DELL vs WDC vs NTAP Stock Comparison

Dell Technologies, Western Digital and NetApp Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$456.57 -16.9% 1M +196.0% 1Y
Market cap
$301.57B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.01%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
5 wins
WDC Western Digital Corp
$343.67 -27.4% 1M +173.4% 1Y
Market cap
$130.38B
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.48B
Div. yield
0.00%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
5 wins
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$215.48 +9.8% 1M +82.9% 1Y
Market cap
$43.53B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionDELLWDCNTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $301.57B $130.38B $43.53B DELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x 13.0x 30.7x WDC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 17.1x 20.5x DELL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.0% +43.0% +12.2% DELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.5% 69.2% 19.2% WDC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 37.4% 53.8% 36.7% WDC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.1x -0.5x NTAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% DELL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +196.0% +173.4% +82.9% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +51.1%/yr +51.5%/yr +18.3%/yr WDC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.1% 81.0% 44.7% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 79/100 57/100 WDC

Percentile Scorecard

DELLWDCNTAP

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

AxisDELLWDCNTAP
Valuation 77 #27 of 112 56 #50 of 112 43 #64 of 112
Growth 93 #9 of 109 99 #2 of 109 52 #53 of 109
Profitability 78 #24 of 105 97 #4 of 105 91 #10 of 105
Financial Health 12 #103 of 117 68 #38 of 117 28 #85 of 117
Shareholder Returns 82 #16 of 82 75 #21 of 82 70 #25 of 82
Overall 68 79 57
  • DELL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • WDC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NTAP ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDELLWDCNTAPSPY
1 month -16.9%-27.4%+9.8% -1.0%
3 months +4.4%-33.9%+28.5% +2.9%
6 months +111.3%-14.9%+98.2% +6.4%
Year to date +262.7%+99.5%+101.2% +11.4%
1 year +196.0%+173.4%+82.9% +13.1%
3 years +582.0%+958.4%+191.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +89.7%+119.7%+42.9% +21.5%
5 years +686.5%+697.0%+131.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +51.1%+51.5%+18.3% +10.9%
10 years +3,343.2%+756.8%+535.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +42.5%+24.0%+20.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureDELLWDCNTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.1%81.0%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.1%81.8%38.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.423.101.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.652.141.86 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.0%-55.5%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.4%-53.9%-9.9% -2.5%
52-week high $588.49$746.23$239.18 $779.14
52-week low $111.07$124.92$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.

MultipleDELLWDCNTAP
P/E now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 31.3x 12.6xmedian 31.3x 29.8xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.6x 8.9xmedian 2.6x 5.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 19.6x 21.0xmedian 19.6x 20.3xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 28.3x 30.0xmedian 28.3x 25.6xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median -204.8xmedian 2.9x 13.8xmedian 2.9x 28.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.30median 1.15 0.17median 1.15 3.63median 1.15

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 monthsDELLWDCNTAP
Revenue $151.20B $14.48B $7.39B
Gross profit $29.94B $7.62B $5.22B
Operating income $14.25B $5.71B $1.85B
Net income $11.38B $10.02B $1.42B
Free cash flow $8.56B $4.29B $1.65B
R&D $3.64B $1.15B $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $17.45 $26.10 $7.09
Cash & equivalents $11.57B $1.31B $1.57B
Total debt $34.47B $12.58B $9.95B
Shares (diluted) 652.00M 384.00M 200.00M
Enterprise value $257.33B $120.21B $26.35B

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
MetricDELLWDCNTAP
P/E 25.9x 12.6x 29.8x
P/FCF 34.1x 30.0x 25.6x
P/Operating cash flow 24.0x 26.5x 22.3x
P/S 1.9x 8.9x 5.7x
P/B -204.8x 13.8x 28.3x
P/Tangible book -50.6x 13.8x 29.0x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x 21.0x 20.3x
EV/EBIT 22.1x 22.4x 22.3x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 8.8x 5.6x
EV/FCF 36.8x 29.9x 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.9x 26.4x 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.30 0.17 3.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDELLWDCNTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.0% 43.0% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 57.4% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.7% 85.2% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 126.7% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 109.0% 104.4% 35.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.3% 85.5% 25.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.2% 288.7% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 79.0% 83.2% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 147.5% 286.8% 22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 86.5% 75.8% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 62.5% 108.7% 3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 88.3% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.1% 121.1% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 66.0% 15.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDELLWDCNTAP
Gross margin 19.8% 52.6% 70.6%
EBITDA margin 11.4% 42.1% 27.5%
Operating margin 9.4% 39.4% 25.0%
Pretax margin 9.1% 73.2% 24.7%
Net margin 7.5% 69.2% 19.2%
FCF margin 5.7% 29.6% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 8.0% 33.6% 25.7%
Return on equity – 110.0% 99.6%
Return on assets 9.4% 71.3% 13.1%
Return on invested capital 37.4% 53.8% 36.7%
Return on capital employed 38.1% 57.3% 29.4%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.5x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.6% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDELLWDCNTAP
Debt / assets 27.1% 5.5% 22.7%
Debt / equity -24.2x 0.1x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x -0.1x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 4.0x 0.2x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 101.1% 34.3% 86.4%
Equity / assets -1.1% 65.7% 13.6%
Interest coverage – 48.8x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.00 19.18 4.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDELLWDCNTAP
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.2% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 2.3% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 3.4% 2.5% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 13.8% 2.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 18.3% 4.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 13.1% 151.3% –
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.

ConsensusDELLWDCNTAP
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 17.1xFY2027 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $27.26FY2026 $20.13FY2027 $10.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +164.7%FY2026 +97.0%FY2027 +29.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.2% +69.7% +8.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $203.24BFY2026 $18.27BFY2027 $8.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +79.0%FY2026 +41.4%FY2027 +22.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% +36.7% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDELLWDCNTAP
Held by institutions 73.2% 93.7% 97.4%
Institutions holding 2,118 1,845 959
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.9% -1.3% -1.0%
Institutions buying 1,191 1,127 501
Institutions selling 746 596 336
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.89 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.

DELLWDCNTAP
DELL 1.00 0.28 0.66
WDC 0.28 1.00 0.21
NTAP 0.66 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DELL, WDC and NTAP?

Dell Technologies (DELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dell Technologies (DELL) $301.57B, Western Digital (WDC) $130.38B, NetApp (NTAP) $43.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, DELL, WDC and NTAP?

Western Digital (WDC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dell Technologies (DELL) 26.5x, Western Digital (WDC) 13.0x, NetApp (NTAP) 30.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dell Technologies (DELL) is cheapest (Dell Technologies (DELL) 16.7x, Western Digital (WDC) 17.1x, NetApp (NTAP) 20.5x). 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%, Western Digital (WDC) +43.0%, NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Western Digital (WDC) has the highest net margin (Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, Western Digital (WDC) 69.2%, NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%). On return on invested capital, Western Digital (WDC) leads (Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%, Western Digital (WDC) 53.8%, NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Dell Technologies (DELL) +196.0%, Western Digital (WDC) +173.4%, NetApp (NTAP) +82.9%. Over five years, Western Digital (WDC) compounded fastest (Dell Technologies (DELL) +51.1%/yr, Western Digital (WDC) +51.5%/yr, NetApp (NTAP) +18.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dell Technologies (DELL) has the highest dividend yield: Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.01%, Western Digital (WDC) 0.00%, 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) 74.1%, Western Digital (WDC) 81.0%, NetApp (NTAP) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DELL, WDC 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, 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.