DELL vs PENG vs ANET Stock Comparison

Dell Technologies, Penguin Solutions and Arista Networks Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$475.57 -11.9% 1M +190.7% 1Y
Market cap
$304.36B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.51%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins
PENG Penguin Solutions, Inc.
$58.79 +5.4% 1M +162.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.54B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.73B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$184.25 -9.1% 1M +13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$232.38B
P/E
57.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dell Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dell Technologies 6, Penguin Solutions 3, Arista Networks 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDELLPENGANETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $304.36B $3.54B $232.38B DELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x 20.6x 57.4x PENG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.4x 13.8x 46.2x PENG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.0% +26.5% +32.6% DELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.5% 8.7% 38.4% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 37.4% 14.9% — DELL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.6x — PENG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.51% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +190.7% +162.6% +13.7% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +53.6%/yr +17.1%/yr +48.4%/yr DELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.5% 85.9% 54.9% ANET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 53/100 67/100 DELL

Percentile Scorecard

DELLPENGANET

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

AxisDELLPENGANET
Valuation 78 #26 of 112 39 #69 of 112 20 #90 of 112
Growth 92 #10 of 108 69 #34 of 108 85 #17 of 108
Profitability 79 #23 of 104 54 #48 of 104 94 #7 of 104
Financial Health 11 #103 of 116 22 #91 of 116 78 #26 of 116
Shareholder Returns 77 #19 of 78 79 #17 of 78 56 #35 of 78
Overall 67 53 67
  • DELL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • PENG ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • 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

PeriodDELLPENGANETSPY
1 month -11.9%+5.4%-9.1% +0.7%
3 months +17.4%+14.3%+7.8% +3.7%
6 months +127.6%+93.3%+6.7% +7.1%
Year to date +277.8%+200.6%+40.6% +12.8%
1 year +190.7%+162.6%+13.7% +11.9%
3 years +615.9%+337.1%+319.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +92.8%+63.6%+61.3% +22.8%
5 years +753.0%+119.9%+619.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +53.6%+17.1%+48.4% +10.9%
10 years +3,366.3%—+3,363.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +42.6%—+42.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDELLPENGANETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.5%85.9%54.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.1%80.1%56.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.453.672.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.561.890.25 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.0%-65.4%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.2%-27.8%-14.9% -1.2%
52-week high $588.49$81.39$216.61 $779.14
52-week low $111.07$16.24$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.

MultipleDELLPENGANET
P/E now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 32.9x 20.6xmedian 32.9x 57.4xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.9x 2.0xmedian 2.9x 22.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 20.0x 16.8xmedian 20.0x 47.2xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 30.2x -21.6xmedian 30.2x 45.1xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median -213.3xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 2.9x 15.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 1.08 0.52median 1.08 1.74median 1.08

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 monthsDELLPENGANET
Revenue $151.20B $1.73B $10.54B
Gross profit $29.94B $478.93M $6.64B
Operating income $14.25B $165.60M $4.55B
Net income $11.38B $185.79M $4.04B
Free cash flow $8.56B -$163.48M $5.16B
R&D $3.64B $81.68M $1.37B
EPS (diluted) $17.45 $2.57 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $11.57B $647.21M $2.29B
Total debt $34.47B $788.95M –
Shares (diluted) 652.00M 58.83M 1.28B
Enterprise value $260.12B $1.70B $185.83B

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
MetricDELLPENGANET
P/E 27.0x 20.6x 57.4x
P/FCF 35.6x -21.6x 45.1x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x -23.3x 43.8x
P/S 2.0x 2.0x 22.0x
P/B -213.3x 6.6x 15.7x
P/Tangible book -52.7x 7.4x 15.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.9x 16.8x 47.2x
EV/EBIT 23.0x 22.2x 48.2x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 2.1x 20.8x
EV/FCF 38.2x -22.5x 42.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.9x -24.2x 41.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 0.52 1.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDELLPENGANET
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.0% 26.5% 32.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 6.3% 26.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.7% 21.5% 30.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 4.9% 28.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 109.0% 184.8% 32.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 166.5% 33.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.2% 544.3% 24.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 79.0% 44.1% 33.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 147.5% 791.5% 23.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 86.5% 39.3% 32.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 62.5% -234.2% 31.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% -51.2% 75.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.1% -256.9% 29.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% -65.3% 76.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDELLPENGANET
Gross margin 19.8% 27.7% 63.0%
EBITDA margin 11.4% 12.6% 44.0%
Operating margin 9.4% 9.6% 43.1%
Pretax margin 9.1% 8.8% 47.3%
Net margin 7.5% 8.7% 38.4%
FCF margin 5.7% -9.4% 48.9%
Operating cash flow margin 8.0% -8.8% 50.3%
Return on equity – 37.5% 28.6%
Return on assets 9.4% 7.5% 17.8%
Return on invested capital 37.4% 14.9% –
Return on capital employed 38.1% 12.9% 28.7%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -0.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.8% 4.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDELLPENGANET
Debt / assets 27.1% 28.4% –
Debt / equity -24.2x 1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 0.6x –
Debt / FCF 4.0x -4.8x –
Liabilities / assets 101.1% 80.7% 37.6%
Equity / assets -1.1% 19.3% 62.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.9x 3.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.2x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 3.05 2.33 18.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDELLPENGANET
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield 2.8% 1.8% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 1.8% 0.2%
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.

ConsensusDELLPENGANET
Forward P/E 17.4xFY2026 13.8xFY2027 46.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $27.28FY2026 $4.25FY2027 $3.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +164.9%FY2026 +48.1%FY2027 +33.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.3% +31.5% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $203.24BFY2026 $2.52BFY2027 $13.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +79.0%FY2026 +45.9%FY2027 +46.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% +4.7% +22.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDELLPENGANET
Held by institutions 73.2% 100.0% 71.2%
Institutions holding 2,121 352 2,255
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.9% +0.1% +2.3%
Institutions buying 1,193 229 1,328
Institutions selling 747 100 733
Buyers to sellers 1.60 2.29 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.

DELLPENGANET
DELL 1.00 0.50 0.43
PENG 0.50 1.00 0.52
ANET 0.43 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DELL, PENG and ANET?

Dell Technologies (DELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dell Technologies (DELL) $304.36B, Penguin Solutions (PENG) $3.54B, Arista Networks (ANET) $232.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, DELL, PENG and ANET?

Penguin Solutions (PENG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dell Technologies (DELL) 27.0x, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 20.6x, Arista Networks (ANET) 57.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Penguin Solutions (PENG) is cheapest (Dell Technologies (DELL) 17.4x, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 13.8x, Arista Networks (ANET) 46.2x). 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%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) +26.5%, Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 8.7%, Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%). On return on invested capital, Dell Technologies (DELL) leads (Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Dell Technologies (DELL) +190.7%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) +162.6%, Arista Networks (ANET) +13.7%. Over five years, Dell Technologies (DELL) compounded fastest (Dell Technologies (DELL) +53.6%/yr, Penguin Solutions (PENG) +17.1%/yr, Arista Networks (ANET) +48.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.51%. Penguin Solutions (PENG) 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) 74.5%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 85.9%, Arista Networks (ANET) 54.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DELL, PENG 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 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.