SNDK vs BRSL vs NLST Stock Comparison

Sandisk, Brightstar Lottery and Netlist Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,255.58 -29.4% 1M +574.5% 1Y
Market cap
$191.03B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins
NLST Netlist Inc
$6.47 +15.9% 1M +895.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.20B
P/E
2,704x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.69M
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 6, Netlist 3, Brightstar Lottery 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNDKBRSLNLSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $191.03B $1.88B $2.20B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.7x 7.6x 2,704x BRSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.1x 17.0x 7.0x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +175.3% +0.7% +129.2% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 56.5% 10.0% 0.2% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 73.7% 14.1% — SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.4x -40.8x NLST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +574.5% -42.7% +895.4% NLST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -20.4%/yr -2.5%/yr NLST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 111.7% 32.7% 105.0% BRSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 41/100 45/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

SNDKBRSLNLST

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

AxisSNDKBRSLNLST
Valuation 66 #39 of 111 60 #41 of 102 8 #102 of 111
Growth 100 #1 of 108 24 #75 of 98 93 #9 of 108
Profitability 100 #1 of 104 60 #39 of 95 37 #66 of 104
Financial Health 82 #22 of 115 29 #78 of 109 53 #55 of 115
Shareholder Returns 49 #42 of 81 35 #42 of 64 33 #55 of 81
Overall 79 41 45
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BRSL ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • NLST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNDKBRSLNLSTSPY
1 month -29.4%-4.4%+15.9% -0.8%
3 months -1.8%-9.2%+167.4% +3.5%
6 months +17.3%-26.0%+196.8% +7.0%
Year to date +428.9%-38.6%+627.0% +12.2%
1 year +574.5%-42.7%+895.4% +13.0%
3 years —-64.7%+499.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year —-29.4%+81.7% +23.1%
5 years —-68.1%-12.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-20.4%-2.5% +11.0%
10 years —-66.5%+462.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-10.4%+18.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSNDKBRSLNLSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 111.7%32.7%105.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.8%34.3%95.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.980.842.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.14-1.318.53 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.5%-72.7%-93.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.2%-44.1%-6.2% -1.8%
52-week high $2,335.00$17.00$6.90 $779.14
52-week low $175.53$9.22$0.54 $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.

MultipleSNDKBRSLNLST
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 32.0x 7.6xmedian 28.8x 2,604xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 2.8x 0.7xmedian 2.8x 6.5xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 19.4x 3.5xmedian 17.7x 3,122xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 29.0x -1.2xmedian 15.8x -139.1xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 2.9x 0.9xmedian 3.2x 93.1xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.13 -0.81median 0.85 99.37median 1.13

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 monthsSNDKBRSLNLST
Revenue $20.25B $2.47B $332.69M
Gross profit $14.47B $1.32B $54.02M
Operating income $12.39B $1.07B $408.00K
Net income $11.43B $366.00M $789.00K
Free cash flow $11.49B -$1.47B -$15.53M
R&D $1.33B $52.00M $3.92M
EPS (diluted) $73.76 $1.26 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $4.76B $558.00M $30.66M
Total debt – $19.09B $10.94M
Shares (diluted) 155.00M 197.00M 370.75M
Enterprise value $179.55B -$2.98B $2.11B

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
MetricSNDKBRSLNLST
P/E 16.1x 7.6x 2,604x
P/FCF 15.9x -1.2x -139.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x -1.0x -139.2x
P/S 9.1x 0.7x 6.5x
P/B 11.6x 0.9x 93.1x
P/Tangible book 11.6x 0.9x 93.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.2x 3.5x 3,122x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 5.2x 5,227x
EV/Revenue 8.8x 2.3x 6.4x
EV/FCF 15.5x -3.8x -137.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x -3.0x -137.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.81 99.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNDKBRSLNLST
Revenue growth (1Y) 175.3% 0.7% 129.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 9.1% 64.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 554.2% -4.0% 1,221%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 151.4% 127.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 999.7% 88.2% 101.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -2.1% 26.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 796.7% 8.9% 102.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -4.5% 26.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 751.8% 33.1% 101.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -9.4% 26.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13,794% -265.1% 48.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -60.6% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9,678% -207.8% 48.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -58.7% 28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNDKBRSLNLST
Gross margin 71.5% 53.5% 16.2%
EBITDA margin 62.0% 65.3% 0.2%
Operating margin 61.2% 43.2% 0.1%
Pretax margin 64.3% 24.4% 0.2%
Net margin 56.5% 10.0% 0.2%
FCF margin 56.8% -59.6% -4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 57.6% -74.7% -4.7%
Return on equity 77.5% 17.7% 4.7%
Return on assets 57.8% 4.2% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 73.7% 14.1% –
Return on capital employed 87.2% 14.2% 1.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.3x 4.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -5.0x -19.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.7% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNDKBRSLNLST
Debt / assets – 54.2% 3.8%
Debt / equity – 2.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.4x -40.8x
Debt / FCF – -3.0x -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 30.1% 74.9% 68.4%
Equity / assets 69.9% 25.1% 31.6%
Interest coverage 169.7x – –
Current ratio 2.3x 1.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 12.2x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 19.94 0.86 24.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNDKBRSLNLST
Dividend yield – 9.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% -17.7% -1.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -8.2% -1.2%
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.

ConsensusSNDKBRSLNLST
Forward P/E 6.1xFY2027 17.0xFY2026 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $206.11FY2027 $0.56FY2026 $0.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +190.8%FY2027 -38.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +28.6% -4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $50.93BFY2027 $2.56BFY2026 $691.20MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +151.5%FY2027 +2.1%FY2026 +266.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% -2.1% +26.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNDKBRSLNLST
Held by institutions 74.3% 44.1% 0.0%
Institutions holding 1,816 200 4
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.9% +3.8% +146.0%
Institutions buying 1,269 97 3
Institutions selling 457 58 0
Buyers to sellers 2.78 1.67 –

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.

SNDKBRSLNLST
SNDK 1.00 0.03 0.14
BRSL 0.03 1.00 0.13
NLST 0.14 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNDK, BRSL and NLST?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sandisk (SNDK) $191.03B, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) $1.88B, Netlist (NLST) $2.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNDK, BRSL and NLST?

Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sandisk (SNDK) 16.7x, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 7.6x, Netlist (NLST) 2,704x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Sandisk (SNDK) 6.1x, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 17.0x, Netlist (NLST) 7.0x). 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: Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) +0.7%, Netlist (NLST) +129.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 10.0%, Netlist (NLST) 0.2%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Netlist (NLST) returned the most: Sandisk (SNDK) +574.5%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -42.7%, Netlist (NLST) +895.4%. Over five years, Netlist (NLST) compounded fastest (Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -20.4%/yr, Netlist (NLST) -2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) has been the steadiest (Sandisk (SNDK) 111.7%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 32.7%, Netlist (NLST) 105.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNDK, BRSL and NLST?

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 6. 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.