NTAP vs STX vs SNDK Stock Comparison

NetApp, Seagate Technology Holdings and Sandisk Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$222.08 +10.4% 1M +90.4% 1Y
Market cap
$43.53B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
0.94%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,255.58 -29.4% 1M +574.5% 1Y
Market cap
$183.31B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 8, NetApp 3, Seagate Technology Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNTAPSTXSNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.53B $146.10B $183.31B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.7x 44.3x 16.1x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x 16.8x 6.1x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% +34.1% +175.3% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.2% 26.1% 56.5% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.7% 66.1% 73.7% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.4x — NTAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.94% 0.46% 0.00% NTAP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +90.4% +175.2% +574.5% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.3%/yr +48.9%/yr — STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 76.0% 111.7% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 62/100 79/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

NTAPSTXSNDK

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

AxisNTAPSTXSNDK
Valuation 41 #66 of 111 26 #83 of 111 66 #39 of 111
Growth 51 #53 of 108 98 #3 of 108 100 #1 of 108
Profitability 91 #10 of 104 97 #4 of 104 100 #1 of 104
Financial Health 27 #84 of 115 35 #75 of 115 82 #22 of 115
Shareholder Returns 70 #25 of 81 56 #36 of 81 49 #42 of 81
Overall 56 62 79
  • NTAP ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • STX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNTAPSTXSNDKSPY
1 month +10.4%-29.7%-29.4% -0.8%
3 months +30.8%-21.1%-1.8% +3.5%
6 months +104.8%+8.1%+17.3% +7.0%
Year to date +107.4%+133.9%+428.9% +12.2%
1 year +90.4%+175.2%+574.5% +13.0%
3 years +209.3%+844.6%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +45.7%+111.5%— +23.1%
5 years +151.3%+631.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +20.3%+48.9%— +11.0%
10 years +553.2%+1,749.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.6%+33.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNTAPSTXSNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%76.0%111.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%76.2%105.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.372.523.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.022.315.14 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-58.2%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-41.1%-46.2% -1.8%
52-week high $239.18$1,094.04$2,335.00 $779.14
52-week low $94.11$223.00$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.

MultipleNTAPSTXSNDK
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 32.0x 44.3xmedian 32.0x 16.1xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.8x 12.0xmedian 2.8x 9.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 19.4x 33.9xmedian 19.4x 14.2xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 29.0x 47.1xmedian 29.0x 15.9xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 2.9x 67.4xmedian 2.9x 11.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 3.74median 1.13 0.47median 1.13 —median 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 monthsNTAPSTXSNDK
Revenue $7.39B $12.20B $20.25B
Gross profit $5.22B $5.56B $14.47B
Operating income $1.85B $4.09B $12.39B
Net income $1.42B $3.18B $11.43B
Free cash flow $1.65B $3.10B $11.49B
R&D $1.02B $755.00M $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $7.09 $13.90 $73.76
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $1.70B $4.76B
Total debt $2.49B $3.57B –
Shares (diluted) 200.00M 229.00M 155.00M
Enterprise value $26.34B $141.09B $171.84B

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
MetricNTAPSTXSNDK
P/E 30.7x 44.3x 16.1x
P/FCF 26.4x 47.1x 15.9x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 39.8x 15.7x
P/S 5.9x 12.0x 9.1x
P/B 29.1x 67.4x 11.6x
P/Tangible book 29.9x 67.4x 11.6x
EV/EBITDA 20.9x 33.9x 14.2x
EV/EBIT 23.0x 36.1x 14.4x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 12.1x 8.8x
EV/FCF 25.7x 47.7x 15.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.4x 40.3x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.74 0.47 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNTAPSTXSNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% 34.1% 175.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 18.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 73.7% 554.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 60.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 35.6% 116.6% 999.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 140.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1% 116.7% 796.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 100.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 22.9% 105.4% 751.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.2% 95.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.2% 239.2% 13,794%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 57.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.5% 279.3% 9,678%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 70.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNTAPSTXSNDK
Gross margin 70.6% 45.6% 71.5%
EBITDA margin 27.5% 35.8% 62.0%
Operating margin 25.0% 33.6% 61.2%
Pretax margin 24.7% 30.3% 64.3%
Net margin 19.2% 26.1% 56.5%
FCF margin 22.3% 25.4% 56.8%
Operating cash flow margin 25.7% 30.1% 57.6%
Return on equity 99.6% 195.2% 77.5%
Return on assets 13.1% 33.8% 57.8%
Return on invested capital 36.7% 66.1% 73.7%
Return on capital employed 29.4% 64.9% 87.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 1.7% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNTAPSTXSNDK
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% 30.1%
Equity / assets 13.6% 21.7% 69.9%
Interest coverage – 14.4x 169.7x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.7x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 12.2x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.5x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 4.14 13.23 19.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNTAPSTXSNDK
Dividend yield 0.9% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 1.7% 0.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 0.5% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusNTAPSTXSNDK
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 16.8xFY2027 6.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $10.50FY2026 $38.37FY2027 $204.34FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +29.2%FY2026 +146.3%FY2027 +188.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +8.5% +63.5% +35.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.49BFY2026 $19.53BFY2027 $50.54BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +60.1%FY2027 +149.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.4% +29.4% +9.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNTAPSTXSNDK
Held by institutions 97.4% 83.8% 74.3%
Institutions holding 959 1,955 1,816
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +1.4% -1.9%
Institutions buying 501 1,207 1,269
Institutions selling 336 590 457
Buyers to sellers 1.49 2.05 2.78

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.

NTAPSTXSNDK
NTAP 1.00 0.20 0.15
STX 0.20 1.00 0.72
SNDK 0.15 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NTAP, STX and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: NetApp (NTAP) $43.53B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $146.10B, Sandisk (SNDK) $183.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, NTAP, STX and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NetApp (NTAP) 30.7x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 44.3x, Sandisk (SNDK) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (NetApp (NTAP) 21.2x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 16.8x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.1x). 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%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +34.1%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 26.1%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 66.1%, Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: NetApp (NTAP) +90.4%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +175.2%, Sandisk (SNDK) +574.5%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (NetApp (NTAP) +20.3%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +48.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

NetApp (NTAP) has the highest dividend yield: NetApp (NTAP) 0.94%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.46%, Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%. Sandisk (SNDK) 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%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NTAP, STX 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.