MDB vs SNOW Stock Comparison

MongoDB and Snowflake 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
3 wins
SNOW Snowflake Inc.
$325.44 -2.8% 1M +28.6% 1Y
Market cap
$116.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.43B
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Snowflake leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Snowflake 5, MongoDB 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMDBSNOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.33B $116.93B SNOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 532.0x -107.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.0x 152.1x MDB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.5% +32.0% SNOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% -20.1% MDB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.4% +28.6% SNOW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.0%/yr -0.9%/yr SNOW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.6% 63.1% SNOW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 45/100 MDB

Percentile Scorecard

MDBSNOW

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

AxisMDBSNOW
Valuation 45 #69 of 124 26 #92 of 124
Growth 98 #3 of 113 69 #36 of 113
Profitability 69 #35 of 110 50 #56 of 110
Financial Health 81 #26 of 129 23 #100 of 129
Shareholder Returns 69 #22 of 68 58 #29 of 68
Overall 72 45
  • MDB ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • SNOW ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMDBSNOWSPY
1 month -13.4%-2.8% -1.0%
3 months +24.4%+21.4% +2.9%
6 months +46.3%+131.9% +6.4%
Year to date -11.6%+48.4% +11.4%
1 year +12.4%+28.6% +13.1%
3 years +5.4%+115.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +1.8%+29.2% +21.5%
5 years -26.5%-4.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -6.0%-0.9% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureMDBSNOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.6%63.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.7%54.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.891.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.170.45 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.5%-73.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.4%-11.8% -2.5%
52-week high $472.29$368.93 $779.14
52-week low $225.95$121.11 $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.

MultipleMDBSNOW
P/E now vs peer median 507.2xmedian 37.4x -104.2xmedian 37.4x
P/S now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 4.4x 21.1xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 2,225xmedian 35.0x -143.2xmedian 35.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.4xmedian 27.2x 96.0xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 3.4x 53.4xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 16.82median 1.27 17.64median 1.27

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 monthsMDBSNOW
Revenue $2.78B $5.43B
Gross profit $2.02B $3.64B
Operating income -$14.52M -$1.24B
Net income $58.90M -$1.09B
Free cash flow $659.02M $1.20B
R&D $780.02M $2.11B
EPS (diluted) $0.72 $-3.12
Cash & equivalents $1.00B $1.71B
Shares (diluted) 82.00M 349.26M
Enterprise value $21.80B $104.25B

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
MetricMDBSNOW
P/E 507.2x -104.2x
P/FCF 45.4x 96.0x
P/Operating cash flow 44.8x 91.5x
P/S 10.7x 21.1x
P/B 10.0x 53.4x
P/Tangible book 10.1x 66.6x
EV/EBITDA 2,225x -143.2x
EV/EBIT -1,892x -90.8x
EV/Revenue 9.9x 20.7x
EV/FCF 41.7x 94.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.2x 89.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 16.82 17.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMDBSNOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.5% 32.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.2% 30.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.1% 32.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 31.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 91.2% 19.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.4% -7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 174.9% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.9% -8.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 174.1% 24.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.1% -5.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 146.9% 49.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 139.5% 22.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 174.7% 59.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 144.3% 22.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMDBSNOW
Gross margin 72.7% 67.0%
EBITDA margin 0.4% -14.4%
Operating margin -0.5% -22.8%
Pretax margin 2.7% -19.8%
Net margin 2.1% -20.1%
FCF margin 23.7% 22.0%
Operating cash flow margin 24.0% 23.1%
Return on equity 2.0% -53.2%
Return on assets 1.6% -12.6%
Return on invested capital – –
Return on capital employed -0.5% -25.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 11.3x -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 20.3% 30.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMDBSNOW
Debt / assets – –
Debt / equity – –
Net debt / EBITDA – –
Debt / FCF – –
Liabilities / assets 21.1% 75.3%
Equity / assets 78.9% 24.7%
Interest coverage -6.1x -148.8x
Current ratio 4.9x 0.9x
Quick ratio 4.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 3.8x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 23.31 8.99

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMDBSNOW
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield 1.2% 0.4%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusMDBSNOW
Forward P/E 53.0xFY2026 152.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.00FY2026 $2.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.8%FY2026 +71.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.4% +37.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.89BFY2026 $6.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.5%FY2026 +31.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.4% +41.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMDBSNOW
Held by institutions 92.6% 79.8%
Institutions holding 870 1,459
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.3% +9.1%
Institutions buying 493 850
Institutions selling 278 473
Buyers to sellers 1.77 1.80

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.

MDBSNOW
MDB 1.00 0.61
SNOW 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MDB and SNOW?

Snowflake (SNOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: MongoDB (MDB) $31.33B, Snowflake (SNOW) $116.93B.

Which company is growing faster?

Snowflake (SNOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: MongoDB (MDB) +25.5%, Snowflake (SNOW) +32.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

MongoDB (MDB) has the highest net margin (MongoDB (MDB) 2.1%, Snowflake (SNOW) -20.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Snowflake (SNOW) returned the most: MongoDB (MDB) +12.4%, Snowflake (SNOW) +28.6%. Over five years, Snowflake (SNOW) compounded fastest (MongoDB (MDB) -6.0%/yr, Snowflake (SNOW) -0.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Snowflake (SNOW) has been the steadiest (MongoDB (MDB) 72.6%, Snowflake (SNOW) 63.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do MDB and SNOW move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.61, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, MDB and SNOW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Snowflake (SNOW) leads on 5. 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.