NTAP vs SNDK vs TXN Stock Comparison

NetApp, Sandisk and Texas Instruments Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$218.42 +4.4% 1M +91.4% 1Y
Market cap
$38.83B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,330.05 -23.1% 1M +550.8% 1Y
Market cap
$168.29B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.97B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
5 wins
TXN Texas Instruments Inc
$312.94 +11.1% 1M +95.3% 1Y
Market cap
$272.46B
P/E
38.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.77B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNTAPSNDKTXNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $38.83B $168.29B $272.46B TXN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.4x 8.7x 38.5x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 6.5x 36.5x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +272.4% +20.3% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.2% — 34.1% TXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.7% — 22.9% NTAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — 0.5x NTAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +91.4% +550.8% +95.3% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.6%/yr — +10.8%/yr NTAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 110.9% 41.7% TXN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 80/100 67/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

NTAPSNDKTXN

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

AxisNTAPSNDKTXN
Valuation 41 #67 of 112 56 #50 of 112 55 #43 of 94
Growth 53 #51 of 108 100 #1 of 108 69 #29 of 92
Profitability 93 #8 of 104 92 #9 of 104 97 #4 of 88
Financial Health 29 #83 of 116 72 #33 of 116 42 #56 of 96
Shareholder Returns 73 #22 of 78 – 75 #19 of 72
Overall 58 80 67
  • NTAP ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TXN ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTAPSNDKTXNSPY
1 month +4.4%-23.1%+11.1% +0.7%
3 months +25.5%+3.9%+12.3% +3.7%
6 months +97.2%+21.3%+11.3% +7.1%
Year to date +104.0%+460.3%+80.4% +12.8%
1 year +91.4%+550.8%+95.3% +11.9%
3 years +206.9%—+122.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +45.4%—+30.6% +22.8%
5 years +144.6%—+66.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +19.6%—+10.8% +10.9%
10 years +547.0%—+342.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.5%—+16.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNTAPSNDKTXNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%110.9%41.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.9%106.1%35.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.384.001.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.044.972.29 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-56.5%-33.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-43.0%-5.8% -1.2%
52-week high $239.18$2,335.00$332.28 $779.14
52-week low $94.11$194.38$153.33 $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.

MultipleNTAPSNDKTXN
P/E now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 32.9x 10.1xmedian 32.9x 40.4xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 2.9x 6.7xmedian 2.9x 13.8xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.5xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x 27.2xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 30.2x 22.7xmedian 30.2x 39.1xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 2.9x 10.7xmedian 2.9x 14.9xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 3.68median 1.08 —median 1.08 -272.66median 2.10

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 monthsNTAPSNDKTXN
Revenue $7.39B $28.97B $20.77B
Gross profit $5.22B $23.16B $12.51B
Operating income $1.85B $20.99B $8.47B
Net income $1.42B $19.42B $7.11B
Free cash flow $1.65B – $7.32B
R&D $1.02B $1.40B $2.10B
EPS (diluted) $7.09 $125.30 $7.68
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $5.14B $4.21B
Total debt $2.49B – $13.56B
Shares (diluted) 200.00M 155.00M 921.00M
Enterprise value $21.65B $168.29B $247.34B

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
MetricNTAPSNDKTXN
P/E 30.2x 10.1x 40.4x
P/FCF 25.9x 22.7x 39.1x
P/Operating cash flow 22.6x 11.1x 28.9x
P/S 5.8x 6.7x 13.8x
P/B 28.6x 10.7x 14.9x
P/Tangible book 29.4x 10.7x 15.1x
EV/EBITDA 20.5x – 27.2x
EV/EBIT 22.6x – 34.4x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 6.7x 14.0x
EV/FCF 25.3x – 39.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.0x 11.1x 29.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.68 – -272.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTAPSNDKTXN
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 272.4% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% – 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 965.9% 26.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% – 2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.6% 1,507% 42.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.3% – 2.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1% 1,216% 41.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – 0.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.9% 1,173% 39.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.2% – -0.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% 2,396% 43.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% – 14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% – 251.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% – 64.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTAPSNDKTXN
Gross margin 70.6% – 60.2%
EBITDA margin 27.5% – 51.7%
Operating margin 25.0% – 40.8%
Pretax margin 24.7% – 39.1%
Net margin 19.2% – 34.1%
FCF margin 22.3% – 35.2%
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% 60.6% 47.7%
Return on equity 99.6% 114.7% 38.3%
Return on assets 13.1% 80.4% 19.6%
Return on invested capital 36.7% – 22.9%
Return on capital employed 29.4% – 25.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 0.9% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTAPSNDKTXN
Debt / assets 22.7% – 36.8%
Debt / equity 1.7x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – 0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.5x – 1.9x
Liabilities / assets 86.4% 29.7% 47.9%
Equity / assets 13.6% 70.3% 52.1%
Interest coverage – – 15.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 2.6x 5.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 3.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 2.7x
Altman Z-score 4.10 – 13.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTAPSNDKTXN
Dividend yield 1.0% – 1.8%
Net buyback yield 1.7% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusNTAPSNDKTXN
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 6.5xFY2027 36.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.50FY2026 $206.11FY2027 $8.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.2%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027 +57.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +36.1% +28.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027 $23.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027 +30.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +10.4% +8.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTAPSNDKTXN
Held by institutions 97.4% – 89.1%
Institutions holding 960 – 2,866
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% – +3.6%
Institutions buying 502 – 1,586
Institutions selling 336 – 943
Buyers to sellers 1.49 – 1.68

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.

NTAPSNDKTXN
NTAP 1.00 0.16 0.19
SNDK 0.16 1.00 0.41
TXN 0.19 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTAP, SNDK and TXN?

Texas Instruments (TXN) is the largest by market capitalisation: NetApp (NTAP) $38.83B, Sandisk (SNDK) $168.29B, Texas Instruments (TXN) $272.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTAP, SNDK and TXN?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NetApp (NTAP) 27.4x, Sandisk (SNDK) 8.7x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 38.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (NetApp (NTAP) 20.8x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.5x, Texas Instruments (TXN) 36.5x). 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%, Sandisk (SNDK) +272.4%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Instruments (TXN) has the highest net margin (NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 34.1%). On return on invested capital, NetApp (NTAP) leads (NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 22.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: NetApp (NTAP) +91.4%, Sandisk (SNDK) +550.8%, Texas Instruments (TXN) +95.3%. Over five years, NetApp (NTAP) compounded fastest (NetApp (NTAP) +19.6%/yr, Texas Instruments (TXN) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Texas Instruments (TXN) has been the steadiest (NetApp (NTAP) 44.9%, Sandisk (SNDK) 110.9%, Texas Instruments (TXN) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTAP, SNDK and TXN?

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 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.