DELL vs NTAP vs NVDA Stock Comparison

Dell Technologies, NetApp and Nvidia Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$501.57 -10.9% 1M +209.2% 1Y
Market cap
$321.00B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.48%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$227.58 +13.1% 1M +94.2% 1Y
Market cap
$44.61B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
0.91%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$217.94 -3.2% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.25T
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
0.24%
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nvidia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Nvidia 7, Dell Technologies 3, NetApp 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDELLNTAPNVDALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $321.00B $44.61B $5.25T NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.4x 31.5x 27.3x NVDA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 21.7x 24.9x DELL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.0% +12.2% +83.4% NVDA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.5% 19.2% 63.7% NVDA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 37.4% 36.7% 71.1% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.5x -0.2x NTAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.48% 0.91% 0.24% NTAP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +209.2% +94.2% +13.8% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +55.2%/yr +20.5%/yr +54.3%/yr DELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.4% 44.8% 37.7% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 57/100 74/100 NVDA

Percentile Scorecard

DELLNTAPNVDA

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

AxisDELLNTAPNVDA
Valuation 75 #29 of 112 42 #65 of 112 58 #40 of 94
Growth 94 #8 of 109 52 #53 of 109 97 #4 of 92
Profitability 79 #23 of 104 92 #9 of 104 99 #2 of 90
Financial Health 12 #102 of 116 28 #84 of 116 65 #35 of 99
Shareholder Returns 78 #19 of 81 70 #25 of 81 49 #38 of 73
Overall 67 57 74
  • DELL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NTAP ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NVDA ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDELLNTAPNVDASPY
1 month -10.9%+13.1%-3.2% -0.2%
3 months +27.9%+30.4%+10.6% +3.9%
6 months +143.6%+110.2%+2.2% +8.2%
Year to date +298.5%+112.5%+16.9% +12.9%
1 year +209.2%+94.2%+13.8% +12.3%
3 years +660.4%+216.9%+438.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +96.7%+46.9%+75.3% +23.3%
5 years +799.0%+153.7%+773.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +55.2%+20.5%+54.3% +10.9%
10 years +3,598.9%+573.3%+12,233.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +43.5%+21.0%+61.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDELLNTAPNVDASPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.4%44.8%37.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.1%38.8%36.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.451.381.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.812.100.37 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.0%-43.5%-66.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%-4.8%-8.9% -1.2%
52-week high $588.49$239.18$239.24 $779.14
52-week low $111.07$94.11$165.17 $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.

MultipleDELLNTAPNVDA
P/E now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 33.2x 31.5xmedian 33.2x 27.3xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.8x 6.0xmedian 2.8x 17.3xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 20.0x 21.4xmedian 20.0x 25.9xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.5xmedian 29.8x 27.0xmedian 29.8x 41.4xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median -225.0xmedian 3.0x 29.8xmedian 3.0x 22.9xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 1.17 3.84median 1.17 0.16median 2.28

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 monthsDELLNTAPNVDA
Revenue $151.20B $7.39B $302.97B
Gross profit $29.94B $5.22B $226.24B
Operating income $14.25B $1.85B $197.58B
Net income $11.38B $1.42B $192.88B
Free cash flow $8.56B $1.65B $127.01B
R&D $3.64B $1.02B $23.59B
EPS (diluted) $17.45 $7.09 $7.94
Cash & equivalents $11.57B $1.57B $22.44B
Total debt $34.47B $2.49B $33.37B
Shares (diluted) 652.00M 200.00M 24.29B
Enterprise value $276.76B $27.42B $5.03T

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
MetricDELLNTAPNVDA
P/E 28.4x 31.5x 27.3x
P/FCF 37.5x 27.0x 41.4x
P/Operating cash flow 26.4x 23.5x 39.1x
P/S 2.1x 6.0x 17.3x
P/B -225.0x 29.8x 22.9x
P/Tangible book -55.6x 30.6x 23.2x
EV/EBITDA 19.9x 21.4x 25.9x
EV/EBIT 24.1x 23.5x 26.4x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 5.9x 17.2x
EV/FCF 40.2x 26.4x 41.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.3x 22.9x 38.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 3.84 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDELLNTAPNVDA
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.0% 12.2% 83.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 6.0% 110.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.7% 13.2% 96.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 7.9% 120.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 109.0% 35.6% 105.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 25.3% 163.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.2% 21.1% 122.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 79.0% 5.5% 165.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 147.5% 22.9% 125.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 86.5% 8.2% 167.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 62.5% 3.2% 74.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 14.0% 124.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.1% -0.5% 76.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 15.5% 130.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDELLNTAPNVDA
Gross margin 19.8% 70.6% 74.7%
EBITDA margin 11.4% 27.5% 66.4%
Operating margin 9.4% 25.0% 65.2%
Pretax margin 9.1% 24.7% 75.8%
Net margin 7.5% 19.2% 63.7%
FCF margin 5.7% 22.3% 41.9%
Operating cash flow margin 8.0% 25.7% 44.3%
Return on equity – 99.6% 90.9%
Return on assets 9.4% 13.1% 66.5%
Return on invested capital 37.4% 36.7% 71.1%
Return on capital employed 38.1% 29.4% 80.0%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.3x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 5.4% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDELLNTAPNVDA
Debt / assets 27.1% 22.7% 10.4%
Debt / equity -24.2x 1.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.5x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 4.0x 1.5x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 101.1% 86.4% 28.5%
Equity / assets -1.1% 13.6% 71.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 4.6x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.0x 3.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 3.13 4.21 39.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDELLNTAPNVDA
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.9% 0.2%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 1.7% 1.0%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 2.6% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusDELLNTAPNVDA
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 21.7xFY2026 24.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $27.28FY2026 $10.50FY2026 $8.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +164.9%FY2026 +29.2%FY2026 +83.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.3% +8.7% +91.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $203.24BFY2026 $8.49BFY2026 $383.27BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +79.0%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026 +77.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% +8.6% +85.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDELLNTAPNVDA
Held by institutions 73.2% 97.4% 69.0%
Institutions holding 2,119 959 5,924
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.9% -1.0% +4.0%
Institutions buying 1,192 501 3,280
Institutions selling 746 336 2,313
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.49 1.42

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.

DELLNTAPNVDA
DELL 1.00 0.66 0.32
NTAP 0.66 1.00 0.20
NVDA 0.32 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DELL, NTAP and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dell Technologies (DELL) $321.00B, NetApp (NTAP) $44.61B, Nvidia (NVDA) $5.25T.

Which stock is cheaper, DELL, NTAP and NVDA?

Nvidia (NVDA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dell Technologies (DELL) 28.4x, NetApp (NTAP) 31.5x, Nvidia (NVDA) 27.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dell Technologies (DELL) is cheapest (Dell Technologies (DELL) 18.4x, NetApp (NTAP) 21.7x, Nvidia (NVDA) 24.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nvidia (NVDA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dell Technologies (DELL) +49.0%, NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%, Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nvidia (NVDA) has the highest net margin (Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%, Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%, NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%, Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Dell Technologies (DELL) +209.2%, NetApp (NTAP) +94.2%, Nvidia (NVDA) +13.8%. Over five years, Dell Technologies (DELL) compounded fastest (Dell Technologies (DELL) +55.2%/yr, NetApp (NTAP) +20.5%/yr, Nvidia (NVDA) +54.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

NetApp (NTAP) has the highest dividend yield: Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.48%, NetApp (NTAP) 0.91%, Nvidia (NVDA) 0.24%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Dell Technologies (DELL) 74.4%, NetApp (NTAP) 44.8%, Nvidia (NVDA) 37.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DELL, NTAP and NVDA?

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