STX vs ANET vs P Stock Comparison

Seagate Technology Holdings, Arista Networks and Everpure Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$177.20 -14.2% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$236.06B
P/E
58.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
4 wins
P Everpure, Inc.
$131.41 +4.3% 1M +40.1% 1Y
Market cap
$46.26B
P/E
182.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.26B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Seagate Technology Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Seagate Technology Holdings 5, Arista Networks 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTXANETPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $146.83B $236.06B $46.26B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.1x 58.4x 182.7x STX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 44.4x 44.4x STX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.1% +32.6% +27.2% STX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.1% 38.4% 5.9% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 66.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +175.2% +15.2% +40.1% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +48.9%/yr +47.8%/yr +37.8%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.0% 54.8% 73.0% ANET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 67/100 51/100 ANET

Percentile Scorecard

STXANETP

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

AxisSTXANETP
Valuation 26 #83 of 111 21 #88 of 111 16 #93 of 111
Growth 98 #3 of 108 85 #17 of 108 78 #25 of 108
Profitability 97 #4 of 104 92 #9 of 104 64 #38 of 104
Financial Health 35 #75 of 115 77 #27 of 115 33 #77 of 115
Shareholder Returns 56 #36 of 81 59 #34 of 81 61 #32 of 81
Overall 62 67 51
  • STX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • P ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTXANETPSPY
1 month -29.7%-14.2%+4.3% -0.8%
3 months -21.1%+3.8%+77.1% +3.5%
6 months +8.1%+2.7%+77.7% +7.0%
Year to date +133.9%+35.2%+96.1% +12.2%
1 year +175.2%+15.2%+40.1% +13.0%
3 years +844.6%+302.3%+298.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +111.5%+59.1%+58.6% +23.1%
5 years +631.8%+604.0%+396.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +48.9%+47.8%+37.8% +11.0%
10 years +1,749.1%+3,268.8%+948.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +33.9%+42.2%+26.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSTXANETPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.0%54.8%73.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.2%56.7%82.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.522.262.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.310.280.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.2%-50.4%-48.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.1%-18.2%-16.3% -1.8%
52-week high $1,094.04$216.61$156.95 $779.14
52-week low $223.00$116.13$56.99 $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.

MultipleSTXANETP
P/E now vs peer median 44.3xmedian 32.0x 55.2xmedian 32.0x 172.7xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 2.8x 21.2xmedian 2.8x 10.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 19.4x 45.3xmedian 19.4x 111.4xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.1xmedian 29.0x 43.4xmedian 29.0x 341.7xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 67.4xmedian 2.9x 15.1xmedian 2.9x 28.4xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 1.13 1.68median 1.13 0.31median 1.13

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 monthsSTXANETP
Revenue $12.20B $10.54B $4.26B
Gross profit $5.56B $6.64B $2.97B
Operating income $4.09B $4.55B $224.21M
Net income $3.18B $4.04B $253.29M
Free cash flow $3.10B $5.16B $128.17M
R&D $755.00M $1.37B $1.05B
EPS (diluted) $13.90 $3.17 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $1.70B $2.29B $385.69M
Total debt $3.57B – –
Shares (diluted) 229.00M 1.28B 345.59M
Enterprise value $141.82B $189.52B $40.67B

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
MetricSTXANETP
P/E 44.3x 55.2x 172.7x
P/FCF 47.1x 43.4x 341.7x
P/Operating cash flow 39.8x 42.1x 102.4x
P/S 12.0x 21.2x 10.3x
P/B 67.4x 15.1x 28.4x
P/Tangible book 67.4x 15.1x 28.9x
EV/EBITDA 33.9x 45.3x 111.4x
EV/EBIT 36.1x 46.2x 190.8x
EV/Revenue 12.1x 19.9x 10.0x
EV/FCF 47.7x 40.8x 333.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 40.3x 39.6x 100.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 1.68 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTXANETP
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.1% 32.6% 27.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 26.1% 15.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 73.7% 30.0% 28.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 60.2% 28.0% 15.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 116.6% 32.6% 195.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 140.8% 33.7% 277.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 116.7% 24.4% 82.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 100.2% 33.3% 574.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 105.4% 23.9% 77.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 95.2% 32.9% 550.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 239.2% 31.1% -46.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.4% 75.4% -13.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 279.3% 29.7% -76.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.6% 76.0% -34.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTXANETP
Gross margin 45.6% 63.0% 69.7%
EBITDA margin 35.8% 44.0% 9.0%
Operating margin 33.6% 43.1% 5.3%
Pretax margin 30.3% 47.3% 6.6%
Net margin 26.1% 38.4% 5.9%
FCF margin 25.4% 48.9% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 30.1% 50.3% 10.0%
Return on equity 195.2% 28.6% 17.0%
Return on assets 33.8% 17.8% 5.1%
Return on invested capital 66.1% – –
Return on capital employed 64.9% 28.7% 8.0%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.3x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% 4.8% 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTXANETP
Debt / assets 35.8% – –
Debt / equity 1.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – –
Debt / FCF 1.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 78.3% 37.6% 70.5%
Equity / assets 21.7% 62.4% 29.5%
Interest coverage 14.4x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 3.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 2.3x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 13.23 17.47 8.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTXANETP
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.3% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.5% 0.3% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.9% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 20.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 5.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – –

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.

ConsensusSTXANETP
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2027 44.4xFY2026 44.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $38.53FY2027 $3.99FY2026 $2.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +147.3%FY2027 +33.9%FY2026 +43.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +63.8% +36.1% +48.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.55BFY2027 $13.21BFY2026 $4.74BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.2%FY2027 +46.6%FY2026 +29.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.7% +22.3% +41.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTXANETP
Held by institutions 83.8% 71.2% 83.0%
Institutions holding 1,955 2,254 804
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +2.4% +2.2%
Institutions buying 1,207 1,328 442
Institutions selling 590 732 259
Buyers to sellers 2.05 1.81 1.71

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.

STXANETP
STX 1.00 0.43 0.41
ANET 0.43 1.00 0.48
P 0.41 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STX, ANET and P?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $146.83B, Arista Networks (ANET) $236.06B, Everpure (P) $46.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, STX, ANET and P?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 46.1x, Arista Networks (ANET) 58.4x, Everpure (P) 182.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is cheapest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 16.7x, Arista Networks (ANET) 44.4x, Everpure (P) 44.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +34.1%, Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%, Everpure (P) +27.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 26.1%, Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%, Everpure (P) 5.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +175.2%, Arista Networks (ANET) +15.2%, Everpure (P) +40.1%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +48.9%/yr, Arista Networks (ANET) +47.8%/yr, Everpure (P) +37.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.00%, Arista Networks (ANET) 0.00%, Everpure (P) 0.00%. Arista Networks (ANET) and Everpure (P) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arista Networks (ANET) has been the steadiest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 76.0%, Arista Networks (ANET) 54.8%, Everpure (P) 73.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STX, ANET and P?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 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.