DLB vs SNDK vs AIP Stock Comparison

Dolby Laboratories, Sandisk and Arteris 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
1 win
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,304.84 -26.6% 1M +639.3% 1Y
Market cap
$205.67B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
8 wins
AIP Arteris, Inc.
$20.95 -12.3% 1M +46.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$84.62M
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 8, Arteris 1, Dolby Laboratories 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDLBSNDKAIPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.79B $205.67B $1.01B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.6x 18.0x -25.5x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.0x 6.3x — SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.6% +175.3% +33.8% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.7% 56.5% -46.7% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 73.7% -101.1% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.2% +639.3% +46.3% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.4%/yr — +3.0%/yr AIP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 111.5% 79.2% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 79/100 29/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

DLBSNDKAIP

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

AxisDLBSNDKAIP
Valuation 87 #13 of 94 66 #39 of 112 11 #84 of 94
Growth 25 #69 of 92 100 #1 of 109 77 #22 of 92
Profitability 72 #26 of 90 100 #1 of 104 18 #74 of 90
Financial Health 60 #40 of 99 82 #22 of 116 27 #73 of 99
Shareholder Returns 85 #12 of 73 49 #42 of 81 11 #65 of 73
Overall 66 79 29
  • DLB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNDK ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AIP ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDLBSNDKAIPSPY
1 month +7.0%-26.6%-12.3% -0.2%
3 months +19.5%+19.0%-27.7% +3.9%
6 months -0.3%+30.2%-18.3% +8.2%
Year to date -2.3%+449.7%+35.2% +12.9%
1 year -7.2%+639.3%+46.3% +12.3%
3 years -20.2%—+290.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -7.3%—+57.5% +23.3%
5 years -28.2%—+16.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.4%—+3.0% +10.9%
10 years +29.9%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.7%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDLBSNDKAIPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%111.5%79.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.5%105.8%81.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.543.983.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.245.730.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.6%-56.5%-87.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.2%-44.1%-56.9% -1.2%
52-week high $69.09$2,335.00$48.59 $779.14
52-week low $48.50$175.53$12.32 $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.

MultipleDLBSNDKAIP
P/E now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 45.6x 16.8xmedian 33.2x -25.1xmedian 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 7.7x 9.4xmedian 2.8x 12.1xmedian 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 29.0x 14.8xmedian 20.0x -25.4xmedian 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 40.6x 16.6xmedian 29.8x 151.9xmedian 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 4.6x 12.1xmedian 3.0x 15.2xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 12.55median 2.28 —median 1.17 -6.64median 2.28

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 monthsDLBSNDKAIP
Revenue $1.35B $20.25B $84.62M
Gross profit $1.19B $14.47B $74.13M
Operating income $239.10M $12.39B -$40.39M
Net income $228.00M $11.43B -$39.52M
Free cash flow $392.67M $11.49B $6.77M
R&D $265.94M $1.33B $57.09M
EPS (diluted) $2.39 $73.76 $-0.84
Cash & equivalents $669.39M $4.76B $93.27M
Total debt – – $3.50M
Shares (diluted) 94.52M 155.00M 47.28M
Enterprise value $3.18B $194.19B $754.19M

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
MetricDLBSNDKAIP
P/E 26.1x 16.8x -25.1x
P/FCF 15.1x 16.6x 151.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 16.3x 120.8x
P/S 4.4x 9.4x 12.1x
P/B 2.3x 12.1x 15.2x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 12.1x 21.0x
EV/EBITDA 15.8x 14.8x -25.4x
EV/EBIT 21.9x 15.0x -22.5x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 9.2x 10.7x
EV/FCF 13.4x 16.2x 134.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 15.9x 106.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 12.55 – -6.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDLBSNDKAIP
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.6% 175.3% 33.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% 554.2% 30.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -15.1% 999.7% -30.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -14.2% 796.7% -19.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.3% – -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.3% 751.8% -5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.1% – 3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.0% 13,794% 850.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – 36.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.4% 9,678% 486.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% – 33.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDLBSNDKAIP
Gross margin 87.6% 71.5% 87.6%
EBITDA margin 24.5% 62.0% -42.4%
Operating margin 17.7% 61.2% -47.7%
Pretax margin 20.4% 64.3% -51.7%
Net margin 16.7% 56.5% -46.7%
FCF margin 29.0% 56.8% 8.0%
Operating cash flow margin 32.3% 57.6% 10.1%
Return on equity 8.7% 77.5% -117.0%
Return on assets 7.1% 57.8% -22.5%
Return on invested capital – 73.7% -101.1%
Return on capital employed 8.6% 87.2% -45.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.0x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 9.6% 1.1% 25.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDLBSNDKAIP
Debt / assets – – 1.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.3x
Debt / FCF – – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 17.9% 30.1% 69.9%
Equity / assets 82.1% 69.9% 30.1%
Interest coverage – 169.7x -236.2x
Current ratio 3.2x 2.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 3.1x 12.2x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.9x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 8.47 20.58 2.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDLBSNDKAIP
Dividend yield 2.3% – –
Net buyback yield 3.5% 0.0% -7.3%
Shareholder yield 5.8% 0.0% -7.3%
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.

ConsensusDLBSNDKAIP
Forward P/E 14.0xFY2026 6.3xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.49FY2026 $206.11FY2027 $-0.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +36.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.50BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027 $91.38MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027 +29.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -7.7% +10.4% +22.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDLBSNDKAIP
Held by institutions 100.0% – 64.9%
Institutions holding 389 – 209
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% – +14.9%
Institutions buying 195 – 163
Institutions selling 148 – 40
Buyers to sellers 1.32 – 4.08

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.

DLBSNDKAIP
DLB 1.00 -0.01 0.12
SNDK -0.01 1.00 0.56
AIP 0.12 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DLB, SNDK and AIP?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $5.79B, Sandisk (SNDK) $205.67B, Arteris (AIP) $1.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, DLB, SNDK and AIP?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 25.6x, Sandisk (SNDK) 18.0x, Arteris (AIP) -25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 14.0x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.3x). 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%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%, Arteris (AIP) +33.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 16.7%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%, Arteris (AIP) -46.7%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%, Arteris (AIP) -101.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -7.2%, Sandisk (SNDK) +639.3%, Arteris (AIP) +46.3%. Over five years, Arteris (AIP) compounded fastest (Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.4%/yr, Arteris (AIP) +3.0%/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%, Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%, Arteris (AIP) 0.00%. Sandisk (SNDK) and Arteris (AIP) 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%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.5%, Arteris (AIP) 79.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.