NetApp vs Everpure

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I put NetApp and Everpure side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:

NetApp is the larger business, with $6.9B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $3.7B for Everpure, about 1.9 times as much.
Everpure grew revenue faster (15.6%, against 5.4%).
NetApp kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (24.2% operating margin, against 3.1%).
NetApp turned more of its sales into free cash flow (27.0% FCF margin, against 16.8%).
Investors pay more for each dollar of Everpure’s earnings: a P/E of 190.0x against 32.1x for NetApp.

Who comes out ahead

Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.

NetApp

NTAP

6/10

Gross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on equityShare count change

Everpure

3/10

Revenue growth5-year growthNet debt / EBITDA

Side by side

Best in the row

Latest fiscal year	NTAP FY26	P FY26
Size
Market cap	$45.5B	$47.9B
Revenue	$6.9B	$3.7B
Free cash flow	$1.9B	$616M
Net income	$1.3B	$188M
Growth
Revenue growth	5.4%	15.6%
5-year growth	3.8%	16.8%
Share count change	−3.8%	0.1%
Profitability
Gross margin	70.7%	70.4%
Operating margin	24.2%	3.1%
Net margin	18.4%	5.1%
FCF margin	27.0%	16.8%
Return on capital	—	—
Return on equity	106.7%	13.7%
Balance sheet
Net debt	−$1.1B	−$1.5B
Net debt / EBITDA	−0.6x	−6.1x
Dividends and buybacks	$1.4B	$343M
Valuation & quality
P/E	32.1x	190.0x
Piotroski F-score	7	7

Ten years

Revenue

FY17

NTAP $5.5B

P $739M

FY18

NTAP $5.9B

P $1.0B

FY19

NTAP $6.1B

P $1.4B

FY20

NTAP $5.4B

P $1.6B

FY21

NTAP $5.7B

P $1.7B

FY22

NTAP $6.3B

P $2.2B

FY23

NTAP $6.4B

P $2.8B

FY24

NTAP $6.3B

P $2.8B

FY25

NTAP $6.6B

P $3.2B

FY26

NTAP $6.9B

P $3.7B

FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

NTAP P

Operating margin

FY17

NTAP 11.3%

P −29.9%

FY18

NTAP 19.6%

P −16.3%

FY19

NTAP 19.9%

P −12.5%

FY20

NTAP 17.5%

P −11.6%

FY21

NTAP 18.0%

P −15.5%

FY22

NTAP 18.3%

P −4.5%

FY23

NTAP 16.0%

P 3.0%

FY24

NTAP 19.4%

P 1.9%

FY25

NTAP 20.3%

P 2.7%

FY26

NTAP 24.2%

P 3.1%

FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

NTAP P

Free cash flow

FY17

NTAP $811M

P −$91.1M

FY18

NTAP $1.3B

P $7.7M

FY19

NTAP $1.2B

P $64.2M

FY20

NTAP $936M

P $102M

FY21

NTAP $1.2B

P $92.7M

FY22

NTAP $985M

P $308M

FY23

NTAP $868M

P $609M

FY24

NTAP $1.5B

P $483M

FY25

NTAP $1.3B

P $527M

FY26

NTAP $1.9B

P $616M

FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

NTAP P

Return on capital

FY17

NTAP —

P —

FY18

NTAP —

P —

FY19

NTAP —

P —

FY20

NTAP —

P —

FY21

NTAP —

P —

FY22

NTAP —

P —

FY23

NTAP —

P —

FY24

NTAP —

P —

FY25

NTAP —

P —

FY26

NTAP —

P —

FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

NTAP P

Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.