NLST vs STX vs NTAP Stock Comparison

Netlist, Seagate Technology Holdings and NetApp Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NLST Netlist Inc
$6.25 +10.8% 1M +876.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.95B
P/E
2,395x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.69M
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$185.26 -18.1% 1M +57.3% 1Y
Market cap
$36.57B
P/E
25.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

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Seagate Technology Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Seagate Technology Holdings 5, Netlist 4, NetApp 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNLSTSTXNTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.95B $128.13B $36.57B STX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2,395x 29.1x 25.8x NTAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.8x 15.7x 18.2x NLST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +129.2% +44.4% +12.2% NLST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% 31.9% 19.2% STX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 82.3% 36.7% STX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -40.8x 0.2x -0.5x NLST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +876.6% +132.0% +57.3% NLST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.0%/yr +44.8%/yr +15.5%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 105.6% 75.0% 46.5% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 67/100 60/100 STX

Percentile Scorecard

NLSTSTXNTAP

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

AxisNLSTSTXNTAP
Valuation 7 #104 of 112 32 #76 of 112 49 #58 of 112
Growth 93 #9 of 108 99 #2 of 108 53 #51 of 108
Profitability 37 #66 of 104 99 #2 of 104 91 #10 of 104
Financial Health 53 #55 of 116 43 #67 of 116 28 #84 of 116
Shareholder Returns 32 #55 of 80 61 #32 of 80 77 #19 of 80
Overall 44 67 60
  • NLST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • STX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NTAP ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNLSTSTXNTAPSPY
1 month +10.8%-30.1%-18.1% -2.3%
3 months +174.1%-28.6%+1.3% -0.7%
6 months +128.1%-19.6%+67.0% +4.8%
Year to date +602.2%+115.6%+73.0% +10.3%
1 year +876.6%+132.0%+57.3% +10.3%
3 years +425.2%+721.5%+144.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +73.9%+101.9%+34.7% +20.1%
5 years -9.6%+535.3%+105.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year -2.0%+44.8%+15.5% +10.1%
10 years +478.7%+1,718.6%+471.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year +19.2%+33.7%+19.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNLSTSTXNTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 105.6%75.0%46.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 96.6%78.0%42.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.102.661.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 8.301.761.23 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-58.2%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.9%-45.7%-22.5% -3.5%
52-week high $6.94$1,094.04$239.18 $779.14
52-week low $0.54$237.49$94.11 $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.

MultipleNLSTSTXNTAP
P/E now vs peer median 2,515xmedian 29.9x 30.8xmedian 29.9x 25.6xmedian 29.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 2.8x 9.9xmedian 2.8x 4.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3,015xmedian 18.5x 23.9xmedian 18.5x 17.3xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -134.3xmedian 28.0x 32.8xmedian 28.0x 22.0xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 89.9xmedian 2.8x 39.5xmedian 2.8x 24.3xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 95.99median 1.00 0.33median 1.00 3.12median 1.00

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 monthsNLSTSTXNTAP
Revenue $332.69M $13.80B $7.39B
Gross profit $54.02M $6.95B $5.22B
Operating income $408.00K $5.46B $1.85B
Net income $789.00K $4.40B $1.42B
Free cash flow -$15.53M $4.16B $1.65B
R&D $3.92M $769.00M $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $18.95 $7.09
Cash & equivalents $30.66M $1.26B $1.57B
Total debt $2.79M $2.35B $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 370.75M 232.00M 200.00M
Enterprise value $1.86B $122.98B $19.39B

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
MetricNLSTSTXNTAP
P/E 2,515x 30.8x 25.6x
P/FCF -134.3x 32.8x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow -134.5x 28.2x 19.1x
P/S 6.3x 9.9x 4.9x
P/B 89.9x 39.5x 24.3x
P/Tangible book 89.9x 39.5x 24.9x
EV/EBITDA 3,015x 23.9x 17.3x
EV/EBIT 5,046x 25.2x 19.0x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 10.0x 4.8x
EV/FCF -132.5x 33.1x 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -132.7x 28.5x 18.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 95.99 0.33 3.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNLSTSTXNTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 129.2% 44.4% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 64.2% 26.6% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,221% 97.2% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 127.6% 89.7% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 101.1% 150.5% 35.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 125.4% 25.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 102.1% 156.6% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 99.4% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 101.6% 150.0% 22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 94.1% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.8% 217.9% 3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.4% 80.3% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.8% 241.1% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 93.8% 15.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNLSTSTXNTAP
Gross margin 16.2% 50.4% 70.6%
EBITDA margin 0.2% 41.6% 27.5%
Operating margin 0.1% 39.6% 25.0%
Pretax margin 0.2% 36.7% 24.7%
Net margin 0.2% 31.9% 19.2%
FCF margin -4.7% 30.1% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin -4.7% 35.0% 25.7%
Return on equity 4.7% 156.4% 99.6%
Return on assets 1.0% 43.3% 13.1%
Return on invested capital – 82.3% 36.7%
Return on capital employed 1.3% 76.1% 29.4%
Asset turnover 4.1x 1.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -19.7x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.6% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNLSTSTXNTAP
Debt / assets 3.8% 22.8% 22.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.7x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -40.8x 0.2x -0.5x
Debt / FCF -0.2x 0.6x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 68.4% 66.6% 86.4%
Equity / assets 31.6% 33.4% 13.6%
Interest coverage – 22.3x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 23.17 14.63 3.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNLSTSTXNTAP
Dividend yield – 0.5% 1.1%
Net buyback yield -1.3% 0.4% 2.0%
Shareholder yield -1.3% 0.8% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 14.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% –

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.

ConsensusNLSTSTXNTAP
Forward P/E 6.8xFY2026 15.7xFY2027 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.92FY2026 $38.53FY2027 $10.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +147.3%FY2027 +29.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% +63.8% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $691.20MFY2026 $19.55BFY2027 $8.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +266.4%FY2026 +60.2%FY2027 +22.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.3% +29.7% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNLSTSTXNTAP
Held by institutions 0.0% 83.8% 97.4%
Institutions holding 4 1,958 961
Change in shares held, QoQ +146.0% +1.4% -1.0%
Institutions buying 3 1,209 502
Institutions selling 0 591 337
Buyers to sellers – 2.05 1.49

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.

NLSTSTXNTAP
NLST 1.00 0.17 0.20
STX 0.17 1.00 0.24
NTAP 0.20 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NLST, STX and NTAP?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Netlist (NLST) $1.95B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $128.13B, NetApp (NTAP) $36.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, NLST, STX and NTAP?

NetApp (NTAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Netlist (NLST) 2,395x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 29.1x, NetApp (NTAP) 25.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Netlist (NLST) is cheapest (Netlist (NLST) 6.8x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 15.7x, NetApp (NTAP) 18.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Netlist (NLST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Netlist (NLST) +129.2%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +44.4%, NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) has the highest net margin (Netlist (NLST) 0.2%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 31.9%, NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%). On return on invested capital, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) leads (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 82.3%, NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Netlist (NLST) returned the most: Netlist (NLST) +876.6%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +132.0%, NetApp (NTAP) +57.3%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Netlist (NLST) -2.0%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +44.8%/yr, NetApp (NTAP) +15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Netlist (NLST) 0.00%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.01%, NetApp (NTAP) 0.00%. Netlist (NLST) and NetApp (NTAP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NetApp (NTAP) has been the steadiest (Netlist (NLST) 105.6%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 75.0%, NetApp (NTAP) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NLST, STX and NTAP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 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.