SNDK vs WDC vs DLB Stock Comparison

Sandisk, Western Digital and Dolby Laboratories 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
$167.68B
P/E
8.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.97B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins
WDC Western Digital Corp
$395.41 -12.8% 1M +179.7% 1Y
Market cap
$131.45B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.48B
Div. yield
0.00%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins
DLB Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
$62.91 +8.6% 1M -3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.96B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35B
Div. yield
0.02%
Semiconductor EDA Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionSNDKWDCDLBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $167.68B $131.45B $5.96B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.6x 13.1x 26.3x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.5x 16.4x 14.0x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +272.4% +43.0% +0.6% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 69.2% 16.7% WDC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 53.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% DLB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +550.8% +179.7% -3.1% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +58.6%/yr -6.6%/yr WDC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 110.9% 80.4% 30.2% DLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 79/100 66/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

SNDKWDCDLB

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

AxisSNDKWDCDLB
Valuation 56 #50 of 112 49 #58 of 112 85 #15 of 94
Growth 100 #1 of 108 98 #3 of 108 28 #67 of 92
Profitability 92 #9 of 104 98 #3 of 104 70 #27 of 88
Financial Health 72 #33 of 116 67 #39 of 116 61 #38 of 96
Shareholder Returns – 83 #14 of 78 85 #12 of 72
Overall 80 79 66
  • SNDK ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • WDC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DLB ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNDKWDCDLBSPY
1 month -23.1%-12.8%+8.6% +0.7%
3 months +3.9%-25.8%+21.7% +3.7%
6 months +21.3%-9.0%-1.9% +7.1%
Year to date +460.3%+129.5%-2.0% +12.8%
1 year +550.8%+179.7%-3.1% +11.9%
3 years —+1,151.7%-20.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+132.3%-7.5% +22.8%
5 years —+900.5%-28.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+58.6%-6.6% +10.9%
10 years —+783.6%+32.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+24.3%+2.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSNDKWDCDLBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 110.9%80.4%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 106.1%82.1%31.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.003.170.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 4.972.23-0.10 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.5%-55.5%-49.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.0%-47.0%-8.9% -1.2%
52-week high $2,335.00$746.23$69.09 $779.14
52-week low $194.38$138.13$48.50 $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.

MultipleSNDKWDCDLB
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 32.9x 14.4xmedian 32.9x 26.2xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 2.9x 10.2xmedian 2.9x 4.4xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x 24.2xmedian 20.0x 15.8xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 30.2x 34.5xmedian 30.2x 15.1xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 2.9x 15.8xmedian 2.9x 2.3xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.08 0.19median 1.08 12.58median 2.10

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 monthsSNDKWDCDLB
Revenue $28.97B $14.48B $1.35B
Gross profit $23.16B $7.62B $1.19B
Operating income $20.99B $5.71B $239.10M
Net income $19.42B $10.02B $228.00M
Free cash flow – $4.29B $392.67M
R&D $1.40B $1.15B $265.94M
EPS (diluted) $125.30 $26.10 $2.39
Cash & equivalents $5.14B $1.31B $669.39M
Total debt – $12.58B –
Shares (diluted) 155.00M 384.00M 94.52M
Enterprise value $167.68B $121.28B $3.35B

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
MetricSNDKWDCDLB
P/E 10.1x 14.4x 26.2x
P/FCF 22.7x 34.5x 15.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 30.4x 13.5x
P/S 6.7x 10.2x 4.4x
P/B 10.7x 15.8x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 10.7x 15.8x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – 24.2x 15.8x
EV/EBIT – 25.8x 22.0x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 10.2x 3.9x
EV/FCF – 34.4x 13.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 30.3x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.19 12.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNDKWDCDLB
Revenue growth (1Y) 272.4% 43.0% 0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 57.4% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 965.9% 85.2% -0.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 126.7% 1.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,507% 104.4% -15.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 85.5% -1.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,216% 288.7% -14.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 83.2% 1.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,173% 286.8% -12.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 75.8% 2.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2,396% 108.7% -6.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 88.3% 9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 121.1% -10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 66.0% 9.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNDKWDCDLB
Gross margin – 52.6% 87.6%
EBITDA margin – 42.1% 24.5%
Operating margin – 39.4% 17.7%
Pretax margin – 73.2% 20.4%
Net margin – 69.2% 16.7%
FCF margin – 29.6% 29.0%
Operating cash flow margin 60.6% 33.6% 32.3%
Return on equity 114.7% 110.0% 8.7%
Return on assets 80.4% 71.3% 7.1%
Return on invested capital – 53.8% –
Return on capital employed – 57.3% 8.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 0.5x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1.6% 9.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNDKWDCDLB
Debt / assets – 5.5% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x –
Debt / FCF – 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 29.7% 34.3% 17.9%
Equity / assets 70.3% 65.7% 82.1%
Interest coverage – 48.8x –
Current ratio 2.6x 1.4x 3.2x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 3.1x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 1.6x
Altman Z-score – 21.56 8.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNDKWDCDLB
Dividend yield – 0.1% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% 3.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.2% 5.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 2.0% 58.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 4.6% 34.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 151.3% 8.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 9.6%

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.

ConsensusSNDKWDCDLB
Forward P/E 6.5xFY2027 16.4xFY2027 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $206.11FY2027 $24.04FY2027 $4.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +190.8%FY2027 +135.2%FY2027 +5.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.1% +70.9% +4.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $50.93BFY2027 $20.04BFY2027 $1.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +151.5%FY2027 +55.1%FY2027 +11.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.4% +39.2% -7.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNDKWDCDLB
Held by institutions – 93.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 1,847 390
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.3% +5.8%
Institutions buying – 1,128 195
Institutions selling – 597 148
Buyers to sellers – 1.89 1.32

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.

SNDKWDCDLB
SNDK 1.00 0.73 -0.02
WDC 0.73 1.00 0.01
DLB -0.02 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNDK, WDC and DLB?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sandisk (SNDK) $167.68B, Western Digital (WDC) $131.45B, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) $5.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNDK, WDC and DLB?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sandisk (SNDK) 8.6x, Western Digital (WDC) 13.1x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 26.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Sandisk (SNDK) 6.5x, Western Digital (WDC) 16.4x, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 14.0x). 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) +272.4%, Western Digital (WDC) +43.0%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) +0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Western Digital (WDC) has the highest net margin (Western Digital (WDC) 69.2%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Sandisk (SNDK) +550.8%, Western Digital (WDC) +179.7%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -3.1%. Over five years, Western Digital (WDC) compounded fastest (Western Digital (WDC) +58.6%/yr, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) -6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has the highest dividend yield: Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%, Western Digital (WDC) 0.00%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 0.02%. Sandisk (SNDK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) has been the steadiest (Sandisk (SNDK) 110.9%, Western Digital (WDC) 80.4%, Dolby Laboratories (DLB) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.