STX vs SLB vs NTAP Stock Comparison

Seagate Technology Holdings, Slb and NetApp Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SLB Slb Limited/Nv
$53.77 +4.5% 1M +49.9% 1Y
Market cap
$79.69B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.89B
Div. yield
–
Oilfield Services Energy
3 wins
NTAP NetApp, Inc.
$223.66 +9.4% 1M +93.0% 1Y
Market cap
$42.66B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.39B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Seagate Technology Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Seagate Technology Holdings 5, Slb 3, NetApp 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTXSLBNTAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $152.34B $79.69B $42.66B STX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.7x 25.7x 30.1x SLB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 21.3x 21.3x STX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +44.4% +4.6% +12.2% STX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.4% 19.2% NTAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.3% 36.7% NTAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.2x -0.5x NTAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +213.0% +49.9% +93.0% STX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +51.0%/yr +10.8%/yr +20.2%/yr STX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 75.9% 36.6% 44.8% SLB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 62/100 58/100 SLB

Percentile Scorecard

STXSLBNTAP

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

AxisSTXSLBNTAP
Valuation 23 #86 of 111 35 #31 of 47 41 #66 of 111
Growth 99 #2 of 108 52 #21 of 43 52 #52 of 108
Profitability 94 #7 of 104 87 #6 of 40 93 #8 of 104
Financial Health 24 #88 of 115 52 #22 of 45 29 #82 of 115
Shareholder Returns 47 #42 of 78 84 #6 of 32 73 #22 of 78
Overall 57 62 58
  • STX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SLB ranked among 48 companies in Oilfield Services and Equipment
  • NTAP ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSTXSLBNTAPSPY
1 month -24.3%+4.5%+9.4% +0.9%
3 months -8.7%+9.8%+29.1% +5.9%
6 months +8.5%-3.5%+105.9% +8.5%
Year to date +153.4%+40.1%+108.9% +13.3%
1 year +213.0%+49.9%+93.0% +12.4%
3 years +923.4%-3.7%+211.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +117.2%-1.2%+46.1% +23.5%
5 years +683.6%+66.7%+150.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +51.0%+10.8%+20.2% +11.0%
10 years +1,943.8%-32.1%+562.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +35.2%-3.8%+20.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSTXSLBNTAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 75.9%36.6%44.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.4%33.4%38.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.530.741.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.811.362.07 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.2%-48.9%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.2%-10.6%-6.5% -0.9%
52-week high $1,094.04$60.12$239.18 $779.14
52-week low $223.00$35.19$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.

MultipleSTXSLBNTAP
P/E now vs peer median 34.8xmedian 33.5x 25.7xmedian 28.7x 30.9xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 2.8x 2.2xmedian 1.3x 5.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 19.6x 11.9xmedian 8.7x 21.0xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 69.1xmedian 29.8x 17.4xmedian 16.3x 26.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 45.8xmedian 2.9x 2.9xmedian 1.7x 29.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.37median 1.10 -2.46median 0.51 3.77median 1.10

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 monthsSTXSLBNTAP
Revenue $13.80B $36.89B $7.39B
Gross profit – $6.02B $5.22B
Operating income $5.46B $4.64B $1.85B
Net income $4.40B $3.16B $1.42B
Free cash flow – $4.56B $1.65B
R&D $769.00M $678.00M $1.02B
EPS (diluted) $19.20 $2.07 $7.09
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $2.62B $1.57B
Total debt – $12.80B $2.49B
Shares (diluted) 229.00M 1.50B 200.00M
Enterprise value $152.34B $76.14B $25.48B

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
MetricSTXSLBNTAP
P/E 34.8x 25.7x 30.9x
P/FCF 69.1x 17.4x 26.6x
P/Operating cash flow 32.8x 12.5x 23.1x
P/S 11.5x 2.2x 5.9x
P/B 45.8x 2.9x 29.3x
P/Tangible book 45.8x 3.6x 30.1x
EV/EBITDA – 11.9x 21.0x
EV/EBIT – 19.1x 23.1x
EV/Revenue 11.5x 2.4x 5.8x
EV/FCF – 19.4x 25.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.8x 13.9x 22.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.37 -2.46 3.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTXSLBNTAP
Revenue growth (1Y) 44.4% 4.6% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.6% 4.8% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -10.6% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -1.7% 7.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 150.5% -10.6% 35.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 125.4% -4.1% 25.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 156.6% -16.3% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 99.4% -9.2% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 153.3% -15.5% 22.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 94.7% -10.4% 8.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 217.9% 8.3% 3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.3% 6.8% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.5% -0.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.7% 15.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTXSLBNTAP
Gross margin – 16.3% 70.6%
EBITDA margin – 20.2% 27.5%
Operating margin – 12.6% 25.0%
Pretax margin – 10.7% 24.7%
Net margin – 8.4% 19.2%
FCF margin – 12.4% 22.3%
Operating cash flow margin 35.0% 17.2% 25.7%
Return on equity 156.4% 11.6% 99.6%
Return on assets 43.3% 5.6% 13.1%
Return on invested capital – 9.3% 36.7%
Return on capital employed – 11.3% 29.4%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% 0.9% 5.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTXSLBNTAP
Debt / assets – 22.8% 22.7%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x -0.5x
Debt / FCF – 2.8x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 66.6% 51.6% 86.4%
Equity / assets 33.4% 48.4% 13.6%
Interest coverage – 9.2x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 3.17 4.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTXSLBNTAP
Dividend yield 0.4% 2.2% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 1.8% 1.7%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 3.9% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusSTXSLBNTAP
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2027 21.3xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $38.53FY2027 $2.52FY2026 $10.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +147.3%FY2027 -14.0%FY2026 +29.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +63.8% +17.1% +8.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.55BFY2027 $38.38BFY2026 $8.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +60.2%FY2027 +7.5%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.7% +0.5% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTXSLBNTAP
Held by institutions 83.8% 89.8% 97.4%
Institutions holding 1,956 1,699 959
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +1.6% -1.0%
Institutions buying 1,208 784 501
Institutions selling 590 663 336
Buyers to sellers 2.05 1.18 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.

STXSLBNTAP
STX 1.00 0.10 0.21
SLB 0.10 1.00 0.13
NTAP 0.21 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STX, SLB and NTAP?

Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) $152.34B, Slb (SLB) $79.69B, NetApp (NTAP) $42.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, STX, SLB and NTAP?

Slb (SLB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 34.7x, Slb (SLB) 25.7x, NetApp (NTAP) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) is cheapest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 18.1x, Slb (SLB) 21.3x, NetApp (NTAP) 21.3x). 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) +44.4%, Slb (SLB) +4.6%, NetApp (NTAP) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

NetApp (NTAP) has the highest net margin (Slb (SLB) 8.4%, NetApp (NTAP) 19.2%). On return on invested capital, NetApp (NTAP) leads (Slb (SLB) 9.3%, NetApp (NTAP) 36.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) returned the most: Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +213.0%, Slb (SLB) +49.9%, NetApp (NTAP) +93.0%. Over five years, Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) compounded fastest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) +51.0%/yr, Slb (SLB) +10.8%/yr, NetApp (NTAP) +20.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Slb (SLB) has been the steadiest (Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) 75.9%, Slb (SLB) 36.6%, NetApp (NTAP) 44.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STX, SLB 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 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.