NTAP vs STX vs ANET Stock Comparison

NetApp, Seagate Technology Holdings and Arista Networks Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$222.08 +10.4% 1M +90.4% 1Y
Market cap
$45.15B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$177.20 -14.2% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$235.83B
P/E
58.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNTAPSTXANETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.15B $148.90B $235.83B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.8x 46.8x 58.3x NTAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x 16.7x 44.4x STX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +34.1% +32.6% STX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.2% 26.1% 38.4% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.7% 66.1% — STX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.4x — NTAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +90.4% +175.2% +15.2% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.3%/yr +48.9%/yr +47.8%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 76.0% 54.8% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 62/100 67/100 ANET

Percentile Scorecard

NTAPSTXANET

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

AxisNTAPSTXANET
Valuation 41 #66 of 111 26 #83 of 111 21 #88 of 111
Growth 51 #53 of 108 98 #3 of 108 85 #17 of 108
Profitability 91 #10 of 104 97 #4 of 104 92 #9 of 104
Financial Health 27 #84 of 115 35 #75 of 115 77 #27 of 115
Shareholder Returns 70 #25 of 81 56 #36 of 81 59 #34 of 81
Overall 56 62 67
  • NTAP ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • STX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTAPSTXANETSPY
1 month +10.4%-29.7%-14.2% -0.8%
3 months +30.8%-21.1%+3.8% +3.5%
6 months +104.8%+8.1%+2.7% +7.0%
Year to date +107.4%+133.9%+35.2% +12.2%
1 year +90.4%+175.2%+15.2% +13.0%
3 years +209.3%+844.6%+302.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +45.7%+111.5%+59.1% +23.1%
5 years +151.3%+631.8%+604.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +20.3%+48.9%+47.8% +11.0%
10 years +553.2%+1,749.1%+3,268.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.6%+33.9%+42.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNTAPSTXANETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%76.0%54.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%76.2%56.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.372.522.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.022.310.28 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-58.2%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-41.1%-18.2% -1.8%
52-week high $239.18$1,094.04$216.61 $779.14
52-week low $94.11$223.00$116.13 $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.

MultipleNTAPSTXANET
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 32.0x 44.3xmedian 32.0x 55.2xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.8x 12.0xmedian 2.8x 21.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 19.4x 33.9xmedian 19.4x 45.3xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 29.0x 47.1xmedian 29.0x 43.4xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 2.9x 67.4xmedian 2.9x 15.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 3.74median 1.13 0.47median 1.13 1.68median 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 monthsNTAPSTXANET
Revenue $7.39B $12.20B $10.54B
Gross profit $5.22B $5.56B $6.64B
Operating income $1.85B $4.09B $4.55B
Net income $1.42B $3.18B $4.04B
Free cash flow $1.65B $3.10B $5.16B
R&D $1.02B $755.00M $1.37B
EPS (diluted) $7.09 $13.90 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $1.70B $2.29B
Total debt $2.49B $3.57B –
Shares (diluted) 200.00M 229.00M 1.28B
Enterprise value $27.97B $143.89B $189.29B

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
MetricNTAPSTXANET
P/E 30.7x 44.3x 55.2x
P/FCF 26.4x 47.1x 43.4x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 39.8x 42.1x
P/S 5.9x 12.0x 21.2x
P/B 29.1x 67.4x 15.1x
P/Tangible book 29.9x 67.4x 15.1x
EV/EBITDA 20.9x 33.9x 45.3x
EV/EBIT 23.0x 36.1x 46.2x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 12.1x 19.9x
EV/FCF 25.7x 47.7x 40.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.4x 40.3x 39.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.74 0.47 1.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTAPSTXANET
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 34.1% 32.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 18.2% 26.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 73.7% 30.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 60.2% 28.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.6% 116.6% 32.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 140.8% 33.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1% 116.7% 24.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 100.2% 33.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.9% 105.4% 23.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 95.2% 32.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% 239.2% 31.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 57.4% 75.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% 279.3% 29.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 70.6% 76.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTAPSTXANET
Gross margin 70.6% 45.6% 63.0%
EBITDA margin 27.5% 35.8% 44.0%
Operating margin 25.0% 33.6% 43.1%
Pretax margin 24.7% 30.3% 47.3%
Net margin 19.2% 26.1% 38.4%
FCF margin 22.3% 25.4% 48.9%
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% 30.1% 50.3%
Return on equity 99.6% 195.2% 28.6%
Return on assets 13.1% 33.8% 17.8%
Return on invested capital 36.7% 66.1% –
Return on capital employed 29.4% 64.9% 28.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 1.7% 4.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTAPSTXANET
Debt / assets 22.7% 35.8% –
Debt / equity 1.7x 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.4x –
Debt / FCF 1.5x 1.1x –
Liabilities / assets 86.4% 78.3% 37.6%
Equity / assets 13.6% 21.7% 62.4%
Interest coverage – 14.4x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.7x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.5x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 4.14 13.23 17.47

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTAPSTXANET
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 1.7% 0.1% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.5% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% –

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.

ConsensusNTAPSTXANET
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 16.7xFY2027 44.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.50FY2026 $38.53FY2027 $3.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.2%FY2026 +147.3%FY2027 +33.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.7% +63.8% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $19.55BFY2027 $13.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +60.2%FY2027 +46.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +29.7% +22.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTAPSTXANET
Held by institutions 97.4% 83.8% 71.2%
Institutions holding 959 1,955 2,254
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +1.4% +2.4%
Institutions buying 501 1,207 1,328
Institutions selling 336 590 732
Buyers to sellers 1.49 2.05 1.81

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.

NTAPSTXANET
NTAP 1.00 0.20 0.39
STX 0.20 1.00 0.43
ANET 0.39 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTAP, STX and ANET?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: NetApp (NTAP) $45.15B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $148.90B, Arista Networks (ANET) $235.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTAP, STX and ANET?

NetApp (NTAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NetApp (NTAP) 31.8x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 46.8x, Arista Networks (ANET) 58.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is cheapest (NetApp (NTAP) 21.2x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 16.7x, Arista Networks (ANET) 44.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +34.1%, Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 26.1%, Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%). On return on invested capital, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) leads (NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 66.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: NetApp (NTAP) +90.4%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +175.2%, Arista Networks (ANET) +15.2%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (NetApp (NTAP) +20.3%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +48.9%/yr, Arista Networks (ANET) +47.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: NetApp (NTAP) 0.00%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.00%, Arista Networks (ANET) 0.00%. NetApp (NTAP) and Arista Networks (ANET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NetApp (NTAP) has been the steadiest (NetApp (NTAP) 44.8%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 76.0%, Arista Networks (ANET) 54.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTAP, STX and ANET?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 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.