NLST vs HPE vs SNDK Stock Comparison

Netlist, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Sandisk Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NLST Netlist Inc
$6.93 +27.2% 1M +966.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.31B
P/E
2,789x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.69M
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,330.05 -23.1% 1M +550.8% 1Y
Market cap
$177.43B
P/E
9.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.97B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 5, Hewlett Packard Enterprise 3, Netlist 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNLSTHPESNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.31B $72.80B $177.43B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2,789x 26.4x 9.1x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.5x 14.6x 6.5x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +129.2% +26.6% +272.4% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% 6.6% — HPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -40.8x 2.3x — NLST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +966.2% +142.6% +550.8% NLST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr +32.1%/yr — HPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 104.8% 58.2% 110.9% HPE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 63/100 80/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

NLSTHPESNDK

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

AxisNLSTHPESNDK
Valuation 8 #103 of 112 78 #25 of 112 56 #50 of 112
Growth 93 #9 of 108 91 #11 of 108 100 #1 of 108
Profitability 38 #65 of 104 59 #43 of 104 92 #9 of 104
Financial Health 52 #56 of 116 17 #97 of 116 72 #33 of 116
Shareholder Returns 34 #52 of 78 70 #24 of 78 –
Overall 45 63 80
  • NLST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • HPE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • 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

PeriodNLSTHPESNDKSPY
1 month +27.2%-4.3%-23.1% +0.7%
3 months +198.7%+24.9%+3.9% +3.7%
6 months +198.7%+104.6%+21.3% +7.1%
Year to date +678.7%+145.1%+460.3% +12.8%
1 year +966.2%+142.6%+550.8% +11.9%
3 years +468.0%+284.8%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +78.5%+56.7%— +22.8%
5 years -12.3%+301.8%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.6%+32.1%— +10.9%
10 years +518.7%+356.7%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.0%+16.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNLSTHPESNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 104.8%58.2%110.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.2%52.9%106.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.012.124.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 9.222.454.97 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-48.8%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.1%-19.9%-43.0% -1.2%
52-week high $6.94$73.46$2,335.00 $779.14
52-week low $0.54$20.00$194.38 $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.

MultipleNLSTHPESNDK
P/E now vs peer median 2,789xmedian 32.9x 28.5xmedian 32.9x 10.1xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.9x 1.9xmedian 2.9x 6.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3,347xmedian 20.0x 15.1xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -149.0xmedian 30.2x 18.8xmedian 30.2x 22.7xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 99.7xmedian 2.9x 2.9xmedian 2.9x 10.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 106.44median 1.08 0.88median 1.08 —median 1.08

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 monthsNLSTHPESNDK
Revenue $332.69M $41.87B $28.97B
Gross profit $54.02M $15.41B $23.16B
Operating income $408.00K $2.60B $20.99B
Net income $789.00K $2.79B $19.42B
Free cash flow -$15.53M $4.16B –
R&D $3.92M $3.71B $1.40B
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $1.91 $125.30
Cash & equivalents $30.66M $6.22B $5.14B
Total debt $10.94M $20.24B –
Shares (diluted) 370.75M 1.45B 155.00M
Enterprise value $2.22B $50.68B $177.43B

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
MetricNLSTHPESNDK
P/E 2,789x 28.5x 10.1x
P/FCF -149.0x 18.8x 22.7x
P/Operating cash flow -149.1x 11.7x 11.1x
P/S 7.0x 1.9x 6.7x
P/B 99.7x 2.9x 10.7x
P/Tangible book 99.7x 3.7x 10.7x
EV/EBITDA 3,347x 15.1x –
EV/EBIT 5,603x 35.4x –
EV/Revenue 6.9x 2.2x 6.7x
EV/FCF -147.2x 22.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -147.3x 13.8x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 106.44 0.88 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNLSTHPESNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 129.2% 26.6% 272.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 64.2% 12.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,221% 71.5% 965.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 127.6% 13.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 101.1% 885.6% 1,507%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 27.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 102.1% 123.6% 1,216%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 37.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 101.6% 122.2% 1,173%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 32.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.8% 169.5% 2,396%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.4% 13.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.8% 1,747% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 41.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNLSTHPESNDK
Gross margin 16.2% 36.8% –
EBITDA margin 0.2% 14.5% –
Operating margin 0.1% 6.2% –
Pretax margin 0.2% 6.3% –
Net margin 0.2% 6.6% –
FCF margin -4.7% 9.9% –
Operating cash flow margin -4.7% 16.0% 60.6%
Return on equity 4.7% 10.7% 114.7%
Return on assets 1.0% 3.4% 80.4%
Return on invested capital – 5.6% –
Return on capital employed 1.3% 5.1% –
Asset turnover 4.1x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -19.7x 2.4x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.9% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNLSTHPESNDK
Debt / assets 3.8% 24.2% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -40.8x 2.3x –
Debt / FCF -0.2x 4.9x –
Liabilities / assets 68.4% 68.2% 29.7%
Equity / assets 31.6% 31.8% 70.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 25.89 1.46 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNLSTHPESNDK
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield -1.1% 0.7% –
Shareholder yield -1.1% 1.7% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusNLSTHPESNDK
Forward P/E 7.5xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 6.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.92FY2026 $4.03FY2026 $206.11FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +107.7%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% +19.4% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $691.20MFY2026 $49.18BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +266.4%FY2026 +43.4%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +26.3% +14.2% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNLSTHPESNDK
Held by institutions 0.0% 88.5% –
Institutions holding 4 1,441 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +146.0% -1.5% –
Institutions buying 3 872 –
Institutions selling 0 411 –
Buyers to sellers – 2.12 –

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.

NLSTHPESNDK
NLST 1.00 0.19 0.15
HPE 0.19 1.00 0.24
SNDK 0.15 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NLST, HPE and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Netlist (NLST) $2.31B, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) $72.80B, Sandisk (SNDK) $177.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, NLST, HPE and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Netlist (NLST) 2,789x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 26.4x, Sandisk (SNDK) 9.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Netlist (NLST) 7.5x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 14.6x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.5x). 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: Netlist (NLST) +129.2%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +26.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) +272.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has the highest net margin (Netlist (NLST) 0.2%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Netlist (NLST) returned the most: Netlist (NLST) +966.2%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +142.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) +550.8%. Over five years, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) compounded fastest (Netlist (NLST) -2.6%/yr, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +32.1%/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%. Netlist (NLST) and Sandisk (SNDK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has been the steadiest (Netlist (NLST) 104.8%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 58.2%, Sandisk (SNDK) 110.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NLST, HPE 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 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.