STX vs DELL vs ANET Stock Comparison

Seagate Technology Holdings, Dell Technologies and Arista Networks Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.
$501.57 -10.9% 1M +209.2% 1Y
Market cap
$318.09B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20B
Div. yield
0.00%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$187.06 -9.4% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$236.13B
P/E
58.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Dell Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Dell Technologies 6, Arista Networks 2, Seagate Technology Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTXDELLANETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $152.10B $318.09B $236.13B DELL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.6x 28.0x 58.4x DELL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 18.4x 46.9x STX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.4% +49.0% +32.6% DELL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.5% 38.4% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 37.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.3x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +190.0% +209.2% +19.3% DELL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +49.5%/yr +55.2%/yr +49.1%/yr DELL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 75.9% 74.4% 55.0% ANET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 67/100 66/100 DELL

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 24 #85 of 112 75 #29 of 112 20 #90 of 112
Growth 99 #2 of 109 94 #8 of 109 85 #17 of 109
Profitability 93 #8 of 104 79 #23 of 104 90 #11 of 104
Financial Health 25 #87 of 116 12 #102 of 116 77 #27 of 116
Shareholder Returns 43 #47 of 81 78 #19 of 81 58 #35 of 81
Overall 57 67 66
  • STX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • DELL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • ANET ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTXDELLANETSPY
1 month -27.2%-10.9%-9.4% -0.2%
3 months -10.6%+27.9%+10.2% +3.9%
6 months +15.3%+143.6%+13.2% +8.2%
Year to date +142.5%+298.5%+42.8% +12.9%
1 year +190.0%+209.2%+19.3% +12.3%
3 years +879.3%+660.4%+324.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +114.1%+96.7%+62.0% +23.3%
5 years +645.8%+799.0%+635.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +49.5%+55.2%+49.1% +10.9%
10 years +1,850.5%+3,598.9%+3,436.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +34.6%+43.5%+42.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTXDELLANETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 75.9%74.4%55.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.2%62.1%56.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.522.452.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.502.810.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.2%-60.0%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.0%-14.8%-13.6% -1.2%
52-week high $1,094.04$588.49$216.61 $779.14
52-week low $223.00$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 33.3xmedian 33.2x 28.4xmedian 33.2x 58.3xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 2.8x 2.1xmedian 2.8x 22.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x 19.9xmedian 20.0x 48.0xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 69.1xmedian 29.8x 37.5xmedian 29.8x 45.8xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 3.0x -225.0xmedian 3.0x 15.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 1.17 0.33median 1.17 1.77median 1.17

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 – $29.94B $6.64B
Operating income $5.46B $14.25B $4.55B
Net income $4.40B $11.38B $4.04B
Free cash flow – $8.56B $5.16B
R&D $769.00M $3.64B $1.37B
EPS (diluted) $19.20 $17.45 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $11.57B $2.29B
Total debt – $34.47B –
Shares (diluted) 229.00M 652.00M 1.28B
Enterprise value $152.10B $273.85B $189.58B

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 33.3x 28.4x 58.3x
P/FCF 69.1x 37.5x 45.8x
P/Operating cash flow 31.3x 26.4x 44.5x
P/S 11.0x 2.1x 22.4x
P/B 43.9x -225.0x 15.9x
P/Tangible book 43.9x -55.6x 15.9x
EV/EBITDA – 19.9x 48.0x
EV/EBIT – 24.1x 49.0x
EV/Revenue 11.0x 2.3x 21.1x
EV/FCF – 40.2x 43.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.3x 28.3x 41.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 0.33 1.77

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) – 39.7% 30.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 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) 153.3% 147.5% 23.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 94.7% 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) – 76.1% 29.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.5% 76.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTXDELLANET
Gross margin – 19.8% 63.0%
EBITDA margin – 11.4% 44.0%
Operating margin – 9.4% 43.1%
Pretax margin – 9.1% 47.3%
Net margin – 7.5% 38.4%
FCF margin – 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 – 37.4% –
Return on capital employed – 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 1.7% 0.5% 4.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTXDELLANET
Debt / assets – 27.1% –
Debt / equity – -24.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.3x –
Debt / FCF – 4.0x –
Liabilities / assets 66.6% 101.1% 37.6%
Equity / assets 33.4% -1.1% 62.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.0x 3.0x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 2.3x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 2.0x
Altman Z-score – 3.13 18.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTXDELLANET
Dividend yield 0.4% 0.5% –
Net buyback yield – 2.7% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 3.1% 0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 13.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 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.

ConsensusSTXDELLANET
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2027 18.4xFY2026 46.9xFY2026
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 1,955 2,119 2,254
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% -3.9% +2.4%
Institutions buying 1,207 1,192 1,328
Institutions selling 590 746 732
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) $152.10B, Dell Technologies (DELL) $318.09B, Arista Networks (ANET) $236.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, STX, DELL and ANET?

Dell Technologies (DELL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 34.6x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 28.0x, Arista Networks (ANET) 58.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is cheapest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 17.3x, Dell Technologies (DELL) 18.4x, Arista Networks (ANET) 46.9x). 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 (Dell Technologies (DELL) 7.5%, Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dell Technologies (DELL) returned the most: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +190.0%, Dell Technologies (DELL) +209.2%, Arista Networks (ANET) +19.3%. Over five years, Dell Technologies (DELL) compounded fastest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +49.5%/yr, Dell Technologies (DELL) +55.2%/yr, Arista Networks (ANET) +49.1%/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%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 0.00%, Arista Networks (ANET) 0.00%. Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) and 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) 75.9%, Dell Technologies (DELL) 74.4%, Arista Networks (ANET) 55.0%). 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 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.