GWRE
Guidewire Software, Inc.
GWRE has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has a slight edge over GWRE overall, supported by stronger modeled upside.
GWRE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
GWRE's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
GWRE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 35x | $160 | — |
| Cheap | 73x | $118 | -26% |
| Current | 98x | $160 | — |
| Fair | 171x | $278 | +74% |
| Expensive | 528x | $861 | +438% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GWRE's PE is in its fair range at 98x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 35x 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 GWRE in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GWRE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for GWRE, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
GWRE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.56 | +180% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.63 | +101% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.86 | +354% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.21 | +$2.41 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.06 | +186% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.81 | +$0.88 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.41 | +$0.55 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.20 | +$0.43 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.37 | +$1.23 |
GWRE's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $1.63 over the past year, up 101% from the year before, and higher year over year for 13 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 GWRE in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
GWRE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $411.1M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $372.5M | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $359.1M | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $332.6M | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $356.6M | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $293.5M | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $289.5M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $262.9M | +27% |
GWRE's revenue has grown year over year for 19 quarters in a row: $411M last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +6.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.2% | +6.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +6.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.5% | +7.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.3% | +4.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.5% | +8.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4% | +9.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8% | +15 points |
GWRE's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 6.9 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 GWRE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GWRE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $281.8M | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $59.4M | +88% |
| Q1 2026 | $108.8M | +28% |
| Q4 2025 | -$72.3M | -$9.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $241.4M | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $31.6M | +667% |
| Q1 2025 | $85.2M | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | -$63.1M | +$9.9M |
GWRE generated $378M in free cash flow over the past year, up 28% 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 generated $17.4B in free cash flow over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before.
GWRE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +339K shares |
| 1 year | -0.6% | -506K shares |
| 3 years | +3.9% | +3.2M shares |
| 5 years | +2.2% | +1.8M shares |
| Available history | +3.7% | +3M shares |
GWRE has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $213.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $244.3M |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $47.8M |
| Q2 2023 | $14M |
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 | — |
GWRE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -5.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -10.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -11.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -29.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | 2.7x | Moderate |
GWRE 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.
GWRE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 34.1 | Neutral |
GWRE's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (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).
GWRE PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GWRE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 98x | 28x | 252% above |
| PE % | 33 | 35 | 2 pts below |
GWRE is trading at 98x earnings, a 252% 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 GWRE on valuation relative to its sector.
GWRE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $163.4 | 2.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $160.3 | 0.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $155.2 | 3.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $184.4 | 13% below |
| 200 week MA | $148.6 | 7.7% above |
GWRE has stronger trend alignment. GWRE is above 2 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.
GWRE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $109.0 | $127.2 | +17% |
| 2021 | $127.2 | $113.8 | -11% |
| 2022 | $113.8 | $60.5 | -47% |
| 2023 | $60.5 | $109.0 | +80% |
| 2024 | $109.0 | $171.2 | +57% |
| 2025 | $171.2 | $205.5 | +20% |
| 2026 YTD | $205.5 | $160.0 | -22% |
GWRE has finished higher in four of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's down 22% 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 GWRE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.