HPQ vs WDC vs FOXX Stock Comparison

Hp, Western Digital and Foxx Development Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HPQ Hp Inc
$33.56 +7.2% 1M +20.2% 1Y
Market cap
$29.84B
P/E
12.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$59.16B
Div. yield
0.04%
Personal Computers Technology
4 wins
WDC Western Digital Corp
$380.88 -16.6% 1M +200.7% 1Y
Market cap
$144.04B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.48B
Div. yield
0.00%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Western Digital leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Western Digital 8, Hp 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHPQWDCFOXXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.84B $144.04B $13.64M WDC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.2x 14.4x -0.3x HPQ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 15.8x — HPQ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.1% +43.0% -20.2% WDC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.1% 69.2% -100.2% WDC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 30.4% 53.8% — WDC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.1x 0.0x WDC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% HPQ
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.2% +200.7% -54.2% WDC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr +54.5%/yr — WDC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 81.3% 148.8% HPQ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 77/100 13/100 WDC

Percentile Scorecard

HPQWDCFOXX

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

AxisHPQWDCFOXX
Valuation 95 #7 of 112 51 #55 of 112 14 #96 of 112
Growth 35 #71 of 109 98 #3 of 109 9 #99 of 109
Profitability 74 #28 of 104 97 #4 of 104 19 #84 of 104
Financial Health 14 #100 of 116 66 #40 of 116 10 #105 of 116
Shareholder Returns 86 #12 of 81 73 #23 of 81 –
Overall 61 77 13
  • HPQ ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • WDC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • FOXX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHPQWDCFOXXSPY
1 month +7.2%-16.6%-21.6% -0.2%
3 months +18.6%-17.8%-24.0% +3.9%
6 months +70.1%-2.6%-59.8% +8.2%
Year to date +50.6%+121.1%-57.8% +12.9%
1 year +20.2%+200.7%-54.2% +12.3%
3 years +29.9%+1,192.9%-82.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.1%+134.8%-43.7% +23.3%
5 years +10.2%+779.6%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.0%+54.5%— +10.9%
10 years +139.9%+745.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.1%+23.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHPQWDCFOXXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%81.3%148.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.7%82.1%129.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.513.171.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.452.47-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.9%-55.5%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.4%-49.0%-67.8% -1.2%
52-week high $35.47$746.23$6.09 $779.14
52-week low $18.20$124.92$1.71 $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.

MultipleHPQWDCFOXX
P/E now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 33.2x 13.9xmedian 33.2x -0.3xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.8x 9.8xmedian 2.8x 0.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 20.0x 23.3xmedian 20.0x -0.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 29.8x 33.2xmedian 29.8x -34.7xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median -329.4xmedian 3.0x 15.3xmedian 3.0x -0.2xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 2.35median 1.17 0.18median 1.17 —median 1.17

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 monthsHPQWDCFOXX
Revenue $59.16B $14.48B $52.58M
Gross profit $11.76B $7.62B $1.69M
Operating income $3.22B $5.71B -$43.90M
Net income $2.45B $10.02B -$52.69M
Free cash flow $3.88B $4.29B -$400.00K
R&D $1.61B $1.15B $2.93M
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $26.10 $-7.61
Cash & equivalents $4.17B $1.31B $1.47M
Total debt $9.16B $12.58B $653.36K
Shares (diluted) 927.00M 384.00M 6.92M
Enterprise value $15.11B $133.87B $5.72M

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
MetricHPQWDCFOXX
P/E 12.6x 13.9x -0.3x
P/FCF 7.8x 33.2x -34.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 29.3x -34.7x
P/S 0.5x 9.8x 0.3x
P/B -329.4x 15.3x -0.2x
P/Tangible book -329.4x 15.3x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 23.3x -0.3x
EV/EBIT 11.0x 24.9x -0.3x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 9.8x 0.2x
EV/FCF 9.1x 33.1x -31.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 29.2x -31.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.35 0.18 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHPQWDCFOXX
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.1% 43.0% -20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 57.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.9% 85.2% -64.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 126.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.5% 104.4% -352.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 85.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -7.2% 288.7% -484.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 83.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -4.5% 286.8% -418.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 75.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.3% 108.7% 93.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 88.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 36.5% 121.1% 94.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 66.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHPQWDCFOXX
Gross margin 19.9% 52.6% 3.2%
EBITDA margin 7.0% 42.1% -83.4%
Operating margin 5.4% 39.4% -83.5%
Pretax margin 4.7% 73.2% -100.2%
Net margin 4.1% 69.2% -100.2%
FCF margin 6.6% 29.6% -0.8%
Operating cash flow margin 7.9% 33.6% -0.8%
Return on equity – 110.0% –
Return on assets 5.5% 71.3% -200.8%
Return on invested capital 30.4% 53.8% –
Return on capital employed 31.1% 57.3% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.0x 2.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.5x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.6% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHPQWDCFOXX
Debt / assets 20.0% 5.5% 0.3%
Debt / equity -99.6x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -0.1x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 0.2x -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 100.2% 34.3% 333.4%
Equity / assets -0.2% 65.7% -233.4%
Interest coverage – 48.8x -5.0x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.4x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.9x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.67 20.89 -9.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHPQWDCFOXX
Dividend yield 3.6% 0.1% –
Net buyback yield 3.9% 2.1% –
Shareholder yield 7.5% 2.3% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.7% 2.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.2% 4.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.3% 151.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.2% – –

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.

ConsensusHPQWDCFOXX
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 15.8xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.06FY2026 $24.04FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY -1.9%FY2026 +135.2%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +1.0% +70.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $56.44BFY2026 $20.04BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +55.1%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.1% +39.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHPQWDCFOXX
Held by institutions 90.9% 93.7% 1.0%
Institutions holding 1,078 1,846 10
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -1.3% +10.8%
Institutions buying 578 1,127 5
Institutions selling 324 597 2
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.89 2.50

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.

HPQWDCFOXX
HPQ 1.00 -0.03 0.06
WDC -0.03 1.00 0.01
FOXX 0.06 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HPQ, WDC and FOXX?

Western Digital (WDC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hp (HPQ) $29.84B, Western Digital (WDC) $144.04B, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) $13.64M.

Which stock is cheaper, HPQ, WDC and FOXX?

Hp (HPQ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hp (HPQ) 12.2x, Western Digital (WDC) 14.4x, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -0.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hp (HPQ) is cheapest (Hp (HPQ) 11.0x, Western Digital (WDC) 15.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Western Digital (WDC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hp (HPQ) +8.1%, Western Digital (WDC) +43.0%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -20.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Western Digital (WDC) has the highest net margin (Hp (HPQ) 4.1%, Western Digital (WDC) 69.2%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -100.2%). On return on invested capital, Western Digital (WDC) leads (Hp (HPQ) 30.4%, Western Digital (WDC) 53.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Western Digital (WDC) returned the most: Hp (HPQ) +20.2%, Western Digital (WDC) +200.7%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -54.2%. Over five years, Western Digital (WDC) compounded fastest (Hp (HPQ) +2.0%/yr, Western Digital (WDC) +54.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hp (HPQ) has the highest dividend yield: Hp (HPQ) 0.04%, Western Digital (WDC) 0.00%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) 0.00%. Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hp (HPQ) has been the steadiest (Hp (HPQ) 45.2%, Western Digital (WDC) 81.3%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) 148.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HPQ, WDC and FOXX?

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