STX vs DELL vs ANET Stock Comparison

Seagate Technology Holdings, Dell Technologies and Arista Networks Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$475.57 -11.9% 1M +190.7% 1Y
Market cap
$267.24B
P/E
23.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.01%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$184.25 -9.1% 1M +13.7% 1Y
Market cap
$209.96B
P/E
51.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Dell Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Dell Technologies 7, Seagate Technology Holdings 3, Arista Networks 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTXDELLANETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $138.08B $267.24B $209.96B DELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.4x 23.5x 51.9x DELL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 17.4x 46.2x DELL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.4% +49.0% +32.6% DELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.9% 7.5% 38.4% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 82.3% 37.4% — STX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.3x — STX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% DELL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +163.7% +190.7% +13.7% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +51.1%/yr +53.6%/yr +48.4%/yr DELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.9% 74.5% 54.9% ANET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 67/100 67/100 STX

Percentile Scorecard

STXDELLANET

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

AxisSTXDELLANET
Valuation 32 #77 of 112 78 #26 of 112 20 #90 of 112
Growth 99 #2 of 108 92 #10 of 108 85 #17 of 108
Profitability 100 #1 of 104 79 #23 of 104 94 #7 of 104
Financial Health 44 #65 of 116 11 #103 of 116 78 #26 of 116
Shareholder Returns 62 #30 of 78 77 #19 of 78 56 #35 of 78
Overall 67 67 67
  • STX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DELL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTXDELLANETSPY
1 month -23.3%-11.9%-9.1% +0.7%
3 months -17.8%+17.4%+7.8% +3.7%
6 months +4.0%+127.6%+6.7% +7.1%
Year to date +154.4%+277.8%+40.6% +12.8%
1 year +163.7%+190.7%+13.7% +11.9%
3 years +923.8%+615.9%+319.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +117.3%+92.8%+61.3% +22.8%
5 years +686.4%+753.0%+619.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +51.1%+53.6%+48.4% +10.9%
10 years +1,951.2%+3,366.3%+3,363.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +35.3%+42.6%+42.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTXDELLANETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.9%74.5%54.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.4%62.1%56.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.532.452.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.212.560.25 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.2%-60.0%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.0%-19.2%-14.9% -1.2%
52-week high $1,094.04$588.49$216.61 $779.14
52-week low $237.49$111.07$116.13 $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.

MultipleSTXDELLANET
P/E now vs peer median 36.3xmedian 32.9x 27.0xmedian 32.9x 57.4xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 2.9x 2.0xmedian 2.9x 22.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 20.0x 18.9xmedian 20.0x 47.2xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.7xmedian 30.2x 35.6xmedian 30.2x 45.1xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median 46.6xmedian 2.9x -213.3xmedian 2.9x 15.7xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 1.08 0.31median 1.08 1.74median 1.08

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 monthsSTXDELLANET
Revenue $13.80B $151.20B $10.54B
Gross profit $6.95B $29.94B $6.64B
Operating income $5.46B $14.25B $4.55B
Net income $4.40B $11.38B $4.04B
Free cash flow $4.16B $8.56B $5.16B
R&D $769.00M $3.64B $1.37B
EPS (diluted) $18.95 $17.45 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $11.57B $2.29B
Total debt $2.35B $34.47B –
Shares (diluted) 232.00M 652.00M 1.28B
Enterprise value $132.93B $222.99B $163.42B

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
MetricSTXDELLANET
P/E 36.3x 27.0x 57.4x
P/FCF 38.7x 35.6x 45.1x
P/Operating cash flow 33.3x 25.0x 43.8x
P/S 11.7x 2.0x 22.0x
P/B 46.6x -213.3x 15.7x
P/Tangible book 46.6x -52.7x 15.7x
EV/EBITDA 28.2x 18.9x 47.2x
EV/EBIT 29.6x 23.0x 48.2x
EV/Revenue 11.7x 2.2x 20.8x
EV/FCF 39.0x 38.2x 42.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.5x 26.9x 41.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 0.31 1.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTXDELLANET
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.4% 49.0% 32.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.6% 17.3% 26.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 97.2% 39.7% 30.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 89.7% 10.9% 28.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 150.5% 109.0% 32.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 125.4% 39.3% 33.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 156.6% 135.2% 24.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 99.4% 79.0% 33.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 150.0% 147.5% 23.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 94.1% 86.5% 32.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 217.9% 62.5% 31.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.3% 14.5% 75.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 241.1% 76.1% 29.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 93.8% 17.5% 76.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTXDELLANET
Gross margin 50.4% 19.8% 63.0%
EBITDA margin 41.6% 11.4% 44.0%
Operating margin 39.6% 9.4% 43.1%
Pretax margin 36.7% 9.1% 47.3%
Net margin 31.9% 7.5% 38.4%
FCF margin 30.1% 5.7% 48.9%
Operating cash flow margin 35.0% 8.0% 50.3%
Return on equity 156.4% – 28.6%
Return on assets 43.3% 9.4% 17.8%
Return on invested capital 82.3% 37.4% –
Return on capital employed 76.1% 38.1% 28.7%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.5% 4.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTXDELLANET
Debt / assets 22.8% 27.1% –
Debt / equity 0.7x -24.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.6x 4.0x –
Liabilities / assets 66.6% 101.1% 37.6%
Equity / assets 33.4% -1.1% 62.4%
Interest coverage 22.3x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.0x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.4x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 16.77 3.05 18.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTXDELLANET
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.3% 2.8% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 3.3% 0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 14.8% 13.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 15.6% 18.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 7.1% 13.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 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.

ConsensusSTXDELLANET
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2027 17.4xFY2026 46.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $38.53FY2027 $27.28FY2026 $3.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +147.3%FY2027 +164.9%FY2026 +33.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +63.8% +20.3% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.55BFY2027 $203.24BFY2026 $13.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.2%FY2027 +79.0%FY2026 +46.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.7% +8.3% +22.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTXDELLANET
Held by institutions 83.8% 73.2% 71.2%
Institutions holding 1,957 2,121 2,255
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% -3.9% +2.3%
Institutions buying 1,209 1,193 1,328
Institutions selling 590 747 733
Buyers to sellers 2.05 1.60 1.81

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.

STXDELLANET
STX 1.00 0.29 0.43
DELL 0.29 1.00 0.43
ANET 0.43 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STX, DELL and ANET?

Dell Technologies (DELL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $138.08B, Dell Technologies (DELL) $267.24B, Arista Networks (ANET) $209.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, STX, DELL and ANET?

Dell Technologies (DELL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 31.4x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 23.5x, Arista Networks (ANET) 51.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dell Technologies (DELL) is cheapest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 18.2x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 17.4x, Arista Networks (ANET) 46.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Dell Technologies (DELL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +44.4%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +49.0%, Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 31.9%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%). On return on invested capital, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) leads (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 82.3%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 37.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +163.7%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +190.7%, Arista Networks (ANET) +13.7%. Over five years, Dell Technologies (DELL) compounded fastest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +51.1%/yr, Dell Technologies (DELL) +53.6%/yr, Arista Networks (ANET) +48.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dell Technologies (DELL) has the highest dividend yield: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.00%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.01%, Arista Networks (ANET) 0.00%. Arista Networks (ANET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arista Networks (ANET) has been the steadiest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 73.9%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 74.5%, Arista Networks (ANET) 54.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Dell Technologies (DELL) 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.