NTAP vs HPE vs SNDK Stock Comparison

NetApp, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Sandisk Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$190.78 -15.7% 1M +63.1% 1Y
Market cap
$36.82B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,126.52 -34.5% 1M +444.2% 1Y
Market cap
$152.16B
P/E
7.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.97B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 7, NetApp 3, Hewlett Packard Enterprise 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTAPHPESNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.82B $66.67B $152.16B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x 24.1x 7.8x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 13.2x 5.5x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +26.6% +272.4% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.2% 6.6% 67.0% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.7% 5.6% — NTAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.3x — NTAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +63.1% +116.6% +444.2% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.0%/yr +28.3%/yr — HPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.5% 59.2% 112.3% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 62/100 90/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

NTAPHPESNDK

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

AxisNTAPHPESNDK
Valuation 49 #58 of 112 77 #27 of 112 78 #26 of 112
Growth 52 #52 of 108 92 #10 of 108 100 #1 of 108
Profitability 91 #10 of 104 59 #43 of 104 100 #1 of 104
Financial Health 28 #84 of 116 15 #99 of 116 84 #20 of 116
Shareholder Returns 76 #21 of 85 69 #27 of 85 89 #10 of 85
Overall 59 62 90
  • NTAP 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

PeriodNTAPHPESNDKSPY
1 month -15.7%-23.5%-34.5% -2.0%
3 months +0.2%+1.3%-21.1% -2.2%
6 months +67.1%+76.7%-19.9% +4.2%
Year to date +78.1%+120.9%+374.6% +10.6%
1 year +63.1%+116.6%+444.2% +10.4%
3 years +151.4%+233.1%— +73.6%
3 years, per year +36.0%+49.4%— +20.2%
5 years +110.3%+247.5%— +61.6%
5 years, per year +16.0%+28.3%— +10.1%
10 years +487.9%+318.9%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +19.4%+15.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNTAPHPESNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.5%59.2%112.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.3%54.4%108.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.502.204.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.361.973.95 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-48.8%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.2%-27.8%-51.8% -3.2%
52-week high $239.18$73.46$2,335.00 $779.14
52-week low $94.11$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.

MultipleNTAPHPESNDK
P/E now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 30.7x 25.7xmedian 30.7x 8.5xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.6x 1.7xmedian 2.6x 5.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 18.9x 13.9xmedian 18.9x 7.4xmedian 18.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 28.0x 17.0xmedian 28.0x 9.3xmedian 28.0x
P/B now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 2.8x 2.7xmedian 2.8x 8.9xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 3.22median 1.07 0.79median 1.07 —median 1.07

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 monthsNTAPHPESNDK
Revenue $7.39B $41.87B $28.97B
Gross profit $5.22B $15.41B $23.16B
Operating income $1.85B $2.60B $20.99B
Net income $1.42B $2.79B $19.42B
Free cash flow $1.65B $4.16B $17.37B
R&D $1.02B $3.71B $1.40B
EPS (diluted) $7.09 $1.91 $125.30
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $6.22B $5.14B
Total debt $2.49B $20.24B –
Shares (diluted) 200.00M 1.45B 155.00M
Enterprise value $19.63B $44.54B $136.98B

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
MetricNTAPHPESNDK
P/E 26.4x 25.7x 8.5x
P/FCF 22.7x 17.0x 9.3x
P/Operating cash flow 19.7x 10.5x 9.2x
P/S 5.1x 1.7x 5.6x
P/B 25.0x 2.7x 8.9x
P/Tangible book 25.7x 3.4x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.9x 13.9x 7.4x
EV/EBIT 19.6x 32.5x 7.5x
EV/Revenue 4.9x 2.0x 5.4x
EV/FCF 22.0x 20.3x 9.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 12.6x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.22 0.79 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTAPHPESNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 26.6% 272.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 12.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 71.5% 965.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 13.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.6% 885.6% 1,507%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 27.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1% 123.6% 1,216%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 37.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 22.9% 122.2% 1,173%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 32.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% 169.5% 2,396%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 13.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% 1,747% 3,265%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 41.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTAPHPESNDK
Gross margin 70.6% 36.8% 80.0%
EBITDA margin 27.5% 14.5% 73.0%
Operating margin 25.0% 6.2% 72.5%
Pretax margin 24.7% 6.3% 76.7%
Net margin 19.2% 6.6% 67.0%
FCF margin 22.3% 9.9% 59.9%
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% 16.0% 60.6%
Return on equity 99.6% 10.7% 114.7%
Return on assets 13.1% 3.4% 80.4%
Return on invested capital 36.7% 5.6% –
Return on capital employed 29.4% 5.1% 115.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.4x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 1.9% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTAPHPESNDK
Debt / assets 22.7% 24.2% –
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.3x –
Debt / FCF 1.5x 4.9x –
Liabilities / assets 86.4% 68.2% 29.7%
Equity / assets 13.6% 31.8% 70.3%
Interest coverage – – 599.8x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.4x 16.7x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 3.75 1.38 17.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTAPHPESNDK
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 2.0% 0.8% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 1.8% 3.1%
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.

ConsensusNTAPHPESNDK
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 13.2xFY2026 5.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $10.50FY2026 $4.03FY2026 $206.11FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +29.2%FY2026 +107.7%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +19.4% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $49.18BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +43.4%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +14.2% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTAPHPESNDK
Held by institutions 97.4% 88.5% 74.3%
Institutions holding 962 1,443 1,820
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% -1.5% -1.9%
Institutions buying 503 873 1,272
Institutions selling 337 412 458
Buyers to sellers 1.49 2.12 2.78

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.

NTAPHPESNDK
NTAP 1.00 0.66 0.19
HPE 0.66 1.00 0.26
SNDK 0.19 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTAP, HPE and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: NetApp (NTAP) $36.82B, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) $66.67B, Sandisk (SNDK) $152.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTAP, HPE and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NetApp (NTAP) 26.0x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 24.1x, Sandisk (SNDK) 7.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (NetApp (NTAP) 18.2x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 13.2x, Sandisk (SNDK) 5.5x). 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: NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +26.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) +272.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 6.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) 67.0%). On return on invested capital, NetApp (NTAP) leads (NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: NetApp (NTAP) +63.1%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +116.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) +444.2%. Over five years, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) compounded fastest (NetApp (NTAP) +16.0%/yr, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +28.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: NetApp (NTAP) 0.00%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 0.01%, Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%. NetApp (NTAP) and Sandisk (SNDK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NetApp (NTAP) has been the steadiest (NetApp (NTAP) 46.5%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 59.2%, Sandisk (SNDK) 112.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTAP, 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 7. 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.