HP vs Sandisk
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I put HP and Sandisk side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- HP is the larger business, with $55.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $20.2B for Sandisk, about 2.7 times as much.
- Sandisk grew revenue faster (175.3%, against 3.2%).
- Sandisk kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (61.2% operating margin, against 5.7%).
- Sandisk turned more of its sales into free cash flow (56.8% FCF margin, against 5.1%).
- Sandisk earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (105.9%, against 55.3%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 9 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
HP
HPQ
1/9
Share count change
Sandisk
SNDK
8/9
Revenue growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | HPQ FY25 | SNDK FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $31.6B | $194.6B |
| Revenue | $55.3B | $20.2B |
| Free cash flow | $2.8B | $11.5B |
| Net income | $2.5B | $11.4B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 3.2% | 175.3% |
| 5-year growth | β0.5% | β |
| Share count change | β3.6% | 6.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 20.6% | 71.5% |
| Operating margin | 5.7% | 61.2% |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 56.5% |
| FCF margin | 5.1% | 56.8% |
| Return on capital | 55.3% | 105.9% |
| Return on equity | β | 91.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $6.0B | β$4.8B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.5x | β0.4x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.9B | $4.5B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 13.1x | β |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
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.