DAIO
Data I/O Corporation
DAIO has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over DAIO overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
DAIO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
DAIO's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are weak.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
DAIO PE Valuation
DAIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 33x next year's earnings.
SNDK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3.8x | $937 | — |
| Current | 7.5x | $937 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $2,173 | +132% |
| Fair | 24x | $3,048 | +225% |
| Expensive | 59x | $7,452 | +695% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNDK's PE is 7.5x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
DAIO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect DAIO to return to profit, with revenue growing.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SNDK, with profitability improving.
DAIO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.08 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.95 | -$0.67 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.86 | -$0.57 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.56 | -$0.22 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.40 | -$0.21 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.28 | -$0.11 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.29 | -$0.24 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.34 | -780% |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.19 | -311% |
DAIO lost $0.95 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last four quarters.
SNDK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $247.30 | +97% |
| Q3 2026 | $125.61 | +$137.63 |
| Q2 2026 | $73.76 | +$85.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.31 | -$6.65 |
SNDK has the edge over DAIO in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
DAIO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5.1M | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.3M | -47% |
| Q4 2025 | $4M | -23% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.4M | -0.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.9M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.2M | +1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.2M | -25% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.4M | -17% |
DAIO's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $5M last quarter, down 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -14% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -97% | -91 points |
| Q4 2025 | -63% | -38 points |
| Q3 2025 | -26% | -20 points |
| Q2 2025 | -14% | -3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -6.1% | +8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -25% | -27 points |
| Q3 2024 | -6% | -5 points |
DAIO's operating margin was −14% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
SNDK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11B | +378% |
| Q2 2026 | $9B | +372% |
| Q1 2026 | $6B | +251% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +13% |
SNDK has the edge over DAIO on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 80% | +72 points |
| Q2 2026 | 78% | +78 points |
| Q1 2026 | 69% | +180 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +25 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6% | -9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -111% | -122 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +6.6 points |
SNDK has the edge over DAIO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DAIO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$3.2M | -$2.5M |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.2M | -4317% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.9M | -$119K |
| Q3 2025 | -$348K | -148% |
| Q2 2025 | -$633K | -$365K |
| Q1 2025 | $53K | +$233K |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.7M | -763% |
| Q3 2024 | $724K | +997% |
DAIO has burned cash in six of the last eight quarters: −$8M over the past year, against −$2M the year before.
SNDK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3B | +1340% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +14355% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +$3B |
| Q3 2025 | $438M | +$636M |
| Q2 2025 | $49M | +$217M |
| Q1 2025 | -$18M | +$23M |
| Q3 2024 | -$198M | -$157M |
SNDK has the edge over DAIO on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
DAIO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.9% | +179K shares |
| 1 year | +4.6% | +422K shares |
| 3 years | +9.9% | +863K shares |
DAIO has 10M diluted shares, up 4.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | $1,000 |
| Q3 2019 | $245,000 |
SNDK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | +3.4% | +5M shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +10M shares |
SNDK has the edge over DAIO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
DAIO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | -169.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -6.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -8.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -5.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -8.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -36.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2019 | -21.7x | Net Cash |
DAIO has more cash than debt.
SNDK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
SNDK has more cash than debt.
DAIO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.5 | Oversold |
DAIO's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
SNDK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.6 | Oversold |
SNDK's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
DAIO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DAIO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
DAIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SNDK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNDK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 4 | 27 | 23 pts below |
SNDK is trading at 7.5x earnings, a 73% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
DAIO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.64 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.91 | 9.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.00 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.93 | 9.9% below |
| 200 week MA | $3.20 | 18% below |
DAIO has stronger trend alignment. DAIO is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus SNDK above 0 of 3.
SNDK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,317.5 | 29% below |
| 20 week MA | $1,465.4 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $1,119.6 | 16% below |
SNDK is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 16% below its 50-week average.
DAIO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.01 | $4.48 | +12% |
| 2021 | $4.48 | $4.49 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | $4.49 | $3.79 | -16% |
| 2023 | $3.79 | $2.94 | -22% |
| 2024 | $2.94 | $2.76 | -6.1% |
| 2025 | $2.76 | $3.22 | +17% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.22 | $2.64 | -18% |
DAIO has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 18% so far in 2026.
SNDK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.4 | $250.1 | +396% |
| 2026 YTD | $250.1 | $937.5 | +275% |
SNDK has the edge over DAIO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.