NetApp (NTAP)

Technology · Software - Infrastructure · S&P 500
$228.45 +2.09% on the day Market cap $46.0B 52-week range $93.69 to $231.90 Prices as of Oct 7, 2026

What the price implies

A reverse DCF: instead of guessing a fair value, it asks what growth today's price already assumes. How it works.

Free cash flow growth the price needs
8% a year for 10 years

At a market value of $46.0B, NetApp's free cash flow of $1.9B (fiscal 2026) would need to grow about 8% a year for the stock to be worth today's price. That is close to what the company has delivered over the last 9 years.

Assumes a 9% discount rate and 3% growth after year 10, on free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital spending) from NetApp's SEC filings. Change any assumption, or model revenue and margins instead, in the Modeling tab, or try your own numbers in the reverse DCF calculator.

Implied by the price7.7% a year
Free cash flow, last 9 years9.7% a year
Revenue, same period2.6% a year
Price to free cash flow24.6x

Fundamental grade

B

Five factors scored 1 to 9 from NTAP's latest numbers, weighted into one grade. It describes the business, not whether the stock is a buy.

Valuation4
Profitability8
Growth9
Financial health2
Cash efficiency9

Key numbers

P/E (trailing)39.0x
P/E (forward)25.9x
Price / free cash flow34.4x
EV / EBITDA12.9x
Price / sales6.23x
Price / book38.7x
Revenue growth+29.9%
Operating margin25.0%
Net margin19.2%
Return on equity94.8%
Dividend yield0.89%
Debt / equity6.33x

Results from SEC filings

Fiscal years, from NetApp's 10-K filings. The deep dive has 15+ years, quarters and every line.

Fiscal year20222023202420252026
Revenue$6.3B$6.4B$6.3B$6.6B$6.9B
Net income$937M$1.3B$986M$1.2B$1.3B
Free cash flow$985M$868M$1.5B$1.3B$1.9B
EPS (diluted)$4.09$5.79$4.63$5.67$6.35
Operating margin18.3%16.0%19.4%20.3%24.2%

Where the revenue comes from

Revenue by segments, fiscal 2026.

Hybrid Cloud Segment$6.2B90%
Public Cloud Segment$688M10%

Superinvestors who own NTAP

From each investor's latest 13F filing (what a 13F shows). 5 of the investors we track hold it.

InvestorLast quarterValue% of portfolioQuarter
PRIMECAP Management
PRIMECAP Management Co
Trimmed $1.4B0.82%Q2 2026
Andrew Wellington
Lyrical Asset Management
Trimmed $382M4.8%Q2 2026
Cliff Asness
AQR Capital Management
Trimmed $195M0.07%Q2 2026
Joel Greenblatt
Gotham Asset Management
Trimmed $69M0.16%Q2 2026
Lee Ainslie
Maverick Capital
New position $677,0750.01%Q2 2026

Insider buying

Open-market purchases by NetApp's executives and directors in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings. What insider buying tells you.

No open-market insider purchases of NTAP in the last 12 months. Most insider activity is selling and option exercises, which aren't shown here.

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In the full deep dive

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Yearly return (IRR) at today's price
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15+ years of statements and quarters

Questions

What growth does NetApp's stock price imply?

At a market value of $46.0B, NetApp would need its free cash flow to grow about 8% a year for 10 years (discounted at 9%, 3% growth after that) to be worth today's price. Over the last 9 years its free cash flow grew 10% a year.

Are NetApp insiders buying the stock?

No open-market insider purchases of NTAP in the last 12 months, according to SEC Form 4 filings.

Which superinvestors own NetApp?

5 of the superinvestors Investingly tracks hold NTAP in their latest 13F, including PRIMECAP Management, Andrew Wellington, Cliff Asness.

Prices and ratios as of Oct 7, 2026; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice. Superinvestor holdings come from 13F filings, which are filed up to 45 days after each quarter ends.