DT vs ANET vs NOW Stock Comparison

Dynatrace, Arista Networks and ServiceNow Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DT Dynatrace, Inc.
$43.69 -28.4% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$12.53B
P/E
77.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.18B
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
3 wins
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$159.23 -26.1% 1M +13.4% 1Y
Market cap
$214.71B
P/E
45.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.89B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$102.35 -25.8% 1M -41.8% 1Y
Market cap
$105.70B
P/E
73.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.43B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Arista Networks leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Arista Networks 6, Dynatrace 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDTANETNOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.53B $214.71B $105.70B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 77.4x 45.2x 73.1x ANET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x 39.7x 27.4x DT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.8% +40.7% +21.8% ANET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.4% 40.0% 9.4% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.8% +13.4% -41.8% ANET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.6%/yr +36.9%/yr -5.9%/yr ANET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.6% 56.4% 66.9% DT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 65/100 51/100 DT

Percentile Scorecard

DTANETNOW

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

AxisDTANETNOW
Valuation 79 #27 of 124 17 #93 of 112 39 #61 of 100
Growth 44 #64 of 114 85 #17 of 108 50 #50 of 99
Profitability 84 #19 of 111 92 #9 of 104 75 #25 of 96
Financial Health 49 #66 of 128 80 #24 of 116 52 #54 of 112
Shareholder Returns 90 #8 of 74 52 #40 of 83 38 #42 of 67
Overall 69 65 51
  • DT ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NOW ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDTANETNOWSPY
1 month -28.4%-26.1%-25.8% -5.9%
3 months -10.6%-17.2%-12.8% -4.6%
6 months +8.2%+12.3%+9.4% +0.2%
Year to date +0.8%+21.5%-33.2% +7.5%
1 year -7.8%+13.4%-41.8% +8.2%
3 years -7.6%+199.3%-16.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year -2.6%+44.1%-5.7% +19.0%
5 years -42.7%+380.2%-26.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -10.6%+36.9%-5.9% +9.4%
10 years —+2,956.2%+515.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+40.8%+19.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureDTANETNOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.6%56.4%66.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.4%59.3%76.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.722.390.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.170.24-0.63 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.5%-50.4%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.0%-26.5%-41.8% -5.9%
52-week high $65.25$216.61$175.93 $779.14
52-week low $32.36$116.13$83.00 $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.

MultipleDTANETNOW
P/E now vs peer median 77.7xmedian 39.4x 42.3xmedian 25.2x 73.3xmedian 24.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 4.0x 16.9xmedian 2.4x 6.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 34.1xmedian 34.1x 35.2xmedian 16.2x 31.7xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 22.7x 40.1xmedian 23.4x 22.4xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.9x 12.2xmedian 2.3x 8.1xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median -40.73median 1.32 1.19median 0.98 -21.45median 0.77

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 monthsDTANETNOW
Revenue $2.18B $11.89B $15.43B
Gross profit $1.77B $7.48B $11.28B
Operating income $277.19M $5.21B $1.49B
Net income $161.89M $4.75B $1.45B
Free cash flow $578.73M $5.02B $4.75B
R&D $519.35M $1.53B $3.47B
EPS (diluted) $0.54 $3.72 $1.39
Cash & equivalents $2.08B $2.29B $2.39B
Total debt – – $7.52B
Shares (diluted) 301.67M 1.28B 1.04B
Enterprise value $6.93B $163.91B $84.96B

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
MetricDTANETNOW
P/E 77.7x 42.3x 73.3x
P/FCF 21.6x 40.1x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x 38.4x 19.9x
P/S 5.7x 16.9x 6.9x
P/B 5.5x 12.2x 8.1x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 12.2x 11.2x
EV/EBITDA 34.1x 35.2x 31.7x
EV/EBIT 37.4x 35.8x 73.1x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 15.7x 7.1x
EV/FCF 17.9x 37.2x 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x 35.7x 20.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -40.73 1.19 -21.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDTANETNOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.8% 40.7% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 28.6% 22.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.1% 37.5% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 30.0% 19.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.8% 43.8% -14.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 35.7% 32.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -68.0% 41.6% -16.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 35.7% -3.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -67.7% 41.4% -16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 35.4% -3.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.9% 26.5% 10.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 50.1% 21.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 21.6% 24.0% 20.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 49.3% 25.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDTANETNOW
Gross margin 81.0% 62.9% 73.1%
EBITDA margin 14.0% 44.6% 22.3%
Operating margin 12.7% 43.8% 9.7%
Pretax margin 14.6% 49.0% 13.1%
Net margin 7.4% 40.0% 9.4%
FCF margin 26.5% 42.2% 30.8%
Operating cash flow margin 27.8% 44.1% 34.6%
Return on equity 6.9% 30.4% 11.3%
Return on assets 3.4% 19.4% 4.6%
Return on invested capital – – 5.2%
Return on capital employed 8.3% 29.3% 7.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.8x 1.1x 3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 13.9% 4.3% 10.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDTANETNOW
Debt / assets – – 23.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.9% 34.9% 58.9%
Equity / assets 43.1% 65.1% 41.1%
Interest coverage – – 14.6x
Current ratio 2.1x 3.3x 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.9x 2.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.6x 2.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.56 16.31 4.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDTANETNOW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 5.0% 0.3% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 0.3% 2.4%
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.

ConsensusDTANETNOW
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2026 39.7xFY2026 27.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.87FY2026 $4.01FY2026 $3.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +34.6%FY2026 +6.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.6% +37.7% +25.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.17BFY2026 $13.29BFY2026 $15.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.4%FY2026 +47.5%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.3% +23.4% +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDTANETNOW
Held by institutions 100.0% 71.2% 81.6%
Institutions holding 596 2,259 2,228
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +2.3% -2.1%
Institutions buying 315 1,330 1,287
Institutions selling 220 735 781
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.81 1.65

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.

DTANETNOW
DT 1.00 0.15 0.56
ANET 0.15 1.00 0.02
NOW 0.56 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DT, ANET and NOW?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dynatrace (DT) $12.53B, Arista Networks (ANET) $214.71B, ServiceNow (NOW) $105.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, DT, ANET and NOW?

Arista Networks (ANET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dynatrace (DT) 77.4x, Arista Networks (ANET) 45.2x, ServiceNow (NOW) 73.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dynatrace (DT) is cheapest (Dynatrace (DT) 23.4x, Arista Networks (ANET) 39.7x, ServiceNow (NOW) 27.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arista Networks (ANET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dynatrace (DT) +17.8%, Arista Networks (ANET) +40.7%, ServiceNow (NOW) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Dynatrace (DT) 7.4%, Arista Networks (ANET) 40.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) 9.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arista Networks (ANET) returned the most: Dynatrace (DT) -7.8%, Arista Networks (ANET) +13.4%, ServiceNow (NOW) -41.8%. Over five years, Arista Networks (ANET) compounded fastest (Dynatrace (DT) -10.6%/yr, Arista Networks (ANET) +36.9%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) -5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dynatrace (DT) has been the steadiest (Dynatrace (DT) 46.6%, Arista Networks (ANET) 56.4%, ServiceNow (NOW) 66.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DT, ANET and NOW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arista Networks (ANET) leads on 6. 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.