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HPQ vs SMCI vs NTAP

161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
HPQ43.0
HP Inc.
Technology · Computer Hardware
$30.01 −2.72%$27.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
SMCI30.9
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Technology · Computer Hardware
$31.63 −9.86%$20.8B mkt cap
Score DNA
NTAP75.1
NetApp, Inc.
Technology · Computer Hardware
$203.80 −5.08%$40.0B mkt cap
Score DNA

Price, rebased to 100 three years ago

HPQ   SMCI   NTAP   · weekly adjusted closes
50100150200250300350400Jan 24Apr 24Jul 24Oct 24Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26NTAP 287HPQ 128SMCI 111
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.

Smart money

8 measures
MeasureHPQSMCINTAP
Insider open-market buys, 180d 0 0 0
Insider $ bought, 180d — — —
Congress purchases, 180d 0 0 0
Last Congress purchase — — —
13F net change in holders +56 +67 —
ETFs adding shares, 30d 1,066 925 1,371
ETFs trimming, 30d 943 701 1,182
Net ETF funds, 30d +123 +224 +189

Valuation

16 measures
MeasureHPQSMCINTAP
P/E (TTM) 11.0x
8th
9.3x
0th
28.2x
67th
PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) 2.20
86th
0.23
0th
3.44
100th
Price / sales 0.5x
0th
0.5x
5th
5.4x
50th
Price / book — 1.4x
12th
26.8x
88th
Price / tangible book — 1.4x
7th
—
Price / free cash flow 7.0x
0th
— 24.3x
55th
Price / operating cash flow 5.8x
0th
— 21.1x
55th
Enterprise value $33.2B
60th
$22.0B
55th
$39.0B
65th
EV / sales 0.6x
0th
0.6x
5th
5.3x
50th
EV / EBITDA 8.0x
23rd
7.1x
8th
18.2x
77th
EV / EBIT 10.3x
23rd
7.4x
8th
19.8x
54th
EV / free cash flow 8.6x
9th
— 23.6x
55th
Earnings yield 9.1%
95th
10.7%
100th
3.5%
60th
FCF yield 14.3%
100th
-33.6%
0th
4.1%
70th
Operating cash flow yield 17.2%
100th
-32.8%
0th
4.7%
70th
Graham number (per share) — $38.66
60th
$34.53
50th

Profitability (TTM)

12 measures
MeasureHPQSMCINTAP
Gross margin 19.8%
20th
10.8%
15th
70.6%
95th
EBITDA margin 7.0%
42nd
7.9%
47th
29.0%
79th
Operating margin 5.6%
50th
7.1%
55th
25.7%
80th
EBIT margin 5.4%
42nd
7.6%
58th
26.6%
79th
Net margin 4.1%
45th
5.7%
50th
19.2%
80th
NOPAT margin 4.9%
50th
5.7%
55th
20.0%
80th
FCF margin 6.6%
60th
-17.8%
25th
22.3%
80th
Operating cash flow margin 7.9%
50th
-17.4%
25th
25.7%
75th
R&D / revenue 2.7%
10th
2.0%
0th
13.8%
70th
SG&A / revenue 10.1%
30th
1.8%
0th
30.8%
55th
Stock comp / revenue 0.8%
15th
0.3%
5th
5.4%
70th
Effective tax rate 12.3%
25th
19.9%
50th
22.4%
95th

Returns on capital

11 measures
MeasureHPQSMCINTAP
ROE (on average equity) — 21.5%
59th
114.8%
88th
ROA 5.7%
55th
10.1%
60th
13.7%
75th
ROIC 48.2%
60th
14.1%
50th
325.7%
100th
ROCE 27.4%
60th
13.1%
50th
30.8%
75th
Return on tangible assets 7.5%
50th
13.6%
55th
19.0%
70th
Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) 76.8%
68th
-43.4%
0th
418.8%
100th
Gross profitability (GP / assets) 25.6%
50th
14.1%
25th
47.6%
70th
ROIC, 3-yr average 59.7%
70th
— 431.1%
100th
ROIC, 5-yr average — -6.2%
36th
-423.5%
0th
ROE, 5-yr average — 21.2%
71st
122.9%
100th
Incremental ROIC 164.3%
85th
11.4%
50th
183.5%
90th

Growth

17 measures
MeasureHPQSMCINTAP
Revenue growth (TTM YoY) 8.1%
35th
77.8%
85th
12.2%
45th
Revenue growth (QoQ) 8.8%
45th
8.6%
40th
4.0%
25th
Revenue CAGR, 3 yr 2.6%
42nd
76.3%
89th
6.0%
53rd
Revenue CAGR, 5 yr -1.0%
29th
61.5%
94th
4.6%
53rd
Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr 1.3%
19th
48.8%
75th
7.9%
31st
Operating income CAGR, 3 yr 1.3%
0th
53.8%
88th
26.4%
38th
Net income growth (TTM YoY) -7.2%
0th
112.7%
50th
21.1%
10th
Net income CAGR, 3 yr 2.3%
0th
51.6%
86th
5.5%
14th
EPS growth (TTM YoY) -4.5%
0th
90.5%
50th
22.9%
10th
EPS CAGR, 3 yr 5.0%
0th
41.3%
86th
8.2%
14th
EPS CAGR, 5 yr -4.9%
10th
72.1%
100th
13.7%
40th
FCF growth (TTM YoY) 36.5%
50th
— -0.5%
30th
FCF CAGR, 3 yr 10.2%
25th
— 15.5%
50th
Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr 10.1%
38th
— 14.0%
62nd
Book value CAGR, 3 yr — 81.2%
100th
22.7%
64th
Dividend CAGR, 3 yr 3.1%
43rd
— 1.8%
29th
Sustainable growth rate — 21.5%
40th
81.5%
70th

Margin history & stability

7 measures
MeasureHPQSMCINTAP
Gross margin, 3-yr average 20.9%
6th
11.9%
0th
70.6%
100th
Operating margin, 3-yr average 6.2%
50th
7.0%
56th
22.4%
94th
Net margin, 3-yr average 4.8%
50th
6.1%
67th
18.0%
89th
FCF margin, 3-yr average 6.1%
61st
-9.4%
28th
23.2%
89th
Revenue stability (0-1) 0.15
21st
0.85
89th
0.84
84th
Earnings stability (0-1) 0.41
58th
0.88
84th
0.81
79th
Margin stability (0-1) 0.96
84th
0.78
37th
0.97
89th

Liquidity (latest quarter)

7 measures
MeasureHPQSMCINTAP
Cash & short-term investments $4.2B
75th
$7.5B
90th
$3.6B
70th
Net cash (− = net debt) −$6.2B
10th
−$1.2B
20th
$1.0B
80th
Working capital −$7.2B
0th
$20.6B
100th
$1.1B
60th
Current ratio 0.79
0th
3.87
75th
1.24
20th
Quick ratio 0.48
0th
2.07
60th
1.16
35th
Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) 0.12
0th
1.05
50th
0.78
40th
Defensive interval (days) 652 days
40th
3,419 days
95th
500 days
30th

Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)

13 measures
MeasureHPQSMCINTAP
Total debt $10.3B
90th
$8.7B
85th
$2.5B
75th
Debt / equity — 0.60
82nd
1.69
94th
Net debt / equity — 0.08
88th
−0.70
29th
Debt / assets 22.6%
75th
29.1%
95th
23.1%
80th
Debt / capital — 37.6%
82nd
62.9%
94th
Debt / EBITDA 2.49
85th
2.84
92nd
1.18
62nd
Net debt / EBITDA 1.49
92nd
0.39
69th
−0.49
46th
Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) 7.6x
36th
15.3x
57th
18.0x
64th
Cash interest coverage 11.0x
43rd
−35.0x
7th
17.4x
64th
Debt payback (years of OCF) 2.2 yrs
82nd
— 1.3 yrs
73rd
Liabilities / assets 100.2%
90th
51.6%
65th
86.4%
85th
IS credit model rating BB+ A+ A+
Implied credit spread (bps) 400
80th
125
30th
125
30th

Efficiency

11 measures
MeasureHPQSMCINTAP
Asset turnover 1.38
85th
1.78
100th
0.72
45th
Fixed asset turnover 14.10
65th
62.45
100th
11.15
55th
Inventory turnover 5.1
67th
4.0
50th
8.5
83rd
Receivables turnover 9.6
95th
9.4
90th
8.4
75th
Days sales outstanding 38 days
5th
39 days
10th
43 days
25th
Days inventory outstanding 72 days
33rd
92 days
50th
43 days
17th
Days payables outstanding 148 days
80th
18 days
0th
82 days
55th
Cash conversion cycle (days) −38 days
10th
113 days
75th
4 days
25th
Capex / revenue 1.3%
25th
0.4%
5th
3.3%
55th
Capex / depreciation 0.85
35th
1.79
85th
1.36
75th
Operating expense ratio 13.1%
25th
4.1%
0th
43.4%
55th

Cash flow & earnings quality

7 measures
MeasureHPQSMCINTAP
Operating cash flow / net income 1.90
75th
−3.05
0th
1.34
50th
FCF / net income 1.58
83rd
−3.13
0th
1.16
50th
FCF / operating cash flow 83.1%
36th
— 87.0%
55th
Capex / operating cash flow 16.9%
64th
— 13.0%
45th
Accruals ratio -5.2%
55th
41.1%
95th
-4.6%
65th
Sloan accruals ratio -2.0%
20th
47.9%
90th
-1.9%
25th
Earnings quality score (0-1) 0.75
17th
0.25
0th
1.00
67th

Dividends & buybacks

9 measures
MeasureHPQSMCINTAP
Dividend yield 4.0%
100th
0.0%
0th
1.0%
80th
Dividend per share (TTM) $1.20
80th
$0.00
0th
$2.08
90th
Payout ratio (dividends / net income) 44.7%
92nd
0.0%
0th
29.0%
67th
Dividends / FCF 28.2%
91st
— 24.9%
82nd
Dividend growth (YoY) 4.2%
29th
— -0.9%
0th
Buyback yield 4.5%
100th
0.0%
0th
2.1%
80th
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) 8.6%
95th
0.0%
0th
3.2%
80th
Share count change (YoY) -2.8%
5th
11.6%
65th
-1.5%
20th
Buybacks, last 5 years $5.5B
90th
$0
0th
$4.8B
80th

Scores & forensic checks

15 measures
MeasureHPQSMCINTAP
IS score 43
40th
31
15th
75
75th
IS profitability 18
40th
49
65th
85
75th
IS growth 51
15th
78
75th
76
60th
IS value 68
90th
86
100th
45
50th
IS momentum 71
45th
0
0th
90
70th
IS risk (safety) 30
15th
90
35th
90
35th
IS quality 59
45th
0
0th
78
75th
IS balance sheet 43
15th
89
70th
63
40th
IS earnings quality 71
85th
9
0th
78
100th
IS cash flow 67
65th
8
0th
71
75th
Piotroski F-score (0-9) 7
60th
5
30th
7
60th
Altman Z-score 1.6
20th
3.5
35th
3.7
40th
Beneish M-score −2.34
53rd
0.02
89th
−2.41
47th
Ohlson O-score −6.96
65th
−8.54
30th
−6.33
95th
IS credit score 49
20th
77
60th
80
70th

Per share

7 measures
MeasureHPQSMCINTAP
EPS, diluted (TTM) $2.64
60th
$3.20
70th
$7.09
80th
Book value per share −$0.10
10th
$20.76
90th
$7.47
55th
Tangible book per share −$10.47
5th
$24.06
95th
−$7.44
10th
Revenue per share $63.82
90th
$56.02
85th
$36.95
75th
FCF per share $4.19
70th
−$10.00
0th
$8.25
80th
Operating cash flow per share $5.04
70th
−$9.77
0th
$9.48
80th
Cash per share $4.50
60th
$10.79
80th
$17.88
95th

Size (TTM)

8 measures
MeasureHPQSMCINTAP
Market cap $27.1B
60th
$20.8B
55th
$40.0B
65th
Revenue $59.2B
95th
$39.1B
85th
$7.4B
60th
EBITDA $4.1B
70th
$3.1B
65th
$2.1B
60th
Net income $2.5B
70th
$2.2B
65th
$1.4B
60th
Free cash flow $3.9B
80th
−$7.0B
0th
$1.6B
65th
Total assets $45.7B
90th
$29.9B
85th
$11.0B
65th
Shareholders' equity −$92.0M
5th
$14.5B
85th
$1.5B
50th
Employees 55,000
90th
7,000
60th
11,700
75th

Price performance

9 measures
MeasureHPQSMCINTAP
1 day −2.7% −9.9% −5.1%
1 week −0.6% −24.4% −14.1%
1 month −13.4% −21.6% +3.7%
3 months +25.1% +32.7% +26.7%
6 months +54.3% +10.8% +96.0%
Year to date +40.9% +2.2% +93.4%
1 year +10.2% −41.4% +70.4%
3 years, cumulative +26.6% +2.4% +179.2%
5 years, cumulative +30.0% +757.2% +148.7%

Technicals

4 measures
MeasureHPQSMCINTAP
RSI 14 43.3 30.2 43.8
From 52-week high −17.2% −44.1% −15.4%
From 52-week low +77.6% +62.4% +119.8%
Beta 1.19 2.01 1.45
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