DLB vs P vs STX Stock Comparison

Dolby Laboratories, Everpure and Seagate Technology Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DLB Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$62.74 +7.0% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.79B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
5 wins
P Everpure, Inc.
$138.82 +10.2% 1M +45.4% 1Y
Market cap
$46.16B
P/E
182.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Dolby Laboratories leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Dolby Laboratories 5, Seagate Technology Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDLBPSTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.79B $46.16B $152.10B STX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.6x 182.3x 34.6x DLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 46.9x 17.3x DLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +27.2% +44.4% STX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.7% 5.9% — DLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.2% +45.4% +190.0% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.4%/yr +38.9%/yr +49.5%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 73.0% 75.9% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 51/100 57/100 DLB

Percentile Scorecard

DLBPSTX

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

AxisDLBPSTX
Valuation 87 #13 of 94 18 #92 of 112 24 #85 of 112
Growth 25 #69 of 92 78 #25 of 109 99 #2 of 109
Profitability 72 #26 of 90 62 #40 of 104 93 #8 of 104
Financial Health 60 #40 of 99 35 #76 of 116 25 #87 of 116
Shareholder Returns 85 #12 of 73 60 #33 of 81 43 #47 of 81
Overall 66 51 57
  • DLB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • P ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • 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

PeriodDLBPSTXSPY
1 month +7.0%+10.2%-27.2% -0.2%
3 months +19.5%+90.3%-10.6% +3.9%
6 months -0.3%+95.7%+15.3% +8.2%
Year to date -2.3%+107.2%+142.5% +12.9%
1 year -7.2%+45.4%+190.0% +12.3%
3 years -20.2%+321.3%+879.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -7.3%+61.6%+114.1% +23.3%
5 years -28.2%+416.6%+645.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.4%+38.9%+49.5% +10.9%
10 years +29.9%+1,023.1%+1,850.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.7%+27.4%+34.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDLBPSTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%73.0%75.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.5%82.7%76.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.542.632.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.240.622.50 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-48.6%-58.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.2%-11.6%-39.0% -1.2%
52-week high $69.09$156.95$1,094.04 $779.14
52-week low $48.50$56.99$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.

MultipleDLBPSTX
P/E now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 45.6x 182.5xmedian 33.2x 33.3xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 7.7x 10.9xmedian 2.8x 11.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 29.0x 117.8xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 40.6x 360.9xmedian 29.8x 69.1xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 4.6x 30.0xmedian 3.0x 43.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 12.55median 2.28 0.33median 1.17 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 monthsDLBPSTX
Revenue $1.35B $4.26B $13.80B
Gross profit $1.19B $2.97B –
Operating income $239.10M $224.21M $5.46B
Net income $228.00M $253.29M $4.40B
Free cash flow $392.67M $128.17M –
R&D $265.94M $1.05B $769.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.39 $0.73 $19.20
Cash & equivalents $669.39M $385.69M $1.26B
Shares (diluted) 94.52M 345.59M 229.00M
Enterprise value $3.18B $40.57B $152.10B

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
MetricDLBPSTX
P/E 26.1x 182.5x 33.3x
P/FCF 15.1x 360.9x 69.1x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 108.1x 31.3x
P/S 4.4x 10.9x 11.0x
P/B 2.3x 30.0x 43.9x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 30.5x 43.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.8x 117.8x –
EV/EBIT 21.9x 201.8x –
EV/Revenue 3.9x 10.6x 11.0x
EV/FCF 13.4x 353.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 105.8x 31.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.55 0.33 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLBPSTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 27.2% 44.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 15.5% 26.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% 28.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 15.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.1% 195.6% 150.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 277.6% 125.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -14.2% 82.0% 156.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 574.2% 99.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.3% 77.8% 153.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 550.0% 94.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.0% -46.6% 217.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% -13.6% 80.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.4% -76.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% -34.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDLBPSTX
Gross margin 87.6% 69.7% –
EBITDA margin 24.5% 9.0% –
Operating margin 17.7% 5.3% –
Pretax margin 20.4% 6.6% –
Net margin 16.7% 5.9% –
FCF margin 29.0% 3.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 10.0% 35.0%
Return on equity 8.7% 17.0% 156.4%
Return on assets 7.1% 5.1% 43.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 8.6% 8.0% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 9.6% 12.9% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLBPSTX
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 17.9% 70.5% 66.6%
Equity / assets 82.1% 29.5% 33.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.2x 1.5x 1.8x
Quick ratio 3.1x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 8.47 8.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLBPSTX
Dividend yield 2.3% – 0.4%
Net buyback yield 3.5% 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 5.8% 0.6% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 58.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 34.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 9.6% – –

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.

ConsensusDLBPSTX
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 46.9xFY2026 17.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $2.96FY2026 $38.53FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +43.7%FY2026 +147.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +48.6% +63.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.50BFY2026 $4.74BFY2026 $19.55BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 +29.5%FY2026 +60.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% +41.5% +29.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLBPSTX
Held by institutions 100.0% – 83.8%
Institutions holding 389 – 1,955
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% – +1.4%
Institutions buying 195 – 1,207
Institutions selling 148 – 590
Buyers to sellers 1.32 – 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.

DLBPSTX
DLB 1.00 0.06 -0.04
P 0.06 1.00 0.42
STX -0.04 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLB, P and STX?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $5.79B, Everpure (P) $46.16B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $152.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, DLB, P and STX?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 25.6x, Everpure (P) 182.3x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 34.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) is cheapest (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 14.0x, Everpure (P) 46.9x, 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?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.6%, Everpure (P) +27.2%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +44.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has the highest net margin (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 16.7%, Everpure (P) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -7.2%, Everpure (P) +45.4%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +190.0%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.4%/yr, Everpure (P) +38.9%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +49.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 0.02%, Everpure (P) 0.00%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.00%. Everpure (P) and Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has been the steadiest (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 30.2%, Everpure (P) 73.0%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 75.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DLB, P 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, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 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.