P vs DLB vs ANET Stock Comparison

Everpure, Dolby Laboratories and Arista Networks Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
P Everpure, Inc.
$138.82 +10.2% 1M +45.4% 1Y
Market cap
$46.26B
P/E
182.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
1 win
DLB Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$62.74 +7.0% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.91B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
2.30%
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
3 wins
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$187.06 -9.4% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$235.92B
P/E
58.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Arista Networks leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Arista Networks 5, Dolby Laboratories 3, Everpure 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPDLBANETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.26B $5.91B $235.92B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 182.5x 26.1x 58.3x DLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.9x 14.0x 46.9x DLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.2% +0.6% +32.6% ANET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.9% 16.7% 38.4% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.30% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.4% -7.2% +19.3% P
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.9%/yr -6.4%/yr +49.1%/yr ANET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.0% 30.2% 55.0% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 66/100 66/100 ANET

Percentile Scorecard

PDLBANET

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

AxisPDLBANET
Valuation 18 #92 of 112 87 #13 of 94 20 #90 of 112
Growth 78 #25 of 109 25 #69 of 92 85 #17 of 109
Profitability 62 #40 of 104 72 #26 of 90 90 #11 of 104
Financial Health 35 #76 of 116 60 #40 of 99 77 #27 of 116
Shareholder Returns 60 #33 of 81 85 #12 of 73 58 #35 of 81
Overall 51 66 66
  • P ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DLB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • ANET ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPDLBANETSPY
1 month +10.2%+7.0%-9.4% -0.2%
3 months +90.3%+19.5%+10.2% +3.9%
6 months +95.7%-0.3%+13.2% +8.2%
Year to date +107.2%-2.3%+42.8% +12.9%
1 year +45.4%-7.2%+19.3% +12.3%
3 years +321.3%-20.2%+324.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +61.6%-7.3%+62.0% +23.3%
5 years +416.6%-28.2%+635.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +38.9%-6.4%+49.1% +10.9%
10 years +1,023.1%+29.9%+3,436.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +27.4%+2.7%+42.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePDLBANETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.0%30.2%55.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.7%31.5%56.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.630.542.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.62-0.240.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.6%-49.6%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-9.2%-13.6% -1.2%
52-week high $156.95$69.09$216.61 $779.14
52-week low $56.99$48.50$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.

MultiplePDLBANET
P/E now vs peer median 182.5xmedian 33.2x 26.1xmedian 45.6x 58.3xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 2.8x 4.4xmedian 7.7x 22.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 117.8xmedian 20.0x 15.8xmedian 29.0x 48.0xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 360.9xmedian 29.8x 15.1xmedian 40.6x 45.8xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 3.0x 2.3xmedian 4.6x 15.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 1.17 12.55median 2.28 1.77median 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 monthsPDLBANET
Revenue $4.26B $1.35B $10.54B
Gross profit $2.97B $1.19B $6.64B
Operating income $224.21M $239.10M $4.55B
Net income $253.29M $228.00M $4.04B
Free cash flow $128.17M $392.67M $5.16B
R&D $1.05B $265.94M $1.37B
EPS (diluted) $0.73 $2.39 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $385.69M $669.39M $2.29B
Shares (diluted) 345.59M 94.52M 1.28B
Enterprise value $40.67B $3.31B $189.37B

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
MetricPDLBANET
P/E 182.5x 26.1x 58.3x
P/FCF 360.9x 15.1x 45.8x
P/Operating cash flow 108.1x 13.5x 44.5x
P/S 10.9x 4.4x 22.4x
P/B 30.0x 2.3x 15.9x
P/Tangible book 30.5x 2.7x 15.9x
EV/EBITDA 117.8x 15.8x 48.0x
EV/EBIT 201.8x 21.9x 49.0x
EV/Revenue 10.6x 3.9x 21.1x
EV/FCF 353.1x 13.4x 43.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 105.8x 12.0x 41.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 12.55 1.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPDLBANET
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.2% 0.6% 32.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 1.7% 26.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.3% -0.5% 30.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 1.5% 28.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 195.6% -15.1% 32.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 277.6% -1.0% 33.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.0% -14.2% 24.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 574.2% 1.3% 33.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.8% -12.3% 23.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 550.0% 2.1% 32.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.6% -6.0% 31.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 9.5% 75.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -76.7% -10.4% 29.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.5% 9.3% 76.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPDLBANET
Gross margin 69.7% 87.6% 63.0%
EBITDA margin 9.0% 24.5% 44.0%
Operating margin 5.3% 17.7% 43.1%
Pretax margin 6.6% 20.4% 47.3%
Net margin 5.9% 16.7% 38.4%
FCF margin 3.0% 29.0% 48.9%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 32.3% 50.3%
Return on equity 17.0% 8.7% 28.6%
Return on assets 5.1% 7.1% 17.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 8.0% 8.6% 28.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 12.9% 9.6% 4.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPDLBANET
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 17.9% 37.6%
Equity / assets 29.5% 82.1% 62.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 3.2x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 3.1x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.6x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 8.47 8.47 18.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPDLBANET
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 3.5% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 5.8% 0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 58.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 34.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% –

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.

ConsensusPDLBANET
Forward P/E 46.9xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 46.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.96FY2026 $4.49FY2026 $3.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.7%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +33.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.6% +4.7% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.74BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026 $13.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.5%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 +46.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.5% -7.7% +22.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPDLBANET
Held by institutions – 100.0% 71.2%
Institutions holding – 389 2,254
Change in shares held, QoQ – +5.8% +2.4%
Institutions buying – 195 1,328
Institutions selling – 148 732
Buyers to sellers – 1.32 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.

PDLBANET
P 1.00 0.06 0.48
DLB 0.06 1.00 0.07
ANET 0.48 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, P, DLB and ANET?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Everpure (P) $46.26B, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $5.91B, Arista Networks (ANET) $235.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, P, DLB and ANET?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Everpure (P) 182.5x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 26.1x, Arista Networks (ANET) 58.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) is cheapest (Everpure (P) 46.9x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 14.0x, Arista Networks (ANET) 46.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arista Networks (ANET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Everpure (P) +27.2%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.6%, Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Everpure (P) 5.9%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 16.7%, Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Everpure (P) returned the most: Everpure (P) +45.4%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -7.2%, Arista Networks (ANET) +19.3%. Over five years, Arista Networks (ANET) compounded fastest (Everpure (P) +38.9%/yr, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.4%/yr, Arista Networks (ANET) +49.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 2.30%. Everpure (P) and Arista Networks (ANET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has been the steadiest (Everpure (P) 73.0%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 30.2%, Arista Networks (ANET) 55.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, P, DLB 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, Arista Networks (ANET) 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.