HPE vs SNDK vs P Stock Comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Sandisk and Everpure Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,255.58 -29.4% 1M +574.5% 1Y
Market cap
$189.56B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
8 wins
P Everpure, Inc.
$131.41 +4.3% 1M +40.1% 1Y
Market cap
$45.98B
P/E
181.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionHPESNDKPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $81.30B $189.56B $45.98B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.4x 16.6x 181.5x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 6.1x 44.4x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.6% +175.3% +27.2% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.6% 56.5% 5.9% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.6% 73.7% — SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +149.9% +574.5% +40.1% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.2%/yr — +37.8%/yr P
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.2% 111.7% 73.0% HPE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 79/100 51/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

HPESNDKP

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

AxisHPESNDKP
Valuation 78 #25 of 111 66 #39 of 111 16 #93 of 111
Growth 92 #10 of 108 100 #1 of 108 78 #25 of 108
Profitability 61 #41 of 104 100 #1 of 104 64 #38 of 104
Financial Health 17 #96 of 115 82 #22 of 115 33 #77 of 115
Shareholder Returns 68 #27 of 81 49 #42 of 81 61 #32 of 81
Overall 63 79 51
  • HPE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • P ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHPESNDKPSPY
1 month -6.7%-29.4%+4.3% -0.8%
3 months +21.8%-1.8%+77.1% +3.5%
6 months +105.2%+17.3%+77.7% +7.0%
Year to date +144.5%+428.9%+96.1% +12.2%
1 year +149.9%+574.5%+40.1% +13.0%
3 years +286.1%—+298.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +56.9%—+58.6% +23.1%
5 years +302.7%—+396.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +32.2%—+37.8% +11.0%
10 years +363.5%—+948.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.6%—+26.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHPESNDKPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.2%111.7%73.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.2%105.8%82.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.113.982.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.585.140.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-56.5%-48.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-46.2%-16.3% -1.8%
52-week high $73.46$2,335.00$156.95 $779.14
52-week low $20.00$175.53$56.99 $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.

MultipleHPESNDKP
P/E now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 32.0x 16.1xmedian 32.0x 172.7xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.8x 9.1xmedian 2.8x 10.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 19.4x 14.2xmedian 19.4x 111.4xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 29.0x 15.9xmedian 29.0x 341.7xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.9x 11.6xmedian 2.9x 28.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.87median 1.13 —median 1.13 0.31median 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 monthsHPESNDKP
Revenue $41.87B $20.25B $4.26B
Gross profit $15.41B $14.47B $2.97B
Operating income $2.60B $12.39B $224.21M
Net income $2.79B $11.43B $253.29M
Free cash flow $4.16B $11.49B $128.17M
R&D $3.71B $1.33B $1.05B
EPS (diluted) $1.91 $73.76 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $6.22B $4.76B $385.69M
Total debt $20.24B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.45B 155.00M 345.59M
Enterprise value $59.17B $178.08B $40.39B

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
MetricHPESNDKP
P/E 28.4x 16.1x 172.7x
P/FCF 18.8x 15.9x 341.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 15.7x 102.4x
P/S 1.9x 9.1x 10.3x
P/B 2.9x 11.6x 28.4x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 11.6x 28.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 14.2x 111.4x
EV/EBIT 35.4x 14.4x 190.8x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 8.8x 10.0x
EV/FCF 22.1x 15.5x 333.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 15.3x 100.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.87 – 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHPESNDKP
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.6% 175.3% 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% – 15.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 71.5% 554.2% 28.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.3% – 15.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 885.6% 999.7% 195.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.9% – 277.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 123.6% 796.7% 82.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.3% – 574.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.2% 751.8% 77.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.5% – 550.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 169.5% 13,794% -46.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.1% – -13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,747% 9,678% -76.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.5% – -34.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHPESNDKP
Gross margin 36.8% 71.5% 69.7%
EBITDA margin 14.5% 62.0% 9.0%
Operating margin 6.2% 61.2% 5.3%
Pretax margin 6.3% 64.3% 6.6%
Net margin 6.6% 56.5% 5.9%
FCF margin 9.9% 56.8% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 16.0% 57.6% 10.0%
Return on equity 10.7% 77.5% 17.0%
Return on assets 3.4% 57.8% 5.1%
Return on invested capital 5.6% 73.7% –
Return on capital employed 5.1% 87.2% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 1.0x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 1.1% 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHPESNDKP
Debt / assets 24.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.8x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – –
Debt / FCF 4.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 30.1% 70.5%
Equity / assets 31.8% 69.9% 29.5%
Interest coverage – 169.7x –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 12.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.46 19.94 8.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHPESNDKP
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 0.7% 0.0% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 0.0% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusHPESNDKP
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 6.1xFY2027 44.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.03FY2026 $204.34FY2027 $2.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +107.7%FY2026 +188.3%FY2027 +43.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.4% +35.4% +48.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $49.18BFY2026 $50.54BFY2027 $4.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.4%FY2026 +149.6%FY2027 +29.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +9.9% +41.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHPESNDKP
Held by institutions 88.5% 74.3% 83.0%
Institutions holding 1,438 1,816 804
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% -1.9% +2.2%
Institutions buying 869 1,269 442
Institutions selling 411 457 259
Buyers to sellers 2.11 2.78 1.71

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.

HPESNDKP
HPE 1.00 0.24 0.48
SNDK 0.24 1.00 0.35
P 0.48 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HPE, SNDK and P?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) $81.30B, Sandisk (SNDK) $189.56B, Everpure (P) $45.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, HPE, SNDK and P?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 29.4x, Sandisk (SNDK) 16.6x, Everpure (P) 181.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 14.6x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.1x, Everpure (P) 44.4x). 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%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%, Everpure (P) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 6.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%, Everpure (P) 5.9%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 5.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +149.9%, Sandisk (SNDK) +574.5%, Everpure (P) +40.1%. Over five years, Everpure (P) compounded fastest (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +32.2%/yr, Everpure (P) +37.8%/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%, Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%, Everpure (P) 0.00%. Sandisk (SNDK) and Everpure (P) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has been the steadiest (Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 58.2%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.7%, Everpure (P) 73.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HPE, SNDK and P?

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.