HPE vs MSFT vs SNDK Stock Comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Microsoft and Sandisk Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MSFT Microsoft Corp
$532.60 +3.2% 1M +1.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.93T
P/E
29.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$331.84B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cloud Platforms Technology
3 wins
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,255.58 -29.4% 1M +574.5% 1Y
Market cap
$189.78B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 7, Microsoft 3, Hewlett Packard Enterprise 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHPEMSFTSNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.77B $3.93T $189.78B MSFT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.9x 29.4x 16.6x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 26.1x 6.1x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.6% +17.8% +175.3% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.6% 40.3% 56.5% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 26.7% 73.7% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -0.2x — MSFT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% HPE
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +149.9% +1.7% +574.5% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.2%/yr +10.5%/yr — HPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.2% 32.8% 111.7% MSFT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 79/100 79/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

HPEMSFTSNDK

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

AxisHPEMSFTSNDK
Valuation 78 #25 of 111 57 #17 of 38 66 #39 of 111
Growth 92 #10 of 108 77 #9 of 36 100 #1 of 108
Profitability 61 #41 of 104 97 #2 of 34 100 #1 of 104
Financial Health 17 #96 of 115 84 #7 of 38 82 #22 of 115
Shareholder Returns 68 #27 of 81 80 #5 of 21 49 #42 of 81
Overall 63 79 79
  • HPE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • MSFT ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • 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

PeriodHPEMSFTSNDKSPY
1 month -6.7%+3.2%-29.4% -0.8%
3 months +21.8%+36.9%-1.8% +3.5%
6 months +105.2%+25.4%+17.3% +7.0%
Year to date +144.5%+10.1%+428.9% +12.2%
1 year +149.9%+1.7%+574.5% +13.0%
3 years +286.1%+61.5%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +56.9%+17.3%— +23.1%
5 years +302.7%+64.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +32.2%+10.5%— +11.0%
10 years +363.5%+778.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.6%+24.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHPEMSFTSNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.2%32.8%111.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.2%30.9%105.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.111.003.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.580.055.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-37.6%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-2.0%-46.2% -1.8%
52-week high $73.46$543.45$2,335.00 $779.14
52-week low $20.00$352.83$175.53 $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.

MultipleHPEMSFTSNDK
P/E now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 32.0x 29.6xmedian 29.6x 16.1xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.8x 11.9xmedian 4.2x 9.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 19.4x 19.7xmedian 24.2x 14.2xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 29.0x 59.1xmedian 15.1x 15.9xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.9x 8.9xmedian 3.9x 11.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.87median 1.13 1.30median 0.38 —median 1.13

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 monthsHPEMSFTSNDK
Revenue $41.87B $331.84B $20.25B
Gross profit $15.41B $225.47B $14.47B
Operating income $2.60B $155.24B $12.39B
Net income $2.79B $133.75B $11.43B
Free cash flow $4.16B $66.99B $11.49B
R&D $3.71B $35.56B $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $1.91 $17.95 $73.76
Cash & equivalents $6.22B $20.94B $4.76B
Total debt $20.24B $40.29B –
Shares (diluted) 1.45B 7.45B 155.00M
Enterprise value $57.65B $3.85T $178.30B

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
MetricHPEMSFTSNDK
P/E 28.4x 29.6x 16.1x
P/FCF 18.8x 59.1x 15.9x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 21.6x 15.7x
P/S 1.9x 11.9x 9.1x
P/B 2.9x 8.9x 11.6x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 9.3x 11.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 19.7x 14.2x
EV/EBIT 35.4x 25.2x 14.4x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 11.8x 8.8x
EV/FCF 22.1x 58.5x 15.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 21.4x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.87 1.30 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHPEMSFTSNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.6% 17.8% 175.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 16.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 71.5% 16.3% 554.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 15.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 885.6% 20.8% 999.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 20.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 123.6% 31.3% 796.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 22.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 122.2% 31.6% 751.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.5% 22.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 169.5% 34.4% 13,794%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 27.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,747% -6.5% 9,678%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.5% 4.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHPEMSFTSNDK
Gross margin 36.8% 67.9% 71.5%
EBITDA margin 14.5% 59.9% 62.0%
Operating margin 6.2% 46.8% 61.2%
Pretax margin 6.3% 50.0% 64.3%
Net margin 6.6% 40.3% 56.5%
FCF margin 9.9% 20.2% 56.8%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 55.1% 57.6%
Return on equity 10.7% 31.2% 77.5%
Return on assets 3.4% 18.4% 57.8%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 26.7% 73.7%
Return on capital employed 5.1% 27.8% 87.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 3.7% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHPEMSFTSNDK
Debt / assets 24.2% 5.3% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x -0.2x –
Debt / FCF 4.9x 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 41.7% 30.1%
Equity / assets 31.8% 58.3% 69.9%
Interest coverage – 50.9x 169.7x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.9x 12.2x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.46 9.29 19.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHPEMSFTSNDK
Dividend yield 1.0% 0.7% –
Net buyback yield 0.7% 0.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 1.2% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 26.5% 19.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 17.8% 39.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 8.4% 9.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 10.1% –

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.

ConsensusHPEMSFTSNDK
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 26.1xFY2027 6.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.03FY2026 $20.38FY2027 $204.34FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +107.7%FY2026 +17.9%FY2027 +188.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +19.4% +11.5% +35.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $49.18BFY2026 $402.02BFY2027 $50.54BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +43.4%FY2026 +21.1%FY2027 +149.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +12.7% +9.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHPEMSFTSNDK
Held by institutions 88.5% 73.9% 74.3%
Institutions holding 1,438 6,227 1,816
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% +3.3% -1.9%
Institutions buying 869 3,432 1,269
Institutions selling 411 2,425 457
Buyers to sellers 2.11 1.42 2.78

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.

HPEMSFTSNDK
HPE 1.00 0.09 0.24
MSFT 0.09 1.00 0.02
SNDK 0.24 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HPE, MSFT and SNDK?

Microsoft (MSFT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) $79.77B, Microsoft (MSFT) $3.93T, Sandisk (SNDK) $189.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, HPE, MSFT and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 28.9x, Microsoft (MSFT) 29.4x, Sandisk (SNDK) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 14.6x, Microsoft (MSFT) 26.1x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.1x). 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: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +26.6%, Microsoft (MSFT) +17.8%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 6.6%, Microsoft (MSFT) 40.3%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 5.6%, Microsoft (MSFT) 26.7%, Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +149.9%, Microsoft (MSFT) +1.7%, Sandisk (SNDK) +574.5%. Over five years, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) compounded fastest (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +32.2%/yr, Microsoft (MSFT) +10.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has the highest dividend yield: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 0.01%, Microsoft (MSFT) 0.01%, Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%. Sandisk (SNDK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Microsoft (MSFT) has been the steadiest (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 58.2%, Microsoft (MSFT) 32.8%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HPE, MSFT 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 7. 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.