DOCN vs GOOGL vs NTNX Stock Comparison

DigitalOcean Holdings, Alphabet and Nutanix Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$324.89 -5.2% 1M +21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.43T
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$471.10B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
5 wins
NTNX Nutanix, Inc.
$72.67 +5.8% 1M +5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.98B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.85B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Alphabet leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alphabet 5, Nutanix 3, DigitalOcean Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOCNGOOGLNTNXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.36B $3.43T $18.98B GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.0x 14.6x 12.6x NTNX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 77.3x 15.4x 29.9x GOOGL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +21.4% +22.2% +12.4% GOOGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.3% — 53.0% NTNX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +164.5% +21.5% +5.2% DOCN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr +17.0%/yr +16.2%/yr GOOGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.7% 31.3% 47.3% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 54/100 80/100 NTNX

Percentile Scorecard

DOCNGOOGLNTNX

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

AxisDOCNGOOGLNTNX
Valuation 41 #23 of 38 30 #117 of 166 73 #11 of 38
Growth 83 #7 of 36 82 #29 of 152 91 #4 of 36
Profitability 85 #6 of 34 62 #58 of 152 88 #5 of 34
Financial Health 54 #18 of 38 79 #38 of 179 62 #15 of 38
Shareholder Returns 35 #14 of 21 19 #76 of 94 85 #4 of 21
Overall 59 54 80
  • DOCN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • NTNX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDOCNGOOGLNTNXSPY
1 month -22.9%-5.2%+5.8% +0.9%
3 months -1.4%-3.5%+22.0% +5.9%
6 months +8.5%-7.2%+73.0% +8.5%
Year to date +118.4%+3.8%+40.6% +13.3%
1 year +164.5%+21.5%+5.2% +12.4%
3 years +411.7%+165.9%+109.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +72.4%+38.6%+27.9% +23.5%
5 years +7.7%+119.4%+111.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.5%+17.0%+16.2% +11.0%
10 years —+692.8%+192.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+23.0%+11.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDOCNGOOGLNTNXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.7%31.3%47.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.7%28.9%50.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.741.350.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.920.690.11 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.8%-44.3%-62.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.0%-19.3%-2.6% -0.9%
52-week high $181.29$402.62$74.63 $779.14
52-week low $37.94$267.47$34.41 $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.

MultipleDOCNGOOGLNTNX
P/E now vs peer median 46.7xmedian 27.6x 16.8xmedian 16.8x 12.9xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 4.8x 8.4xmedian 1.4x 6.9xmedian 4.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 34.8xmedian 24.1x —median 13.9x 49.4xmedian 24.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 686.3xmedian 15.0x 77.8xmedian 11.4x 23.4xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 4.4x 5.8xmedian 1.8x 28.0xmedian 4.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 0.38 0.29median 0.36 0.11median 0.38

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 monthsDOCNGOOGLNTNX
Revenue $1.01B $471.10B $2.85B
Gross profit $578.58M – $2.48B
Operating income $149.67M $156.98B $273.97M
Net income $235.24M $235.69B $1.51B
Free cash flow $16.08M – $840.68M
R&D $188.73M $74.46B $790.89M
EPS (diluted) $1.86 $19.12 $5.17
Cash & equivalents $767.03M $56.33B $777.31M
Total debt $921.05M – –
Shares (diluted) 126.55M 12.31B 292.18M
Enterprise value $8.36B $3.11T $10.66B

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
MetricDOCNGOOGLNTNX
P/E 46.7x 16.8x 12.9x
P/FCF 686.3x 77.8x 23.4x
P/Operating cash flow 35.6x 22.0x 21.4x
P/S 10.9x 8.4x 6.9x
P/B 11.9x 5.8x 28.0x
P/Tangible book 13.2x 5.9x 28.1x
EV/EBITDA 34.8x – 49.4x
EV/EBIT 74.8x – 63.1x
EV/Revenue 11.1x 7.8x 6.1x
EV/FCF 695.8x – 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.1x 20.5x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 0.29 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOCNGOOGLNTNX
Revenue growth (1Y) 21.4% 22.2% 12.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 16.6% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.0% – 12.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% – 17.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.8% 26.5% 58.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 80.3% 25.8% 49.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 86.0% 89.7% 700.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 147.5% 52.3% 0.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 47.9% 87.8% 694.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 129.0% 57.2% 113.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.9% 18.6% 11.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 19.0% 49.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -84.5% – 12.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -48.0% – 59.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOCNGOOGLNTNX
Gross margin 57.2% – 86.8%
EBITDA margin 31.8% – 12.3%
Operating margin 14.8% – 9.6%
Pretax margin 17.3% – 11.5%
Net margin 23.3% – 53.0%
FCF margin 1.6% – 29.5%
Operating cash flow margin 30.7% 38.1% 32.1%
Return on equity 25.9% 35.8% –
Return on assets 8.3% 24.5% 35.5%
Return on invested capital 8.2% – –
Return on capital employed 7.2% – 10.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 9.4% 6.5% 12.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOCNGOOGLNTNX
Debt / assets 29.5% – –
Debt / equity 1.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – –
Debt / FCF 57.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 70.2% 32.5% 86.2%
Equity / assets 29.8% 67.5% 13.8%
Interest coverage 4.8x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.8x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 2.0x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.0x 2.0x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 3.60 – 2.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOCNGOOGLNTNX
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield -8.1% – 1.4%
Shareholder yield -8.1% 0.3% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusDOCNGOOGLNTNX
Forward P/E 77.3xFY2026 15.4xFY2026 29.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.36FY2026 $21.10FY2026 $2.43FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -35.8%FY2026 +95.2%FY2026 +19.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +25.0% -31.6% +5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $528.22BFY2026 $3.42BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +23.5%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +20.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +52.7% +21.6% +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOCNGOOGLNTNX
Held by institutions 91.0% 80.1% 98.7%
Institutions holding 566 5,741 559
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +4.6% +10.5%
Institutions buying 331 2,657 332
Institutions selling 187 2,573 174
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.03 1.91

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.

DOCNGOOGLNTNX
DOCN 1.00 0.20 0.23
GOOGL 0.20 1.00 0.07
NTNX 0.23 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOCN, GOOGL and NTNX?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) $10.36B, Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.43T, Nutanix (NTNX) $18.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, DOCN, GOOGL and NTNX?

Nutanix (NTNX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 44.0x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 14.6x, Nutanix (NTNX) 12.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alphabet (GOOGL) is cheapest (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 77.3x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 15.4x, Nutanix (NTNX) 29.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alphabet (GOOGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +21.4%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +22.2%, Nutanix (NTNX) +12.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutanix (NTNX) has the highest net margin (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 23.3%, Nutanix (NTNX) 53.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) returned the most: DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +164.5%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +21.5%, Nutanix (NTNX) +5.2%. Over five years, Alphabet (GOOGL) compounded fastest (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +1.5%/yr, Alphabet (GOOGL) +17.0%/yr, Nutanix (NTNX) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 85.7%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 31.3%, Nutanix (NTNX) 47.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOCN, GOOGL and NTNX?

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