SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
VICR
Vicor Corporation
VICR has the edge over SNDK overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
VICR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
VICR's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently strong, and its cash flow is 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 VICR in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
VICR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 29x | $165 | — |
| Current | 43x | $165 | — |
| Cheap | 54x | $206 | +25% |
| Fair | 88x | $338 | +105% |
| Expensive | 337x | $1,287 | +682% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VICR's PE is in its cheap range at 43x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 29x 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.
VICR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VICR, 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 VICR in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
VICR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.66 | +48% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.82 | +108% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.12 | +112% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.99 | +464% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.61 | +1764% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.84 | +1944% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.47 | +635% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.53 | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.14 | -88% |
VICR earned $3.82 per share over the past year, up 108% 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 VICR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VICR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $197.1M | +79% |
| Q2 2026 | $143.4M | +1.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $113M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $107.3M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $110.4M | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $141M | +64% |
| Q1 2025 | $94M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $96.2M | +3.8% |
VICR's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $197M last quarter, up 79% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 37% | +18 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | -7.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +15 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | +5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | +32 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2% | +19 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.6% | +1.6 points |
VICR's operating margin was 37% last quarter, up 18 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 VICR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
VICR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34M | -1.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $23M | -61% |
| Q1 2026 | -$16.3M | -205% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.2M | +21% |
| Q3 2025 | $34.5M | +144% |
| Q2 2025 | $59M | +526% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.6M | +$20.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $8.4M | -42% |
VICR generated $51M in free cash flow over the past year, down 57% 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 the edge over VICR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
VICR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -99K shares |
| 1 year | +6% | +2.7M shares |
| 3 years | +5.4% | +2.4M shares |
| 5 years | +5.7% | +2.6M shares |
| Available history | +14% | +5.9M shares |
VICR has 48M diluted shares, up 6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $2.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $15.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
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.
VICR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -4.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -8.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -16.0x | Net Cash |
VICR has the edge over SNDK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
VICR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.5 | Oversold |
VICR's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
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 VICR on valuation relative to its sector.
VICR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VICR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 43x | 28x | 55% above |
| PE % | 11 | 35 | 24 pts below |
VICR is trading at 43x earnings, a 55% premium 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 |
VICR has stronger trend alignment. SNDK is above 0 of 3 weekly averages versus VICR above 2 of 5.
VICR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $215.9 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $219.6 | 25% below |
| 50 week MA | $206.6 | 20% below |
| 100 week MA | $130.3 | 26% above |
| 200 week MA | $88.4 | 86% above |
VICR has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 86% 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 VICR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VICR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $45.6 | $93.9 | +106% |
| 2021 | $93.9 | $124.0 | +32% |
| 2022 | $124.0 | $52.6 | -58% |
| 2023 | $52.6 | $44.9 | -15% |
| 2024 | $44.9 | $49.9 | +11% |
| 2025 | $49.9 | $111.0 | +123% |
| 2026 YTD | $111.0 | $164.7 | +48% |
VICR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +123% in 2025 to −58% in 2022. It's up 48% so far in 2026.