DELL vs LRCX vs ANET Stock Comparison

Dell Technologies, Lam Research and Arista Networks Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$408.31 -27.4% 1M +155.0% 1Y
Market cap
$238.14B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.01%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
5 wins
LRCX Lam Research Corp
$230.72 -33.6% 1M +43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$273.87B
P/E
32.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.13B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Equipment Technology
4 wins
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$169.88 -18.1% 1M +7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$223.65B
P/E
55.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dell Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Dell Technologies 5, Lam Research 4, Arista Networks 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDELLLRCXANETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $238.14B $273.87B $223.65B LRCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.9x 32.4x 55.3x DELL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 22.8x 42.6x DELL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.0% +33.4% +32.6% DELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.5% 32.3% 38.4% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 37.4% 49.6% — LRCX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.4x — LRCX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +155.0% +43.1% +7.8% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +49.6%/yr +31.0%/yr +39.0%/yr DELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.0% 66.2% 55.8% ANET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 68/100 66/100 LRCX

Percentile Scorecard

DELLLRCXANET

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

AxisDELLLRCXANET
Valuation 79 #24 of 112 52 #46 of 94 17 #93 of 112
Growth 93 #9 of 108 82 #17 of 92 85 #17 of 108
Profitability 79 #23 of 104 96 #5 of 90 92 #9 of 104
Financial Health 10 #104 of 116 47 #54 of 101 78 #26 of 116
Shareholder Returns 80 #18 of 85 65 #28 of 79 56 #38 of 85
Overall 68 68 66
  • DELL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LRCX ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDELLLRCXANETSPY
1 month -27.4%-33.6%-18.1% -2.0%
3 months -12.6%-27.4%-10.8% -2.2%
6 months +88.8%-16.3%-0.2% +4.2%
Year to date +224.4%+34.8%+29.6% +10.6%
1 year +155.0%+43.1%+7.8% +10.4%
3 years +487.4%+263.9%+219.8% +73.6%
3 years, per year +80.5%+53.9%+47.4% +20.2%
5 years +648.2%+285.4%+418.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +49.6%+31.0%+39.0% +10.1%
10 years +2,882.5%+2,323.5%+3,211.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year +40.4%+37.6%+41.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDELLLRCXANETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.0%66.2%55.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.3%65.9%58.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.573.302.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.040.650.14 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.0%-56.8%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.6%-46.8%-21.6% -3.2%
52-week high $588.49$433.33$216.61 $779.14
52-week low $111.07$139.59$116.13 $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.

MultipleDELLLRCXANET
P/E now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 30.7x 34.2xmedian 41.4x 52.9xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.6x 11.0xmedian 6.6x 20.3xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 18.9x 28.1xmedian 26.6x 43.3xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.5xmedian 28.0x 44.1xmedian 39.1x 41.6xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median -183.1xmedian 2.8x 20.7xmedian 4.2x 14.5xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 1.07 1.10median 1.84 1.61median 1.07

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 monthsDELLLRCXANET
Revenue $151.20B $26.13B $10.54B
Gross profit $29.94B $13.34B $6.64B
Operating income $14.25B $9.65B $4.55B
Net income $11.38B $8.45B $4.04B
Free cash flow $8.56B $6.54B $5.16B
R&D $3.64B $2.47B $1.37B
EPS (diluted) $17.45 $6.73 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $11.57B $7.44B $2.29B
Total debt $34.47B $3.74B –
Shares (diluted) 652.00M 1.26B 1.28B
Enterprise value $193.90B $249.92B $177.11B

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
MetricDELLLRCXANET
P/E 23.1x 34.2x 52.9x
P/FCF 30.5x 44.1x 41.6x
P/Operating cash flow 21.5x 38.0x 40.4x
P/S 1.7x 11.0x 20.3x
P/B -183.1x 20.7x 14.5x
P/Tangible book -45.3x 20.7x 14.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.4x 28.1x 43.3x
EV/EBIT 19.9x 29.5x 44.2x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 10.9x 19.1x
EV/FCF 33.2x 43.5x 39.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.4x 37.6x 37.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 1.10 1.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDELLLRCXANET
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.0% 33.4% 32.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 18.2% 26.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.7% 38.1% 30.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 23.4% 28.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 109.0% 49.3% 32.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 29.0% 33.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.2% 45.4% 24.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 79.0% 28.6% 33.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 147.5% 47.0% 23.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 86.5% 31.1% 32.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 62.5% 18.7% 31.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 15.3% 75.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.1% 17.8% 29.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 13.2% 76.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDELLLRCXANET
Gross margin 19.8% 51.1% 63.0%
EBITDA margin 11.4% 38.7% 44.0%
Operating margin 9.4% 37.0% 43.1%
Pretax margin 9.1% 37.2% 47.3%
Net margin 7.5% 32.3% 38.4%
FCF margin 5.7% 25.0% 48.9%
Operating cash flow margin 8.0% 29.0% 50.3%
Return on equity – 64.1% 28.6%
Return on assets 9.4% 33.9% 17.8%
Return on invested capital 37.4% 49.6% –
Return on capital employed 38.1% 54.8% 28.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.5% 4.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDELLLRCXANET
Debt / assets 27.1% 14.2% –
Debt / equity -24.2x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 4.0x 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 101.1% 47.2% 37.6%
Equity / assets -1.1% 52.8% 62.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 2.5x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.8x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.0x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 2.85 18.57 16.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDELLLRCXANET
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 3.3% 1.3% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 1.8% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 18.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 13.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.4% – –

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.

ConsensusDELLLRCXANET
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 22.8xFY2027 42.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $27.28FY2026 $10.12FY2027 $3.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +164.9%FY2026 +73.9%FY2027 +33.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.3% +12.6% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $203.24BFY2026 $32.96BFY2027 $13.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +79.0%FY2026 +41.9%FY2027 +46.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% +25.0% +22.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDELLLRCXANET
Held by institutions 73.2% 85.6% 71.2%
Institutions holding 2,124 3,136 2,259
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.9% +6.2% +2.3%
Institutions buying 1,194 1,700 1,330
Institutions selling 749 1,163 735
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.46 1.81

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.

DELLLRCXANET
DELL 1.00 0.38 0.45
LRCX 0.38 1.00 0.53
ANET 0.45 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DELL, LRCX and ANET?

Lam Research (LRCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dell Technologies (DELL) $238.14B, Lam Research (LRCX) $273.87B, Arista Networks (ANET) $223.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, DELL, LRCX and ANET?

Dell Technologies (DELL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dell Technologies (DELL) 20.9x, Lam Research (LRCX) 32.4x, Arista Networks (ANET) 55.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dell Technologies (DELL) is cheapest (Dell Technologies (DELL) 15.0x, Lam Research (LRCX) 22.8x, Arista Networks (ANET) 42.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dell Technologies (DELL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dell Technologies (DELL) +49.0%, Lam Research (LRCX) +33.4%, Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, Lam Research (LRCX) 32.3%, Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%). On return on invested capital, Lam Research (LRCX) leads (Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%, Lam Research (LRCX) 49.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Dell Technologies (DELL) +155.0%, Lam Research (LRCX) +43.1%, Arista Networks (ANET) +7.8%. Over five years, Dell Technologies (DELL) compounded fastest (Dell Technologies (DELL) +49.6%/yr, Lam Research (LRCX) +31.0%/yr, Arista Networks (ANET) +39.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.01%, Lam Research (LRCX) 0.00%, Arista Networks (ANET) 0.00%. Lam Research (LRCX) and Arista Networks (ANET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arista Networks (ANET) has been the steadiest (Dell Technologies (DELL) 76.0%, Lam Research (LRCX) 66.2%, Arista Networks (ANET) 55.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DELL, LRCX and ANET?

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 5. 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.