SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over VNT overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
VNT
Vontier Corporation
VNT 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.
VNT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
VNT'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 VNT in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
VNT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 10x | $24.70 | -43% |
| Forward | 11x | $43.18 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $32.92 | -24% |
| Expensive | 16x | $38.45 | -11% |
| Current | 18x | $43.18 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VNT's PE is in its expensive range at 18x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 11x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
SNDK has the edge over VNT on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
VNT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect VNT's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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 VNT in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
VNT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.84 | +57% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.44 | -11% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.41 | -8.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.83 | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.76 | +0.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.73 | +4.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.63 | +1.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.46 | -11% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.75 | +14% |
VNT's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.44 over the past year, against $3.39 in early 2022.
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 VNT 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 VNT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VNT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $736.9M | -2.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $756.7M | -2.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $750.6M | +1.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $808.5M | +4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $752.5M | +0.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $773.5M | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $741.1M | -1.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $776.8M | -1.5% |
VNT's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $737M last quarter, down 2.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 22% | +2.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +0.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 19% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | -1.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +0.7 points |
VNT's operating margin was 22% last quarter, up 2.6 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.
VNT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $122M | +35% |
| Q2 2026 | $94.9M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $24.8M | -73% |
| Q4 2025 | $174.8M | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $90.3M | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $83.3M | +274% |
| Q1 2025 | $92.7M | +30% |
| Q4 2024 | $148M | -0.2% |
VNT still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2019 peak: $417M over the past year.
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 | — |
VNT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.1% | -4.4M shares |
| 1 year | -8.1% | -12M shares |
| 3 years | -13% | -20.4M shares |
| 5 years | -20% | -34.9M shares |
| Available history | -20% | -34.3M shares |
VNT has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $80M |
| Q2 2026 | $130M |
| Q1 2026 | $70M |
| Q4 2025 | $125.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $70M |
| Q2 2025 | $50.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $55M |
| Q4 2024 | $60.1M |
VNT spent $405M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 72% 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 VNT on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VNT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.1x | Elevated |
VNT's net debt is about 2.6 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).
VNT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 75.3 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 91.1 | Overbought |
VNT's weekly RSI is 75 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 91 (overbought).
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 VNT on valuation relative to its sector.
VNT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VNT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 28x | 36% below |
| PE % | 94 | 38 | 56 pts above |
VNT is trading at 18x earnings, a 36% 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 |
VNT has stronger trend alignment. SNDK is above 0 of 3 weekly averages versus VNT above 5 of 5.
VNT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $35.5 | 22% above |
| 20 week MA | $33.3 | 30% above |
| 50 week MA | $34.6 | 25% above |
| 100 week MA | $36.0 | 20% above |
| 200 week MA | $34.9 | 24% above |
VNT is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 24% 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 VNT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VNT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $34.0 | $34.0 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | $34.0 | $30.4 | -11% |
| 2022 | $30.4 | $18.9 | -38% |
| 2023 | $18.9 | $34.6 | +83% |
| 2024 | $34.6 | $36.6 | +6% |
| 2025 | $36.6 | $38.1 | +4.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $38.1 | $43.2 | +13% |
VNT has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 13% so far in 2026.