SIMO vs SNDK vs ALAB Stock Comparison

Silicon Motion Technology, Sandisk and Astera Labs Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,255.58 -29.4% 1M +574.5% 1Y
Market cap
$192.10B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$259.51 -28.8% 1M +57.3% 1Y
Market cap
$49.46B
P/E
133.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 7, Silicon Motion Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIMOSNDKALABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.86B $192.10B $49.46B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 16.8x 133.9x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 6.1x 69.6x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +175.3% +98.5% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 56.5% 30.7% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 73.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +90.8% +574.5% +57.3% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.4%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.2% 111.7% 98.5% SIMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 79/100 61/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

SIMOSNDKALAB

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

AxisSIMOSNDKALAB
Valuation 12 #84 of 95 66 #39 of 111 9 #87 of 95
Growth 26 #69 of 93 100 #1 of 108 91 #9 of 93
Profitability – 100 #1 of 104 79 #20 of 91
Financial Health 36 #65 of 101 82 #22 of 115 92 #9 of 101
Shareholder Returns 66 #26 of 75 49 #42 of 81 35 #49 of 75
Overall 35 79 61
  • SIMO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ALAB ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSIMOSNDKALABSPY
1 month -31.5%-29.4%-28.8% -0.8%
3 months -22.6%-1.8%-8.1% +3.5%
6 months +28.2%+17.3%+32.0% +7.0%
Year to date +104.1%+428.9%+56.0% +12.2%
1 year +90.8%+574.5%+57.3% +13.0%
3 years +259.4%—— +86.3%
3 years, per year +53.2%—— +23.1%
5 years +163.6%—— +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.4%—— +11.0%
10 years +305.8%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +15.0%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSIMOSNDKALABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.2%111.7%98.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.0%105.8%100.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.403.983.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.085.140.58 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.1%-56.5%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.8%-46.2%-46.3% -1.8%
52-week high $336.90$2,335.00$483.02 $779.14
52-week low $80.16$175.53$100.27 $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.

MultipleSIMOSNDKALAB
P/E now vs peer median —median 42.1x 16.1xmedian 32.0x 121.1xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 7.1x 9.1xmedian 2.8x 37.5xmedian 7.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 27.5x 14.2xmedian 19.4x 153.4xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -494.0xmedian 37.2x 15.9xmedian 29.0x 162.7xmedian 37.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 4.2x 11.6xmedian 2.9x 26.1xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.23 —median 1.13 —median 2.23

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 monthsSIMOSNDKALAB
Revenue – $20.25B $1.20B
Gross profit – $14.47B $903.00M
Operating income – $12.39B $273.45M
Net income $289.77M $11.43B $369.49M
Free cash flow -$12.85M $11.49B $276.68M
R&D – $1.33B $434.25M
EPS (diluted) – $73.76 $2.02
Cash & equivalents $74.37M $4.76B $111.45M
Total debt $167.29M – –
Shares (diluted) 33.68M 155.00M 183.34M
Enterprise value $6.25B $180.62B $44.70B

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
MetricSIMOSNDKALAB
P/E – 16.1x 121.1x
P/FCF -494.0x 15.9x 162.7x
P/Operating cash flow -95.2x 15.7x 134.1x
P/S – 9.1x 37.5x
P/B 6.1x 11.6x 26.1x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 11.6x 26.1x
EV/EBITDA – 14.2x 153.4x
EV/EBIT – 14.4x 160.1x
EV/Revenue – 8.8x 36.4x
EV/FCF -492.8x 15.5x 158.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -95.0x 15.3x 130.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIMOSNDKALAB
Revenue growth (1Y) – 175.3% 98.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 554.2% 97.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 999.7% 546.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 270.6% 796.7% 268.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 49.0% – –
EPS growth (1Y) – 751.8% 258.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -182.4% 13,794% 34.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -109.8% 9,678% 31.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIMOSNDKALAB
Gross margin – 71.5% 75.1%
EBITDA margin – 62.0% 23.7%
Operating margin – 61.2% 22.8%
Pretax margin – 64.3% 26.8%
Net margin – 56.5% 30.7%
FCF margin – 56.8% 23.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 57.6% 27.9%
Return on equity – 77.5% 23.0%
Return on assets – 57.8% 20.6%
Return on invested capital – 73.7% –
Return on capital employed – 87.2% 16.8%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIMOSNDKALAB
Debt / assets 3.7% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -4.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 34.8% 30.1% 10.7%
Equity / assets 65.2% 69.9% 89.3%
Interest coverage – 169.7x –
Current ratio 2.5x 2.3x 10.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 12.2x 8.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.9x 7.6x
Altman Z-score – 19.94 133.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIMOSNDKALAB
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusSIMOSNDKALAB
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 6.1xFY2027 69.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.50FY2026 $206.11FY2027 $3.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +223.9%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027 +102.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% +36.1% +64.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.82BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027 $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +105.0%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027 +135.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.4% +10.4% +46.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIMOSNDKALAB
Held by institutions 72.4% 74.3% 73.6%
Institutions holding 380 1,816 986
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.8% -1.9% +5.8%
Institutions buying 223 1,269 660
Institutions selling 131 457 253
Buyers to sellers 1.70 2.78 2.61

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.

SIMOSNDKALAB
SIMO 1.00 0.52 0.53
SNDK 0.52 1.00 0.47
ALAB 0.53 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SIMO, SNDK and ALAB?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) $6.86B, Sandisk (SNDK) $192.10B, Astera Labs (ALAB) $49.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, SIMO, SNDK and ALAB?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sandisk (SNDK) 16.8x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 133.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 16.5x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.1x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 69.6x). 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: Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +98.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +90.8%, Sandisk (SNDK) +574.5%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +57.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) has been the steadiest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 84.2%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.7%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.