SNDK vs WDC vs DELL Stock Comparison

Sandisk, Western Digital and Dell Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,238.03 -31.8% 1M +641.1% 1Y
Market cap
$184.51B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
5 wins
WDC Western Digital Corp
$343.67 -27.4% 1M +173.4% 1Y
Market cap
$130.38B
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.48B
Div. yield
0.00%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$456.57 -16.9% 1M +196.0% 1Y
Market cap
$301.57B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.01%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 5, Western Digital 4, Dell Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNDKWDCDELLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $184.51B $130.38B $301.57B DELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 13.0x 26.5x WDC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.1x 17.1x 16.7x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +175.3% +43.0% +49.0% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 56.5% 69.2% 7.5% WDC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 73.7% 53.8% 37.4% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x 1.3x WDC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% DELL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +641.1% +173.4% +196.0% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +51.5%/yr +51.1%/yr WDC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 112.1% 81.0% 74.1% DELL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 79/100 68/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

SNDKWDCDELL

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

AxisSNDKWDCDELL
Valuation 67 #38 of 112 56 #50 of 112 77 #27 of 112
Growth 100 #1 of 109 99 #2 of 109 93 #9 of 109
Profitability 100 #1 of 105 97 #4 of 105 78 #24 of 105
Financial Health 82 #22 of 117 68 #38 of 117 12 #103 of 117
Shareholder Returns 47 #44 of 82 75 #21 of 82 82 #16 of 82
Overall 79 79 68
  • SNDK ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • WDC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DELL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNDKWDCDELLSPY
1 month -31.8%-27.4%-16.9% -1.0%
3 months -13.8%-33.9%+4.4% +2.9%
6 months +25.1%-14.9%+111.3% +6.4%
Year to date +421.5%+99.5%+262.7% +11.4%
1 year +641.1%+173.4%+196.0% +13.1%
3 years —+958.4%+582.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+119.7%+89.7% +21.5%
5 years —+697.0%+686.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+51.5%+51.1% +10.9%
10 years —+756.8%+3,343.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+24.0%+42.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSNDKWDCDELLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 112.1%81.0%74.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.7%81.8%62.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.943.102.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 5.722.142.65 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.5%-55.5%-60.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.0%-53.9%-22.4% -2.5%
52-week high $2,335.00$746.23$588.49 $779.14
52-week low $167.05$124.92$111.07 $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.

MultipleSNDKWDCDELL
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 31.3x 12.6xmedian 31.3x 25.9xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 2.6x 8.9xmedian 2.6x 1.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 19.6x 21.0xmedian 19.6x 18.2xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 28.3x 30.0xmedian 28.3x 34.1xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 2.9x 13.8xmedian 2.9x -204.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.15 0.17median 1.15 0.30median 1.15

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 monthsSNDKWDCDELL
Revenue $20.25B $14.48B $151.20B
Gross profit $14.47B $7.62B $29.94B
Operating income $12.39B $5.71B $14.25B
Net income $11.43B $10.02B $11.38B
Free cash flow $11.49B $4.29B $8.56B
R&D $1.33B $1.15B $3.64B
EPS (diluted) $73.76 $26.10 $17.45
Cash & equivalents $4.76B $1.31B $11.57B
Total debt – $12.58B $34.47B
Shares (diluted) 155.00M 384.00M 652.00M
Enterprise value $173.03B $120.21B $257.33B

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
MetricSNDKWDCDELL
P/E 15.9x 12.6x 25.9x
P/FCF 15.7x 30.0x 34.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 26.5x 24.0x
P/S 8.9x 8.9x 1.9x
P/B 11.5x 13.8x -204.8x
P/Tangible book 11.5x 13.8x -50.6x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 21.0x 18.2x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 22.4x 22.1x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 8.8x 2.1x
EV/FCF 15.3x 29.9x 36.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x 26.4x 25.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.17 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNDKWDCDELL
Revenue growth (1Y) 175.3% 43.0% 49.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 57.4% 17.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 554.2% 85.2% 39.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 126.7% 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 999.7% 104.4% 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 85.5% 39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 796.7% 288.7% 135.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 83.2% 79.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 751.8% 286.8% 147.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 75.8% 86.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13,794% 108.7% 62.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 88.3% 14.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9,678% 121.1% 76.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 66.0% 17.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNDKWDCDELL
Gross margin 71.5% 52.6% 19.8%
EBITDA margin 62.0% 42.1% 11.4%
Operating margin 61.2% 39.4% 9.4%
Pretax margin 64.3% 73.2% 9.1%
Net margin 56.5% 69.2% 7.5%
FCF margin 56.8% 29.6% 5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 57.6% 33.6% 8.0%
Return on equity 77.5% 110.0% –
Return on assets 57.8% 71.3% 9.4%
Return on invested capital 73.7% 53.8% 37.4%
Return on capital employed 87.2% 57.3% 38.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.0x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 1.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNDKWDCDELL
Debt / assets – 5.5% 27.1%
Debt / equity – 0.1x -24.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x 1.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 30.1% 34.3% 101.1%
Equity / assets 69.9% 65.7% -1.1%
Interest coverage 169.7x 48.8x –
Current ratio 2.3x 1.4x 1.0x
Quick ratio 12.2x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 19.72 19.18 3.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNDKWDCDELL
Dividend yield – 0.2% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 2.3% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.5% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 2.0% 13.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.6% 18.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 151.3% 13.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 15.4%

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.

ConsensusSNDKWDCDELL
Forward P/E 6.1xFY2027 17.1xFY2027 16.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $204.34FY2027 $20.13FY2027 $27.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +188.3%FY2027 +97.0%FY2027 +164.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.4% +69.7% +20.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $50.54BFY2027 $18.27BFY2027 $203.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +149.6%FY2027 +41.4%FY2027 +79.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.9% +36.7% +8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNDKWDCDELL
Held by institutions 74.3% 93.7% 73.2%
Institutions holding 1,816 1,845 2,118
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.9% -1.3% -3.9%
Institutions buying 1,269 1,127 1,191
Institutions selling 457 596 746
Buyers to sellers 2.78 1.89 1.60

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.

SNDKWDCDELL
SNDK 1.00 0.73 0.27
WDC 0.73 1.00 0.28
DELL 0.27 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNDK, WDC and DELL?

Dell Technologies (DELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sandisk (SNDK) $184.51B, Western Digital (WDC) $130.38B, Dell Technologies (DELL) $301.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNDK, WDC and DELL?

Western Digital (WDC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sandisk (SNDK) 16.1x, Western Digital (WDC) 13.0x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Sandisk (SNDK) 6.1x, Western Digital (WDC) 17.1x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 16.7x). 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%, Western Digital (WDC) +43.0%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +49.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Western Digital (WDC) has the highest net margin (Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%, Western Digital (WDC) 69.2%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%, Western Digital (WDC) 53.8%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Sandisk (SNDK) +641.1%, Western Digital (WDC) +173.4%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +196.0%. Over five years, Western Digital (WDC) compounded fastest (Western Digital (WDC) +51.5%/yr, Dell Technologies (DELL) +51.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dell Technologies (DELL) has the highest dividend yield: Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%, Western Digital (WDC) 0.00%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.01%. Sandisk (SNDK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dell Technologies (DELL) has been the steadiest (Sandisk (SNDK) 112.1%, Western Digital (WDC) 81.0%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 74.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNDK, WDC and DELL?

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.