedian 46.4x 14.4xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.8x 0.0xmedian 7.8x 10.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 16.9x 0.0xmedian 27.5x 24.2xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 15.9x -24.7xmedian 40.1x 34.5xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.2x 1.7xmedian 4.7x 15.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.82median 0.89 0.00median 2.10 0.19median 1.08

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 monthsBRSLPOETWDC
Revenue $2.47B $1.71T $14.48B
Gross profit $1.32B – $7.62B
Operating income $1.07B -$19.77T $5.71B
Net income $366.00M -$75.72M $10.02B
Free cash flow -$1.47B -$30.34M $4.29B
R&D $52.00M $19.85T $1.15B
EPS (diluted) $1.26 $-812,866.51 $26.10
Cash & equivalents $558.00M $432.53M $1.31B
Total debt $4.35B – $12.58B
Shares (diluted) 197.00M 93.16M 384.00M
Enterprise value -$2.97B -$1.15B $124.06B

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
MetricBRSLPOETWDC
P/E 7.6x 0.0x 14.4x
P/FCF -1.2x -24.7x 34.5x
P/Operating cash flow -1.0x -21.1x 30.4x
P/S 0.7x 0.0x 10.2x
P/B 0.9x 1.7x 15.8x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.7x 15.8x
EV/EBITDA 3.5x 0.0x 24.2x
EV/EBIT 5.3x 0.0x 25.8x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.0x 10.2x
EV/FCF -3.8x 1.6x 34.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.0x 1.3x 30.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.82 0.00 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBRSLPOETWDC
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.7% 266.1% 43.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 68.5% 57.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.0% – 85.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 151.4% – 126.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.2% -208.0% 104.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.1% -363.4% 85.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.9% -40.4% 288.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -55.9% 83.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 33.1% 9.2% 286.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -9.4% -45.7% 75.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -265.1% -14.7% 108.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -60.6% -37.4% 88.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -207.8% -29.3% 121.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.7% -38.5% 66.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBRSLPOETWDC
Gross margin 53.5% – 52.6%
EBITDA margin 65.3% -1,154% 42.1%
Operating margin 43.2% -1,154% 39.4%
Pretax margin 24.4% -1,143% 73.2%
Net margin 10.0% -4,421% 69.2%
FCF margin -59.6% 0.0% 29.6%
Operating cash flow margin -74.7% 0.0% 33.6%
Return on equity 17.7% -16,983,708% 110.0%
Return on assets 4.2% – 71.3%
Return on invested capital 14.1% – 53.8%
Return on capital employed 14.2% – 57.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -5.0x 0.5x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 239.3% 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBRSLPOETWDC
Debt / assets 54.2% – 5.5%
Debt / equity 2.2x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF -3.0x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 74.9% – 34.3%
Equity / assets 25.1% – 65.7%
Interest coverage – -101.5x 48.8x
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.87 – 21.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBRSLPOETWDC
Dividend yield 9.5% – 0.1%
Net buyback yield -17.5% -107.0% 2.0%
Shareholder yield -8.1% -107.0% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 2.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 151.3%
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.

ConsensusBRSLPOETWDC
Forward P/E 17.2xFY2026 – 16.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.56FY2026 $-0.26FY2026 $24.04FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -38.5%FY2026 – +135.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +28.6% – +70.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.56BFY2026 $6.19MFY2026 $20.04BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +478.2%FY2026 +55.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -2.1% +1,180.3% +39.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBRSLPOETWDC
Held by institutions 44.1% 36.6% 93.7%
Institutions holding 200 154 1,847
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +108.4% -1.3%
Institutions buying 97 116 1,128
Institutions selling 58 28 597
Buyers to sellers 1.67 4.14 1.89

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.

BRSLPOETWDC
BRSL 1.00 0.10 0.02
POET 0.10 1.00 0.29
WDC 0.02 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BRSL, POET and WDC?

Western Digital (WDC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) $1.88B, Poet Technologies (POET) $479.29M, Western Digital (WDC) $134.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, BRSL, POET and WDC?

Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 7.6x, Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x, Western Digital (WDC) 13.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Western Digital (WDC) is cheapest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 17.2x, Western Digital (WDC) 16.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Poet Technologies (POET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) +0.7%, Poet Technologies (POET) +266.1%, Western Digital (WDC) +43.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Western Digital (WDC) has the highest net margin (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 10.0%, Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%, Western Digital (WDC) 69.2%). On return on invested capital, Western Digital (WDC) leads (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 14.1%, Western Digital (WDC) 53.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Western Digital (WDC) returned the most: Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -42.4%, Poet Technologies (POET) -14.6%, Western Digital (WDC) +179.7%. Over five years, Western Digital (WDC) compounded fastest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -20.1%/yr, Poet Technologies (POET) -7.5%/yr, Western Digital (WDC) +58.6%/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%, Poet Technologies (POET) 0.00%, Western Digital (WDC) 0.00%. Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) and Poet Technologies (POET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) has been the steadiest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 32.8%, Poet Technologies (POET) 140.0%, Western Digital (WDC) 80.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BRSL, POET and WDC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Western Digital (WDC) leads on 8. 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.