NTAP
NetApp, Inc.
NTAP has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over NTAP overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
NTAP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
NTAP'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.
NTAP PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $90.96 | -51% |
| Forward | 18x | $186 | — |
| Fair | 19x | $133 | -29% |
| Expensive | 26x | $181 | -2.9% |
| Current | 26x | $186 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NTAP's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings, in its fair 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 NTAP in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
NTAP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NTAP, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
SNDK has the edge over NTAP on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
NTAP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.17 | +44% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.08 | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.35 | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.97 | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.74 | +5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.65 | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.67 | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.39 | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.43 | +69% |
NTAP's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $7.08 over the past year, up 25% from the year before, and higher year over year for eight 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 NTAP in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
NTAP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.8B | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B | +4.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +2.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | +1.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B | +3.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.6B | +2.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.7B | +6.1% |
NTAP's revenue has grown year over year for 11 quarters in a row: $1.8B last quarter, up 17% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 27% | +6.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 27% | +7.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 25% | +3.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 23% | +2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 20% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 20% | -1.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | -0.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +1.3 points |
NTAP's operating margin was 27% last quarter, up 6.8 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 NTAP on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NTAP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $401M | -35% |
| Q2 2026 | $900M | +41% |
| Q1 2026 | $271M | -20% |
| Q4 2025 | $78M | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $620M | +107% |
| Q2 2025 | $640M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $338M | -25% |
| Q4 2024 | $60M | -38% |
NTAP generated $1.6B in free cash flow over the past year, about the same as 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 NTAP on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NTAP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | -1.5% | -3M shares |
| 3 years | -7.4% | -16M shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -29M shares |
| Available history | -15% | -36M shares |
NTAP has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $200M |
| Q2 2026 | $200M |
| Q1 2026 | $200M |
| Q4 2025 | $250M |
| Q3 2025 | $300M |
| Q2 2025 | $250M |
| Q1 2025 | $200M |
| Q4 2024 | $300M |
NTAP spent $850M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 19% from the year before.
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 | — |
NTAP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
NTAP's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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 the edge over NTAP on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
NTAP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 29.8 | Neutral |
NTAP's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 30 (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).
NTAP PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NTAP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 28x | 5.7% below |
| PE % | 86 | 35 | 51 pts above |
NTAP is trading at 26x earnings, in line with 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 NTAP on valuation relative to its sector.
NTAP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $204.8 | 9.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $191.5 | 2.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $146.4 | 27% above |
| 100 week MA | $127.0 | 46% above |
| 200 week MA | $110.0 | 69% above |
NTAP has stronger trend alignment. NTAP is above 3 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.
NTAP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.4 | $65.8 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | $65.8 | $90.6 | +38% |
| 2022 | $90.6 | $59.0 | -35% |
| 2023 | $59.0 | $88.2 | +49% |
| 2024 | $88.2 | $117.0 | +33% |
| 2025 | $117.0 | $110.5 | -5.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $110.5 | $186.1 | +68% |
NTAP has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 68% 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 NTAP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.