GCT
GigaCloud Technology Inc.
GCT has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over GCT overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
GCT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
GCT'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.
GCT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.7x | $31.18 | -52% |
| Fair | 9.6x | $44.23 | -32% |
| Forward | 12x | $64.79 | — |
| Expensive | 13x | $58.32 | -10% |
| Current | 14x | $64.79 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GCT's PE is in its expensive range at 14x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x 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 has the edge over GCT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GCT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GCT, 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.
GCT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.61 | +21% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.62 | +38% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.20 | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.95 | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.59 | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.34 | +5.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.33 | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.07 | +19% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.05 | +33% |
GCT's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $4.62 over the past year, up 38% from the year before, and higher year over year for 15 quarters in a row.
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 GCT in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
GCT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $423.6M | +27% |
| Q2 2026 | $411.6M | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $359.5M | +32% |
| Q4 2025 | $362.7M | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $332.6M | +9.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $322.6M | +3.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $271.9M | +8.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $295.8M | +21% |
GCT's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2021: $424M last quarter, up 27% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | +1.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 11% | +1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | -1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +2.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | -3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.3% | -5.8 points |
GCT's operating margin was 14% last quarter, up 1.8 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 GCT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GCT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $55.8M | -28% |
| Q2 2026 | $45.1M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | -$26.2M | -472% |
| Q4 2025 | $61.7M | -7.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $77.1M | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $37M | +187% |
| Q1 2025 | $7M | -38% |
| Q4 2024 | $66.9M | +42% |
GCT generated $136M in free cash flow over the past year, down 27% from 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 GCT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GCT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2% | -722K shares |
| 1 year | -4.7% | -1.8M shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -5.1M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -4.4M shares |
| Available history | +277% | +26.3M shares |
GCT has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $17.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $30M |
| Q1 2026 | $12.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $22.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $23.2M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $1.5M |
| Q2 2023 | — |
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 | — |
GCT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
GCT 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.
GCT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 75.7 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 79.3 | Neutral |
GCT's weekly RSI is 76 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 79 (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).
GCT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GCT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 28x | 50% below |
| PE % | 91 | 43 | 48 pts above |
GCT is trading at 14x earnings, a 50% discount 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 GCT on valuation relative to its sector.
GCT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $57.8 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $50.6 | 28% above |
| 50 week MA | $44.2 | 46% above |
| 100 week MA | $33.1 | 96% above |
| 200 week MA | $25.6 | 153% above |
GCT has stronger trend alignment. GCT 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.
GCT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $48.0 | $5.53 | -88% |
| 2023 | $5.53 | $18.3 | +231% |
| 2024 | $18.3 | $17.6 | -4% |
| 2025 | $17.6 | $40.2 | +129% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.2 | $64.8 | +61% |
GCT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +231% in 2023 to −88% in 2022. It's up 61% 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 GCT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.