DIOD
Diodes Incorporated
DIOD has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over DIOD overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
DIOD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
DIOD's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
DIOD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $31.51 | -66% |
| Forward | 15x | $91.60 | — |
| Fair | 24x | $60.50 | -34% |
| Current | 37x | $91.60 | — |
| Expensive | 46x | $114 | +25% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DIOD's PE is in its expensive range at 37x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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 has the edge over DIOD in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
DIOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for DIOD, with profitability improving.
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.
DIOD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.97 | +139% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.50 | +81% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.86 | +36% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.85 | +236% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.43 | +51% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.38 | +4.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.37 | -34% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.55 | -85% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.95 | -81% |
DIOD's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.50 over the past year, against $7.20 in late 2022.
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 DIOD in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
DIOD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $532.6M | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $445.5M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $405.5M | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $391.6M | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $392.2M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $366.2M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $332.1M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $339.3M | +5.1% |
DIOD's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $533M last quarter, up 36% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.5% | +4.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.9% | +4.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3% | -3.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4% | -3.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.5% | -2.9 points |
DIOD's operating margin was 12% last quarter, up 9 points from 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's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $11B last quarter, up 378% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 DIOD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DIOD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.9M | -30% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.8M | +65% |
| Q1 2026 | $32.4M | -21% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.4M | -80% |
| Q3 2025 | $62.8M | +60% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.1M | +$24.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $40.8M | +$92.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $62.1M | +460% |
DIOD still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $124M over the past year.
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 DIOD on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
DIOD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -199K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -190K shares |
| 3 years | -0.2% | -73K shares |
| 5 years | +1.3% | +605K shares |
| Available history | -11% | -5.6M shares |
DIOD has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $35M |
| Q4 2025 | $23.8M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
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 154M diluted shares, up 3.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
DIOD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
DIOD has the edge over SNDK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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.
DIOD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.6 | Neutral |
DIOD's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (neutral).
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).
DIOD PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DIOD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 37x | 28x | 32% above |
| PE % | 70 | 35 | 35 pts above |
DIOD is trading at 37x earnings, a 32% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
SNDK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNDK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 4 | 27 | 23 pts below |
SNDK has the edge over DIOD on valuation relative to its sector.
DIOD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $88.5 | 3.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $91.3 | 0.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $82.9 | 10% above |
| 100 week MA | $66.9 | 37% above |
| 200 week MA | $71.5 | 28% above |
DIOD has stronger trend alignment. DIOD is above 5 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.
DIOD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $54.6 | $68.4 | +25% |
| 2021 | $68.4 | $107.5 | +57% |
| 2022 | $107.5 | $76.8 | -29% |
| 2023 | $76.8 | $80.5 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | $80.5 | $64.1 | -20% |
| 2025 | $64.1 | $50.4 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $50.4 | $91.6 | +82% |
DIOD is up 82% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.
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 DIOD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.