P vs STX vs DELL Stock Comparison

Everpure, Seagate Technology Holdings and Dell Technologies Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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P Everpure, Inc.
$137.18 +5.5% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$41.73B
P/E
164.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
1 win
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$475.57 -11.9% 1M +190.7% 1Y
Market cap
$270.45B
P/E
23.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.01%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Dell Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Dell Technologies 7, Seagate Technology Holdings 4, Everpure 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPSTXDELLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $41.73B $144.33B $270.45B DELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 164.7x 32.8x 23.8x DELL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.3x 18.2x 17.4x DELL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.2% +44.4% +49.0% DELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.9% 31.9% 7.5% STX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 82.3% 37.4% STX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.2x 1.3x STX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% DELL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.6% +163.7% +190.7% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +38.6%/yr +51.1%/yr +53.6%/yr DELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.0% 73.9% 74.5% P
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 67/100 67/100 STX

Percentile Scorecard

PSTXDELL

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

AxisPSTXDELL
Valuation 17 #93 of 112 32 #77 of 112 78 #26 of 112
Growth 78 #25 of 108 99 #2 of 108 92 #10 of 108
Profitability 60 #42 of 104 100 #1 of 104 79 #23 of 104
Financial Health 35 #76 of 116 44 #65 of 116 11 #103 of 116
Shareholder Returns 64 #29 of 78 62 #30 of 78 77 #19 of 78
Overall 51 67 67
  • P ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • STX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DELL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPSTXDELLSPY
1 month +5.5%-23.3%-11.9% +0.7%
3 months +82.8%-17.8%+17.4% +3.7%
6 months +92.0%+4.0%+127.6% +7.1%
Year to date +104.7%+154.4%+277.8% +12.8%
1 year +40.6%+163.7%+190.7% +11.9%
3 years +316.1%+923.8%+615.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +60.9%+117.3%+92.8% +22.8%
5 years +410.7%+686.4%+753.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +38.6%+51.1%+53.6% +10.9%
10 years +997.4%+1,951.2%+3,366.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +27.1%+35.3%+42.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePSTXDELLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.0%73.9%74.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.3%76.4%62.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.632.532.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.562.212.56 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.6%-58.2%-60.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-36.0%-19.2% -1.2%
52-week high $156.95$1,094.04$588.49 $779.14
52-week low $56.99$237.49$111.07 $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.

MultiplePSTXDELL
P/E now vs peer median 180.3xmedian 32.9x 36.3xmedian 32.9x 27.0xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 2.9x 11.7xmedian 2.9x 2.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 116.4xmedian 20.0x 28.2xmedian 20.0x 18.9xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 356.7xmedian 30.2x 38.7xmedian 30.2x 35.6xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 29.7xmedian 2.9x 46.6xmedian 2.9x -213.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 1.08 0.39median 1.08 0.31median 1.08

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 monthsPSTXDELL
Revenue $4.26B $13.80B $151.20B
Gross profit $2.97B $6.95B $29.94B
Operating income $224.21M $5.46B $14.25B
Net income $253.29M $4.40B $11.38B
Free cash flow $128.17M $4.16B $8.56B
R&D $1.05B $769.00M $3.64B
EPS (diluted) $0.73 $18.95 $17.45
Cash & equivalents $385.69M $1.26B $11.57B
Total debt – $2.35B $34.47B
Shares (diluted) 345.59M 232.00M 652.00M
Enterprise value $36.14B $139.18B $226.21B

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
MetricPSTXDELL
P/E 180.3x 36.3x 27.0x
P/FCF 356.7x 38.7x 35.6x
P/Operating cash flow 106.9x 33.3x 25.0x
P/S 10.7x 11.7x 2.0x
P/B 29.7x 46.6x -213.3x
P/Tangible book 30.1x 46.6x -52.7x
EV/EBITDA 116.4x 28.2x 18.9x
EV/EBIT 199.4x 29.6x 23.0x
EV/Revenue 10.5x 11.7x 2.2x
EV/FCF 348.8x 39.0x 38.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 104.5x 33.5x 26.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 0.39 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPSTXDELL
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.2% 44.4% 49.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 26.6% 17.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.3% 97.2% 39.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 89.7% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 195.6% 150.5% 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 277.6% 125.4% 39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.0% 156.6% 135.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 574.2% 99.4% 79.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.8% 150.0% 147.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 550.0% 94.1% 86.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.6% 217.9% 62.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 80.3% 14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -76.7% 241.1% 76.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.5% 93.8% 17.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPSTXDELL
Gross margin 69.7% 50.4% 19.8%
EBITDA margin 9.0% 41.6% 11.4%
Operating margin 5.3% 39.6% 9.4%
Pretax margin 6.6% 36.7% 9.1%
Net margin 5.9% 31.9% 7.5%
FCF margin 3.0% 30.1% 5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 35.0% 8.0%
Return on equity 17.0% 156.4% –
Return on assets 5.1% 43.3% 9.4%
Return on invested capital – 82.3% 37.4%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 76.1% 38.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 12.9% 1.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPSTXDELL
Debt / assets – 22.8% 27.1%
Debt / equity – 0.7x -24.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.2x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.6x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 66.6% 101.1%
Equity / assets 29.5% 33.4% -1.1%
Interest coverage – 22.3x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 8.38 16.77 3.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPSTXDELL
Dividend yield – 0.4% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.6% 0.3% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 0.7% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 14.8% 13.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.6% 18.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 7.1% 13.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% 15.4%

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.

ConsensusPSTXDELL
Forward P/E 46.3xFY2026 18.2xFY2027 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.96FY2026 $38.53FY2027 $27.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.7%FY2026 +147.3%FY2027 +164.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.6% +63.8% +20.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.74BFY2026 $19.55BFY2027 $203.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.5%FY2026 +60.2%FY2027 +79.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.5% +29.7% +8.3%
P estimates →STX estimates →DELL estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPSTXDELL
Held by institutions – 83.8% 73.2%
Institutions holding – 1,957 2,121
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.4% -3.9%
Institutions buying – 1,209 1,193
Institutions selling – 590 747
Buyers to sellers – 2.05 1.60
P holders →STX holders →DELL holders →

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.

PSTXDELL
P 1.00 0.42 0.46
STX 0.42 1.00 0.29
DELL 0.46 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, P, STX and DELL?

Dell Technologies (DELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Everpure (P) $41.73B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $144.33B, Dell Technologies (DELL) $270.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, P, STX and DELL?

Dell Technologies (DELL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Everpure (P) 164.7x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 32.8x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 23.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dell Technologies (DELL) is cheapest (Everpure (P) 46.3x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 18.2x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 17.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dell Technologies (DELL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Everpure (P) +27.2%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +44.4%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +49.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) has the highest net margin (Everpure (P) 5.9%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 31.9%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%). On return on invested capital, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) leads (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 82.3%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Everpure (P) +40.6%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +163.7%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +190.7%. Over five years, Dell Technologies (DELL) compounded fastest (Everpure (P) +38.6%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +51.1%/yr, Dell Technologies (DELL) +53.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dell Technologies (DELL) has the highest dividend yield: Everpure (P) 0.00%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.00%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.01%. Everpure (P) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Everpure (P) has been the steadiest (Everpure (P) 73.0%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 73.9%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 74.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dell Technologies (DELL) leads on 7. 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.