ANET vs. WDC: Arista Networks vs. Western Digital Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Arista Networks (ANET) and Western Digital (WDC) both fall under the Technology Hardware & Equipment industry group, but ANET is classified in Communications Equipment while WDC is classified in Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

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Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Both companies show strong equity returns, but Western Digital (WDC) at 129.60% is the standout with ROE above its industry range; Arista Networks (ANET) at 33.52% also sits in the top quartile.

Both Arista Networks (ANET) at 39.97% and Western Digital (WDC) at 69.20% keep an unusually large share of revenue as bottom-line profit — each net margin clears its industry’s benchmark range.

Before financing and tax, both Arista Networks (ANET) at 44.90% and Western Digital (WDC) at 47.68% run unusually efficient core operations — each operating margin clears its industry’s benchmark range.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Both Arista Networks (ANET) at 28.60% and Western Digital (WDC) at 35.70% sit in the top peer quartile for revenue growth, so each is growing its top line faster than typical industry peers.

Western Digital (WDC) at 372.38% clears its industry range for EPS growth, a much stronger earnings trajectory than Arista Networks (ANET) at 23.32%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Western Digital (WDC) at 1.43 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Arista Networks (ANET) at 3.29 sits above its industry’s typical mid-range — comfortable liquidity, though possibly with more idle current assets relative to peers.

Only one side’s leverage can be read here: Western Digital (WDC) carries debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10 against its industry range, while Arista Networks (ANET) reports no figure this period.

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Dividends

Arista Networks (ANET) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Western Digital (WDC) reports a yield of 0.21%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Arista Networks (ANET) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Western Digital (WDC) reports a payout of 1.93%, ranking against industry peers normally.

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Valuation

Western Digital (WDC) at 9.28 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while Arista Networks (ANET) at 45.79 sits in the richer quartile — a clear split in what investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings.

Both look expensive on sales: Western Digital (WDC) at 6.82 sits in the upper P/S ratio quartile, and Arista Networks (ANET) at 18.15 prices even higher, above its industry range.

Both look rich against book: Western Digital (WDC) at 10.55 sits in the upper P/B ratio quartile, and Arista Networks (ANET) at 13.12 prices even higher, above its industry range.

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