SNDK vs SIMO vs NLST Stock Comparison

Sandisk, Silicon Motion Technology and Netlist Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,330.05 -23.1% 1M +550.8% 1Y
Market cap
$168.29B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.97B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
5 wins
NLST Netlist Inc
$6.93 +27.2% 1M +966.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
P/E
2,515x
Revenue (TTM)
$332.69M
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionSNDKSIMONLSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $168.29B $6.94B $2.05B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.7x — 2,515x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.5x 19.8x 7.5x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +272.4% — +129.2% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 0.2% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -40.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +550.8% +126.4% +966.2% NLST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +26.1%/yr -2.6%/yr SIMO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 110.9% 84.7% 104.8% SIMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 33/100 45/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

SNDKSIMONLST

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

AxisSNDKSIMONLST
Valuation 56 #50 of 112 10 #85 of 94 8 #103 of 112
Growth 100 #1 of 108 22 #72 of 92 93 #9 of 108
Profitability 92 #9 of 104 – 38 #65 of 104
Financial Health 72 #33 of 116 41 #57 of 96 52 #56 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 58 #31 of 72 34 #52 of 78
Overall 80 33 45
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SIMO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • 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

PeriodSNDKSIMONLSTSPY
1 month -23.1%-17.5%+27.2% +0.7%
3 months +3.9%-10.7%+198.7% +3.7%
6 months +21.3%+4.1%+198.7% +7.1%
Year to date +460.3%+145.7%+678.7% +12.8%
1 year +550.8%+126.4%+966.2% +11.9%
3 years —+328.4%+468.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+62.5%+78.5% +22.8%
5 years —+218.9%-12.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+26.1%-2.6% +10.9%
10 years —+463.3%+518.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+18.9%+20.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSNDKSIMONLSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 110.9%84.7%104.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 106.1%78.2%95.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.002.432.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 4.971.499.22 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.5%-59.1%-93.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.0%-32.4%-0.1% -1.2%
52-week high $2,335.00$336.90$6.94 $779.14
52-week low $194.38$80.16$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.

MultipleSNDKSIMONLST
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 32.9x —median 46.4x 2,789xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 2.9x —median 7.8x 7.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x —median 27.5x 3,347xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 30.2x -26.1xmedian 40.1x -149.0xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 2.9x 6.8xmedian 4.7x 99.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.08 —median 2.10 106.44median 1.08

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 monthsSNDKSIMONLST
Revenue $28.97B – $332.69M
Gross profit $23.16B – $54.02M
Operating income $20.99B – $408.00K
Net income $19.42B $315.97M $789.00K
Free cash flow – -$292.98M -$15.53M
R&D $1.40B – $3.92M
EPS (diluted) $125.30 – $0.00
Cash & equivalents $5.14B $845.93M $30.66M
Total debt – – $10.94M
Shares (diluted) 155.00M 33.68M 370.75M
Enterprise value $168.29B $5.68B $1.96B

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
MetricSNDKSIMONLST
P/E 10.1x – 2,789x
P/FCF 22.7x -26.1x -149.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x -21.9x -149.1x
P/S 6.7x – 7.0x
P/B 10.7x 6.8x 99.7x
P/Tangible book 10.7x 6.8x 99.7x
EV/EBITDA – – 3,347x
EV/EBIT – – 5,603x
EV/Revenue 6.7x – 6.9x
EV/FCF – -23.2x -147.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x -19.4x -147.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 106.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNDKSIMONLST
Revenue growth (1Y) 272.4% – 129.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 64.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 965.9% – 1,221%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 127.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,507% – 101.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 26.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,216% 227.6% 102.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 78.8% 26.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,173% – 101.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 26.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2,396% -750.8% 48.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -63.4% 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -361.9% 48.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -51.7% 28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNDKSIMONLST
Gross margin – – 16.2%
EBITDA margin – – 0.2%
Operating margin – – 0.1%
Pretax margin – – 0.2%
Net margin – – 0.2%
FCF margin – – -4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 60.6% – -4.7%
Return on equity 114.7% – 4.7%
Return on assets 80.4% – 1.0%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – 1.3%
Asset turnover 1.2x – 4.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x -1.1x -19.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNDKSIMONLST
Debt / assets – – 3.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -40.8x
Debt / FCF – – -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 29.7% 58.9% 68.4%
Equity / assets 70.3% 41.1% 31.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.6x 5.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 3.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 2.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – 25.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNDKSIMONLST
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield – – -1.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.9% -1.1%
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.

ConsensusSNDKSIMONLST
Forward P/E 6.5xFY2027 19.8xFY2026 7.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $206.11FY2027 $11.50FY2026 $0.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +190.8%FY2027 +223.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +37.5% -4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $50.93BFY2027 $1.82BFY2026 $691.20MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +151.5%FY2027 +105.0%FY2026 +266.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +27.4% +26.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNDKSIMONLST
Held by institutions – 72.4% 0.0%
Institutions holding – 381 4
Change in shares held, QoQ – -9.8% +146.0%
Institutions buying – 223 3
Institutions selling – 132 0
Buyers to sellers – 1.69 –

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.

SNDKSIMONLST
SNDK 1.00 0.52 0.15
SIMO 0.52 1.00 0.09
NLST 0.15 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNDK, SIMO and NLST?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sandisk (SNDK) $168.29B, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) $6.94B, Netlist (NLST) $2.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNDK, SIMO and NLST?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sandisk (SNDK) 8.7x, Netlist (NLST) 2,515x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Sandisk (SNDK) 6.5x, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 19.8x, Netlist (NLST) 7.5x). 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) +272.4%, Netlist (NLST) +129.2%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Netlist (NLST) returned the most: Sandisk (SNDK) +550.8%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +126.4%, Netlist (NLST) +966.2%. Over five years, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) compounded fastest (Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) +26.1%/yr, Netlist (NLST) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) has been the steadiest (Sandisk (SNDK) 110.9%, Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO) 84.7%, Netlist (NLST) 104.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNDK, SIMO 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 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.