NTAP vs SNOW vs P Stock Comparison

NetApp, Snowflake and Everpure 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
6 wins
SNOW Snowflake Inc.
$334.93 -0.3% 1M +29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$117.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.43B
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
2 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
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

NetApp leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (NetApp 6, Snowflake 2, Everpure 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTAPSNOWPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.64B $117.93B $46.26B SNOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.5x -108.1x 182.7x NTAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x 156.5x 44.4x NTAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +32.0% +27.2% SNOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.2% -20.1% 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% +29.8% +40.1% NTAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.3%/yr -0.7%/yr +37.8%/yr P
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 63.2% 73.0% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 45/100 51/100 NTAP

Percentile Scorecard

NTAPSNOWP

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

AxisNTAPSNOWP
Valuation 41 #66 of 111 26 #92 of 124 16 #93 of 111
Growth 51 #53 of 108 69 #36 of 113 78 #25 of 108
Profitability 91 #10 of 104 50 #56 of 110 64 #38 of 104
Financial Health 27 #84 of 115 23 #100 of 129 33 #77 of 115
Shareholder Returns 70 #25 of 81 58 #29 of 67 61 #32 of 81
Overall 56 45 51
  • NTAP ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SNOW ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • P ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTAPSNOWPSPY
1 month +10.4%-0.3%+4.3% -0.8%
3 months +30.8%+22.8%+77.1% +3.5%
6 months +104.8%+132.2%+77.7% +7.0%
Year to date +107.4%+52.7%+96.1% +12.2%
1 year +90.4%+29.8%+40.1% +13.0%
3 years +209.3%+133.6%+298.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +45.7%+32.7%+58.6% +23.1%
5 years +151.3%-3.5%+396.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +20.3%-0.7%+37.8% +11.0%
10 years +553.2%—+948.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.6%—+26.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNTAPSNOWPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%63.2%73.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%54.8%82.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.371.342.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.020.470.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-73.0%-48.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-9.2%-16.3% -1.8%
52-week high $239.18$368.93$156.95 $779.14
52-week low $94.11$121.11$56.99 $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.

MultipleNTAPSNOWP
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 32.0x -107.2xmedian 38.1x 172.7xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.8x 21.7xmedian 4.3x 10.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 19.4x -147.4xmedian 35.4x 111.4xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 29.0x 98.8xmedian 27.1x 341.7xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 2.9x 54.9xmedian 3.4x 28.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 3.74median 1.13 18.15median 1.27 0.31median 1.13

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 monthsNTAPSNOWP
Revenue $7.39B $5.43B $4.26B
Gross profit $5.22B $3.64B $2.97B
Operating income $1.85B -$1.24B $224.21M
Net income $1.42B -$1.09B $253.29M
Free cash flow $1.65B $1.20B $128.17M
R&D $1.02B $2.11B $1.05B
EPS (diluted) $7.09 $-3.12 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $1.71B $385.69M
Total debt $2.49B – –
Shares (diluted) 200.00M 349.26M 345.59M
Enterprise value $27.45B $105.24B $40.67B

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
MetricNTAPSNOWP
P/E 30.7x -107.2x 172.7x
P/FCF 26.4x 98.8x 341.7x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 94.2x 102.4x
P/S 5.9x 21.7x 10.3x
P/B 29.1x 54.9x 28.4x
P/Tangible book 29.9x 68.5x 28.9x
EV/EBITDA 20.9x -147.4x 111.4x
EV/EBIT 23.0x -93.6x 190.8x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 21.3x 10.0x
EV/FCF 25.7x 96.8x 333.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.4x 92.3x 100.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.74 18.15 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTAPSNOWP
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 32.0% 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 30.5% 15.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 32.9% 28.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 31.0% 15.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.6% 19.7% 195.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.3% -7.2% 277.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1% 21.1% 82.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% -8.2% 574.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.9% 24.1% 77.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.2% -5.9% 550.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% 49.6% -46.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 22.7% -13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% 59.1% -76.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 22.4% -34.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTAPSNOWP
Gross margin 70.6% 67.0% 69.7%
EBITDA margin 27.5% -14.4% 9.0%
Operating margin 25.0% -22.8% 5.3%
Pretax margin 24.7% -19.8% 6.6%
Net margin 19.2% -20.1% 5.9%
FCF margin 22.3% 22.0% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% 23.1% 10.0%
Return on equity 99.6% -53.2% 17.0%
Return on assets 13.1% -12.6% 5.1%
Return on invested capital 36.7% – –
Return on capital employed 29.4% -25.2% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -1.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 30.2% 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTAPSNOWP
Debt / assets 22.7% – –
Debt / equity 1.7x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – –
Debt / FCF 1.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 86.4% 75.3% 70.5%
Equity / assets 13.6% 24.7% 29.5%
Interest coverage – -148.8x –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.14 9.30 8.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTAPSNOWP
Dividend yield 0.9% – –
Net buyback yield 1.7% 0.4% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.4% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusNTAPSNOWP
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 156.5xFY2026 44.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.50FY2026 $2.14FY2026 $2.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.2%FY2026 +71.2%FY2026 +43.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +36.9% +48.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $6.16BFY2026 $4.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +31.5%FY2026 +29.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +41.5% +41.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTAPSNOWP
Held by institutions 97.4% 79.8% 83.0%
Institutions holding 959 1,459 804
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +9.1% +2.2%
Institutions buying 501 850 442
Institutions selling 336 473 259
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.80 1.71

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.

NTAPSNOWP
NTAP 1.00 0.26 0.55
SNOW 0.26 1.00 0.11
P 0.55 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTAP, SNOW and P?

Snowflake (SNOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: NetApp (NTAP) $44.64B, Snowflake (SNOW) $117.93B, Everpure (P) $46.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTAP, SNOW and P?

NetApp (NTAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NetApp (NTAP) 31.5x, Snowflake (SNOW) -108.1x, Everpure (P) 182.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, NetApp (NTAP) is cheapest (NetApp (NTAP) 21.2x, Snowflake (SNOW) 156.5x, Everpure (P) 44.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Snowflake (SNOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%, Snowflake (SNOW) +32.0%, Everpure (P) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

NetApp (NTAP) has the highest net margin (NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%, Snowflake (SNOW) -20.1%, Everpure (P) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NetApp (NTAP) returned the most: NetApp (NTAP) +90.4%, Snowflake (SNOW) +29.8%, Everpure (P) +40.1%. Over five years, Everpure (P) compounded fastest (NetApp (NTAP) +20.3%/yr, Snowflake (SNOW) -0.7%/yr, Everpure (P) +37.8%/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%, Snowflake (SNOW) 63.2%, Everpure (P) 73.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.