DELL vs ORCL vs NTAP Stock Comparison

Dell Technologies, Oracle and NetApp Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$467.17 -17.0% 1M +194.5% 1Y
Market cap
$324.95B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.00%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
5 wins
ORCL Oracle Corp
$126.06 -8.0% 1M -55.5% 1Y
Market cap
$391.11B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.78B
Div. yield
0.02%
ERP Software Technology
5 wins
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$222.08 +10.4% 1M +90.4% 1Y
Market cap
$44.93B
P/E
31.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionDELLORCLNTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $324.95B $391.11B $44.93B ORCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.6x 20.8x 31.7x ORCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 14.7x 21.2x ORCL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.0% +21.6% +12.2% DELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.5% 26.2% 19.2% ORCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 37.4% 11.0% 36.7% DELL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.6x -0.5x NTAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% ORCL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +194.5% -55.5% +90.4% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +53.5%/yr +5.6%/yr +20.3%/yr DELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.2% 57.0% 44.8% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 53/100 56/100 DELL

Percentile Scorecard

DELLORCLNTAP

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

AxisDELLORCLNTAP
Valuation 76 #27 of 111 56 #45 of 102 41 #66 of 111
Growth 94 #8 of 108 63 #37 of 98 51 #53 of 108
Profitability 79 #23 of 104 84 #16 of 95 91 #10 of 104
Financial Health 11 #102 of 115 39 #67 of 109 27 #84 of 115
Shareholder Returns 83 #15 of 81 21 #51 of 64 70 #25 of 81
Overall 68 53 56
  • DELL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ORCL ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • NTAP ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDELLORCLNTAPSPY
1 month -17.0%-8.0%+10.4% -0.8%
3 months +9.5%+5.1%+30.8% +3.5%
6 months +116.3%-27.1%+104.8% +7.0%
Year to date +271.1%-35.3%+107.4% +12.2%
1 year +194.5%-55.5%+90.4% +13.0%
3 years +608.3%+24.8%+209.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +92.1%+7.7%+45.7% +23.1%
5 years +750.3%+31.3%+151.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +53.5%+5.6%+20.3% +11.0%
10 years +3,463.5%+229.1%+553.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +43.0%+12.7%+20.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDELLORCLNTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.2%57.0%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.1%56.7%38.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.432.241.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.62-0.972.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.0%-65.0%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.6%-55.2%-7.1% -1.8%
52-week high $588.49$281.40$239.18 $779.14
52-week low $111.07$115.01$94.11 $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.

MultipleDELLORCLNTAP
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 32.0x 19.9xmedian 28.8x 30.7xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.8x 5.3xmedian 2.8x 5.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 19.4x 13.8xmedian 17.7x 20.9xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.9xmedian 29.0x -13.3xmedian 15.8x 26.4xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median -209.5xmedian 2.9x 5.7xmedian 3.2x 29.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 1.13 0.84median 0.85 3.74median 1.13

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 monthsDELLORCLNTAP
Revenue $151.20B $71.78B $7.39B
Gross profit $29.94B – $5.22B
Operating income $14.25B $23.06B $1.85B
Net income $11.38B $18.92B $1.42B
Free cash flow $8.56B -$28.72B $1.65B
R&D $3.64B $10.18B $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $17.45 $6.27 $7.09
Cash & equivalents $11.57B $36.37B $1.57B
Total debt $34.47B $125.34B $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 652.00M 3.00B 200.00M
Enterprise value $280.71B $263.24B $27.74B

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
MetricDELLORCLNTAP
P/E 26.5x 19.9x 30.7x
P/FCF 34.9x -13.3x 26.4x
P/Operating cash flow 24.6x 8.1x 22.9x
P/S 2.0x 5.3x 5.9x
P/B -209.5x 5.7x 29.1x
P/Tangible book -51.8x 5.7x 29.9x
EV/EBITDA 18.6x 13.8x 20.9x
EV/EBIT 22.6x 20.4x 23.0x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 6.5x 5.7x
EV/FCF 37.6x -16.3x 25.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.5x 10.0x 22.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 0.84 3.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDELLORCLNTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.0% 21.6% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 12.1% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.7% – 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 109.0% 28.3% 35.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 18.8% 25.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.2% 52.1% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 79.0% 26.4% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 147.5% 46.7% 22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 86.5% 23.6% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 62.5% 118.0% 3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 38.3% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.1% -388.4% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% -71.4% 15.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDELLORCLNTAP
Gross margin 19.8% – 70.6%
EBITDA margin 11.4% 47.3% 27.5%
Operating margin 9.4% 32.1% 25.0%
Pretax margin 9.1% 30.3% 24.7%
Net margin 7.5% 26.2% 19.2%
FCF margin 5.7% -40.0% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 8.0% 65.4% 25.7%
Return on equity – 34.3% 99.6%
Return on assets 9.4% 6.7% 13.1%
Return on invested capital 37.4% 11.0% 36.7%
Return on capital employed 38.1% 9.8% 29.4%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 6.7% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDELLORCLNTAP
Debt / assets 27.1% 41.3% 22.7%
Debt / equity -24.2x 1.9x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 2.6x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 4.0x -4.4x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 101.1% 77.8% 86.4%
Equity / assets -1.1% 22.2% 13.6%
Interest coverage – 4.5x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.03 1.48 4.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDELLORCLNTAP
Dividend yield 0.5% 1.6% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 2.8% -5.3% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 3.4% -3.7% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.8% 31.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 18.3% -20.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 13.1% 17.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 15.1% –

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.

ConsensusDELLORCLNTAP
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $27.28FY2026 $8.57FY2026 $10.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +164.9%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026 +29.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.3% +23.0% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $203.24BFY2026 $95.06BFY2026 $8.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +79.0%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% +45.4% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDELLORCLNTAP
Held by institutions 73.2% 44.7% 97.4%
Institutions holding 2,118 3,495 959
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.9% +6.5% -1.0%
Institutions buying 1,191 1,807 501
Institutions selling 746 1,308 336
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.38 1.49

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.

DELLORCLNTAP
DELL 1.00 0.43 0.66
ORCL 0.43 1.00 0.37
NTAP 0.66 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DELL, ORCL and NTAP?

Oracle (ORCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dell Technologies (DELL) $324.95B, Oracle (ORCL) $391.11B, NetApp (NTAP) $44.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, DELL, ORCL and NTAP?

Oracle (ORCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dell Technologies (DELL) 28.6x, Oracle (ORCL) 20.8x, NetApp (NTAP) 31.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oracle (ORCL) is cheapest (Dell Technologies (DELL) 17.1x, Oracle (ORCL) 14.7x, NetApp (NTAP) 21.2x). 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%, Oracle (ORCL) +21.6%, NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oracle (ORCL) has the highest net margin (Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%, NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%). On return on invested capital, Dell Technologies (DELL) leads (Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%, Oracle (ORCL) 11.0%, NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Dell Technologies (DELL) +194.5%, Oracle (ORCL) -55.5%, NetApp (NTAP) +90.4%. Over five years, Dell Technologies (DELL) compounded fastest (Dell Technologies (DELL) +53.5%/yr, Oracle (ORCL) +5.6%/yr, NetApp (NTAP) +20.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Oracle (ORCL) has the highest dividend yield: Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.00%, Oracle (ORCL) 0.02%, NetApp (NTAP) 0.00%. NetApp (NTAP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NetApp (NTAP) has been the steadiest (Dell Technologies (DELL) 74.2%, Oracle (ORCL) 57.0%, NetApp (NTAP) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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