STX vs EQIX vs NTAP Stock Comparison

Seagate Technology Holdings, Equinix and NetApp Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EQIX Equinix Inc
$955.03 -8.0% 1M +14.8% 1Y
Market cap
$95.45B
P/E
62.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.81B
Div. yield
–
Data Centers Technology
1 win
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$215.48 +9.8% 1M +82.9% 1Y
Market cap
$43.53B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Seagate Technology Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Seagate Technology Holdings 8, NetApp 2, Equinix 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTXEQIXNTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $140.90B $95.45B $43.53B STX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.3x 62.3x 30.7x NTAP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 54.1x 20.5x STX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.1% +9.6% +12.2% STX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.1% 15.6% 19.2% STX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 66.1% 5.6% 36.7% STX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 4.0x -0.5x NTAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +178.5% +14.8% +82.9% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +48.6%/yr +3.1%/yr +18.3%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 75.9% 25.8% 44.7% EQIX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 55/100 57/100 STX

Percentile Scorecard

STXEQIXNTAP

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

AxisSTXEQIXNTAP
Valuation 25 #84 of 112 35 #25 of 38 43 #64 of 112
Growth 98 #3 of 109 34 #24 of 36 52 #53 of 109
Profitability 98 #3 of 105 82 #7 of 34 91 #10 of 105
Financial Health 36 #75 of 117 46 #21 of 38 28 #85 of 117
Shareholder Returns 56 #37 of 82 76 #6 of 22 70 #25 of 82
Overall 63 55 57
  • STX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EQIX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • 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

PeriodSTXEQIXNTAPSPY
1 month -31.8%-8.0%+9.8% -1.0%
3 months -26.0%-11.9%+28.5% +2.9%
6 months +7.5%-13.9%+98.2% +6.4%
Year to date +128.9%+24.7%+101.2% +11.4%
1 year +178.5%+14.8%+82.9% +13.1%
3 years +825.8%+35.6%+191.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +110.1%+10.7%+42.9% +21.5%
5 years +622.8%+16.3%+131.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +48.6%+3.1%+18.3% +10.9%
10 years +1,727.5%+158.2%+535.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +33.7%+10.0%+20.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSTXEQIXNTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 75.9%25.8%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.9%23.1%38.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.490.551.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.350.571.86 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.2%-40.4%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.4%-14.4%-9.9% -2.5%
52-week high $1,094.04$1,115.94$239.18 $779.14
52-week low $223.00$726.09$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.

MultipleSTXEQIXNTAP
P/E now vs peer median 43.4xmedian 31.3x 61.5xmedian 29.1x 29.8xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 2.6x 9.6xmedian 4.5x 5.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 19.6x 25.8xmedian 21.5x 20.3xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 46.1xmedian 28.3x -36.5xmedian 17.3x 25.6xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 66.0xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 3.9x 28.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 1.15 2.85median 0.33 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 monthsSTXEQIXNTAP
Revenue $12.20B $9.81B $7.39B
Gross profit $5.56B $5.05B $5.22B
Operating income $4.09B $2.14B $1.85B
Net income $3.18B $1.53B $1.42B
Free cash flow $3.10B -$2.58B $1.65B
R&D $755.00M – $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $13.90 $15.46 $7.09
Cash & equivalents $1.70B $979.00M $1.57B
Total debt $3.57B $74.04B $9.95B
Shares (diluted) 229.00M 99.14M 200.00M
Enterprise value $135.89B $84.02B $26.35B

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
MetricSTXEQIXNTAP
P/E 43.4x 61.5x 29.8x
P/FCF 46.1x -36.5x 25.6x
P/Operating cash flow 38.9x 23.9x 22.3x
P/S 11.7x 9.6x 5.7x
P/B 66.0x 6.6x 28.3x
P/Tangible book 66.0x 7.2x 29.0x
EV/EBITDA 33.1x 25.8x 20.3x
EV/EBIT 35.4x 52.2x 22.3x
EV/Revenue 11.9x 11.4x 5.6x
EV/FCF 46.7x -43.2x 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.4x 28.3x 21.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 2.85 3.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTXEQIXNTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.1% 9.6% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 7.2% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 73.7% 12.7% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 60.2% 8.2% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 116.6% 44.5% 35.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 140.8% 17.1% 25.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 116.7% 54.2% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 100.2% 23.8% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 105.4% 52.5% 22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 95.2% 21.6% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 239.2% 12.9% 3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.4% 9.4% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 279.3% -860.2% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.6% -142.7% 15.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTXEQIXNTAP
Gross margin 45.6% 51.5% 70.6%
EBITDA margin 35.8% 44.1% 27.5%
Operating margin 33.6% 21.8% 25.0%
Pretax margin 30.3% 17.4% 24.7%
Net margin 26.1% 15.6% 19.2%
FCF margin 25.4% -26.3% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 30.1% 40.2% 25.7%
Return on equity 195.2% 10.7% 99.6%
Return on assets 33.8% 3.7% 13.1%
Return on invested capital 66.1% 5.6% 36.7%
Return on capital employed 64.9% 5.8% 29.4%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% 5.4% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTXEQIXNTAP
Debt / assets 35.8% 48.0% 22.7%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.4x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x 4.0x -0.5x
Debt / FCF 1.1x -7.6x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 78.3% 65.0% 86.4%
Equity / assets 21.7% 35.0% 13.6%
Interest coverage 14.4x 3.8x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 12.99 2.78 4.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTXEQIXNTAP
Dividend yield 0.5% 2.1% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 0.1% -0.1% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 2.0% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusSTXEQIXNTAP
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2027 54.1xFY2026 20.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $38.12FY2027 $17.65FY2026 $10.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +144.7%FY2027 +28.3%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +63.5% +10.9% +8.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.47BFY2027 $10.81BFY2026 $8.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +59.6%FY2027 +17.3%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.8% -0.6% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTXEQIXNTAP
Held by institutions 83.8% 97.5% 97.4%
Institutions holding 1,955 1,356 959
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +3.3% -1.0%
Institutions buying 1,207 727 501
Institutions selling 590 420 336
Buyers to sellers 2.05 1.73 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.

STXEQIXNTAP
STX 1.00 0.26 0.20
EQIX 0.26 1.00 0.13
NTAP 0.20 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STX, EQIX and NTAP?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $140.90B, Equinix (EQIX) $95.45B, NetApp (NTAP) $43.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, STX, EQIX and NTAP?

NetApp (NTAP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 44.3x, Equinix (EQIX) 62.3x, NetApp (NTAP) 30.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is cheapest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 16.5x, Equinix (EQIX) 54.1x, NetApp (NTAP) 20.5x). 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%, Equinix (EQIX) +9.6%, NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) has the highest net margin (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 26.1%, Equinix (EQIX) 15.6%, NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%). On return on invested capital, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) leads (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 66.1%, Equinix (EQIX) 5.6%, NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +178.5%, Equinix (EQIX) +14.8%, NetApp (NTAP) +82.9%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +48.6%/yr, Equinix (EQIX) +3.1%/yr, NetApp (NTAP) +18.3%/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%, Equinix (EQIX) 0.00%, NetApp (NTAP) 0.00%. Equinix (EQIX) and NetApp (NTAP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Equinix (EQIX) has been the steadiest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 75.9%, Equinix (EQIX) 25.8%, NetApp (NTAP) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STX, EQIX 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, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) leads on 8. 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.