STX vs EQIX vs SNDK Stock Comparison

Seagate Technology Holdings, Equinix and Sandisk Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EQIX Equinix Inc
$999.38 -0.9% 1M +18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$98.61B
P/E
64.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.81B
Div. yield
2.02%
Data Centers Technology
2 wins
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,304.84 -26.6% 1M +639.3% 1Y
Market cap
$190.51B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSTXEQIXSNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $151.46B $98.61B $190.51B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.3x 64.3x 16.8x SNDK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 56.8x 6.3x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.4% +9.6% +175.3% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 15.6% 56.5% SNDK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.6% 73.7% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.44% 2.02% 0.00% EQIX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +190.0% +18.6% +639.3% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +49.5%/yr +3.4%/yr — STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 75.9% 26.0% 111.5% EQIX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 56/100 79/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

STXEQIXSNDK

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

AxisSTXEQIXSNDK
Valuation 24 #85 of 112 35 #25 of 38 66 #39 of 112
Growth 99 #2 of 109 37 #23 of 36 100 #1 of 109
Profitability 93 #8 of 104 82 #7 of 34 100 #1 of 104
Financial Health 25 #87 of 116 49 #20 of 38 82 #22 of 116
Shareholder Returns 43 #47 of 81 75 #6 of 21 49 #42 of 81
Overall 57 56 79
  • STX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • EQIX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • SNDK ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTXEQIXSNDKSPY
1 month -27.2%-0.9%-26.6% -0.2%
3 months -10.6%-3.4%+19.0% +3.9%
6 months +15.3%-7.2%+30.2% +8.2%
Year to date +142.5%+30.4%+449.7% +12.9%
1 year +190.0%+18.6%+639.3% +12.3%
3 years +879.3%+40.7%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +114.1%+12.1%— +23.3%
5 years +645.8%+17.9%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +49.5%+3.4%— +10.9%
10 years +1,850.5%+184.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +34.6%+11.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTXEQIXSNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 75.9%26.0%111.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.2%23.1%105.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.520.563.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.500.725.73 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.2%-40.4%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.0%-10.4%-44.1% -1.2%
52-week high $1,094.04$1,115.94$2,335.00 $779.14
52-week low $223.00$726.09$175.53 $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.

MultipleSTXEQIXSNDK
P/E now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 33.2x 64.3xmedian 29.5x 16.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 2.8x 10.1xmedian 4.5x 9.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x 26.9xmedian 23.9x 14.8xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 69.1xmedian 29.8x -38.2xmedian 15.0x 16.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 43.9xmedian 3.0x 6.9xmedian 4.3x 12.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 1.17 2.98median 0.38 —median 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 monthsSTXEQIXSNDK
Revenue $13.80B $9.81B $20.25B
Gross profit – $5.05B $14.47B
Operating income $5.46B $2.14B $12.39B
Net income $4.40B $1.53B $11.43B
Free cash flow – -$2.58B $11.49B
R&D $769.00M – $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $19.20 $15.46 $73.76
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $979.00M $4.76B
Total debt – $19.70B –
Shares (diluted) 229.00M 99.14M 155.00M
Enterprise value $151.46B $87.16B $179.03B

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
MetricSTXEQIXSNDK
P/E 33.3x 64.3x 16.8x
P/FCF 69.1x -38.2x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 31.3x 25.0x 16.3x
P/S 11.0x 10.1x 9.4x
P/B 43.9x 6.9x 12.1x
P/Tangible book 43.9x 7.5x 12.1x
EV/EBITDA – 26.9x 14.8x
EV/EBIT – 54.3x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 11.0x 11.8x 9.2x
EV/FCF – -44.9x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.3x 29.4x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 2.98 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTXEQIXSNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.4% 9.6% 175.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.6% 7.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.7% 554.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 150.5% 44.5% 999.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 125.4% 17.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 156.6% 54.2% 796.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 99.4% 23.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 153.3% 52.5% 751.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 94.7% 21.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 217.9% 12.9% 13,794%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.3% 9.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -860.2% 9,678%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -142.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTXEQIXSNDK
Gross margin – 51.5% 71.5%
EBITDA margin – 44.1% 62.0%
Operating margin – 21.8% 61.2%
Pretax margin – 17.4% 64.3%
Net margin – 15.6% 56.5%
FCF margin – -26.3% 56.8%
Operating cash flow margin 35.0% 40.2% 57.6%
Return on equity 156.4% 10.7% 77.5%
Return on assets 43.3% 3.7% 57.8%
Return on invested capital – 5.6% 73.7%
Return on capital employed – 5.8% 87.2%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.6x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% 5.4% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTXEQIXSNDK
Debt / assets – 48.0% –
Debt / equity – 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.0x –
Debt / FCF – -7.6x –
Liabilities / assets 66.6% 65.0% 30.1%
Equity / assets 33.4% 35.0% 69.9%
Interest coverage – 3.8x 169.7x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.1x 2.3x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 12.2x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – 2.88 20.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTXEQIXSNDK
Dividend yield 0.4% 2.0% –
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 1.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusSTXEQIXSNDK
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2027 56.8xFY2026 6.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $38.53FY2027 $17.61FY2026 $206.11FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +147.3%FY2027 +28.0%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +63.8% +10.8% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.55BFY2027 $10.81BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +60.2%FY2027 +17.3%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +29.7% -0.7% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTXEQIXSNDK
Held by institutions 83.8% 97.5% –
Institutions holding 1,955 1,356 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +3.3% –
Institutions buying 1,207 727 –
Institutions selling 590 420 –
Buyers to sellers 2.05 1.73 –

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.

STXEQIXSNDK
STX 1.00 0.26 0.72
EQIX 0.26 1.00 0.24
SNDK 0.72 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STX, EQIX and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $151.46B, Equinix (EQIX) $98.61B, Sandisk (SNDK) $190.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, STX, EQIX and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 33.3x, Equinix (EQIX) 64.3x, Sandisk (SNDK) 16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 17.3x, Equinix (EQIX) 56.8x, Sandisk (SNDK) 6.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sandisk (SNDK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +44.4%, Equinix (EQIX) +9.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sandisk (SNDK) has the highest net margin (Equinix (EQIX) 15.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Equinix (EQIX) 5.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +190.0%, Equinix (EQIX) +18.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) +639.3%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +49.5%/yr, Equinix (EQIX) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Equinix (EQIX) has the highest dividend yield: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 0.44%, Equinix (EQIX) 2.02%, Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%. Sandisk (SNDK) 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) 26.0%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STX, EQIX and SNDK?

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