P vs DLB vs STX Stock Comparison

Everpure, Dolby Laboratories and Seagate Technology Holdings 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
DLB Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$62.74 +7.0% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$5.88B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionPDLBSTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.26B $5.88B $151.46B STX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 182.5x 26.0x 33.3x DLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.9x 14.0x 17.3x DLB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.2% +0.6% +44.4% STX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.9% 16.7% — DLB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.02% 0.44% STX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.4% -7.2% +190.0% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.9%/yr -6.4%/yr +49.5%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.0% 30.2% 75.9% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 66/100 57/100 DLB

Percentile Scorecard

PDLBSTX

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

AxisPDLBSTX
Valuation 18 #92 of 112 87 #13 of 94 24 #85 of 112
Growth 78 #25 of 109 25 #69 of 92 99 #2 of 109
Profitability 62 #40 of 104 72 #26 of 90 93 #8 of 104
Financial Health 35 #76 of 116 60 #40 of 99 25 #87 of 116
Shareholder Returns 60 #33 of 81 85 #12 of 73 43 #47 of 81
Overall 51 66 57
  • P ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DLB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • STX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPDLBSTXSPY
1 month +10.2%+7.0%-27.2% -0.2%
3 months +90.3%+19.5%-10.6% +3.9%
6 months +95.7%-0.3%+15.3% +8.2%
Year to date +107.2%-2.3%+142.5% +12.9%
1 year +45.4%-7.2%+190.0% +12.3%
3 years +321.3%-20.2%+879.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +61.6%-7.3%+114.1% +23.3%
5 years +416.6%-28.2%+645.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +38.9%-6.4%+49.5% +10.9%
10 years +1,023.1%+29.9%+1,850.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +27.4%+2.7%+34.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePDLBSTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.0%30.2%75.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.7%31.5%76.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.630.542.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.62-0.242.50 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.6%-49.6%-58.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-9.2%-39.0% -1.2%
52-week high $156.95$69.09$1,094.04 $779.14
52-week low $56.99$48.50$223.00 $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.

MultiplePDLBSTX
P/E now vs peer median 182.5xmedian 33.2x 26.1xmedian 45.6x 33.3xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 2.8x 4.4xmedian 7.7x 11.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 117.8xmedian 20.0x 15.8xmedian 29.0x —median 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 360.9xmedian 29.8x 15.1xmedian 40.6x 69.1xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 3.0x 2.3xmedian 4.6x 43.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 1.17 12.55median 2.28 0.35median 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 monthsPDLBSTX
Revenue $4.26B $1.35B $13.80B
Gross profit $2.97B $1.19B –
Operating income $224.21M $239.10M $5.46B
Net income $253.29M $228.00M $4.40B
Free cash flow $128.17M $392.67M –
R&D $1.05B $265.94M $769.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.73 $2.39 $19.20
Cash & equivalents $385.69M $669.39M $1.26B
Shares (diluted) 345.59M 94.52M 229.00M
Enterprise value $40.67B $3.27B $151.46B

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
MetricPDLBSTX
P/E 182.5x 26.1x 33.3x
P/FCF 360.9x 15.1x 69.1x
P/Operating cash flow 108.1x 13.5x 31.3x
P/S 10.9x 4.4x 11.0x
P/B 30.0x 2.3x 43.9x
P/Tangible book 30.5x 2.7x 43.9x
EV/EBITDA 117.8x 15.8x –
EV/EBIT 201.8x 21.9x –
EV/Revenue 10.6x 3.9x 11.0x
EV/FCF 353.1x 13.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 105.8x 12.0x 31.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 12.55 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPDLBSTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.2% 0.6% 44.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 1.7% 26.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.3% -0.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 1.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 195.6% -15.1% 150.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 277.6% -1.0% 125.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.0% -14.2% 156.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 574.2% 1.3% 99.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.8% -12.3% 153.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 550.0% 2.1% 94.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.6% -6.0% 217.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 9.5% 80.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -76.7% -10.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.5% 9.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPDLBSTX
Gross margin 69.7% 87.6% –
EBITDA margin 9.0% 24.5% –
Operating margin 5.3% 17.7% –
Pretax margin 6.6% 20.4% –
Net margin 5.9% 16.7% –
FCF margin 3.0% 29.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 32.3% 35.0%
Return on equity 17.0% 8.7% 156.4%
Return on assets 5.1% 7.1% 43.3%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 8.0% 8.6% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.4x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 12.9% 9.6% 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPDLBSTX
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 17.9% 66.6%
Equity / assets 29.5% 82.1% 33.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 3.2x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 3.1x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.6x –
Altman Z-score 8.47 8.47 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPDLBSTX
Dividend yield – 2.3% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 0.6% 3.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.6% 5.8% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusPDLBSTX
Forward P/E 46.9xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 17.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.96FY2026 $4.49FY2026 $38.53FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +43.7%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +147.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +48.6% +4.7% +63.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.74BFY2026 $1.50BFY2026 $19.55BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +29.5%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 +60.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +41.5% -7.7% +29.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPDLBSTX
Held by institutions – 100.0% 83.8%
Institutions holding – 389 1,955
Change in shares held, QoQ – +5.8% +1.4%
Institutions buying – 195 1,207
Institutions selling – 148 590
Buyers to sellers – 1.32 2.05

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.

PDLBSTX
P 1.00 0.06 0.41
DLB 0.06 1.00 -0.06
STX 0.41 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, P, DLB and STX?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Everpure (P) $46.26B, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $5.88B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $151.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, P, DLB and STX?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Everpure (P) 182.5x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 26.0x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 33.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) is cheapest (Everpure (P) 46.9x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 14.0x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 17.3x). 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: Everpure (P) +27.2%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.6%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +44.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: Everpure (P) +45.4%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -7.2%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +190.0%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Everpure (P) +38.9%/yr, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.4%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +49.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) has the highest dividend yield: Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 0.02%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.44%. Everpure (P) 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%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 75.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.