SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over SSNC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
SSNC
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
SSNC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
SSNC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
SSNC's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
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 SSNC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
SSNC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10x | $79.37 | — |
| Cheap | 22x | $75.76 | -4.5% |
| Current | 23x | $79.37 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $88.73 | +12% |
| Expensive | 30x | $103 | +30% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SSNC's PE is in its cheap range at 23x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings.
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.
SSNC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for SSNC, with profitability improving.
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 SSNC in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
SSNC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.66 | +121% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.47 | +3% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.47 | +8.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.22 | 0% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.15 | +5% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.37 | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.19 | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.22 | +28% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.00 | +26% |
SSNC earned $3.47 per share over the past year, up 3% from the year before.
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 SSNC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SSNC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7B | +7.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.7B | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B | +8.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7B | +8.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6B | +7% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5B | +5.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | +5.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5B | +8.4% |
SSNC's revenue has grown year over year for 23 quarters in a row: $1.7B last quarter, up 7.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 25% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 22% | -1.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 23% | +1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 22% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 23% | -0.3 points |
SSNC's operating margin was 24% last quarter, up 0.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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.
SSNC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $482.2M | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $403.4M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $293.7M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $633M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $421.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $350M | -6.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $259.5M | +49% |
| Q4 2024 | $466.9M | +25% |
SSNC has the edge over SNDK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 | — |
SSNC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1.4M shares |
| 1 year | -4.8% | -12M shares |
| 3 years | -5.2% | -13.3M shares |
| 5 years | -9.7% | -25.9M shares |
| Available history | -8.9% | -23.6M shares |
SSNC has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $154.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $437.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $168M |
| Q4 2025 | $318.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $240.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $270.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $206.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $368.2M |
SSNC spent $1.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, about the same as the year before.
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 SSNC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SSNC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.2x | Elevated |
SSNC's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
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).
SSNC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.8 | Neutral |
SSNC's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 25 (neutral).
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 SSNC on valuation relative to its sector.
SSNC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SSNC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 28x | 18% below |
| PE % | 23 | 35 | 12 pts below |
SSNC is trading at 23x earnings, a 18% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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 |
SSNC has stronger trend alignment. SNDK is above 0 of 3 weekly averages versus SSNC above 4 of 5.
SSNC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $80.3 | 1.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $78.3 | 1.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $76.1 | 4.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $79.3 | 0.1% above |
| 200 week MA | $70.7 | 12% above |
SSNC's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 12% above its 200-week average.
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 SSNC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SSNC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $71.7 | +17% |
| 2021 | $71.7 | $81.7 | +14% |
| 2022 | $81.7 | $51.3 | -37% |
| 2023 | $51.3 | $61.1 | +19% |
| 2024 | $61.1 | $76.1 | +25% |
| 2025 | $76.1 | $89.6 | +18% |
| 2026 YTD | $89.6 | $79.4 | -11% |
SSNC has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 11% so far in 2026.