SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over TEL overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
TEL
TE Connectivity Ltd.
TEL 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.
TEL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
TEL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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 TEL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
TEL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $163 | -25% |
| Forward | 16x | $218 | — |
| Fair | 20x | $224 | +2.7% |
| Current | 20x | $218 | — |
| Expensive | 38x | $418 | +92% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TEL's PE is in its fair range at 20x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
TEL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TEL, 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 TEL in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
TEL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.67 | +24% |
| Q3 2026 | $11.06 | +80% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.21 | +109% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.80 | +113% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.94 | +9.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.16 | -40% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.89 | -56% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.61 | -58% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.32 | -40% |
TEL earned $11.06 per share over the past year, up 80% 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 TEL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TEL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.3B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.2B | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.7B | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.7B | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.7B | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.5B | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.1B | +4.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.8B | +0.1% |
TEL's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $5.3B last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 21% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | +2.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 21% | +2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +3.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 19% | -0.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | -0.2 points |
TEL's operating margin was 21% last quarter, up 1.3 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 TEL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TEL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +7.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $881M | -7.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $677M | +60% |
| Q4 2025 | $607M | -9.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +39% |
| Q2 2025 | $957M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $423M | -22% |
| Q4 2024 | $673M | +18% |
TEL's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $3.4B over the past year, up 6.2% 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 | — |
TEL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.3% | +1M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -5M shares |
| 3 years | -7.3% | -23M shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -39M shares |
| Available history | -13% | -43M shares |
TEL has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $544M |
| Q2 2026 | $529M |
| Q1 2026 | $414M |
| Q4 2025 | $405M |
| Q3 2025 | $437M |
| Q2 2025 | $301M |
| Q1 2025 | $306M |
| Q4 2024 | $303M |
TEL spent $1.9B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 40% from 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 TEL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TEL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8x | Very low |
TEL's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.1 years 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).
TEL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.4 | Neutral |
TEL's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 43 (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 TEL on valuation relative to its sector.
TEL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TEL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 28x | 29% below |
| PE % | 46 | 35 | 11 pts above |
TEL is trading at 20x earnings, a 29% 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 |
TEL has stronger trend alignment. SNDK is above 0 of 3 weekly averages versus TEL above 5 of 5.
TEL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $214.5 | 1.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $209.5 | 4% above |
| 50 week MA | $215.3 | 1.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $196.2 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $167.1 | 30% above |
TEL is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 30% 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 TEL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TEL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $95.5 | $119.8 | +25% |
| 2021 | $119.8 | $158.5 | +32% |
| 2022 | $158.5 | $114.0 | -28% |
| 2023 | $114.0 | $140.5 | +23% |
| 2024 | $140.5 | $145.0 | +3.2% |
| 2025 | $145.0 | $232.5 | +60% |
| 2026 YTD | $232.5 | $217.8 | -6.3% |
TEL has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 6.3% so far in 2026.