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NetApp (NTAP)


Market Price (10/28/2025): $117.19 | Market Cap: $23.6 Bil
Sector: Information Technology | Industry: Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

NetApp (NTAP)


Market Price (10/28/2025): $117.19
Market Cap: $23.6 Bil
Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow


0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 6.8%, FCF Yield is 7.0%
  Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is 0.8%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 28%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 25%
  
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 37%
  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 6.8%, FCF Yield is 7.0%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 28%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 25%
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 37%
3 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is 0.8%

Market Valuation & Key Metrics

NTAP Stock


Return vs. Risk


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
NTAP Return11%42%-33%51%34%3%120%
Peers Return12%49%-12%52%40%25%290%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%17%110%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
NTAP Win Rate58%75%33%42%50%67% 
Peers Win Rate60%57%43%60%62%60% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%67% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
NTAP Max Drawdown-43%-7%-35%0%-3%-34% 
Peers Max Drawdown-38%-12%-33%-10%-11%-25% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: IBM, ANET, PSTG, NTNX, TDC. See NTAP Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 10/27/2025 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

Unique KeyEventNTAPS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-39.1%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven64.1%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven429 days464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic2020 Covid Pandemic  
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss% Loss-45.9%-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven85.0%51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven274 days148 days
2018 Correction2018 Correction  
2018 Correction% Loss% Loss-49.1%-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven96.6%24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven747 days120 days
2008 Global Financial Crisis2008 Global Financial Crisis  
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Loss% Loss-74.3%-56.8%
2008 Global Financial Crisis% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven289.7%131.3%
2008 Global Financial CrisisTime to BreakevenTime to Breakeven580 days1480 days

Compare to IBM, ANET, PSTG, NTNX, TDC


In The Past

NetApp's stock fell -39.1% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 1/13/2022. A -39.1% loss requires a 64.1% gain to breakeven.

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Trade Ideas

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Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ADBE_9302025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09302025ADBEAdobeMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
1.4%1.4%-6.7%
CRM_9302025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09302025CRMSalesforceMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
7.8%7.8%-0.6%
MPWR_9302025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09302025MPWRMonolithic Power SystemsMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
20.0%20.0%-1.8%
POWI_9262025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE09262025POWIPower IntegrationsDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
7.5%7.5%-13.4%
ROP_9262025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09262025ROPRoper TechnologiesMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
-7.0%-7.0%-7.0%
NTAP_5312025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper05312025NTAPNetAppMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
19.3%19.3%-0.4%
NTAP_9302022_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302022NTAPNetAppDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
4.9%26.4%-5.2%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ADBE_9302025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09302025ADBEAdobeMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
1.4%1.4%-6.7%
CRM_9302025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09302025CRMSalesforceMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
7.8%7.8%-0.6%
MPWR_9302025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09302025MPWRMonolithic Power SystemsMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
20.0%20.0%-1.8%
POWI_9262025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE09262025POWIPower IntegrationsDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
7.5%7.5%-13.4%
ROP_9262025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper09262025ROPRoper TechnologiesMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
-7.0%-7.0%-7.0%
NTAP_5312025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper05312025NTAPNetAppMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple
19.3%19.3%-0.4%
NTAP_9302022_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield09302022NTAPNetAppDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
4.9%26.4%-5.2%

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Financials

NTAPIBMANETPSTGNTNXTDCMedian
NameNetApp Internat.Arista N.Pure Sto.Nutanix Teradata  
Mkt Price117.19313.09156.8195.4769.5521.37106.33
Mkt Cap23.6292.4197.031.318.72.027.4
Rev LTM6,59065,4027,9513,3502,5381,6754,970
Op Inc LTM1,43611,5443,43076173185810
FCF LTM1,65811,8543,9755497502631,204
FCF 3Y Avg1,38011,7532,540553518276966
CFO LTM1,83813,4834,0478028212841,330
CFO 3Y Avg1,56313,4982,5867725892971,168

Growth & Margins

NTAPIBMANETPSTGNTNXTDCMedian
NameNetApp Internat.Arista N.Pure Sto.Nutanix Teradata  
Rev Chg LTM3.3%4.5%26.0%11.3%18.1%-6.7%7.9%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg0.8%2.6%32.1%9.7%17.1%-3.4%6.2%
Rev Chg Q1.2%9.1%30.4%12.7%19.2%-6.4%10.9%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM0.3%2.1%6.9%3.0%4.3%-1.6%2.6%
Op Mgn LTM21.8%17.7%43.1%2.3%6.8%11.0%14.3%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg20.2%16.4%40.2%2.5%-1.3%9.9%13.1%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM0.1%0.6%0.9%-0.7%1.5%-2.3%0.3%
CFO/Rev LTM27.9%20.6%50.9%23.9%32.4%17.0%25.9%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg24.4%21.4%37.6%25.4%26.1%16.9%24.9%
FCF/Rev LTM25.2%18.1%50.0%16.4%29.6%15.7%21.6%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg21.5%18.6%36.9%18.2%22.8%15.7%20.1%

Valuation

NTAPIBMANETPSTGNTNXTDCMedian
NameNetApp Internat.Arista N.Pure Sto.Nutanix Teradata  
Mkt Cap23.6292.4197.031.318.72.027.4
P/S3.64.524.89.37.41.25.9
P/EBIT16.125.757.4165.684.911.641.6
P/E20.137.060.6224.799.218.548.8
P/CFO12.821.748.739.022.77.222.2
Total Yield6.8%4.8%1.7%0.4%1.0%5.4%3.2%
Dividend Yield1.8%2.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg6.6%6.4%2.5%3.3%3.7%8.6%5.1%
D/E0.10.20.00.00.10.30.1
Net D/E-0.00.2-0.0-0.0-0.00.1-0.0

Returns

NTAPIBMANETPSTGNTNXTDCMedian
NameNetApp Internat.Arista N.Pure Sto.Nutanix Teradata  
1M Rtn-1.8%10.1%10.0%15.9%-9.9%-3.7%4.1%
3M Rtn10.1%19.8%33.4%60.7%-6.4%-5.1%14.9%
6M Rtn34.4%34.4%100.2%110.4%2.4%-1.0%34.4%
12M Rtn0.1%50.0%59.2%76.6%12.9%-33.2%31.4%
3Y Rtn80.8%153.8%416.4%213.0%159.5%-32.4%156.7%
1M Excs Rtn-5.3%6.6%6.6%12.4%-13.3%-7.2%0.6%
3M Excs Rtn3.0%12.2%24.3%52.9%-15.9%-11.3%7.6%
6M Excs Rtn10.0%10.0%75.9%86.0%-21.9%-25.3%10.0%
12M Excs Rtn-18.1%19.7%40.6%63.7%-3.7%-51.0%8.0%
3Y Excs Rtn13.2%86.5%406.2%157.9%73.2%-116.9%79.8%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20252024202320222021
Hybrid Cloud5,6575,7875,9225,545 
Public Cloud611575396199 
Hardware maintenance and other services    1,383
Product    2,995
Software    1,034
Total6,2686,3626,3185,7445,412


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date10152025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity14,235,210
Short Interest: % Change Since 930202519.8%
Average Daily Volume1,935,932
Days-to-Cover Short Interest7.35
Basic Shares Quantity201,000,000
Short % of Basic Shares7.1%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/27/20254.5%6.0%6.9%
5/29/2025-0.1%5.4%7.4%
2/27/2025-15.6%-22.3%-25.2%
11/21/2024-3.4%-3.2%-6.8%
8/28/2024-9.6%-11.4%-8.1%
5/30/20243.4%4.3%11.8%
2/29/202418.2%17.0%17.9%
11/28/202314.6%16.0%12.9%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive141212
# Negative101212
Median Positive4.3%6.7%9.6%
Median Negative-5.8%-3.5%-8.9%
Max Positive18.2%17.0%22.3%
Max Negative-15.6%-22.3%-32.9%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
7312025827202510-Q 7/25/2025
4302025609202510-K 4/25/2025
1312025227202510-Q 1/24/2025
103120241125202410-Q 10/25/2024
7312024828202410-Q 7/26/2024
4302024610202410-K 4/26/2024
1312024229202410-Q 1/26/2024
103120231130202310-Q 10/27/2023
7312023829202310-Q 7/28/2023
4302023614202310-K 4/28/2023
1312023301202310-Q 1/27/2023
103120221201202210-Q 10/28/2022
7312022830202210-Q 7/29/2022
4302022616202210-K 4/29/2022
1312022302202210-Q 1/28/2022
103120211202202110-Q 10/29/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0De Lorenzo DanielVP, Controller & CAO9292025Sell121.8777994,937 Form

Industry Resources

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