P vs STX vs SMCI Stock Comparison

Everpure, Seagate Technology Holdings and Super Micro Computer 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
SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc.
$32.94 -20.5% 1M -31.3% 1Y
Market cap
$19.68B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.06B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Seagate Technology Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Seagate Technology Holdings 5, Super Micro Computer 4, Everpure 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPSTXSMCILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $43.68B $140.90B $19.68B STX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 172.5x 44.3x 8.8x SMCI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 41.7x 16.5x 7.8x SMCI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.2% +34.1% +77.8% SMCI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.9% 26.1% 5.7% STX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 66.1% 17.0% STX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.8% +178.5% -31.3% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.1%/yr +48.6%/yr +56.4%/yr SMCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.6% 75.9% 95.7% P
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 63/100 57/100 STX

Percentile Scorecard

PSTXSMCI

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

AxisPSTXSMCI
Valuation 19 #91 of 112 25 #84 of 112 65 #40 of 112
Growth 78 #25 of 109 98 #3 of 109 73 #30 of 109
Profitability 64 #39 of 105 98 #3 of 105 58 #45 of 105
Financial Health 34 #78 of 117 36 #75 of 117 67 #39 of 117
Shareholder Returns 61 #33 of 82 56 #37 of 82 24 #63 of 82
Overall 51 63 57
  • P ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • STX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SMCI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPSTXSMCISPY
1 month +12.4%-31.8%-20.5% -1.0%
3 months +65.4%-26.0%+9.4% +2.9%
6 months +72.7%+7.5%+13.3% +6.4%
Year to date +84.1%+128.9%+12.5% +11.4%
1 year +31.8%+178.5%-31.3% +13.1%
3 years +263.1%+825.8%+25.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +53.8%+110.1%+7.9% +21.5%
5 years +366.7%+622.8%+833.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +36.1%+48.6%+56.4% +10.9%
10 years +886.9%+1,727.5%+1,432.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +25.7%+33.7%+31.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePSTXSMCISPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.6%75.9%95.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.7%75.9%98.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.582.494.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.442.35-0.33 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.6%-58.2%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.4%-42.4%-37.5% -2.5%
52-week high $156.95$1,094.04$52.69 $779.14
52-week low $56.99$223.00$20.53 $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.

MultiplePSTXSMCI
P/E now vs peer median 162.2xmedian 31.3x 43.4xmedian 31.3x 8.9xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 2.6x 11.7xmedian 2.6x 0.6xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 104.4xmedian 19.6x 33.1xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 320.7xmedian 28.3x 46.1xmedian 28.3x -3.1xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 2.9x 66.0xmedian 2.9x 1.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.29median 1.15 0.46median 1.15 0.22median 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 monthsPSTXSMCI
Revenue $4.26B $12.20B $39.06B
Gross profit $2.97B $5.56B $4.23B
Operating income $224.21M $4.09B $2.77B
Net income $253.29M $3.18B $2.23B
Free cash flow $128.17M $3.10B -$6.97B
R&D $1.05B $755.00M $771.23M
EPS (diluted) $0.73 $13.90 $3.20
Cash & equivalents $385.69M $1.70B $7.52B
Total debt – $3.57B $4.06B
Shares (diluted) 345.59M 229.00M 697.35M
Enterprise value $38.09B $135.89B $2.58B

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
MetricPSTXSMCI
P/E 162.2x 43.4x 8.9x
P/FCF 320.7x 46.1x -3.1x
P/Operating cash flow 96.1x 38.9x -3.2x
P/S 9.6x 11.7x 0.6x
P/B 26.7x 66.0x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 27.1x 66.0x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 104.4x 33.1x –
EV/EBIT 178.8x 35.4x 5.8x
EV/Revenue 9.4x 11.9x 0.4x
EV/FCF 312.9x 46.7x -2.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 93.7x 39.4x -2.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.29 0.46 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPSTXSMCI
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.2% 34.1% 77.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 18.2% 76.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 28.3% 73.7% 74.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 60.2% 48.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 195.6% 116.6% 121.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 277.6% 140.8% 53.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 82.0% 116.7% 112.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 574.2% 100.2% 51.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.8% 105.4% 91.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 550.0% 95.2% 40.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -46.6% 239.2% -510.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.6% 57.4% -130.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -76.7% 279.3% -555.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.5% 70.6% -135.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPSTXSMCI
Gross margin 69.7% 45.6% 10.8%
EBITDA margin 9.0% 35.8% –
Operating margin 5.3% 33.6% 7.1%
Pretax margin 6.6% 30.3% 7.1%
Net margin 5.9% 26.1% 5.7%
FCF margin 3.0% 25.4% -17.8%
Operating cash flow margin 10.0% 30.1% -17.4%
Return on equity 17.0% 195.2% 20.2%
Return on assets 5.1% 33.8% 8.4%
Return on invested capital – 66.1% 17.0%
Return on capital employed 8.0% 64.9% 14.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.3x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.2x -3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 12.9% 1.7% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPSTXSMCI
Debt / assets – 35.8% 6.7%
Debt / equity – 1.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.4x –
Debt / FCF – 1.1x -0.3x
Liabilities / assets 70.5% 78.3% 51.6%
Equity / assets 29.5% 21.7% 48.4%
Interest coverage – 14.4x 14.2x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.7x 3.9x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 7.63 12.99 3.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPSTXSMCI
Dividend yield – 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 0.1% -6.7%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 0.6% -6.7%
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.

ConsensusPSTXSMCI
Forward P/E 41.7xFY2026 16.5xFY2027 7.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.96FY2026 $38.12FY2027 $4.20FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +43.7%FY2026 +144.7%FY2027 +15.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +48.0% +63.5% +24.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.74BFY2026 $19.47BFY2027 $71.00BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +29.5%FY2026 +59.6%FY2027 +81.8%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +41.5% +29.8% +6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPSTXSMCI
Held by institutions 83.0% 83.8% 68.0%
Institutions holding 804 1,955 773
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +1.4% +32.3%
Institutions buying 442 1,207 449
Institutions selling 259 590 233
Buyers to sellers 1.71 2.05 1.93

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.

PSTXSMCI
P 1.00 0.41 0.36
STX 0.41 1.00 0.29
SMCI 0.36 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, P, STX and SMCI?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Everpure (P) $43.68B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $140.90B, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) $19.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, P, STX and SMCI?

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Everpure (P) 172.5x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 44.3x, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) is cheapest (Everpure (P) 41.7x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 16.5x, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 7.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Everpure (P) +27.2%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +34.1%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) +77.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) has the highest net margin (Everpure (P) 5.9%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 26.1%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) leads (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 66.1%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 17.0%).

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%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) -31.3%. Over five years, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) compounded fastest (Everpure (P) +36.1%/yr, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +48.6%/yr, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) +56.4%/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%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 0.00%. Everpure (P) and Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 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%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 95.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.