SNDK vs STX vs HPE Stock Comparison

Sandisk, Seagate Technology Holdings and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,404.77 -18.0% 1M +700.3% 1Y
Market cap
$201.00B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 8, Seagate Technology Holdings 1, Hewlett Packard Enterprise 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNDKSTXHPELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $201.00B $154.62B $80.43B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.6x 35.2x 29.1x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.8x 18.1x 15.0x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +175.3% +44.4% +26.6% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 56.5% — 6.6% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 73.7% — 5.6% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +700.3% +213.0% +148.9% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +51.0%/yr +32.8%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 111.7% 75.9% 58.1% HPE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 57/100 62/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

SNDKSTXHPE

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

AxisSNDKSTXHPE
Valuation 66 #39 of 111 23 #86 of 111 78 #25 of 111
Growth 100 #1 of 108 99 #2 of 108 90 #12 of 108
Profitability 100 #1 of 104 94 #7 of 104 59 #43 of 104
Financial Health 81 #23 of 115 24 #88 of 115 17 #96 of 115
Shareholder Returns 51 #39 of 78 47 #42 of 78 66 #27 of 78
Overall 79 57 62
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • STX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • HPE ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNDKSTXHPESPY
1 month -18.0%-24.3%-3.7% +0.9%
3 months +38.3%-8.7%+35.8% +5.9%
6 months +32.0%+8.5%+113.3% +8.5%
Year to date +491.8%+153.4%+151.3% +13.3%
1 year +700.3%+213.0%+148.9% +12.4%
3 years —+923.4%+296.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year —+117.2%+58.4% +23.5%
5 years —+683.6%+312.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+51.0%+32.8% +11.0%
10 years —+1,943.8%+368.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+35.2%+16.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSNDKSTXHPESPY
Volatility, 1Y 111.7%75.9%58.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 106.3%76.4%53.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.992.532.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 6.272.812.56 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.5%-58.2%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.8%-36.2%-17.8% -0.9%
52-week high $2,335.00$1,094.04$73.46 $779.14
52-week low $175.53$223.00$20.00 $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.

MultipleSNDKSTXHPE
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 33.5x 34.8xmedian 33.5x 29.2xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 2.8x 11.5xmedian 2.8x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x 15.5xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 29.8x 69.1xmedian 29.8x 19.3xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 2.9x 45.8xmedian 2.9x 3.0xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.10 0.37median 1.10 0.90median 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 monthsSNDKSTXHPE
Revenue $20.25B $13.80B $41.87B
Gross profit $14.47B – $15.41B
Operating income $12.39B $5.46B $2.60B
Net income $11.43B $4.40B $2.79B
Free cash flow $11.49B – $4.16B
R&D $1.33B $769.00M $3.71B
EPS (diluted) $73.76 $19.20 $1.91
Cash & equivalents $4.76B $1.26B $6.22B
Total debt – – $20.24B
Shares (diluted) 155.00M 229.00M 1.45B
Enterprise value $189.52B $154.62B $58.31B

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
MetricSNDKSTXHPE
P/E 18.1x 34.8x 29.2x
P/FCF 17.8x 69.1x 19.3x
P/Operating cash flow 17.6x 32.8x 12.0x
P/S 10.1x 11.5x 1.9x
P/B 13.0x 45.8x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 13.0x 45.8x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x – 15.5x
EV/EBIT 16.2x – 36.2x
EV/Revenue 9.9x 11.5x 2.2x
EV/FCF 17.4x – 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.2x 32.8x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.37 0.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNDKSTXHPE
Revenue growth (1Y) 175.3% 44.4% 26.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 26.6% 12.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 554.2% – 71.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 13.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 999.7% 150.5% 885.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 125.4% 27.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 796.7% 156.6% 123.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 99.4% 37.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 751.8% 153.3% 122.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 94.7% 32.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13,794% 217.9% 169.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 80.3% 13.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9,678% – 1,747%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 41.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNDKSTXHPE
Gross margin 71.5% – 36.8%
EBITDA margin 62.0% – 14.5%
Operating margin 61.2% – 6.2%
Pretax margin 64.3% – 6.3%
Net margin 56.5% – 6.6%
FCF margin 56.8% – 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 57.6% 35.0% 16.0%
Return on equity 77.5% 156.4% 10.7%
Return on assets 57.8% 43.3% 3.4%
Return on invested capital 73.7% – 5.6%
Return on capital employed 87.2% – 5.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.1x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.7% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNDKSTXHPE
Debt / assets – – 24.2%
Debt / equity – – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.3x
Debt / FCF – – 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 30.1% 66.6% 68.2%
Equity / assets 69.9% 33.4% 31.8%
Interest coverage 169.7x – –
Current ratio 2.3x 1.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 12.2x – 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.9x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 21.87 – 1.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNDKSTXHPE
Dividend yield – 0.4% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.4% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 26.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 17.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.1%

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.

ConsensusSNDKSTXHPE
Forward P/E 6.8xFY2027 18.1xFY2027 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $206.11FY2027 $38.53FY2027 $4.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +190.8%FY2027 +147.3%FY2027 +107.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +63.8% +19.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $50.93BFY2027 $19.55BFY2027 $49.18BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +151.5%FY2027 +60.2%FY2027 +43.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +29.7% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNDKSTXHPE
Held by institutions 74.3% 83.8% 88.5%
Institutions holding 1,815 1,956 1,440
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.9% +1.4% -1.5%
Institutions buying 1,268 1,208 871
Institutions selling 457 590 411
Buyers to sellers 2.77 2.05 2.12

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.

SNDKSTXHPE
SNDK 1.00 0.71 0.24
STX 0.71 1.00 0.32
HPE 0.24 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNDK, STX and HPE?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sandisk (SNDK) $201.00B, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $154.62B, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) $80.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNDK, STX and HPE?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sandisk (SNDK) 17.6x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 35.2x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 29.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Sandisk (SNDK) 6.8x, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 18.1x, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 15.0x). 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%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +44.4%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +26.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 6.6%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Sandisk (SNDK) +700.3%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +213.0%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +148.9%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +51.0%/yr, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) +32.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.00%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 0.01%. Sandisk (SNDK) and Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has been the steadiest (Sandisk (SNDK) 111.7%, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 75.9%, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) 58.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNDK, STX and HPE?

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 8. 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.