PENG vs SNDK vs P Stock Comparison

Penguin Solutions, Sandisk and Everpure Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PENG Penguin Solutions, Inc.
$60.80 +10.6% 1M +166.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.11B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.73B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,404.77 -18.0% 1M +700.3% 1Y
Market cap
$196.03B
P/E
17.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
8 wins
P Everpure, Inc.
$138.60 +7.1% 1M +45.4% 1Y
Market cap
$45.41B
P/E
179.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionPENGSNDKPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.11B $196.03B $45.41B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.6x 17.1x 179.3x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 6.8x 46.8x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.5% +175.3% +27.2% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 56.5% 5.9% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% 73.7% — SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +166.0% +700.3% +45.4% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.9%/yr — +38.9%/yr P
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.9% 111.7% 73.0% P
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 79/100 51/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

PENGSNDKP

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

AxisPENGSNDKP
Valuation 36 #71 of 111 66 #39 of 111 17 #92 of 111
Growth 69 #34 of 108 100 #1 of 108 78 #25 of 108
Profitability 53 #49 of 104 100 #1 of 104 60 #42 of 104
Financial Health 22 #90 of 115 81 #23 of 115 34 #76 of 115
Shareholder Returns 81 #16 of 78 51 #39 of 78 65 #28 of 78
Overall 52 79 51
  • PENG ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • P ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPENGSNDKPSPY
1 month +10.6%-18.0%+7.1% +0.9%
3 months +39.1%+38.3%+100.2% +5.9%
6 months +113.3%+32.0%+97.1% +8.5%
Year to date +210.8%+491.8%+106.8% +13.3%
1 year +166.0%+700.3%+45.4% +12.4%
3 years +344.4%—+320.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +64.5%—+61.5% +23.5%
5 years +127.5%—+416.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +17.9%—+38.9% +11.0%
10 years ——+1,008.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+27.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePENGSNDKPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.9%111.7%73.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.0%106.3%82.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.663.992.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.936.270.62 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.4%-56.5%-48.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.3%-39.8%-11.7% -0.9%
52-week high $81.39$2,335.00$156.95 $779.14
52-week low $16.24$175.53$56.99 $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.

MultiplePENGSNDKP
P/E now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 33.5x 18.1xmedian 33.5x 182.2xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.8x 10.1xmedian 2.8x 10.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 19.6x 16.0xmedian 19.6x 117.6xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -22.4xmedian 29.8x 17.8xmedian 29.8x 360.3xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 2.9x 13.0xmedian 2.9x 30.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.54median 1.10 —median 1.10 0.33median 1.10

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 monthsPENGSNDKP
Revenue $1.73B $20.25B $4.26B
Gross profit $478.93M $14.47B $2.97B
Operating income $165.60M $12.39B $224.21M
Net income $185.79M $11.43B $253.29M
Free cash flow -$163.48M $11.49B $128.17M
R&D $81.68M $1.33B $1.05B
EPS (diluted) $2.57 $73.76 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $647.21M $4.76B $385.69M
Total debt $788.95M – –
Shares (diluted) 58.83M 155.00M 345.59M
Enterprise value $1.07B $184.55B $39.82B

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
MetricPENGSNDKP
P/E 21.3x 18.1x 182.2x
P/FCF -22.4x 17.8x 360.3x
P/Operating cash flow -24.1x 17.6x 108.0x
P/S 2.1x 10.1x 10.8x
P/B 6.8x 13.0x 30.0x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 13.0x 30.4x
EV/EBITDA 17.4x 16.0x 117.6x
EV/EBIT 22.9x 16.2x 201.5x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 9.9x 10.6x
EV/FCF -23.2x 17.4x 352.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -25.0x 17.2x 105.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.54 – 0.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPENGSNDKP
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.5% 175.3% 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – 15.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.5% 554.2% 28.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.9% – 15.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 184.8% 999.7% 195.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 166.5% – 277.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 544.3% 796.7% 82.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 44.1% – 574.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 791.5% 751.8% 77.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.3% – 550.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -234.2% 13,794% -46.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.2% – -13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -256.9% 9,678% -76.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -65.3% – -34.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPENGSNDKP
Gross margin 27.7% 71.5% 69.7%
EBITDA margin 12.6% 62.0% 9.0%
Operating margin 9.6% 61.2% 5.3%
Pretax margin 8.8% 64.3% 6.6%
Net margin 8.7% 56.5% 5.9%
FCF margin -9.4% 56.8% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin -8.8% 57.6% 10.0%
Return on equity 37.5% 77.5% 17.0%
Return on assets 7.5% 57.8% 5.1%
Return on invested capital 14.9% 73.7% –
Return on capital employed 12.9% 87.2% 8.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.0x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 1.1% 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPENGSNDKP
Debt / assets 28.4% – –
Debt / equity 1.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – –
Debt / FCF -4.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 80.7% 30.1% 70.5%
Equity / assets 19.3% 69.9% 29.5%
Interest coverage – 169.7x –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.2x 12.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.9x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.36 21.87 8.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPENGSNDKP
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.8% 0.0% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 0.0% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusPENGSNDKP
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2027 6.8xFY2027 46.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.25FY2027 $206.11FY2027 $2.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +48.1%FY2027 +190.8%FY2027 +43.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.5% +36.1% +48.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.52BFY2027 $50.93BFY2027 $4.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.9%FY2027 +151.5%FY2027 +29.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.7% +10.4% +41.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPENGSNDKP
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.3% 83.3%
Institutions holding 351 1,815 804
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% -1.9% +2.2%
Institutions buying 229 1,268 442
Institutions selling 100 457 259
Buyers to sellers 2.29 2.77 1.71

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.

PENGSNDKP
PENG 1.00 0.46 0.44
SNDK 0.46 1.00 0.35
P 0.44 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PENG, SNDK and P?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Penguin Solutions (PENG) $3.11B, Sandisk (SNDK) $196.03B, Everpure (P) $45.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, PENG, SNDK and P?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Penguin Solutions (PENG) 20.6x, Sandisk (SNDK) 17.1x, Everpure (P) 179.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Penguin Solutions (PENG) 14.3x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.8x, Everpure (P) 46.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sandisk (SNDK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Penguin Solutions (PENG) +26.5%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%, Everpure (P) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Penguin Solutions (PENG) 8.7%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%, Everpure (P) 5.9%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Penguin Solutions (PENG) 14.9%, Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Penguin Solutions (PENG) +166.0%, Sandisk (SNDK) +700.3%, Everpure (P) +45.4%. Over five years, Everpure (P) compounded fastest (Penguin Solutions (PENG) +17.9%/yr, Everpure (P) +38.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Everpure (P) has been the steadiest (Penguin Solutions (PENG) 85.9%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.7%, Everpure (P) 73.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sandisk (SNDK) 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.