WDC vs BRSL vs SNDK Stock Comparison

Western Digital, Brightstar Lottery and Sandisk Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WDC Western Digital Corp
$380.88 -16.6% 1M +200.7% 1Y
Market cap
$144.04B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.48B
Div. yield
0.00%
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
3 wins
SNDK Sandisk Corp
$1,304.84 -26.6% 1M +639.3% 1Y
Market cap
$203.51B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.25B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sandisk leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Sandisk 6, Western Digital 3, Brightstar Lottery 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWDCBRSLSNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $144.04B $1.86B $203.51B SNDK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.4x 7.5x 17.8x BRSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 16.9x 6.3x SNDK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +43.0% +0.7% +175.3% SNDK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 69.2% 10.0% 56.5% WDC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 53.8% 14.1% 73.7% SNDK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 2.4x — WDC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +200.7% -43.9% +639.3% SNDK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +54.5%/yr -20.1%/yr — WDC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.3% 32.6% 111.5% BRSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 42/100 79/100 SNDK

Percentile Scorecard

WDCBRSLSNDK

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

AxisWDCBRSLSNDK
Valuation 51 #55 of 112 62 #39 of 101 66 #39 of 112
Growth 98 #3 of 109 24 #74 of 97 100 #1 of 109
Profitability 97 #4 of 104 59 #39 of 94 100 #1 of 104
Financial Health 66 #40 of 116 28 #78 of 108 82 #22 of 116
Shareholder Returns 73 #23 of 81 35 #42 of 64 49 #42 of 81
Overall 77 42 79
  • WDC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BRSL ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • 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

PeriodWDCBRSLSNDKSPY
1 month -16.6%-4.6%-26.6% -0.2%
3 months -17.8%-9.4%+19.0% +3.9%
6 months -2.6%-26.4%+30.2% +8.2%
Year to date +121.1%-38.7%+449.7% +12.9%
1 year +200.7%-43.9%+639.3% +12.3%
3 years +1,192.9%-64.8%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +134.8%-29.4%— +23.3%
5 years +779.6%-67.5%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +54.5%-20.1%— +10.9%
10 years +745.8%-66.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.8%-10.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWDCBRSLSNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.3%32.6%111.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.1%34.2%105.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.170.843.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.47-1.355.73 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-72.7%-56.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.0%-44.2%-44.1% -1.2%
52-week high $746.23$17.00$2,335.00 $779.14
52-week low $124.92$9.22$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.

MultipleWDCBRSLSNDK
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 33.2x 7.5xmedian 28.3x 16.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 2.8x 0.7xmedian 2.8x 9.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 20.0x 3.5xmedian 17.3x 14.8xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.2xmedian 29.8x -1.2xmedian 15.8x 16.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 3.0x 0.9xmedian 3.2x 12.1xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 1.17 -0.81median 0.85 —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 monthsWDCBRSLSNDK
Revenue $14.48B $2.47B $20.25B
Gross profit $7.62B $1.32B $14.47B
Operating income $5.71B $1.07B $12.39B
Net income $10.02B $366.00M $11.43B
Free cash flow $4.29B -$1.47B $11.49B
R&D $1.15B $52.00M $1.33B
EPS (diluted) $26.10 $1.26 $73.76
Cash & equivalents $1.31B $558.00M $4.76B
Total debt $12.58B $4.35B –
Shares (diluted) 384.00M 197.00M 155.00M
Enterprise value $133.87B -$3.00B $192.03B

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
MetricWDCBRSLSNDK
P/E 13.9x 7.5x 16.8x
P/FCF 33.2x -1.2x 16.6x
P/Operating cash flow 29.3x -1.0x 16.3x
P/S 9.8x 0.7x 9.4x
P/B 15.3x 0.9x 12.1x
P/Tangible book 15.3x 0.9x 12.1x
EV/EBITDA 23.3x 3.5x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 24.9x 5.2x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 9.8x 2.3x 9.2x
EV/FCF 33.1x -3.8x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.2x -3.0x 15.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 -0.81 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWDCBRSLSNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 43.0% 0.7% 175.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 57.4% 9.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 85.2% -4.0% 554.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 126.7% 151.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 104.4% 88.2% 999.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 85.5% -2.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 288.7% 8.9% 796.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 83.2% -4.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 286.8% 33.1% 751.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 75.8% -9.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 108.7% -265.1% 13,794%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 88.3% -60.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 121.1% -207.8% 9,678%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.0% -58.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWDCBRSLSNDK
Gross margin 52.6% 53.5% 71.5%
EBITDA margin 42.1% 65.3% 62.0%
Operating margin 39.4% 43.2% 61.2%
Pretax margin 73.2% 24.4% 64.3%
Net margin 69.2% 10.0% 56.5%
FCF margin 29.6% -59.6% 56.8%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% -74.7% 57.6%
Return on equity 110.0% 17.7% 77.5%
Return on assets 71.3% 4.2% 57.8%
Return on invested capital 53.8% 14.1% 73.7%
Return on capital employed 57.3% 14.2% 87.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x -5.0x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% 0.7% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWDCBRSLSNDK
Debt / assets 5.5% 54.2% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 2.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x -3.0x –
Liabilities / assets 34.3% 74.9% 30.1%
Equity / assets 65.7% 25.1% 69.9%
Interest coverage 48.8x – 169.7x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.1x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.5x 12.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.5x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 20.89 0.86 20.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWDCBRSLSNDK
Dividend yield 0.1% 9.6% –
Net buyback yield 2.1% -17.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.3% -8.2% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 2.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 4.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 151.3% – –
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.

ConsensusWDCBRSLSNDK
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2027 16.9xFY2026 6.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $24.04FY2027 $0.56FY2026 $206.11FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +135.2%FY2027 -38.5%FY2026 +190.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +70.9% +28.6% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.04BFY2027 $2.56BFY2026 $50.93BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +55.1%FY2027 +2.1%FY2026 +151.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +39.2% -2.1% +10.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWDCBRSLSNDK
Held by institutions 93.7% 44.1% –
Institutions holding 1,846 200 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +3.8% –
Institutions buying 1,127 97 –
Institutions selling 597 58 –
Buyers to sellers 1.89 1.67 –

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.

WDCBRSLSNDK
WDC 1.00 0.02 0.73
BRSL 0.02 1.00 0.03
SNDK 0.73 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WDC, BRSL and SNDK?

Sandisk (SNDK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Western Digital (WDC) $144.04B, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) $1.86B, Sandisk (SNDK) $203.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, WDC, BRSL and SNDK?

Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Western Digital (WDC) 14.4x, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 7.5x, Sandisk (SNDK) 17.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Sandisk (SNDK) is cheapest (Western Digital (WDC) 15.8x, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 16.9x, 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: Western Digital (WDC) +43.0%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) +0.7%, Sandisk (SNDK) +175.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Western Digital (WDC) has the highest net margin (Western Digital (WDC) 69.2%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 10.0%, Sandisk (SNDK) 56.5%). On return on invested capital, Sandisk (SNDK) leads (Western Digital (WDC) 53.8%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 14.1%, Sandisk (SNDK) 73.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sandisk (SNDK) returned the most: Western Digital (WDC) +200.7%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -43.9%, Sandisk (SNDK) +639.3%. Over five years, Western Digital (WDC) compounded fastest (Western Digital (WDC) +54.5%/yr, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) -20.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Western Digital (WDC) 0.00%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 0.00%, Sandisk (SNDK) 0.00%. Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) and Sandisk (SNDK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) has been the steadiest (Western Digital (WDC) 81.3%, Brightstar Lottery (BRSL) 32.6%, Sandisk (SNDK) 111.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WDC, BRSL 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 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.