P vs STX vs PENG Stock Comparison

Everpure, Seagate Technology Holdings and Penguin Solutions Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
P Everpure, Inc.
$123.36 +12.4% 1M +31.8% 1Y
Market cap
$43.68B
P/E
172.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
1 win
PENG Penguin Solutions, Inc.
$53.41 -0.9% 1M +145.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.91B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.73B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Seagate Technology Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Seagate Technology Holdings 8, Penguin Solutions 2, Everpure 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPSTXPENGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.68B $140.90B $2.91B STX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 172.5x 44.3x 19.3x PENG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.7x 16.5x 12.6x PENG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.2% +34.1% +26.5% STX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.9% 26.1% 8.7% STX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 66.1% 14.9% STX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x 0.6x STX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.8% +178.5% +145.8% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.1%/yr +48.6%/yr +16.5%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.6% 75.9% 85.6% P
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 63/100 53/100 STX

Percentile Scorecard

PSTXPENG

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

AxisPSTXPENG
Valuation 19 #91 of 112 25 #84 of 112 41 #66 of 112
Growth 78 #25 of 109 98 #3 of 109 69 #34 of 109
Profitability 64 #39 of 105 98 #3 of 105 55 #48 of 105
Financial Health 34 #78 of 117 36 #75 of 117 22 #92 of 117
Shareholder Returns 61 #33 of 82 56 #37 of 82 78 #19 of 82
Overall 51 63 53
  • P ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • STX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • PENG ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPSTXPENGSPY
1 month +12.4%-31.8%-0.9% -1.0%
3 months +65.4%-26.0%-0.8% +2.9%
6 months +72.7%+7.5%+74.0% +6.4%
Year to date +84.1%+128.9%+173.1% +11.4%
1 year +31.8%+178.5%+145.8% +13.1%
3 years +263.1%+825.8%+297.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +53.8%+110.1%+58.4% +21.5%
5 years +366.7%+622.8%+114.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +36.1%+48.6%+16.5% +10.9%
10 years +886.9%+1,727.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +25.7%+33.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePSTXPENGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.6%75.9%85.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.7%75.9%80.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.582.493.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.442.351.70 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.6%-58.2%-65.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.4%-42.4%-34.4% -2.5%
52-week high $156.95$1,094.04$81.39 $779.14
52-week low $56.99$223.00$16.24 $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.

MultiplePSTXPENG
P/E now vs peer median 162.2xmedian 31.3x 43.4xmedian 31.3x 18.7xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 2.6x 11.7xmedian 2.6x 1.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 104.4xmedian 19.6x 33.1xmedian 19.6x 15.4xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 320.7xmedian 28.3x 46.1xmedian 28.3x -19.7xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 2.9x 66.0xmedian 2.9x 6.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.29median 1.15 0.46median 1.15 0.48median 1.15

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 monthsPSTXPENG
Revenue $4.26B $12.20B $1.73B
Gross profit $2.97B $5.56B $478.93M
Operating income $224.21M $4.09B $165.60M
Net income $253.29M $3.18B $185.79M
Free cash flow $128.17M $3.10B -$163.48M
R&D $1.05B $755.00M $81.68M
EPS (diluted) $0.73 $13.90 $2.57
Cash & equivalents $385.69M $1.70B $647.21M
Total debt – $3.57B $788.95M
Shares (diluted) 345.59M 229.00M 58.83M
Enterprise value $38.09B $135.89B $875.82M

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
MetricPSTXPENG
P/E 162.2x 43.4x 18.7x
P/FCF 320.7x 46.1x -19.7x
P/Operating cash flow 96.1x 38.9x -21.2x
P/S 9.6x 11.7x 1.9x
P/B 26.7x 66.0x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 27.1x 66.0x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 104.4x 33.1x 15.4x
EV/EBIT 178.8x 35.4x 20.3x
EV/Revenue 9.4x 11.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF 312.9x 46.7x -20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 93.7x 39.4x -22.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.29 0.46 0.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPSTXPENG
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.2% 34.1% 26.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 18.2% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.3% 73.7% 21.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 60.2% 4.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 195.6% 116.6% 184.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 277.6% 140.8% 166.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.0% 116.7% 544.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 574.2% 100.2% 44.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.8% 105.4% 791.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 550.0% 95.2% 39.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.6% 239.2% -234.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 57.4% -51.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -76.7% 279.3% -256.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.5% 70.6% -65.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPSTXPENG
Gross margin 69.7% 45.6% 27.7%
EBITDA margin 9.0% 35.8% 12.6%
Operating margin 5.3% 33.6% 9.6%
Pretax margin 6.6% 30.3% 8.8%
Net margin 5.9% 26.1% 8.7%
FCF margin 3.0% 25.4% -9.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 30.1% -8.8%
Return on equity 17.0% 195.2% 37.5%
Return on assets 5.1% 33.8% 7.5%
Return on invested capital – 66.1% 14.9%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 64.9% 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.2x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 12.9% 1.7% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPSTXPENG
Debt / assets – 35.8% 28.4%
Debt / equity – 1.6x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – 1.1x -4.8x
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 78.3% 80.7%
Equity / assets 29.5% 21.7% 19.3%
Interest coverage – 14.4x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.7x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 7.63 12.99 2.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPSTXPENG
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 0.1% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 0.6% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusPSTXPENG
Forward P/E 41.7xFY2026 16.5xFY2027 12.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.96FY2026 $38.12FY2027 $4.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +43.7%FY2026 +144.7%FY2027 +48.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +48.0% +63.5% +31.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.74BFY2026 $19.47BFY2027 $2.52BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +29.5%FY2026 +59.6%FY2027 +45.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +41.5% +29.8% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPSTXPENG
Held by institutions 83.0% 83.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 804 1,955 351
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +1.4% +0.1%
Institutions buying 442 1,207 229
Institutions selling 259 590 100
Buyers to sellers 1.71 2.05 2.29

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.

PSTXPENG
P 1.00 0.41 0.44
STX 0.41 1.00 0.42
PENG 0.44 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, P, STX and PENG?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Everpure (P) $43.68B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $140.90B, Penguin Solutions (PENG) $2.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, P, STX and PENG?

Penguin Solutions (PENG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Everpure (P) 172.5x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 44.3x, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Penguin Solutions (PENG) is cheapest (Everpure (P) 41.7x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 16.5x, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 12.6x). 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%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +34.1%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) +26.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) has the highest net margin (Everpure (P) 5.9%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 26.1%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) leads (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 66.1%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: Everpure (P) +31.8%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +178.5%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) +145.8%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Everpure (P) +36.1%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +48.6%/yr, Penguin Solutions (PENG) +16.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Everpure (P) 0.00%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.00%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 0.00%. Everpure (P) and Penguin Solutions (PENG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Everpure (P) has been the steadiest (Everpure (P) 72.6%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 75.9%, Penguin Solutions (PENG) 85.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.