NTAP vs P vs SIMO Stock Comparison

NetApp, Everpure and Silicon Motion Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$222.08 +10.4% 1M +90.4% 1Y
Market cap
$44.64B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
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
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

NetApp leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (NetApp 4, Everpure 3, Silicon Motion Technology 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTAPPSIMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.64B $46.26B $6.86B P
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.5x 182.7x — NTAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x 44.4x 16.5x SIMO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +27.2% — P
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.2% 5.9% — NTAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +90.4% +40.1% +90.8% SIMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.3%/yr +37.8%/yr +21.4%/yr P
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 73.0% 84.2% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 51/100 35/100 NTAP

Percentile Scorecard

NTAPPSIMO

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

AxisNTAPPSIMO
Valuation 41 #66 of 111 16 #93 of 111 12 #84 of 95
Growth 51 #53 of 108 78 #25 of 108 26 #69 of 93
Profitability 91 #10 of 104 64 #38 of 104 –
Financial Health 27 #84 of 115 33 #77 of 115 36 #65 of 101
Shareholder Returns 70 #25 of 81 61 #32 of 81 66 #26 of 75
Overall 56 51 35
  • NTAP ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • P ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SIMO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTAPPSIMOSPY
1 month +10.4%+4.3%-31.5% -0.8%
3 months +30.8%+77.1%-22.6% +3.5%
6 months +104.8%+77.7%+28.2% +7.0%
Year to date +107.4%+96.1%+104.1% +12.2%
1 year +90.4%+40.1%+90.8% +13.0%
3 years +209.3%+298.8%+259.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +45.7%+58.6%+53.2% +23.1%
5 years +151.3%+396.8%+163.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +20.3%+37.8%+21.4% +11.0%
10 years +553.2%+948.8%+305.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.6%+26.5%+15.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNTAPPSIMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%73.0%84.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%82.7%78.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.372.622.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.020.551.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-48.6%-59.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-16.3%-43.8% -1.8%
52-week high $239.18$156.95$336.90 $779.14
52-week low $94.11$56.99$80.16 $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.

MultipleNTAPPSIMO
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 32.0x 172.7xmedian 32.0x —median 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.8x 10.3xmedian 2.8x —median 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 19.4x 111.4xmedian 19.4x —median 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 29.0x 341.7xmedian 29.0x -494.0xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 2.9x 28.4xmedian 2.9x 6.1xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.74median 1.13 0.31median 1.13 —median 2.23

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 monthsNTAPPSIMO
Revenue $7.39B $4.26B –
Gross profit $5.22B $2.97B –
Operating income $1.85B $224.21M –
Net income $1.42B $253.29M $289.77M
Free cash flow $1.65B $128.17M -$12.85M
R&D $1.02B $1.05B –
EPS (diluted) $7.09 $0.73 –
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $385.69M $74.37M
Total debt $2.49B – $167.29M
Shares (diluted) 200.00M 345.59M 33.68M
Enterprise value $27.45B $40.67B $6.25B

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
MetricNTAPPSIMO
P/E 30.7x 172.7x –
P/FCF 26.4x 341.7x -494.0x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 102.4x -95.2x
P/S 5.9x 10.3x –
P/B 29.1x 28.4x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 29.9x 28.9x 6.6x
EV/EBITDA 20.9x 111.4x –
EV/EBIT 23.0x 190.8x –
EV/Revenue 5.7x 10.0x –
EV/FCF 25.7x 333.8x -492.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.4x 100.0x -95.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.74 0.31 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTAPPSIMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 27.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 15.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 28.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 15.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.6% 195.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 277.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1% 82.0% 270.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 574.2% 49.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.9% 77.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 550.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% -46.6% -182.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -13.6% -36.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% -76.7% -109.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% -34.5% -27.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTAPPSIMO
Gross margin 70.6% 69.7% –
EBITDA margin 27.5% 9.0% –
Operating margin 25.0% 5.3% –
Pretax margin 24.7% 6.6% –
Net margin 19.2% 5.9% –
FCF margin 22.3% 3.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% 10.0% –
Return on equity 99.6% 17.0% –
Return on assets 13.1% 5.1% –
Return on invested capital 36.7% – –
Return on capital employed 29.4% 8.0% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.7x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 12.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTAPPSIMO
Debt / assets 22.7% – 3.7%
Debt / equity 1.7x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – –
Debt / FCF 1.5x – -4.6x
Liabilities / assets 86.4% 70.5% 34.8%
Equity / assets 13.6% 29.5% 65.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.3x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.14 8.07 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTAPPSIMO
Dividend yield 0.9% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 1.7% 0.6% –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.6% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusNTAPPSIMO
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 44.4xFY2026 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.50FY2026 $2.96FY2026 $11.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.2%FY2026 +43.7%FY2026 +223.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +48.6% +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $4.74BFY2026 $1.82BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +29.5%FY2026 +105.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +41.5% +27.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTAPPSIMO
Held by institutions 97.4% 83.0% 72.4%
Institutions holding 959 804 380
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +2.2% -9.8%
Institutions buying 501 442 223
Institutions selling 336 259 131
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.71 1.70

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.

NTAPPSIMO
NTAP 1.00 0.55 0.24
P 0.55 1.00 0.32
SIMO 0.24 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTAP, P and SIMO?

Everpure (P) is the largest by market capitalisation: NetApp (NTAP) $44.64B, Everpure (P) $46.26B, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) $6.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTAP, P and SIMO?

NetApp (NTAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NetApp (NTAP) 31.5x, Everpure (P) 182.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) is cheapest (NetApp (NTAP) 21.2x, Everpure (P) 44.4x, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 16.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Everpure (P) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%, Everpure (P) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

NetApp (NTAP) has the highest net margin (NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%, Everpure (P) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) returned the most: NetApp (NTAP) +90.4%, Everpure (P) +40.1%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +90.8%. Over five years, Everpure (P) compounded fastest (NetApp (NTAP) +20.3%/yr, Everpure (P) +37.8%/yr, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +21.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NetApp (NTAP) has been the steadiest (NetApp (NTAP) 44.8%, Everpure (P) 73.0%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 84.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTAP, P and SIMO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, NetApp (NTAP) leads on 4. 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.