NLST vs STX vs P Stock Comparison

Netlist, Seagate Technology Holdings and Everpure Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NLST Netlist Inc
$6.47 +15.9% 1M +895.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.18B
P/E
2,672x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.69M
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins
P Everpure, Inc.
$131.41 +4.3% 1M +40.1% 1Y
Market cap
$46.26B
P/E
182.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Seagate Technology Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Seagate Technology Holdings 5, Netlist 4, Everpure 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNLSTSTXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.18B $146.83B $46.26B STX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2,672x 46.1x 182.7x STX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.0x 16.7x 44.4x NLST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +129.2% +34.1% +27.2% NLST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.2% 26.1% 5.9% STX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 66.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -40.8x 0.4x — NLST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +895.4% +175.2% +40.1% NLST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.5%/yr +48.9%/yr +37.8%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 105.0% 76.0% 73.0% P
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 62/100 51/100 STX

Percentile Scorecard

NLSTSTXP

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

AxisNLSTSTXP
Valuation 8 #102 of 111 26 #83 of 111 16 #93 of 111
Growth 93 #9 of 108 98 #3 of 108 78 #25 of 108
Profitability 37 #66 of 104 97 #4 of 104 64 #38 of 104
Financial Health 53 #55 of 115 35 #75 of 115 33 #77 of 115
Shareholder Returns 33 #55 of 81 56 #36 of 81 61 #32 of 81
Overall 45 62 51
  • NLST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • STX 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

PeriodNLSTSTXPSPY
1 month +15.9%-29.7%+4.3% -0.8%
3 months +167.4%-21.1%+77.1% +3.5%
6 months +196.8%+8.1%+77.7% +7.0%
Year to date +627.0%+133.9%+96.1% +12.2%
1 year +895.4%+175.2%+40.1% +13.0%
3 years +499.1%+844.6%+298.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +81.7%+111.5%+58.6% +23.1%
5 years -12.1%+631.8%+396.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.5%+48.9%+37.8% +11.0%
10 years +462.6%+1,749.1%+948.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +18.9%+33.9%+26.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNLSTSTXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 105.0%76.0%73.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.3%76.2%82.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.002.522.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 8.532.310.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-58.2%-48.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.2%-41.1%-16.3% -1.8%
52-week high $6.90$1,094.04$156.95 $779.14
52-week low $0.54$223.00$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.

MultipleNLSTSTXP
P/E now vs peer median 2,604xmedian 32.0x 44.3xmedian 32.0x 172.7xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.8x 12.0xmedian 2.8x 10.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3,122xmedian 19.4x 33.9xmedian 19.4x 111.4xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -139.1xmedian 29.0x 47.1xmedian 29.0x 341.7xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 93.1xmedian 2.9x 67.4xmedian 2.9x 28.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 99.37median 1.13 0.47median 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 monthsNLSTSTXP
Revenue $332.69M $12.20B $4.26B
Gross profit $54.02M $5.56B $2.97B
Operating income $408.00K $4.09B $224.21M
Net income $789.00K $3.18B $253.29M
Free cash flow -$15.53M $3.10B $128.17M
R&D $3.92M $755.00M $1.05B
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $13.90 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $30.66M $1.70B $385.69M
Total debt $10.94M $3.57B –
Shares (diluted) 370.75M 229.00M 345.59M
Enterprise value $2.09B $141.82B $40.67B

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
MetricNLSTSTXP
P/E 2,604x 44.3x 172.7x
P/FCF -139.1x 47.1x 341.7x
P/Operating cash flow -139.2x 39.8x 102.4x
P/S 6.5x 12.0x 10.3x
P/B 93.1x 67.4x 28.4x
P/Tangible book 93.1x 67.4x 28.9x
EV/EBITDA 3,122x 33.9x 111.4x
EV/EBIT 5,227x 36.1x 190.8x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 12.1x 10.0x
EV/FCF -137.3x 47.7x 333.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -137.4x 40.3x 100.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 99.37 0.47 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNLSTSTXP
Revenue growth (1Y) 129.2% 34.1% 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 64.2% 18.2% 15.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,221% 73.7% 28.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 127.6% 60.2% 15.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 101.1% 116.6% 195.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 140.8% 277.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 102.1% 116.7% 82.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 100.2% 574.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 101.6% 105.4% 77.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 95.2% 550.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.8% 239.2% -46.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.4% 57.4% -13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 48.8% 279.3% -76.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 70.6% -34.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNLSTSTXP
Gross margin 16.2% 45.6% 69.7%
EBITDA margin 0.2% 35.8% 9.0%
Operating margin 0.1% 33.6% 5.3%
Pretax margin 0.2% 30.3% 6.6%
Net margin 0.2% 26.1% 5.9%
FCF margin -4.7% 25.4% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin -4.7% 30.1% 10.0%
Return on equity 4.7% 195.2% 17.0%
Return on assets 1.0% 33.8% 5.1%
Return on invested capital – 66.1% –
Return on capital employed 1.3% 64.9% 8.0%
Asset turnover 4.1x 1.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -19.7x 1.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.7% 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNLSTSTXP
Debt / assets 3.8% 35.8% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -40.8x 0.4x –
Debt / FCF -0.2x 1.1x –
Liabilities / assets 68.4% 78.3% 70.5%
Equity / assets 31.6% 21.7% 29.5%
Interest coverage – 14.4x –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.7x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.1x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 24.05 13.23 8.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNLSTSTXP
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield -1.2% 0.1% 0.6%
Shareholder yield -1.2% 0.5% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% –

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.

ConsensusNLSTSTXP
Forward P/E 7.0xFY2026 16.7xFY2027 44.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.92FY2026 $38.53FY2027 $2.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +147.3%FY2027 +43.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.3% +63.8% +48.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $691.20MFY2026 $19.55BFY2027 $4.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +266.4%FY2026 +60.2%FY2027 +29.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +26.3% +29.7% +41.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNLSTSTXP
Held by institutions 0.0% 83.8% 83.0%
Institutions holding 4 1,955 804
Change in shares held, QoQ +146.0% +1.4% +2.2%
Institutions buying 3 1,207 442
Institutions selling 0 590 259
Buyers to sellers – 2.05 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.

NLSTSTXP
NLST 1.00 0.14 0.22
STX 0.14 1.00 0.41
P 0.22 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NLST, STX and P?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Netlist (NLST) $2.18B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $146.83B, Everpure (P) $46.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, NLST, STX and P?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Netlist (NLST) 2,672x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 46.1x, Everpure (P) 182.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Netlist (NLST) is cheapest (Netlist (NLST) 7.0x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 16.7x, 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?

Netlist (NLST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Netlist (NLST) +129.2%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +34.1%, Everpure (P) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) has the highest net margin (Netlist (NLST) 0.2%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 26.1%, Everpure (P) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Netlist (NLST) returned the most: Netlist (NLST) +895.4%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +175.2%, Everpure (P) +40.1%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Netlist (NLST) -2.5%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +48.9%/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: Netlist (NLST) 0.00%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.00%, Everpure (P) 0.00%. Netlist (NLST) and Everpure (P) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Everpure (P) has been the steadiest (Netlist (NLST) 105.0%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 76.0%, Everpure (P) 73.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NLST, STX 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, 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.