DELL vs HPE vs SMCI Stock Comparison

Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Super Micro Computer Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$456.57 -16.9% 1M +196.0% 1Y
Market cap
$301.57B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.01%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins
SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc.
$32.94 -20.5% 1M -31.3% 1Y
Market cap
$19.68B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.06B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Dell Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dell Technologies 6, Super Micro Computer 4, Hewlett Packard Enterprise 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDELLHPESMCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $301.57B $78.30B $19.68B DELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x 28.3x 8.8x SMCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 14.1x 7.8x SMCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.0% +26.6% +77.8% SMCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.5% 6.6% 5.7% DELL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 37.4% 5.6% 17.0% DELL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.3x — DELL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% HPE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +196.0% +144.5% -31.3% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +51.1%/yr +29.9%/yr +56.4%/yr SMCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.1% 58.0% 95.7% HPE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 63/100 57/100 DELL

Percentile Scorecard

DELLHPESMCI

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

AxisDELLHPESMCI
Valuation 77 #27 of 112 78 #25 of 112 65 #40 of 112
Growth 93 #9 of 109 91 #11 of 109 73 #30 of 109
Profitability 78 #24 of 105 61 #42 of 105 58 #45 of 105
Financial Health 12 #103 of 117 18 #96 of 117 67 #39 of 117
Shareholder Returns 82 #16 of 82 67 #28 of 82 24 #63 of 82
Overall 68 63 57
  • DELL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • HPE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SMCI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDELLHPESMCISPY
1 month -16.9%-9.1%-20.5% -1.0%
3 months +4.4%+18.8%+9.4% +2.9%
6 months +111.3%+101.3%+13.3% +6.4%
Year to date +262.7%+136.1%+12.5% +11.4%
1 year +196.0%+144.5%-31.3% +13.1%
3 years +582.0%+270.8%+25.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +89.7%+54.8%+7.9% +21.5%
5 years +686.5%+269.1%+833.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +51.1%+29.9%+56.4% +10.9%
10 years +3,343.2%+351.1%+1,432.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +42.5%+16.3%+31.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDELLHPESMCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.1%58.0%95.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.1%53.2%98.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.422.104.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.652.49-0.33 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.0%-48.8%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.4%-22.8%-37.5% -2.5%
52-week high $588.49$73.46$52.69 $779.14
52-week low $111.07$20.00$20.53 $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.

MultipleDELLHPESMCI
P/E now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 31.3x 27.4xmedian 31.3x 8.9xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.6x 1.8xmedian 2.6x 0.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 19.6x 14.7xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 28.3x 18.1xmedian 28.3x -3.1xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median -204.8xmedian 2.9x 2.8xmedian 2.9x 1.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 1.15 0.84median 1.15 0.22median 1.15

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 monthsDELLHPESMCI
Revenue $151.20B $41.87B $39.06B
Gross profit $29.94B $15.41B $4.23B
Operating income $14.25B $2.60B $2.77B
Net income $11.38B $2.79B $2.23B
Free cash flow $8.56B $4.16B -$6.97B
R&D $3.64B $3.71B $771.23M
EPS (diluted) $17.45 $1.91 $3.20
Cash & equivalents $11.57B $6.22B $7.52B
Total debt $34.47B $79.82B $4.06B
Shares (diluted) 652.00M 1.45B 697.35M
Enterprise value $257.33B $56.17B $2.58B

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
MetricDELLHPESMCI
P/E 25.9x 27.4x 8.9x
P/FCF 34.1x 18.1x -3.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x 11.2x -3.2x
P/S 1.9x 1.8x 0.6x
P/B -204.8x 2.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book -50.6x 3.6x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x 14.7x –
EV/EBIT 22.1x 34.3x 5.8x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 2.1x 0.4x
EV/FCF 36.8x 21.5x -2.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.9x 13.3x -2.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 0.84 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDELLHPESMCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.0% 26.6% 77.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 12.2% 76.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.7% 71.5% 74.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 13.3% 48.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 109.0% 885.6% 121.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 27.9% 53.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.2% 123.6% 112.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 79.0% 37.3% 51.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 147.5% 122.2% 91.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 86.5% 32.5% 40.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 62.5% 169.5% -510.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 13.1% -130.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.1% 1,747% -555.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 41.5% -135.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDELLHPESMCI
Gross margin 19.8% 36.8% 10.8%
EBITDA margin 11.4% 14.5% –
Operating margin 9.4% 6.2% 7.1%
Pretax margin 9.1% 6.3% 7.1%
Net margin 7.5% 6.6% 5.7%
FCF margin 5.7% 9.9% -17.8%
Operating cash flow margin 8.0% 16.0% -17.4%
Return on equity – 10.7% 20.2%
Return on assets 9.4% 3.4% 8.4%
Return on invested capital 37.4% 5.6% 17.0%
Return on capital employed 38.1% 5.1% 14.2%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.4x -3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.9% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDELLHPESMCI
Debt / assets 27.1% 24.2% 6.7%
Debt / equity -24.2x 0.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.3x –
Debt / FCF 4.0x 4.9x -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 101.1% 68.2% 51.6%
Equity / assets -1.1% 31.8% 48.4%
Interest coverage – – 14.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 3.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.4x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 3.00 1.43 3.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDELLHPESMCI
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 2.9% 0.7% -6.7%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 1.7% -6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.8% 26.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 18.3% 17.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 13.1% 8.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 6.1% –

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.

ConsensusDELLHPESMCI
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 14.1xFY2026 7.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $27.26FY2026 $4.03FY2026 $4.20FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +164.7%FY2026 +107.7%FY2026 +15.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +20.2% +19.4% +24.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $203.24BFY2026 $49.18BFY2026 $71.00BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +79.0%FY2026 +43.4%FY2026 +81.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% +14.2% +6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDELLHPESMCI
Held by institutions 73.2% 88.5% 68.0%
Institutions holding 2,118 1,438 773
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.9% -1.5% +32.3%
Institutions buying 1,191 869 449
Institutions selling 746 411 233
Buyers to sellers 1.60 2.11 1.93

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.

DELLHPESMCI
DELL 1.00 0.70 0.51
HPE 0.70 1.00 0.51
SMCI 0.51 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DELL, HPE and SMCI?

Dell Technologies (DELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dell Technologies (DELL) $301.57B, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) $78.30B, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) $19.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, DELL, HPE and SMCI?

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dell Technologies (DELL) 26.5x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 28.3x, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) is cheapest (Dell Technologies (DELL) 16.7x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 14.1x, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 7.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dell Technologies (DELL) +49.0%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +26.6%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) +77.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dell Technologies (DELL) has the highest net margin (Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 6.6%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Dell Technologies (DELL) leads (Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 5.6%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 17.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Dell Technologies (DELL) +196.0%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +144.5%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) -31.3%. Over five years, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) compounded fastest (Dell Technologies (DELL) +51.1%/yr, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +29.9%/yr, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) +56.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has the highest dividend yield: Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.01%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 0.01%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 0.00%. Super Micro Computer (SMCI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has been the steadiest (Dell Technologies (DELL) 74.1%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 58.0%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 95.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DELL, HPE and SMCI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dell Technologies (DELL) 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.