NTAP vs ANET vs PENG Stock Comparison

NetApp, Arista Networks and Penguin Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$227.58 +13.1% 1M +94.2% 1Y
Market cap
$44.61B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
0.91%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$187.06 -9.4% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$235.92B
P/E
58.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
5 wins
PENG Penguin Solutions, Inc.
$58.99 +4.9% 1M +159.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.55B
P/E
20.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.73B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNTAPANETPENGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.61B $235.92B $3.55B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.5x 58.3x 20.7x PENG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.7x 46.9x 13.9x PENG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +32.6% +26.5% ANET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.2% 38.4% 8.7% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.7% — 14.9% NTAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — 0.6x NTAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.91% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +94.2% +19.3% +159.0% PENG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.5%/yr +49.1%/yr +17.1%/yr ANET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 55.0% 85.9% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 66/100 52/100 ANET

Percentile Scorecard

NTAPANETPENG

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

AxisNTAPANETPENG
Valuation 42 #65 of 112 20 #90 of 112 38 #70 of 112
Growth 52 #53 of 109 85 #17 of 109 69 #34 of 109
Profitability 92 #9 of 104 90 #11 of 104 56 #46 of 104
Financial Health 28 #84 of 116 77 #27 of 116 22 #91 of 116
Shareholder Returns 70 #25 of 81 58 #35 of 81 75 #21 of 81
Overall 57 66 52
  • NTAP ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ANET ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • PENG ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTAPANETPENGSPY
1 month +13.1%-9.4%+4.9% -0.2%
3 months +30.4%+10.2%+22.6% +3.9%
6 months +110.2%+13.2%+109.8% +8.2%
Year to date +112.5%+42.8%+201.6% +12.9%
1 year +94.2%+19.3%+159.0% +12.3%
3 years +216.9%+324.7%+331.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +46.9%+62.0%+62.8% +23.3%
5 years +153.7%+635.3%+119.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +20.5%+49.1%+17.1% +10.9%
10 years +573.3%+3,436.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.0%+42.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNTAPANETPENGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%55.0%85.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%56.7%80.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.382.273.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.100.351.85 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-50.4%-65.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-13.6%-27.5% -1.2%
52-week high $239.18$216.61$81.39 $779.14
52-week low $94.11$116.13$16.24 $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.

MultipleNTAPANETPENG
P/E now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 33.2x 58.3xmedian 33.2x 20.7xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.8x 22.4xmedian 2.8x 2.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 20.0x 48.0xmedian 20.0x 16.9xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 29.8x 45.8xmedian 29.8x -21.7xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 3.0x 15.9xmedian 3.0x 6.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 3.84median 1.17 1.77median 1.17 0.53median 1.17

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 monthsNTAPANETPENG
Revenue $7.39B $10.54B $1.73B
Gross profit $5.22B $6.64B $478.93M
Operating income $1.85B $4.55B $165.60M
Net income $1.42B $4.04B $185.79M
Free cash flow $1.65B $5.16B -$163.48M
R&D $1.02B $1.37B $81.68M
EPS (diluted) $7.09 $3.17 $2.57
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $2.29B $647.21M
Total debt $2.49B – $788.95M
Shares (diluted) 200.00M 1.28B 58.83M
Enterprise value $27.42B $189.37B $1.71B

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
MetricNTAPANETPENG
P/E 31.5x 58.3x 20.7x
P/FCF 27.0x 45.8x -21.7x
P/Operating cash flow 23.5x 44.5x -23.4x
P/S 6.0x 22.4x 2.0x
P/B 29.8x 15.9x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 30.6x 15.9x 7.4x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x 48.0x 16.9x
EV/EBIT 23.5x 49.0x 22.3x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 21.1x 2.1x
EV/FCF 26.4x 43.2x -22.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.9x 41.9x -24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.84 1.77 0.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTAPANETPENG
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 32.6% 26.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 26.1% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 30.0% 21.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 28.0% 4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.6% 32.6% 184.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 33.7% 166.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1% 24.4% 544.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 33.3% 44.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.9% 23.9% 791.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 32.9% 39.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% 31.1% -234.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 75.4% -51.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% 29.7% -256.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 76.0% -65.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTAPANETPENG
Gross margin 70.6% 63.0% 27.7%
EBITDA margin 27.5% 44.0% 12.6%
Operating margin 25.0% 43.1% 9.6%
Pretax margin 24.7% 47.3% 8.8%
Net margin 19.2% 38.4% 8.7%
FCF margin 22.3% 48.9% -9.4%
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% 50.3% -8.8%
Return on equity 99.6% 28.6% 37.5%
Return on assets 13.1% 17.8% 7.5%
Return on invested capital 36.7% – 14.9%
Return on capital employed 29.4% 28.7% 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 4.8% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTAPANETPENG
Debt / assets 22.7% – 28.4%
Debt / equity 1.7x – 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – 0.6x
Debt / FCF 1.5x – -4.8x
Liabilities / assets 86.4% 37.6% 80.7%
Equity / assets 13.6% 62.4% 19.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 3.0x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.8x 2.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.21 18.31 2.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTAPANETPENG
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 1.7% 0.2% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.2% 1.8%
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.

ConsensusNTAPANETPENG
Forward P/E 21.7xFY2026 46.9xFY2026 13.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $10.50FY2026 $3.99FY2026 $4.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +29.2%FY2026 +33.9%FY2026 +48.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +36.1% +31.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $13.21BFY2026 $2.52BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +46.6%FY2026 +45.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +22.3% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTAPANETPENG
Held by institutions 97.4% 71.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 959 2,254 351
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +2.4% +0.1%
Institutions buying 501 1,328 229
Institutions selling 336 732 100
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.81 2.29

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.

NTAPANETPENG
NTAP 1.00 0.40 0.42
ANET 0.40 1.00 0.52
PENG 0.42 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTAP, ANET and PENG?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: NetApp (NTAP) $44.61B, Arista Networks (ANET) $235.92B, Penguin Solutions (PENG) $3.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTAP, ANET and PENG?

Penguin Solutions (PENG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NetApp (NTAP) 31.5x, Arista Networks (ANET) 58.3x, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 20.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Penguin Solutions (PENG) is cheapest (NetApp (NTAP) 21.7x, Arista Networks (ANET) 46.9x, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 13.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arista Networks (ANET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%, Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) +26.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%, Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, NetApp (NTAP) leads (NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Penguin Solutions (PENG) returned the most: NetApp (NTAP) +94.2%, Arista Networks (ANET) +19.3%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) +159.0%. Over five years, Arista Networks (ANET) compounded fastest (NetApp (NTAP) +20.5%/yr, Arista Networks (ANET) +49.1%/yr, Penguin Solutions (PENG) +17.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: NetApp (NTAP) 0.91%. Arista Networks (ANET) and Penguin Solutions (PENG) 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) 55.0%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 85.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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