P vs DLB vs HPE Stock Comparison

Everpure, Dolby Laboratories and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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P Everpure, Inc.
$111.70 -22.4% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$37.22B
P/E
146.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins
DLB Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$65.04 +9.5% 1M +0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.13B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
2.21%
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Hewlett Packard Enterprise leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Hewlett Packard Enterprise 4, Dolby Laboratories 4, Everpure 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPDLBHPELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.22B $6.13B $66.50B HPE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 146.8x 27.1x 24.2x HPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 37.7x 14.5x 12.4x HPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.2% +0.6% +26.6% P
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.9% 16.7% 6.6% DLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.21% 1.12% DLB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.5% +0.1% +112.5% HPE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +32.2%/yr -6.3%/yr +26.5%/yr P
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.5% 30.3% 59.4% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 65/100 62/100 DLB

Percentile Scorecard

PDLBHPE

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

AxisPDLBHPE
Valuation 18 #92 of 112 83 #17 of 94 78 #26 of 112
Growth 79 #23 of 108 24 #70 of 92 92 #10 of 108
Profitability 64 #38 of 104 69 #29 of 90 59 #43 of 104
Financial Health 35 #76 of 116 63 #38 of 101 15 #99 of 116
Shareholder Returns 64 #31 of 85 85 #13 of 79 69 #27 of 85
Overall 52 65 62
  • P ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DLB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • HPE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPDLBHPESPY
1 month -22.4%+9.5%-26.8% -1.0%
3 months +33.5%+6.0%-5.9% -0.4%
6 months +50.1%+12.2%+64.9% +4.5%
Year to date +66.7%+1.3%+108.5% +12.4%
1 year +17.5%+0.1%+112.5% +13.6%
3 years +219.5%-23.2%+214.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year +47.3%-8.4%+46.5% +20.8%
5 years +303.2%-27.6%+223.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +32.2%-6.3%+26.5% +10.4%
10 years +854.7%+39.9%+290.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +25.3%+3.4%+14.6% +13.9%

Risk

MeasurePDLBHPESPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.5%30.3%59.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 84.9%31.3%54.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.610.552.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.230.001.89 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.6%-49.6%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.8%-5.9%-31.8% -1.6%
52-week high $156.95$69.09$73.46 $779.14
52-week low $56.99$48.50$20.00 $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.

MultiplePDLBHPE
P/E now vs peer median 146.8xmedian 28.1x 27.1xmedian 40.5x 24.2xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.6x 4.5xmedian 6.5x 1.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 94.3xmedian 18.4x 16.4xmedian 24.9x 13.2xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 290.4xmedian 26.6x 15.6xmedian 36.9x 16.0xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 2.8x 2.4xmedian 3.9x 2.5xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 1.11 13.01median 1.85 0.75median 1.11

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 monthsPDLBHPE
Revenue $4.26B $1.35B $41.87B
Gross profit $2.97B $1.19B $15.41B
Operating income $224.21M $239.10M $2.60B
Net income $253.29M $228.00M $2.79B
Free cash flow $128.17M $392.67M $4.16B
R&D $1.05B $265.94M $3.71B
EPS (diluted) $0.73 $2.39 $1.91
Cash & equivalents $385.69M $669.39M $6.22B
Total debt – – $20.24B
Shares (diluted) 345.59M 94.52M 1.45B
Enterprise value $31.63B $3.53B $44.38B

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
MetricPDLBHPE
P/E 146.8x 27.1x 24.2x
P/FCF 290.4x 15.6x 16.0x
P/Operating cash flow 87.0x 14.0x 9.9x
P/S 8.7x 4.5x 1.6x
P/B 24.2x 2.4x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 24.5x 2.8x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 94.3x 16.4x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 161.5x 22.8x 30.9x
EV/Revenue 8.5x 4.0x 1.9x
EV/FCF 282.5x 13.9x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 84.6x 12.5x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 13.01 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPDLBHPE
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.2% 0.6% 26.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 1.7% 12.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.3% -0.5% 71.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 1.5% 13.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 195.6% -15.1% 885.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 277.6% -1.0% 27.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.0% -14.2% 123.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 574.2% 1.3% 37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.8% -12.3% 122.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 550.0% 2.1% 32.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.6% -6.0% 169.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 9.5% 13.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -76.7% -10.4% 1,747%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.5% 9.3% 41.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPDLBHPE
Gross margin 69.7% 87.6% 36.8%
EBITDA margin 9.0% 24.5% 14.5%
Operating margin 5.3% 17.7% 6.2%
Pretax margin 6.6% 20.4% 6.3%
Net margin 5.9% 16.7% 6.6%
FCF margin 3.0% 29.0% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 32.3% 16.0%
Return on equity 17.0% 8.7% 10.7%
Return on assets 5.1% 7.1% 3.4%
Return on invested capital – – 5.6%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 8.6% 5.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.9x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 12.9% 9.6% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPDLBHPE
Debt / assets – – 24.2%
Debt / equity – – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.3x
Debt / FCF – – 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 17.9% 68.2%
Equity / assets 29.5% 82.1% 31.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 3.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 3.1x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 7.00 8.70 1.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPDLBHPE
Dividend yield – 2.2% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 3.3% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 5.6% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 58.9% 26.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 34.2% 17.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.6% 8.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% 6.1%

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.

ConsensusPDLBHPE
Forward P/E 37.7xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.96FY2026 $4.49FY2026 $4.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.7%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +107.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.6% +4.7% +19.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.74BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026 $49.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.5%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 +43.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.5% -7.7% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPDLBHPE
Held by institutions 83.0% 100.0% 88.5%
Institutions holding 808 391 1,443
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +5.8% -1.5%
Institutions buying 444 195 873
Institutions selling 261 148 412
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.32 2.12

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.

PDLBHPE
P 1.00 0.04 0.50
DLB 0.04 1.00 0.11
HPE 0.50 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, P, DLB and HPE?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Everpure (P) $37.22B, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $6.13B, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) $66.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, P, DLB and HPE?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Everpure (P) 146.8x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 27.1x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 24.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is cheapest (Everpure (P) 37.7x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 14.5x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 12.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Everpure (P) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Everpure (P) +27.2%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.6%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +26.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has the highest net margin (Everpure (P) 5.9%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 16.7%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) returned the most: Everpure (P) +17.5%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.1%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +112.5%. Over five years, Everpure (P) compounded fastest (Everpure (P) +32.2%/yr, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.3%/yr, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +26.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has the highest dividend yield: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 2.21%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 1.12%. Everpure (P) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has been the steadiest (Everpure (P) 74.5%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 30.3%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 59.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, P, DLB and HPE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) leads on 4. 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.