NTAP vs ANET vs DELL Stock Comparison

NetApp, Arista Networks and Dell Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$222.08 +10.4% 1M +90.4% 1Y
Market cap
$44.93B
P/E
31.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$177.20 -14.2% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$237.32B
P/E
58.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
1 win
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$467.17 -17.0% 1M +194.5% 1Y
Market cap
$324.95B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.00%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Dell Technologies leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Dell Technologies 8, NetApp 2, Arista Networks 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTAPANETDELLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.93B $237.32B $324.95B DELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.7x 58.7x 28.6x DELL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x 44.4x 17.1x DELL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +32.6% +49.0% DELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.2% 38.4% 7.5% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.7% — 37.4% DELL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — 1.3x NTAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +90.4% +15.2% +194.5% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.3%/yr +47.8%/yr +53.5%/yr DELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 54.8% 74.2% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 67/100 68/100 DELL

Percentile Scorecard

NTAPANETDELL

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

AxisNTAPANETDELL
Valuation 41 #66 of 111 21 #88 of 111 76 #27 of 111
Growth 51 #53 of 108 85 #17 of 108 94 #8 of 108
Profitability 91 #10 of 104 92 #9 of 104 79 #23 of 104
Financial Health 27 #84 of 115 77 #27 of 115 11 #102 of 115
Shareholder Returns 70 #25 of 81 59 #34 of 81 83 #15 of 81
Overall 56 67 68
  • NTAP ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DELL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTAPANETDELLSPY
1 month +10.4%-14.2%-17.0% -0.8%
3 months +30.8%+3.8%+9.5% +3.5%
6 months +104.8%+2.7%+116.3% +7.0%
Year to date +107.4%+35.2%+271.1% +12.2%
1 year +90.4%+15.2%+194.5% +13.0%
3 years +209.3%+302.3%+608.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +45.7%+59.1%+92.1% +23.1%
5 years +151.3%+604.0%+750.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +20.3%+47.8%+53.5% +11.0%
10 years +553.2%+3,268.8%+3,463.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.6%+42.2%+43.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNTAPANETDELLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%54.8%74.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%56.7%62.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.372.262.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.020.282.62 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-50.4%-60.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-18.2%-20.6% -1.8%
52-week high $239.18$216.61$588.49 $779.14
52-week low $94.11$116.13$111.07 $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.

MultipleNTAPANETDELL
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 32.0x 55.2xmedian 32.0x 26.5xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.8x 21.2xmedian 2.8x 2.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 19.4x 45.3xmedian 19.4x 18.6xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 29.0x 43.4xmedian 29.0x 34.9xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 2.9x 15.1xmedian 2.9x -209.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 3.74median 1.13 1.68median 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 monthsNTAPANETDELL
Revenue $7.39B $10.54B $151.20B
Gross profit $5.22B $6.64B $29.94B
Operating income $1.85B $4.55B $14.25B
Net income $1.42B $4.04B $11.38B
Free cash flow $1.65B $5.16B $8.56B
R&D $1.02B $1.37B $3.64B
EPS (diluted) $7.09 $3.17 $17.45
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $2.29B $11.57B
Total debt $2.49B – $34.47B
Shares (diluted) 200.00M 1.28B 652.00M
Enterprise value $27.74B $190.78B $280.71B

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
MetricNTAPANETDELL
P/E 30.7x 55.2x 26.5x
P/FCF 26.4x 43.4x 34.9x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 42.1x 24.6x
P/S 5.9x 21.2x 2.0x
P/B 29.1x 15.1x -209.5x
P/Tangible book 29.9x 15.1x -51.8x
EV/EBITDA 20.9x 45.3x 18.6x
EV/EBIT 23.0x 46.2x 22.6x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 19.9x 2.1x
EV/FCF 25.7x 40.8x 37.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.4x 39.6x 26.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.74 1.68 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTAPANETDELL
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 32.6% 49.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 26.1% 17.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 30.0% 39.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 28.0% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.6% 32.6% 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 33.7% 39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1% 24.4% 135.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 33.3% 79.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.9% 23.9% 147.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 32.9% 86.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% 31.1% 62.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 75.4% 14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% 29.7% 76.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 76.0% 17.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTAPANETDELL
Gross margin 70.6% 63.0% 19.8%
EBITDA margin 27.5% 44.0% 11.4%
Operating margin 25.0% 43.1% 9.4%
Pretax margin 24.7% 47.3% 9.1%
Net margin 19.2% 38.4% 7.5%
FCF margin 22.3% 48.9% 5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% 50.3% 8.0%
Return on equity 99.6% 28.6% –
Return on assets 13.1% 17.8% 9.4%
Return on invested capital 36.7% – 37.4%
Return on capital employed 29.4% 28.7% 38.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 4.8% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTAPANETDELL
Debt / assets 22.7% – 27.1%
Debt / equity 1.7x – -24.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – 1.3x
Debt / FCF 1.5x – 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 86.4% 37.6% 101.1%
Equity / assets 13.6% 62.4% -1.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 3.0x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.3x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.8x 2.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.14 17.47 3.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTAPANETDELL
Dividend yield 0.9% – 0.5%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 0.3% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.3% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 13.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 18.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 13.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 15.4%

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.

ConsensusNTAPANETDELL
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 44.4xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.50FY2026 $3.99FY2026 $27.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.2%FY2026 +33.9%FY2026 +164.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +36.1% +20.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $13.21BFY2026 $203.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +46.6%FY2026 +79.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +22.3% +8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTAPANETDELL
Held by institutions 97.4% 71.2% 73.2%
Institutions holding 959 2,254 2,118
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +2.4% -3.9%
Institutions buying 501 1,328 1,191
Institutions selling 336 732 746
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.81 1.60

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.

NTAPANETDELL
NTAP 1.00 0.39 0.66
ANET 0.39 1.00 0.42
DELL 0.66 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTAP, ANET and DELL?

Dell Technologies (DELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: NetApp (NTAP) $44.93B, Arista Networks (ANET) $237.32B, Dell Technologies (DELL) $324.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTAP, ANET and DELL?

Dell Technologies (DELL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NetApp (NTAP) 31.7x, Arista Networks (ANET) 58.7x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 28.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dell Technologies (DELL) is cheapest (NetApp (NTAP) 21.2x, Arista Networks (ANET) 44.4x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dell Technologies (DELL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%, Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +49.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%, Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%). On return on invested capital, Dell Technologies (DELL) leads (NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: NetApp (NTAP) +90.4%, Arista Networks (ANET) +15.2%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +194.5%. Over five years, Dell Technologies (DELL) compounded fastest (NetApp (NTAP) +20.3%/yr, Arista Networks (ANET) +47.8%/yr, Dell Technologies (DELL) +53.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: NetApp (NTAP) 0.00%, Arista Networks (ANET) 0.00%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.00%. NetApp (NTAP) and Arista Networks (ANET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NetApp (NTAP) has been the steadiest (NetApp (NTAP) 44.8%, Arista Networks (ANET) 54.8%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 74.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTAP, ANET and DELL?

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