NTAP vs ORCL vs HPE Stock Comparison

NetApp, Oracle and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$227.58 +13.1% 1M +94.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.81B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins
ORCL Oracle Corp
$130.55 -4.8% 1M -53.6% 1Y
Market cap
$430.93B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.78B
Div. yield
0.01%
ERP Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hewlett Packard Enterprise leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hewlett Packard Enterprise 5, Oracle 4, NetApp 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTAPORCLHPELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.81B $430.93B $80.61B ORCL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.9x 22.9x 29.2x ORCL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.7x 15.2x 15.1x HPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +21.6% +26.6% HPE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.2% 26.2% 6.6% ORCL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.7% 11.0% 5.6% NTAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.6x 2.3x NTAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% ORCL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +94.2% -53.6% +151.6% HPE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.5%/yr +6.3%/yr +32.8%/yr HPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 57.0% 58.1% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 52/100 63/100 HPE

Percentile Scorecard

NTAPORCLHPE

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

AxisNTAPORCLHPE
Valuation 42 #65 of 112 55 #46 of 101 78 #25 of 112
Growth 52 #53 of 109 62 #38 of 97 92 #10 of 109
Profitability 92 #9 of 104 84 #16 of 94 60 #42 of 104
Financial Health 28 #84 of 116 38 #67 of 108 16 #98 of 116
Shareholder Returns 70 #25 of 81 21 #51 of 64 68 #27 of 81
Overall 57 52 63
  • NTAP ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ORCL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • HPE ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTAPORCLHPESPY
1 month +13.1%-4.8%-3.3% -0.2%
3 months +30.4%+8.8%+33.4% +3.9%
6 months +110.2%-21.3%+117.7% +8.2%
Year to date +112.5%-33.0%+153.3% +12.9%
1 year +94.2%-53.6%+151.6% +12.3%
3 years +216.9%+29.3%+300.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +46.9%+8.9%+58.8% +23.3%
5 years +153.7%+35.7%+312.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +20.5%+6.3%+32.8% +10.9%
10 years +573.3%+241.6%+371.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.0%+13.1%+16.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNTAPORCLHPESPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%57.0%58.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%56.7%53.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.382.242.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.10-0.942.61 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-65.0%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-53.6%-17.2% -1.2%
52-week high $239.18$281.40$73.46 $779.14
52-week low $94.11$115.01$20.00 $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.

MultipleNTAPORCLHPE
P/E now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 33.2x 20.6xmedian 28.3x 29.4xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.8x 5.5xmedian 2.8x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 20.0x 14.2xmedian 17.3x 15.6xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 29.8x -13.7xmedian 15.8x 19.4xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 3.0x 5.9xmedian 3.2x 3.0xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 3.84median 1.17 0.87median 0.85 0.91median 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 monthsNTAPORCLHPE
Revenue $7.39B $71.78B $41.87B
Gross profit $5.22B – $15.41B
Operating income $1.85B $23.06B $2.60B
Net income $1.42B $18.92B $2.79B
Free cash flow $1.65B -$28.72B $4.16B
R&D $1.02B $10.18B $3.71B
EPS (diluted) $7.09 $6.27 $1.91
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $36.37B $6.22B
Total debt $2.49B $125.34B $20.24B
Shares (diluted) 200.00M 3.00B 1.45B
Enterprise value $26.63B $303.06B $58.49B

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
MetricNTAPORCLHPE
P/E 31.5x 20.6x 29.4x
P/FCF 27.0x -13.7x 19.4x
P/Operating cash flow 23.5x 8.4x 12.1x
P/S 6.0x 5.5x 1.9x
P/B 29.8x 5.9x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 30.6x 5.9x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x 14.2x 15.6x
EV/EBIT 23.5x 21.0x 36.4x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 6.7x 2.3x
EV/FCF 26.4x -16.8x 22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.9x 10.3x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.84 0.87 0.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTAPORCLHPE
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 21.6% 26.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 12.1% 12.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% – 71.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% – 13.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.6% 28.3% 885.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 18.8% 27.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1% 52.1% 123.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 26.4% 37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.9% 46.7% 122.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 23.6% 32.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% 118.0% 169.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 38.3% 13.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% -388.4% 1,747%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% -71.4% 41.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTAPORCLHPE
Gross margin 70.6% – 36.8%
EBITDA margin 27.5% 47.3% 14.5%
Operating margin 25.0% 32.1% 6.2%
Pretax margin 24.7% 30.3% 6.3%
Net margin 19.2% 26.2% 6.6%
FCF margin 22.3% -40.0% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% 65.4% 16.0%
Return on equity 99.6% 34.3% 10.7%
Return on assets 13.1% 6.7% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 36.7% 11.0% 5.6%
Return on capital employed 29.4% 9.8% 5.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.5x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 6.7% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTAPORCLHPE
Debt / assets 22.7% 41.3% 24.2%
Debt / equity 1.7x 1.9x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.6x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 1.5x -4.4x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 86.4% 77.8% 68.2%
Equity / assets 13.6% 22.2% 31.8%
Interest coverage – 4.5x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.21 1.52 1.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTAPORCLHPE
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.5% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 1.7% -5.1% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.6% -3.6% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 31.4% 26.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -20.7% 17.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 17.5% 8.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% 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.

ConsensusNTAPORCLHPE
Forward P/E 21.7xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 15.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.50FY2026 $8.57FY2026 $4.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.2%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026 +107.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +23.0% +19.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $95.06BFY2026 $49.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +41.1%FY2026 +43.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +45.4% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTAPORCLHPE
Held by institutions 97.4% 44.7% 88.5%
Institutions holding 959 3,497 1,439
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +6.6% -1.5%
Institutions buying 501 1,808 870
Institutions selling 336 1,309 411
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.38 2.12

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.

NTAPORCLHPE
NTAP 1.00 0.37 0.64
ORCL 0.37 1.00 0.42
HPE 0.64 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTAP, ORCL and HPE?

Oracle (ORCL) is the largest by market capitalisation: NetApp (NTAP) $43.81B, Oracle (ORCL) $430.93B, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) $80.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTAP, ORCL and HPE?

Oracle (ORCL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NetApp (NTAP) 30.9x, Oracle (ORCL) 22.9x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 29.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is cheapest (NetApp (NTAP) 21.7x, Oracle (ORCL) 15.2x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 15.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%, Oracle (ORCL) +21.6%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +26.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oracle (ORCL) has the highest net margin (NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%, Oracle (ORCL) 26.2%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, NetApp (NTAP) leads (NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%, Oracle (ORCL) 11.0%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) returned the most: NetApp (NTAP) +94.2%, Oracle (ORCL) -53.6%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +151.6%. Over five years, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) compounded fastest (NetApp (NTAP) +20.5%/yr, Oracle (ORCL) +6.3%/yr, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +32.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Oracle (ORCL) has the highest dividend yield: NetApp (NTAP) 0.00%, Oracle (ORCL) 0.01%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 0.01%. NetApp (NTAP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NetApp (NTAP) has been the steadiest (NetApp (NTAP) 44.8%, Oracle (ORCL) 57.0%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 58.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTAP, ORCL and HPE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 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.