POET vs SIMO vs SNDK Stock Comparison

Poet Technologies, Silicon Motion Technology and Sandisk Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$5.84 -21.2% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$772.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
1 win
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,404.77 -18.0% 1M +700.3% 1Y
Market cap
$205.10B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 5, Silicon Motion Technology 2, Poet Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPOETSIMOSNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $772.58M $7.37B $205.10B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x — 18.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.1x 6.8x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +266.1% — +175.3% POET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4,420.7% — 56.5% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 73.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.91% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.4% +118.6% +700.3% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr +25.2%/yr — SIMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 140.1% 84.6% 111.7% SIMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 35/100 79/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

POETSIMOSNDK

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

AxisPOETSIMOSNDK
Valuation 51 #47 of 94 12 #83 of 94 66 #39 of 111
Growth 14 #79 of 92 28 #67 of 92 100 #1 of 108
Profitability 3 #87 of 90 – 100 #1 of 104
Financial Health – 36 #64 of 99 81 #23 of 115
Shareholder Returns – 67 #25 of 73 51 #39 of 78
Overall 23 35 79
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SIMO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPOETSIMOSNDKSPY
1 month -21.2%-21.0%-18.0% +0.9%
3 months -8.3%+4.7%+38.3% +5.9%
6 months -11.5%+1.0%+32.0% +8.5%
Year to date -7.7%+136.9%+491.8% +13.3%
1 year -17.4%+118.6%+700.3% +12.4%
3 years +110.8%+317.2%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +28.2%+61.0%— +23.5%
5 years -30.1%+207.5%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.9%+25.2%— +11.0%
10 years +127.6%+443.2%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.6%+18.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePOETSIMOSNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 140.1%84.6%111.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 141.2%78.2%106.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.662.443.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.121.406.27 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.1%-59.1%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.6%-34.8%-39.8% -0.9%
52-week high $20.57$336.90$2,335.00 $779.14
52-week low $4.17$80.16$175.53 $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.

MultiplePOETSIMOSNDK
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 46.0x —median 46.0x 18.1xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 7.9x —median 7.9x 10.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 28.3x —median 28.3x 16.0xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -25.5xmedian 41.4x -573.4xmedian 41.4x 17.8xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 4.6x 7.0xmedian 4.6x 13.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 2.30 —median 2.30 —median 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 monthsPOETSIMOSNDK
Revenue $1.71T – $20.25B
Gross profit – – $14.47B
Operating income -$19.77T – $12.39B
Net income -$75.72M $289.77M $11.43B
Free cash flow -$30.34M -$12.85M $11.49B
R&D $19.85T – $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $-812,866.51 – $73.76
Cash & equivalents $432.53M $74.37M $4.76B
Total debt – $167.29M –
Shares (diluted) 93.16M 33.68M 155.00M
Enterprise value -$859.03M $6.76B $193.62B

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
MetricPOETSIMOSNDK
P/E 0.0x – 18.1x
P/FCF -25.5x -573.4x 17.8x
P/Operating cash flow -21.8x -110.6x 17.6x
P/S 0.0x – 10.1x
P/B 1.7x 7.0x 13.0x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 7.7x 13.0x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x – 16.0x
EV/EBIT 0.0x – 16.2x
EV/Revenue 0.0x – 9.9x
EV/FCF 0.8x -572.3x 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 0.7x -110.3x 17.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPOETSIMOSNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 266.1% – 175.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 68.5% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 554.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -208.0% – 999.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -363.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -40.4% 270.6% 796.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.9% 49.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 9.2% – 751.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.7% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.7% -182.4% 13,794%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.4% -36.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.3% -109.8% 9,678%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.5% -27.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPOETSIMOSNDK
Gross margin – – 71.5%
EBITDA margin -1,154% – 62.0%
Operating margin -1,154% – 61.2%
Pretax margin -1,143% – 64.3%
Net margin -4,421% – 56.5%
FCF margin 0.0% – 56.8%
Operating cash flow margin 0.0% – 57.6%
Return on equity -16,983,708% – 77.5%
Return on assets – – 57.8%
Return on invested capital – – 73.7%
Return on capital employed – – 87.2%
Asset turnover – – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x -0.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 239.3% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPOETSIMOSNDK
Debt / assets – 3.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – -4.6x –
Liabilities / assets – 34.8% 30.1%
Equity / assets – 65.2% 69.9%
Interest coverage -101.5x – 169.7x
Current ratio – 2.5x 2.3x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 12.2x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – – 21.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPOETSIMOSNDK
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield -103.7% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield -103.7% 0.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusPOETSIMOSNDK
Forward P/E – 19.1xFY2026 6.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.26FY2026 $11.50FY2026 $206.11FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +223.9%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +37.5% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.19MFY2026 $1.82BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +478.2%FY2026 +105.0%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1,180.3% +27.4% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPOETSIMOSNDK
Held by institutions 36.6% 72.4% 74.3%
Institutions holding 154 380 1,815
Change in shares held, QoQ +108.4% -9.8% -1.9%
Institutions buying 116 223 1,268
Institutions selling 28 131 457
Buyers to sellers 4.14 1.70 2.77

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.

POETSIMOSNDK
POET 1.00 0.26 0.27
SIMO 0.26 1.00 0.52
SNDK 0.27 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, POET, SIMO and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Poet Technologies (POET) $772.58M, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) $7.37B, Sandisk (SNDK) $205.10B.

Which company is growing faster?

Poet Technologies (POET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Poet Technologies (POET) +266.1%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Poet Technologies (POET) -17.4%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +118.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) +700.3%. Over five years, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) compounded fastest (Poet Technologies (POET) -6.9%/yr, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +25.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 0.91%, Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%. Poet Technologies (POET) and Sandisk (SNDK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) has been the steadiest (Poet Technologies (POET) 140.1%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 84.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, POET, SIMO and SNDK?

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 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.