HPE vs MDB vs NTAP Stock Comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, MongoDB and NetApp Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MDB MongoDB, Inc.
$371.09 -13.4% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$31.33B
P/E
532.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.78B
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
1 win
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$215.48 +9.8% 1M +82.9% 1Y
Market cap
$43.53B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hewlett Packard Enterprise leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hewlett Packard Enterprise 6, NetApp 4, MongoDB 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHPEMDBNTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $78.30B $31.33B $43.53B HPE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.3x 532.0x 30.7x HPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 53.0x 20.5x HPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.6% +25.5% +12.2% HPE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.6% 2.1% 19.2% NTAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% — 36.7% NTAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — -0.5x NTAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +144.5% +12.4% +82.9% HPE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.9%/yr -6.0%/yr +18.3%/yr HPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.0% 72.6% 44.7% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 72/100 57/100 MDB

Percentile Scorecard

HPEMDBNTAP

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

AxisHPEMDBNTAP
Valuation 78 #25 of 112 45 #69 of 124 43 #64 of 112
Growth 91 #11 of 109 98 #3 of 113 52 #53 of 109
Profitability 61 #42 of 105 69 #35 of 110 91 #10 of 105
Financial Health 18 #96 of 117 81 #26 of 129 28 #85 of 117
Shareholder Returns 67 #28 of 82 69 #22 of 68 70 #25 of 82
Overall 63 72 57
  • HPE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • MDB ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • NTAP ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHPEMDBNTAPSPY
1 month -9.1%-13.4%+9.8% -1.0%
3 months +18.8%+24.4%+28.5% +2.9%
6 months +101.3%+46.3%+98.2% +6.4%
Year to date +136.1%-11.6%+101.2% +11.4%
1 year +144.5%+12.4%+82.9% +13.1%
3 years +270.8%+5.4%+191.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +54.8%+1.8%+42.9% +21.5%
5 years +269.1%-26.5%+131.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +29.9%-6.0%+18.3% +10.9%
10 years +351.1%—+535.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.3%—+20.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHPEMDBNTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.0%72.6%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.2%76.7%38.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.101.891.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.490.171.86 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-76.5%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.8%-21.4%-9.9% -2.5%
52-week high $73.46$472.29$239.18 $779.14
52-week low $20.00$225.95$94.11 $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.

MultipleHPEMDBNTAP
P/E now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 31.3x 507.2xmedian 37.4x 29.8xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.6x 10.7xmedian 4.4x 5.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 19.6x 2,225xmedian 35.0x 20.3xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 28.3x 45.4xmedian 27.2x 25.6xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.9x 10.0xmedian 3.4x 28.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.84median 1.15 16.82median 1.27 3.63median 1.15

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 monthsHPEMDBNTAP
Revenue $41.87B $2.78B $7.39B
Gross profit $15.41B $2.02B $5.22B
Operating income $2.60B -$14.52M $1.85B
Net income $2.79B $58.90M $1.42B
Free cash flow $4.16B $659.02M $1.65B
R&D $3.71B $780.02M $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $1.91 $0.72 $7.09
Cash & equivalents $6.22B $1.00B $1.57B
Total debt $79.82B – $9.95B
Shares (diluted) 1.45B 82.00M 200.00M
Enterprise value $56.17B $21.80B $26.35B

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
MetricHPEMDBNTAP
P/E 27.4x 507.2x 29.8x
P/FCF 18.1x 45.4x 25.6x
P/Operating cash flow 11.2x 44.8x 22.3x
P/S 1.8x 10.7x 5.7x
P/B 2.8x 10.0x 28.3x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 10.1x 29.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.7x 2,225x 20.3x
EV/EBIT 34.3x -1,892x 22.3x
EV/Revenue 2.1x 9.9x 5.6x
EV/FCF 21.5x 41.7x 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.3x 41.2x 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.84 16.82 3.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHPEMDBNTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.6% 25.5% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 23.2% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 71.5% 26.1% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 22.5% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 885.6% 91.2% 35.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 62.4% 25.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 123.6% 174.9% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 30.9% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.2% 174.1% 22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.5% 30.1% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 169.5% 146.9% 3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 139.5% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,747% 174.7% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.5% 144.3% 15.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHPEMDBNTAP
Gross margin 36.8% 72.7% 70.6%
EBITDA margin 14.5% 0.4% 27.5%
Operating margin 6.2% -0.5% 25.0%
Pretax margin 6.3% 2.7% 24.7%
Net margin 6.6% 2.1% 19.2%
FCF margin 9.9% 23.7% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 24.0% 25.7%
Return on equity 10.7% 2.0% 99.6%
Return on assets 3.4% 1.6% 13.1%
Return on invested capital 5.6% – 36.7%
Return on capital employed 5.1% -0.5% 29.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 11.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 20.3% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHPEMDBNTAP
Debt / assets 24.2% – 22.7%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – -0.5x
Debt / FCF 4.9x – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 21.1% 86.4%
Equity / assets 31.8% 78.9% 13.6%
Interest coverage – -6.1x –
Current ratio 1.1x 4.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x 4.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 3.8x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.43 23.31 4.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHPEMDBNTAP
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 1.2% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 1.2% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 26.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 17.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – –

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.

ConsensusHPEMDBNTAP
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 53.0xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.03FY2026 $7.00FY2026 $10.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +107.7%FY2026 +40.8%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.4% +6.4% +8.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $49.18BFY2026 $2.89BFY2026 $8.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.4%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +33.4% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHPEMDBNTAP
Held by institutions 88.5% 92.6% 97.4%
Institutions holding 1,438 870 959
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +4.3% -1.0%
Institutions buying 869 493 501
Institutions selling 411 278 336
Buyers to sellers 2.11 1.77 1.49

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.

HPEMDBNTAP
HPE 1.00 0.18 0.64
MDB 0.18 1.00 0.23
NTAP 0.64 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HPE, MDB and NTAP?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) $78.30B, MongoDB (MDB) $31.33B, NetApp (NTAP) $43.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, HPE, MDB and NTAP?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 28.3x, MongoDB (MDB) 532.0x, NetApp (NTAP) 30.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is cheapest (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 14.1x, MongoDB (MDB) 53.0x, NetApp (NTAP) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +26.6%, MongoDB (MDB) +25.5%, NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

NetApp (NTAP) has the highest net margin (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 6.6%, MongoDB (MDB) 2.1%, NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%). On return on invested capital, NetApp (NTAP) leads (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 5.6%, NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) returned the most: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +144.5%, MongoDB (MDB) +12.4%, NetApp (NTAP) +82.9%. Over five years, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) compounded fastest (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +29.9%/yr, MongoDB (MDB) -6.0%/yr, NetApp (NTAP) +18.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 0.01%, MongoDB (MDB) 0.00%, NetApp (NTAP) 0.00%. MongoDB (MDB) and NetApp (NTAP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NetApp (NTAP) has been the steadiest (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 58.0%, MongoDB (MDB) 72.6%, NetApp (NTAP) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HPE, MDB and NTAP?

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