DELL vs SLB vs STX Stock Comparison

Dell Technologies, Slb and Seagate Technology Holdings 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
6 wins
SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$54.08 +4.9% 1M +49.6% 1Y
Market cap
$80.26B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.37B
Div. yield
2.14%
Oilfield Services Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Dell Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dell Technologies 6, Slb 5, Seagate Technology Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDELLSLBSTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $321.00B $80.26B $151.46B DELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.4x 26.0x 33.3x SLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.4x 21.5x 17.3x STX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.0% +2.5% +44.4% DELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.5% 8.5% — SLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 37.4% 9.5% — DELL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.2x — SLB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.48% 2.14% 0.44% SLB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +209.2% +49.6% +190.0% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +55.2%/yr +10.2%/yr +49.5%/yr DELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.4% 36.6% 75.9% SLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 59/100 57/100 DELL

Percentile Scorecard

DELLSLBSTX

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

AxisDELLSLBSTX
Valuation 75 #29 of 112 28 #34 of 47 24 #85 of 112
Growth 94 #8 of 109 45 #24 of 43 99 #2 of 109
Profitability 79 #23 of 104 85 #7 of 40 93 #8 of 104
Financial Health 12 #102 of 116 57 #20 of 45 25 #87 of 116
Shareholder Returns 78 #19 of 81 81 #7 of 32 43 #47 of 81
Overall 67 59 57
  • DELL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • STX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDELLSLBSTXSPY
1 month -10.9%+4.9%-27.2% -0.2%
3 months +27.9%+8.2%-10.6% +3.9%
6 months +143.6%-2.8%+15.3% +8.2%
Year to date +298.5%+40.9%+142.5% +12.9%
1 year +209.2%+49.6%+190.0% +12.3%
3 years +660.4%-3.1%+879.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +96.7%-1.1%+114.1% +23.3%
5 years +799.0%+62.4%+645.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +55.2%+10.2%+49.5% +10.9%
10 years +3,598.9%-32.1%+1,850.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +43.5%-3.8%+34.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDELLSLBSTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.4%36.6%75.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.1%33.4%76.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.450.742.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.811.352.50 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.0%-48.9%-58.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%-10.0%-39.0% -1.2%
52-week high $588.49$60.12$1,094.04 $779.14
52-week low $111.07$35.19$223.00 $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.

MultipleDELLSLBSTX
P/E now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 33.2x 26.0xmedian 26.1x 33.3xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 1.3x 11.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 20.0x 12.0xmedian 8.8x —median 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.5xmedian 29.8x 16.7xmedian 14.9x 69.1xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median -225.0xmedian 3.0x 2.9xmedian 1.7x 43.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 1.17 -2.89median 0.49 0.35median 1.17

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 monthsDELLSLBSTX
Revenue $151.20B $36.37B $13.80B
Gross profit $29.94B $6.01B –
Operating income $14.25B $4.68B $5.46B
Net income $11.38B $3.15B $4.40B
Free cash flow $8.56B $4.81B –
R&D $3.64B $692.00M $769.00M
EPS (diluted) $17.45 $2.06 $19.20
Cash & equivalents $11.57B $2.74B $1.26B
Total debt $34.47B $12.80B –
Shares (diluted) 652.00M 1.51B 229.00M
Enterprise value $276.76B $77.37B $151.46B

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
MetricDELLSLBSTX
P/E 28.4x 26.0x 33.3x
P/FCF 37.5x 16.7x 69.1x
P/Operating cash flow 26.4x 12.3x 31.3x
P/S 2.1x 2.2x 11.0x
P/B -225.0x 2.9x 43.9x
P/Tangible book -55.6x 3.6x 43.9x
EV/EBITDA 19.9x 12.0x –
EV/EBIT 24.1x 19.0x –
EV/Revenue 2.3x 2.4x 11.0x
EV/FCF 40.2x 18.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 28.3x 13.6x 31.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 -2.89 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDELLSLBSTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.0% 2.5% 44.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 5.3% 26.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.7% -15.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% -0.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 109.0% -16.5% 150.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% -2.2% 125.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.2% -25.2% 156.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 79.0% -7.6% 99.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 147.5% -31.3% 153.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 86.5% -9.0% 94.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 62.5% -1.6% 217.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 8.5% 80.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.1% 0.1% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 21.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDELLSLBSTX
Gross margin 19.8% 16.5% –
EBITDA margin 11.4% 20.5% –
Operating margin 9.4% 12.9% –
Pretax margin 9.1% 10.8% –
Net margin 7.5% 8.5% –
FCF margin 5.7% 13.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.0% 18.0% 35.0%
Return on equity – 11.5% 156.4%
Return on assets 9.4% 5.7% 43.3%
Return on invested capital 37.4% 9.5% –
Return on capital employed 38.1% 11.4% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.9% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDELLSLBSTX
Debt / assets 27.1% 23.0% –
Debt / equity -24.2x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.2x –
Debt / FCF 4.0x 2.7x –
Liabilities / assets 101.1% 50.9% 66.6%
Equity / assets -1.1% 49.1% 33.4%
Interest coverage – 9.1x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 3.13 3.24 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDELLSLBSTX
Dividend yield 0.5% 2.1% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 1.1% –
Shareholder yield 3.1% 3.2% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusDELLSLBSTX
Forward P/E 18.4xFY2026 21.5xFY2026 17.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $27.28FY2026 $2.52FY2026 $38.53FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +164.9%FY2026 -14.0%FY2026 +147.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +20.3% +17.1% +63.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $203.24BFY2026 $38.38BFY2026 $19.55BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +79.0%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +60.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% +0.5% +29.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDELLSLBSTX
Held by institutions 73.2% 89.8% 83.8%
Institutions holding 2,119 1,698 1,955
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.9% +1.6% +1.4%
Institutions buying 1,192 783 1,207
Institutions selling 746 663 590
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.18 2.05

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.

DELLSLBSTX
DELL 1.00 0.09 0.28
SLB 0.09 1.00 0.12
STX 0.28 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DELL, SLB and STX?

Dell Technologies (DELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dell Technologies (DELL) $321.00B, Slb (SLB) $80.26B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $151.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, DELL, SLB and STX?

Slb (SLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dell Technologies (DELL) 28.4x, Slb (SLB) 26.0x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 33.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is cheapest (Dell Technologies (DELL) 18.4x, Slb (SLB) 21.5x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 17.3x). 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%, Slb (SLB) +2.5%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +44.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Slb (SLB) has the highest net margin (Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, Slb (SLB) 8.5%). On return on invested capital, Dell Technologies (DELL) leads (Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%, Slb (SLB) 9.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Dell Technologies (DELL) +209.2%, Slb (SLB) +49.6%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +190.0%. Over five years, Dell Technologies (DELL) compounded fastest (Dell Technologies (DELL) +55.2%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.2%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +49.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Slb (SLB) has the highest dividend yield: Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.48%, Slb (SLB) 2.14%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.44%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slb (SLB) has been the steadiest (Dell Technologies (DELL) 74.4%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 75.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DELL, SLB and STX?

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.