DLB vs SMCI vs SNDK Stock Comparison

Dolby Laboratories, Super Micro Computer and Sandisk Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DLB Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$62.91 +8.6% 1M -3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.93B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
2.29%
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins
SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc.
$34.43 -16.1% 1M -34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$22.62B
P/E
9.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.06B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,330.05 -23.1% 1M +550.8% 1Y
Market cap
$194.19B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.97B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 5, Super Micro Computer 2, Dolby Laboratories 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDLBSMCISNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.93B $22.62B $194.19B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x 9.3x 10.1x SMCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 7.6x 6.5x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +77.8% +272.4% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.7% 5.7% — DLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.29% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.1% -34.7% +550.8% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.6%/yr +57.7%/yr — SMCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 95.8% 110.9% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 57/100 80/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

DLBSMCISNDK

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

AxisDLBSMCISNDK
Valuation 85 #15 of 94 68 #37 of 112 56 #50 of 112
Growth 28 #67 of 92 73 #30 of 108 100 #1 of 108
Profitability 70 #27 of 88 55 #47 of 104 92 #9 of 104
Financial Health 61 #38 of 96 68 #38 of 116 72 #33 of 116
Shareholder Returns 85 #12 of 72 23 #60 of 78 –
Overall 66 57 80
  • DLB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SMCI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDLBSMCISNDKSPY
1 month +8.6%-16.1%-23.1% +0.7%
3 months +21.7%+24.2%+3.9% +3.7%
6 months -1.9%+25.7%+21.3% +7.1%
Year to date -2.0%+17.6%+460.3% +12.8%
1 year -3.1%-34.7%+550.8% +11.9%
3 years -20.8%+45.5%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -7.5%+13.3%— +22.8%
5 years -28.8%+872.6%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -6.6%+57.7%— +10.9%
10 years +32.2%+1,311.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +2.8%+30.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDLBSMCISNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%95.8%110.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.5%97.9%106.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.534.034.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.364.97 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-84.8%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-34.7%-43.0% -1.2%
52-week high $69.09$52.69$2,335.00 $779.14
52-week low $48.50$20.53$194.38 $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.

MultipleDLBSMCISNDK
P/E now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 46.4x 9.3xmedian 32.9x 10.1xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 7.8x 0.6xmedian 2.9x 6.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 27.5x —median 20.0x —median 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 40.1x -3.2xmedian 30.2x 22.7xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 4.7x 1.6xmedian 2.9x 10.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 12.58median 2.10 0.23median 1.08 —median 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 monthsDLBSMCISNDK
Revenue $1.35B $39.06B $28.97B
Gross profit $1.19B $4.23B $23.16B
Operating income $239.10M $2.77B $20.99B
Net income $228.00M $2.23B $19.42B
Free cash flow $392.67M -$6.97B –
R&D $265.94M $771.23M $1.40B
EPS (diluted) $2.39 $3.20 $125.30
Cash & equivalents $669.39M $7.52B $5.14B
Total debt – $2.00B –
Shares (diluted) 94.52M 697.35M 155.00M
Enterprise value $3.33B $5.52B $194.19B

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
MetricDLBSMCISNDK
P/E 26.2x 9.3x 10.1x
P/FCF 15.1x -3.2x 22.7x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x -3.3x 11.1x
P/S 4.4x 0.6x 6.7x
P/B 2.3x 1.6x 10.7x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 1.6x 10.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.8x – –
EV/EBIT 22.0x 6.2x –
EV/Revenue 3.9x 0.4x 6.7x
EV/FCF 13.4x -2.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x -2.5x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.58 0.23 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLBSMCISNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 77.8% 272.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 76.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% 74.0% 965.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 48.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.1% 121.1% 1,507%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 53.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -14.2% 112.7% 1,216%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 51.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -12.3% 91.6% 1,173%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 40.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.0% -510.4% 2,396%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% -130.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.4% -555.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% -135.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDLBSMCISNDK
Gross margin 87.6% 10.8% –
EBITDA margin 24.5% – –
Operating margin 17.7% 7.1% –
Pretax margin 20.4% 7.1% –
Net margin 16.7% 5.7% –
FCF margin 29.0% -17.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% -17.4% 60.6%
Return on equity 8.7% 20.2% 114.7%
Return on assets 7.1% 8.4% 80.4%
Return on invested capital – 17.0% –
Return on capital employed 8.6% 14.2% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x -3.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 9.6% 1.1% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLBSMCISNDK
Debt / assets – 6.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – -0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 17.9% 51.6% 29.7%
Equity / assets 82.1% 48.4% 70.3%
Interest coverage – 14.2x –
Current ratio 3.2x 3.9x 2.6x
Quick ratio 3.1x 1.9x –
Cash ratio 1.6x 1.1x –
Altman Z-score 8.49 3.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLBSMCISNDK
Dividend yield 2.3% – –
Net buyback yield 3.5% -6.4% –
Shareholder yield 5.8% -6.4% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusDLBSMCISNDK
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 7.6xFY2027 6.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $4.52FY2027 $206.11FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +24.5%FY2027 +190.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +21.7% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.50BFY2026 $74.04BFY2027 $50.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 +89.6%FY2027 +151.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% +5.0% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLBSMCISNDK
Held by institutions 100.0% 68.0% –
Institutions holding 390 775 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +32.3% –
Institutions buying 195 451 –
Institutions selling 148 233 –
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.94 –

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.

DLBSMCISNDK
DLB 1.00 0.16 -0.02
SMCI 0.16 1.00 0.32
SNDK -0.02 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLB, SMCI and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $5.93B, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) $22.62B, Sandisk (SNDK) $194.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, DLB, SMCI and SNDK?

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 26.2x, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 9.3x, Sandisk (SNDK) 10.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 14.0x, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 7.6x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sandisk (SNDK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.6%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) +77.8%, Sandisk (SNDK) +272.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has the highest net margin (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 16.7%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -3.1%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) -34.7%, Sandisk (SNDK) +550.8%. Over five years, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) compounded fastest (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.6%/yr, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) +57.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 2.29%, Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%. Super Micro Computer (SMCI) and Sandisk (SNDK) 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%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 95.8%, Sandisk (SNDK) 110.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DLB, SMCI and SNDK?

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