Dell Technologies vs HP
DELL and HPQ side by side, both in computer and office equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How DELL and HPQ compare
Dell Technologies is the larger company, worth 10 times as much as HP ($270B against $26.0B).
On earnings, HP is cheaper: it trades at 11.0× trailing earnings, against 24.6× for Dell Technologies.
Dell Technologies grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (49.0% versus 8.1% for HP).
Dell Technologies keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.5% compared with 4.1% at HP.
Both pay dividends: Dell Technologies yields 0.42% and HP 4.2%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | DELL | HPQ |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $270B | $26.0B |
| Share price | $424.30 | $28.78 |
| Change, 1 year | 159% | 3.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 653% | −9.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.67 | 1.03 |
| Employees | 97K | 55K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 | 15 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 24.6× | 11.0× (better) |
| P/S | 1.8× | 0.4× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.9× | 7.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | 31.5× | 6.7× (better) |
| PEG | 0.63 | – |
| FCF yield | 3.2% | 15.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $398.76 | $50.63 |
| Margin of safety | −6.4% | 43.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 49.0% (better) | 8.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.5% (better) | −0.48% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 135% (better) | −7.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 151% (better) | −4.4% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 15.5% (better) | 6.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.8% | 19.9% (better) |
| Operating margin | 9.4% (better) | 5.4% |
| Net margin | 7.5% (better) | 4.1% |
| FCF margin | 5.7% | 6.6% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 59.8% (better) | 52.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.32 | 1.20 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 8.9× (better) | 8.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.96 (better) | 0.79 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.89 (better) | 1.61 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.42% | 4.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 13.8% | 44.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | 9 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 10.6% |
| Buyback yield | 3.2% | 4.7% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.6% | 8.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 37.4% | 92.9% |
| Held by insiders | 56.2% | 0.24% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$3.4B | −$4.9M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.4% | 8.1% |
Go deeper
- DELL stock overview
- DELL income statement
- DELL valuation and score
- HPQ stock overview
- HPQ income statement
- HPQ valuation and score
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