SNDK vs TSM vs NTAP Stock Comparison

Sandisk, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and NetApp Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,304.84 -26.6% 1M +639.3% 1Y
Market cap
$190.51B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$227.58 +13.1% 1M +94.2% 1Y
Market cap
$44.61B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
0.91%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 7, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 4, NetApp 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNDKTSMNTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $190.51B $2.27T $44.61B TSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 28.8x 31.5x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.3x 26.0x 21.7x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +175.3% +34.4% +12.2% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 56.5% 55.0% 19.2% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 73.7% 33.4% 36.7% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.0x -0.5x TSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.87% 0.91% NTAP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +639.3% +46.5% +94.2% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +30.4%/yr +20.5%/yr TSM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 111.5% 39.2% 44.8% TSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 74/100 57/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

SNDKTSMNTAP

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

AxisSNDKTSMNTAP
Valuation 66 #39 of 112 67 #32 of 94 42 #65 of 112
Growth 100 #1 of 109 87 #13 of 92 52 #53 of 109
Profitability 100 #1 of 104 92 #8 of 90 92 #9 of 104
Financial Health 82 #22 of 116 68 #32 of 99 28 #84 of 116
Shareholder Returns 49 #42 of 81 56 #33 of 73 70 #25 of 81
Overall 79 74 57
  • SNDK ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • TSM ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • NTAP ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNDKTSMNTAPSPY
1 month -26.6%-3.0%+13.1% -0.2%
3 months +19.0%+11.4%+30.4% +3.9%
6 months +30.2%+11.4%+110.2% +8.2%
Year to date +449.7%+43.8%+112.5% +12.9%
1 year +639.3%+46.5%+94.2% +12.3%
3 years —+408.1%+216.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+72.0%+46.9% +23.3%
5 years —+276.6%+153.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+30.4%+20.5% +10.9%
10 years —+1,319.8%+573.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+30.4%+21.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSNDKTSMNTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 111.5%39.2%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.8%39.1%38.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.982.141.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.731.182.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.5%-57.1%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.1%-10.1%-4.8% -1.2%
52-week high $2,335.00$485.91$239.18 $779.14
52-week low $175.53$275.06$94.11 $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.

MultipleSNDKTSMNTAP
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 33.2x 28.8xmedian 45.6x 31.5xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 2.8x 15.9xmedian 7.7x 6.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 20.0x 21.3xmedian 29.0x 21.4xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 29.8x 26.8xmedian 40.6x 27.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 3.0x 11.2xmedian 4.6x 29.8xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.17 0.81median 2.28 3.84median 1.17

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 monthsSNDKTSMNTAP
Revenue $20.25B $142.94B $7.39B
Gross profit $14.47B $91.71B $5.22B
Operating income $12.39B $80.08B $1.85B
Net income $11.43B $74.55B $1.42B
Free cash flow $11.49B $84.59B $1.65B
R&D $1.33B $8.68B $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $73.76 $15.16 $7.09
Cash & equivalents $4.76B $98.36B $1.57B
Total debt – $22.36B $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 155.00M 5.19B 200.00M
Enterprise value $179.03B $1.89T $27.42B

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
MetricSNDKTSMNTAP
P/E 16.8x 28.8x 31.5x
P/FCF 16.6x 26.8x 27.0x
P/Operating cash flow 16.3x 26.8x 23.5x
P/S 9.4x 15.9x 6.0x
P/B 12.1x 11.2x 29.8x
P/Tangible book 12.1x 11.2x 30.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.8x 21.3x 21.4x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 27.1x 23.5x
EV/Revenue 9.2x 15.2x 5.9x
EV/FCF 16.2x 25.6x 26.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 25.6x 22.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.81 3.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNDKTSMNTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 175.3% 34.4% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 25.3% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 554.2% 47.2% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 29.2% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 999.7% 52.1% 35.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% 25.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 796.7% 57.8% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 33.5% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 751.8% 80.8% 22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 35.6% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13,794% 27.1% 3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.4% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9,678% 27.1% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.4% 15.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNDKTSMNTAP
Gross margin 71.5% 64.2% 70.6%
EBITDA margin 62.0% 71.4% 27.5%
Operating margin 61.2% 56.0% 25.0%
Pretax margin 64.3% 60.0% 24.7%
Net margin 56.5% 55.0% 19.2%
FCF margin 56.8% 59.2% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 57.6% 59.2% 25.7%
Return on equity 77.5% 37.3% 99.6%
Return on assets 57.8% 7.1% 13.1%
Return on invested capital 73.7% 33.4% 36.7%
Return on capital employed 87.2% 8.4% 29.4%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.0% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNDKTSMNTAP
Debt / assets – 2.3% 22.7%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.0x -0.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 30.1% 31.4% 86.4%
Equity / assets 69.9% 68.6% 13.6%
Interest coverage 169.7x 191.8x –
Current ratio 2.3x 2.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 12.2x 2.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.9x 1.8x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 20.58 17.85 4.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNDKTSMNTAP
Dividend yield – 0.9% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 1.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.9% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusSNDKTSMNTAP
Forward P/E 6.3xFY2027 26.0xFY2026 21.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $206.11FY2027 $16.82FY2026 $10.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +190.8%FY2027 +60.3%FY2026 +29.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +40.1% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $50.93BFY2027 $178.59BFY2026 $8.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +151.5%FY2027 +48.0%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +41.0% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNDKTSMNTAP
Held by institutions – 14.8% 97.4%
Institutions holding – 3,569 959
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.6% -1.0%
Institutions buying – 1,903 501
Institutions selling – 1,292 336
Buyers to sellers – 1.47 1.49

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.

SNDKTSMNTAP
SNDK 1.00 0.52 0.15
TSM 0.52 1.00 0.23
NTAP 0.15 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNDK, TSM and NTAP?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sandisk (SNDK) $190.51B, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $2.27T, NetApp (NTAP) $44.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNDK, TSM and NTAP?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sandisk (SNDK) 16.8x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 28.8x, NetApp (NTAP) 31.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Sandisk (SNDK) 6.3x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 26.0x, NetApp (NTAP) 21.7x). 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%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%, NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 55.0%, NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%, NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Sandisk (SNDK) +639.3%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +46.5%, NetApp (NTAP) +94.2%. Over five years, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) compounded fastest (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +30.4%/yr, NetApp (NTAP) +20.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

NetApp (NTAP) has the highest dividend yield: Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 0.87%, NetApp (NTAP) 0.91%. Sandisk (SNDK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has been the steadiest (Sandisk (SNDK) 111.5%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 39.2%, NetApp (NTAP) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNDK, TSM and NTAP?

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.