HPEvs.NetApp
HPE vs NTAP · both in Data centers, part of the AI & digital infrastructure value chain: Servers, networking, optics and data center capacity that tie AI infrastructure together.
HPE is about 2.0× larger than NetApp by market cap; NetApp trades at the lower P/E (31.1 vs 51.3); year to date, HPE leads (+118.3% vs +74.5%).
Side by side
| HPE | NTAP | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $79.8B | $39.6B |
| Price | $53.44 | $187.43 |
| Today | +1.9% | +0.3% |
| Return YTD | +118.3% | +74.5% |
| Return 1Y | +133.5% | +69.1% |
| P/E | 51.3 | 31.1 |
| P/S | 2.1 | 5.7 |
| P/B | 3.2 | 29.3 |
Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
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Cray supercomputers and ProLiant AI servers on one side; on the other, a networking business that grew considerably with the Juniper acquisition.
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Keeps enterprise data on flash arrays and moves it between on-premises kit and the cloud; AI workloads are the newer source of demand.
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