DELL vs DLB vs SNDK Stock Comparison

Dell Technologies, Dolby Laboratories and Sandisk Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$494.06 -9.1% 1M +199.6% 1Y
Market cap
$306.54B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.01%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins
DLB Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$61.68 +6.0% 1M -7.3% 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
$1,404.77 -18.0% 1M +700.3% 1Y
Market cap
$196.03B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionDELLDLBSNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $306.54B $5.91B $196.03B DELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.9x 26.1x 17.1x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 13.7x 6.8x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.0% +0.6% +175.3% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.5% 16.7% 56.5% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 37.4% — 73.7% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% DLB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +199.6% -7.3% +700.3% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +54.8%/yr -6.9%/yr — DELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.4% 30.2% 111.7% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 66/100 79/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

DELLDLBSNDK

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

AxisDELLDLBSNDK
Valuation 77 #26 of 111 89 #11 of 94 66 #39 of 111
Growth 92 #10 of 108 25 #69 of 92 100 #1 of 108
Profitability 79 #23 of 104 71 #27 of 90 100 #1 of 104
Financial Health 11 #102 of 115 60 #40 of 99 81 #23 of 115
Shareholder Returns 75 #20 of 78 86 #11 of 73 51 #39 of 78
Overall 67 66 79
  • DELL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DLB ranked among 103 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

PeriodDELLDLBSNDKSPY
1 month -9.1%+6.0%-18.0% +0.9%
3 months +33.7%+17.4%+38.3% +5.9%
6 months +140.2%-2.5%+32.0% +8.5%
Year to date +292.5%-4.0%+491.8% +13.3%
1 year +199.6%-7.3%+700.3% +12.4%
3 years +649.0%-21.6%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +95.7%-7.8%— +23.5%
5 years +786.2%-30.2%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +54.8%-6.9%— +11.0%
10 years +3,501.0%+29.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +43.1%+2.6%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDELLDLBSNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.4%30.2%111.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.8%31.5%106.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.440.543.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.68-0.246.27 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.0%-49.6%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.0%-10.7%-39.8% -0.9%
52-week high $588.49$69.09$2,335.00 $779.14
52-week low $111.07$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.

MultipleDELLDLBSNDK
P/E now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 33.5x 25.7xmedian 46.0x 18.1xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.8x 4.3xmedian 7.9x 10.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 19.6x 15.5xmedian 28.3x 16.0xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.9xmedian 29.8x 14.8xmedian 41.4x 17.8xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median -221.6xmedian 2.9x 2.2xmedian 4.6x 13.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 1.10 12.34median 2.30 —median 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 monthsDELLDLBSNDK
Revenue $151.20B $1.35B $20.25B
Gross profit $29.94B $1.19B $14.47B
Operating income $14.25B $239.10M $12.39B
Net income $11.38B $228.00M $11.43B
Free cash flow $8.56B $392.67M $11.49B
R&D $3.64B $265.94M $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $17.45 $2.39 $73.76
Cash & equivalents $11.57B $669.39M $4.76B
Total debt $34.47B – –
Shares (diluted) 652.00M 94.52M 155.00M
Enterprise value $262.30B $3.29B $184.55B

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
MetricDELLDLBSNDK
P/E 28.0x 25.7x 18.1x
P/FCF 36.9x 14.8x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow 26.0x 13.3x 17.6x
P/S 2.1x 4.3x 10.1x
P/B -221.6x 2.2x 13.0x
P/Tangible book -54.8x 2.6x 13.0x
EV/EBITDA 19.6x 15.5x 16.0x
EV/EBIT 23.8x 21.5x 16.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 3.8x 9.9x
EV/FCF 39.6x 13.1x 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.9x 11.8x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 12.34 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDELLDLBSNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.0% 0.6% 175.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 1.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.7% -0.5% 554.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 1.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 109.0% -15.1% 999.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% -1.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 135.2% -14.2% 796.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 79.0% 1.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 147.5% -12.3% 751.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 86.5% 2.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 62.5% -6.0% 13,794%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 9.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.1% -10.4% 9,678%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 9.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDELLDLBSNDK
Gross margin 19.8% 87.6% 71.5%
EBITDA margin 11.4% 24.5% 62.0%
Operating margin 9.4% 17.7% 61.2%
Pretax margin 9.1% 20.4% 64.3%
Net margin 7.5% 16.7% 56.5%
FCF margin 5.7% 29.0% 56.8%
Operating cash flow margin 8.0% 32.3% 57.6%
Return on equity – 8.7% 77.5%
Return on assets 9.4% 7.1% 57.8%
Return on invested capital 37.4% – 73.7%
Return on capital employed 38.1% 8.6% 87.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 9.6% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDELLDLBSNDK
Debt / assets 27.1% – –
Debt / equity -24.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x – –
Debt / FCF 4.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 101.1% 17.9% 30.1%
Equity / assets -1.1% 82.1% 69.9%
Interest coverage – – 169.7x
Current ratio 1.0x 3.2x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 3.1x 12.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 3.11 8.36 21.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDELLDLBSNDK
Dividend yield 0.5% 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 2.7% 3.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 5.9% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.8% 58.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 18.3% 34.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 13.1% 8.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 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.

ConsensusDELLDLBSNDK
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 6.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $27.28FY2026 $4.49FY2026 $206.11FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +164.9%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +20.3% +4.7% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $203.24BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +79.0%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% -7.7% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDELLDLBSNDK
Held by institutions 73.2% 100.0% 74.3%
Institutions holding 2,120 389 1,815
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.9% +5.8% -1.9%
Institutions buying 1,193 195 1,268
Institutions selling 746 148 457
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.32 2.77

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.

DELLDLBSNDK
DELL 1.00 0.08 0.28
DLB 0.08 1.00 -0.01
SNDK 0.28 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DELL, DLB and SNDK?

Dell Technologies (DELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dell Technologies (DELL) $306.54B, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $5.91B, Sandisk (SNDK) $196.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, DELL, DLB and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dell Technologies (DELL) 26.9x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 26.1x, Sandisk (SNDK) 17.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Dell Technologies (DELL) 18.1x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 13.7x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.8x). 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: Dell Technologies (DELL) +49.0%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 16.7%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%, Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Dell Technologies (DELL) +199.6%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -7.3%, Sandisk (SNDK) +700.3%. Over five years, Dell Technologies (DELL) compounded fastest (Dell Technologies (DELL) +54.8%/yr, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has the highest dividend yield: Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.01%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 0.02%, Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%. Sandisk (SNDK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has been the steadiest (Dell Technologies (DELL) 74.4%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 30.2%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DELL, 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.