SCSC
ScanSource, Inc.
SCSC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over SCSC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
SCSC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
SCSC's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
SCSC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.7x | $27.69 | -37% |
| Forward | 8.9x | $44.26 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $42.03 | -5% |
| Current | 14x | $44.26 | — |
| Expensive | 17x | $52.71 | +19% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SCSC's PE is in its fair range at 14x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 8.9x 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 SCSC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SCSC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SCSC, with profitability holding steady.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
SNDK has the edge over SCSC on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
SCSC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.00 | +58% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.17 | -0.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.64 | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.29 | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.25 | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.20 | +1.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.00 | -2% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.79 | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.55 | -27% |
SCSC earned $3.17 per share over the past year, about the same as 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 SCSC in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
SCSC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $962.3M | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $953.1M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $766.8M | +8.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $766.5M | +2.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $739.7M | -4.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $812.9M | +8.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $704.8M | -6.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $747.5M | -16% |
SCSC's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $962M last quarter, up 30% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3% | -2.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.3% | 0 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.5% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.3% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.2% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | -0.6 points |
SCSC's operating margin was 1.3% last quarter, down 2.2 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 has the edge over SCSC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 SCSC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SCSC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$44.1M | -312% |
| Q2 2026 | -$4.8M | -193% |
| Q1 2026 | $69M | +6.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $28.9M | +$37M |
| Q3 2025 | $20.8M | -51% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.1M | -90% |
| Q1 2025 | $64.6M | -59% |
| Q4 2024 | -$8.2M | -113% |
SCSC usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$44M, but it generated $49M 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 SCSC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SCSC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -4.6% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | -7.7% | -1.7M shares |
| 3 years | -18% | -4.5M shares |
| 5 years | -20% | -5M shares |
| Available history | -18% | -4.7M shares |
SCSC has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $26.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $32.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $17.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $21.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $25.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $28.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $24.2M |
SCSC spent $81M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 18% 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 | — |
SCSC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
SCSC'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 SCSC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SCSC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.2 | Neutral |
SCSC's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 24 (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).
SCSC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SCSC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 28x | 50% below |
| PE % | 53 | 35 | 18 pts above |
SCSC 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 SCSC on valuation relative to its sector.
SCSC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $55.9 | 21% below |
| 20 week MA | $55.5 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $46.8 | 5.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $43.8 | 1.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.0 | 7.9% above |
SCSC has stronger trend alignment. SCSC 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.
SCSC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.6 | $26.2 | -28% |
| 2021 | $26.2 | $34.6 | +32% |
| 2022 | $34.6 | $29.1 | -16% |
| 2023 | $29.1 | $39.6 | +36% |
| 2024 | $39.6 | $47.8 | +21% |
| 2025 | $47.8 | $39.7 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $39.7 | $44.3 | +11% |
SCSC has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 11% 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 SCSC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.