NTAP vs PENG vs SNDK Stock Comparison

NetApp, Penguin Solutions and Sandisk Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$227.58 +13.1% 1M +94.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.86B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins
PENG Penguin Solutions, Inc.
$58.99 +4.9% 1M +159.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.12B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.73B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,304.84 -26.6% 1M +639.3% 1Y
Market cap
$202.76B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 8, NetApp 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTAPPENGSNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.86B $3.12B $202.76B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.9x 20.6x 17.7x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.7x 13.9x 6.3x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +26.5% +175.3% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.2% 8.7% 56.5% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.7% 14.9% 73.7% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.6x — NTAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +94.2% +159.0% +639.3% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.5%/yr +17.1%/yr — NTAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 85.9% 111.5% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 52/100 79/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

NTAPPENGSNDK

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

AxisNTAPPENGSNDK
Valuation 42 #65 of 112 38 #70 of 112 66 #39 of 112
Growth 52 #53 of 109 69 #34 of 109 100 #1 of 109
Profitability 92 #9 of 104 56 #46 of 104 100 #1 of 104
Financial Health 28 #84 of 116 22 #91 of 116 82 #22 of 116
Shareholder Returns 70 #25 of 81 75 #21 of 81 49 #42 of 81
Overall 57 52 79
  • NTAP ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • PENG ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SNDK ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTAPPENGSNDKSPY
1 month +13.1%+4.9%-26.6% -0.2%
3 months +30.4%+22.6%+19.0% +3.9%
6 months +110.2%+109.8%+30.2% +8.2%
Year to date +112.5%+201.6%+449.7% +12.9%
1 year +94.2%+159.0%+639.3% +12.3%
3 years +216.9%+331.2%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +46.9%+62.8%— +23.3%
5 years +153.7%+119.9%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +20.5%+17.1%— +10.9%
10 years +573.3%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.0%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNTAPPENGSNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%85.9%111.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%80.0%105.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.383.663.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.101.855.73 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-65.4%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.8%-27.5%-44.1% -1.2%
52-week high $239.18$81.39$2,335.00 $779.14
52-week low $94.11$16.24$175.53 $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.

MultipleNTAPPENGSNDK
P/E now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 33.2x 20.7xmedian 33.2x 16.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.8x 2.0xmedian 2.8x 9.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 20.0x 16.9xmedian 20.0x 14.8xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 29.8x -21.7xmedian 29.8x 16.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 3.0x 6.6xmedian 3.0x 12.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 3.84median 1.17 0.53median 1.17 —median 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 monthsNTAPPENGSNDK
Revenue $7.39B $1.73B $20.25B
Gross profit $5.22B $478.93M $14.47B
Operating income $1.85B $165.60M $12.39B
Net income $1.42B $185.79M $11.43B
Free cash flow $1.65B -$163.48M $11.49B
R&D $1.02B $81.68M $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $7.09 $2.57 $73.76
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $647.21M $4.76B
Total debt $2.49B $788.95M –
Shares (diluted) 200.00M 58.83M 155.00M
Enterprise value $26.67B $1.08B $191.28B

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
MetricNTAPPENGSNDK
P/E 31.5x 20.7x 16.8x
P/FCF 27.0x -21.7x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 23.5x -23.4x 16.3x
P/S 6.0x 2.0x 9.4x
P/B 29.8x 6.6x 12.1x
P/Tangible book 30.6x 7.4x 12.1x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x 16.9x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 23.5x 22.3x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 5.9x 2.1x 9.2x
EV/FCF 26.4x -22.6x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.9x -24.3x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.84 0.53 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTAPPENGSNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 26.5% 175.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 6.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 21.5% 554.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 4.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.6% 184.8% 999.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 166.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1% 544.3% 796.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 44.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 22.9% 791.5% 751.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 39.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% -234.2% 13,794%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -51.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% -256.9% 9,678%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% -65.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTAPPENGSNDK
Gross margin 70.6% 27.7% 71.5%
EBITDA margin 27.5% 12.6% 62.0%
Operating margin 25.0% 9.6% 61.2%
Pretax margin 24.7% 8.8% 64.3%
Net margin 19.2% 8.7% 56.5%
FCF margin 22.3% -9.4% 56.8%
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% -8.8% 57.6%
Return on equity 99.6% 37.5% 77.5%
Return on assets 13.1% 7.5% 57.8%
Return on invested capital 36.7% 14.9% 73.7%
Return on capital employed 29.4% 12.9% 87.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -0.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 1.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTAPPENGSNDK
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% 80.7% 30.1%
Equity / assets 13.6% 19.3% 69.9%
Interest coverage – – 169.7x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.9x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.2x 12.2x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.5x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 4.21 2.33 20.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTAPPENGSNDK
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 1.7% 1.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 1.8% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusNTAPPENGSNDK
Forward P/E 21.7xFY2026 13.9xFY2027 6.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $10.50FY2026 $4.25FY2027 $206.11FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +29.2%FY2026 +48.1%FY2027 +190.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +31.5% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $2.52BFY2027 $50.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +45.9%FY2027 +151.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +4.7% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTAPPENGSNDK
Held by institutions 97.4% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 959 351 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +0.1% –
Institutions buying 501 229 –
Institutions selling 336 100 –
Buyers to sellers 1.49 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.

NTAPPENGSNDK
NTAP 1.00 0.42 0.15
PENG 0.42 1.00 0.46
SNDK 0.15 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTAP, PENG and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: NetApp (NTAP) $43.86B, Penguin Solutions (PENG) $3.12B, Sandisk (SNDK) $202.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTAP, PENG and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NetApp (NTAP) 30.9x, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 20.6x, Sandisk (SNDK) 17.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (NetApp (NTAP) 21.7x, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 13.9x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.3x). 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%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) +26.5%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 8.7%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 14.9%, Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: NetApp (NTAP) +94.2%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) +159.0%, Sandisk (SNDK) +639.3%. Over five years, NetApp (NTAP) compounded fastest (NetApp (NTAP) +20.5%/yr, Penguin Solutions (PENG) +17.1%/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%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 85.9%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTAP, PENG 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 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.