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NetApp vs Sandisk
NetApp vs Sandisk: which one is bigger, grows faster and keeps more of each dollar of revenue?
Sandisk earns 2.9× NetApp’s revenue
Method and sources
- Revenue growth (1 year): NetApp 5.4% (FY2026), Sandisk 175.3% (FY2026)
- Revenue growth (3-year CAGR): NetApp 2.9% (FY2026), Sandisk 49.3% (FY2026)
- Operating margin: NetApp 24.2% (FY2026), Sandisk 61.2% (FY2026)
- Gross margin: NetApp 70.7% (FY2026), Sandisk 71.5% (FY2026)
- Net margin: NetApp 18.4% (FY2026), Sandisk 56.5% (FY2026)
- FCF margin: NetApp 27.0% (FY2026), Sandisk 56.8% (FY2026)
Latest fiscal year per company: NetApp FY2026, Sandisk FY2026. Fiscal years end on different dates, so years are not calendar-aligned.
Both report in USD. Amounts are as filed, not converted.
Why this pair: same peer group, revenue within 4x in the same currency. Peer groups are curated by hand from each company's business as described in its own 10-K/20-F (what it sells, not its SIC code). A company can sit in more than one group. Within a group, a pair is listed when both companies report in the same currency and the larger company's latest fiscal-year revenue is at most 4x the smaller one's; each company keeps its 4 nearest peers by revenue ratio. Companies reporting in different currencies are never size-matched (amounts are not converted); a short list of obvious same-industry pairs across currencies is added by hand, with the reason, as are two direct competitor pairs outside the size rule (AMD vs NVIDIA, Intel vs NVIDIA).
Derived = calculated by Hollsteen from reported SEC values; reported = as tagged in the filing. SEC filings only, no market data.
Side by side: all values with filing links
| Metric | NetApp FY2026 | Sandisk FY2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $6.9B10-K · Jun 5, 2026 | $20.2B10-K · Aug 17, 2026 |
| Revenue growth (1 year) | 5.4% derived10-K · Jun 5, 2026 | 175.3% derived10-K · Aug 17, 2026 |
| Revenue growth (3-year CAGR) | 2.9% derived10-K · Jun 5, 2026 | 49.3% derived10-K · Aug 17, 2026 |
| Gross margin | 70.7% derived10-K · Jun 5, 2026 | 71.5% derived10-K · Aug 17, 2026 |
| Operating margin | 24.2% derived10-K · Jun 5, 2026 | 61.2% derived10-K · Aug 17, 2026 |
| Net margin | 18.4% derived10-K · Jun 5, 2026 | 56.5% derived10-K · Aug 17, 2026 |
| Free cash flow | $1.9B derived10-K · Jun 5, 2026 | $11.5B derived10-K · Aug 17, 2026 |
| FCF margin | 27.0% derived10-K · Jun 5, 2026 | 56.8% derived10-K · Aug 17, 2026 |
| R&D as % of revenue | 14.3% derived10-K · Jun 5, 2026 | 6.6% derived10-K · Aug 17, 2026 |
| Stock-based compensation as % of revenue | 5.5% derived10-K · Jun 5, 2026 | 1.1% derived10-K · Aug 17, 2026 |
Definitions: Revenue = Total revenue; Revenue growth (1 year) = Revenue FYt ÷ revenue FYt−1 − 1; Revenue growth (3-year CAGR) = (Revenue FYt ÷ revenue FYt−3)^(1/3) − 1; Gross margin = Gross profit ÷ revenue; Operating margin = Operating income ÷ revenue; Net margin = Net income ÷ revenue; Free cash flow = Operating cash flow − capital expenditures (one formula for all companies); FCF margin = Free cash flow ÷ revenue; R&D as % of revenue = Research and development expense ÷ revenue; Stock-based compensation as % of revenue = Stock-based compensation ÷ revenue.
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