PLUS
ePlus inc.
PLUS has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over PLUS overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
PLUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
PLUS's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
PLUS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $64.79 | -33% |
| Fair | 16x | $80.46 | -17% |
| Forward | 16x | $97.13 | — |
| Expensive | 18x | $92.10 | -5.2% |
| Current | 19x | $97.13 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PLUS's PE is in its expensive range at 19x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x 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 PLUS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
PLUS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PLUS, 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.
PLUS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.99 | +20% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.00 | +8.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.76 | +6.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.03 | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.03 | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.61 | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.46 | +9.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.05 | -6.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.92 | -17% |
PLUS earned $5.00 per share over the past year, up 8.5% from the year before.
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 PLUS in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
PLUS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $667.9M | +9.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $649.1M | +1.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $581.6M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $614.8M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $608.8M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $637.3M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $498.1M | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $511M | +0.4% |
PLUS's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $668M last quarter, up 9.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.5% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.5% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.1% | +1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.7% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.6% | -1.9 points |
PLUS's operating margin was 8.5% 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 PLUS on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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 PLUS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PLUS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$59M | -$24.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $75.6M | +$174.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $103.8M | -36% |
| Q3 2025 | -$34.8M | -$13.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$99M | -202% |
| Q1 2025 | $160.9M | +53% |
| Q4 2024 | $65.7M | -51% |
| Q3 2024 | -$21.6M | -169% |
SNDK has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 762% versus its history, compared with PLUS at down 16%.
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.
PLUS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -151K shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -495K shares |
| 3 years | -2.9% | -768K shares |
| 5 years | -3.5% | -953K shares |
| Available history | -3.2% | -845K shares |
PLUS has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $25.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $6.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $17M |
| Q3 2025 | $4M |
| Q2 2025 | $3.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $13.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $9.9M |
PLUS spent $62M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 101% 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 | — |
PLUS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
PLUS 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.
PLUS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 71.7 | Neutral |
PLUS's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 72 (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).
PLUS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PLUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 28x | 30% below |
| PE % | 90 | 35 | 55 pts above |
PLUS is trading at 19x earnings, a 30% 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 PLUS on valuation relative to its sector.
PLUS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $93.6 | 3.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $90.9 | 6.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $86.6 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $78.9 | 23% above |
| 200 week MA | $74.6 | 30% above |
PLUS has stronger trend alignment. PLUS 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.
PLUS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.2 | $43.2 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | $43.2 | $52.5 | +22% |
| 2022 | $52.5 | $43.6 | -17% |
| 2023 | $43.6 | $79.8 | +83% |
| 2024 | $79.8 | $73.5 | -7.9% |
| 2025 | $73.5 | $90.0 | +22% |
| 2026 YTD | $90.0 | $97.1 | +7.9% |
PLUS has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 7.9% 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 PLUS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.