SNOW vs NTAP Stock Comparison

Snowflake and NetApp Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SNOW Snowflake Inc.
$325.44 -2.8% 1M +28.6% 1Y
Market cap
$116.71B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.43B
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
2 wins
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$215.48 +9.8% 1M +82.9% 1Y
Market cap
$43.94B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionSNOWNTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $116.71B $43.94B SNOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -107.0x 31.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 152.1x 20.5x NTAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.0% +12.2% SNOW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -20.1% 19.2% NTAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 36.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.6% +82.9% NTAP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr +18.3%/yr NTAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.1% 44.7% NTAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 57/100 NTAP

Percentile Scorecard

SNOWNTAP

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

AxisSNOWNTAP
Valuation 26 #92 of 124 43 #64 of 112
Growth 69 #36 of 113 52 #53 of 109
Profitability 50 #56 of 110 91 #10 of 105
Financial Health 23 #100 of 129 28 #85 of 117
Shareholder Returns 58 #29 of 68 70 #25 of 82
Overall 45 57
  • SNOW ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • 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

PeriodSNOWNTAPSPY
1 month -2.8%+9.8% -1.0%
3 months +21.4%+28.5% +2.9%
6 months +131.9%+98.2% +6.4%
Year to date +48.4%+101.2% +11.4%
1 year +28.6%+82.9% +13.1%
3 years +115.4%+191.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +29.2%+42.9% +21.5%
5 years -4.2%+131.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -0.9%+18.3% +10.9%
10 years —+535.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+20.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSNOWNTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.1%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.8%38.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.351.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.451.86 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.0%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-9.9% -2.5%
52-week high $368.93$239.18 $779.14
52-week low $121.11$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.

MultipleSNOWNTAP
P/E now vs peer median -104.2xmedian 37.4x 29.8xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 4.4x 5.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -143.2xmedian 35.0x 20.3xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 96.0xmedian 27.2x 25.6xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 53.4xmedian 3.4x 28.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 17.64median 1.27 3.63median 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 monthsSNOWNTAP
Revenue $5.43B $7.39B
Gross profit $3.64B $5.22B
Operating income -$1.24B $1.85B
Net income -$1.09B $1.42B
Free cash flow $1.20B $1.65B
R&D $2.11B $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $-3.12 $7.09
Cash & equivalents $1.71B $1.57B
Total debt – $9.95B
Shares (diluted) 349.26M 200.00M
Enterprise value $104.03B $26.76B

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
MetricSNOWNTAP
P/E -104.2x 29.8x
P/FCF 96.0x 25.6x
P/Operating cash flow 91.5x 22.3x
P/S 21.1x 5.7x
P/B 53.4x 28.3x
P/Tangible book 66.6x 29.0x
EV/EBITDA -143.2x 20.3x
EV/EBIT -90.8x 22.3x
EV/Revenue 20.7x 5.6x
EV/FCF 94.0x 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 89.7x 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 17.64 3.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNOWNTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.0% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.9% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 31.0% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.7% 35.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.2% 25.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.1% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.2% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.1% 22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.9% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.6% 3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.7% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 59.1% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.4% 15.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNOWNTAP
Gross margin 67.0% 70.6%
EBITDA margin -14.4% 27.5%
Operating margin -22.8% 25.0%
Pretax margin -19.8% 24.7%
Net margin -20.1% 19.2%
FCF margin 22.0% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 23.1% 25.7%
Return on equity -53.2% 99.6%
Return on assets -12.6% 13.1%
Return on invested capital – 36.7%
Return on capital employed -25.2% 29.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 30.2% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNOWNTAP
Debt / assets – 22.7%
Debt / equity – 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x
Debt / FCF – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 86.4%
Equity / assets 24.7% 13.6%
Interest coverage -148.8x –
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 8.99 4.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNOWNTAP
Dividend yield – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.4% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusSNOWNTAP
Forward P/E 152.1xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.14FY2026 $10.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.2%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.4% +8.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.16BFY2026 $8.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.5%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.5% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNOWNTAP
Held by institutions 79.8% 97.4%
Institutions holding 1,459 959
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.1% -1.0%
Institutions buying 850 501
Institutions selling 473 336
Buyers to sellers 1.80 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.

SNOWNTAP
SNOW 1.00 0.26
NTAP 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNOW and NTAP?

Snowflake (SNOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Snowflake (SNOW) $116.71B, NetApp (NTAP) $43.94B.

Which company is growing faster?

Snowflake (SNOW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Snowflake (SNOW) +32.0%, NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

NetApp (NTAP) has the highest net margin (Snowflake (SNOW) -20.1%, NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year NetApp (NTAP) returned the most: Snowflake (SNOW) +28.6%, NetApp (NTAP) +82.9%. Over five years, NetApp (NTAP) compounded fastest (Snowflake (SNOW) -0.9%/yr, NetApp (NTAP) +18.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NetApp (NTAP) has been the steadiest (Snowflake (SNOW) 63.1%, NetApp (NTAP) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do SNOW and NTAP move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.26, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, SNOW 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, NetApp (NTAP) 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.