POET vs SMCI vs SNDK Stock Comparison

Poet Technologies, Super Micro Computer and Sandisk Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
POET Poet Technologies Inc.
$4.88 -37.5% 1M -18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$389.86M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71T
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc.
$29.60 -31.5% 1M -37.6% 1Y
Market cap
$16.03B
P/E
7.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.06B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,037.40 -39.1% 1M +433.2% 1Y
Market cap
$122.31B
P/E
6.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.97B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 7, Super Micro Computer 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPOETSMCISNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $389.86M $16.03B $122.31B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 7.2x 6.3x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 6.5x 5.0x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +266.1% +77.8% +272.4% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4,420.7% 5.7% 67.0% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.0% -37.6% +433.2% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.9%/yr +44.8%/yr — SMCI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 140.2% 96.1% 112.5% SMCI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 21/100 57/100 90/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

POETSMCISNDK

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

AxisPOETSMCISNDK
Valuation 8 #87 of 94 69 #36 of 112 79 #24 of 112
Growth 34 #61 of 92 73 #30 of 108 100 #1 of 108
Profitability 20 #72 of 90 56 #46 of 104 100 #1 of 104
Financial Health – 67 #39 of 116 82 #22 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 23 #66 of 85 91 #9 of 85
Overall 21 57 90
  • POET ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • SMCI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • 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

PeriodPOETSMCISNDKSPY
1 month -37.5%-31.5%-39.1% -1.0%
3 months -39.7%-2.4%-23.2% -0.4%
6 months -49.8%-14.6%-26.4% +4.5%
Year to date -22.9%+1.1%+337.0% +12.4%
1 year -18.0%-37.6%+433.2% +13.6%
3 years +221.5%+16.1%— +76.4%
3 years, per year +47.6%+5.1%— +20.8%
5 years -40.5%+535.2%— +63.7%
5 years, per year -9.9%+44.8%— +10.4%
10 years +102.2%+1,245.5%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +7.3%+29.7%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasurePOETSMCISNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 140.2%96.1%112.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 140.6%98.4%108.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.553.923.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.13-0.393.85 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.1%-84.8%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.3%-41.0%-55.6% -1.6%
52-week high $20.57$50.17$2,335.00 $779.14
52-week low $4.17$20.53$194.38 $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.

MultiplePOETSMCISNDK
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 40.5x 8.0xmedian 28.1x 7.9xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 6.5x 0.5xmedian 2.6x 5.2xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 24.9x —median 18.4x 6.8xmedian 18.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -21.3xmedian 36.9x -2.8xmedian 26.6x 8.6xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 668.2xmedian 3.9x 1.3xmedian 2.8x 8.2xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 1.85 0.20median 1.11 —median 1.11

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 monthsPOETSMCISNDK
Revenue $1.71T $39.06B $28.97B
Gross profit – $4.23B $23.16B
Operating income $9.09T $2.77B $20.99B
Net income -$75.72M $2.23B $19.42B
Free cash flow -$30.34M -$6.97B $17.37B
R&D $18.64T $771.23M $1.40B
EPS (diluted) $-812,866.51 $3.20 $125.30
Cash & equivalents $432.53M $7.52B $5.14B
Total debt – $2.00B –
Shares (diluted) 93.16M 697.35M 155.00M
Enterprise value -$1.24B -$1.07B $107.14B

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
MetricPOETSMCISNDK
P/E 0.0x 8.0x 7.9x
P/FCF -21.3x -2.8x 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow -18.2x -2.9x 8.5x
P/S 0.0x 0.5x 5.2x
P/B 668.2x 1.3x 8.2x
P/Tangible book 1,655x 1.3x 8.2x
EV/EBITDA 0.0x – 6.8x
EV/EBIT 0.0x 5.0x 6.9x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 0.4x 5.0x
EV/FCF 5.0x -2.0x 8.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.3x -2.0x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.20 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPOETSMCISNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 266.1% 77.8% 272.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 68.5% 76.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 74.0% 965.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 48.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 288.3% 121.1% 1,507%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 262.8% 53.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) -40.4% 112.7% 1,216%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -55.9% 51.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 9.2% 91.6% 1,173%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -45.7% 40.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -14.7% -510.4% 2,396%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.4% -130.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -29.3% -555.0% 3,265%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.5% -135.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPOETSMCISNDK
Gross margin – 10.8% 80.0%
EBITDA margin 530.5% – 73.0%
Operating margin 530.5% 7.1% 72.5%
Pretax margin 1,217% 7.1% 76.7%
Net margin -4,421% 5.7% 67.0%
FCF margin 0.0% -17.8% 59.9%
Operating cash flow margin 0.0% -17.4% 60.6%
Return on equity -33,684,124% 20.2% 114.7%
Return on assets – 8.4% 80.4%
Return on invested capital – 17.0% –
Return on capital employed – 14.2% 115.4%
Asset turnover – 1.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x -3.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 239.3% 1.1% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPOETSMCISNDK
Debt / assets – 6.7% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – -0.3x –
Liabilities / assets – 51.6% 29.7%
Equity / assets – 48.4% 70.3%
Interest coverage 46.7x 14.2x 599.8x
Current ratio – 3.9x 2.6x
Quick ratio – 1.9x 16.7x
Cash ratio – 1.1x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 3.45 16.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPOETSMCISNDK
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -124.1% -7.5% 3.3%
Shareholder yield -124.1% -7.5% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusPOETSMCISNDK
Forward P/E – 6.5xFY2027 5.0xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.26FY2026 $4.52FY2027 $206.11FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +24.5%FY2027 +190.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +21.7% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.19MFY2026 $74.04BFY2027 $50.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +478.2%FY2026 +89.6%FY2027 +151.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1,180.3% +5.0% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPOETSMCISNDK
Held by institutions 36.6% 68.0% 74.3%
Institutions holding 154 775 1,820
Change in shares held, QoQ +108.4% +32.3% -1.9%
Institutions buying 116 451 1,272
Institutions selling 28 233 458
Buyers to sellers 4.14 1.94 2.78

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.

POETSMCISNDK
POET 1.00 0.33 0.28
SMCI 0.33 1.00 0.35
SNDK 0.28 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, POET, SMCI and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Poet Technologies (POET) $389.86M, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) $16.03B, Sandisk (SNDK) $122.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, POET, SMCI and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Poet Technologies (POET) 0.0x, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 7.2x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 6.5x, Sandisk (SNDK) 5.0x). 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: Poet Technologies (POET) +266.1%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) +77.8%, Sandisk (SNDK) +272.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Poet Technologies (POET) -4,420.7%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 5.7%, Sandisk (SNDK) 67.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Poet Technologies (POET) -18.0%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) -37.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) +433.2%. Over five years, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) compounded fastest (Poet Technologies (POET) -9.9%/yr, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) +44.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) has been the steadiest (Poet Technologies (POET) 140.2%, Super Micro Computer (SMCI) 96.1%, Sandisk (SNDK) 112.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, POET, SMCI 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 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.