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How Sandisk (SNDK) compares with the whole market and its popular alternatives

Built by QuantCommons' quantitative engine, this page is about relative opportunity, not data on SNDK alone. It places SNDK (Sandisk Corporation) against 12 popular alternatives, its neighboring categories and the entire market of over 10,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs, and surfaces what has done better on consistent outperformance, return for the risk taken and diversification. The result is a clearer view of where SNDK stands in the market, and of the alternatives worth a closer look.

Period covered: SNDK's full trading record, from February 2025 through September 2026. All returns include reinvested dividends. Data as of October 20, 2026.

Data as of October 20, 2026. Full tables and charts read best on a larger screen.

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Key findings

How much would $10,000 in SNDK have grown?

This chart tracks a hypothetical $10,000 investment in SNDK over the past 1 years, with dividends reinvested, alongside the same amount in the S&P 500, investments that ended ahead of SNDK over the same span and SNDK's popular alternatives, among those that traded for the entire period. It shows not only where each investment ended up but also how smooth or uneven the path was.

Note: SNDK began trading on February 13, 2025, so the chart cannot reach back to the dot-com bust, the 2008 financial crisis or eight other sell-offs. It covers the most recent 1 years of SNDK's record, starting at the end of September 2025.

From the end of September 2025 to the end of September 2026. The scale is logarithmic, so equal steps up the chart are equal percentage gains. Hover over a fund in the key to pick out its line. 2 of the 4,300 stocks and funds worth at least $500 million that traded the whole period ended ahead of SNDK. The other 6 lines are popular alternatives, shown for context.

$10,000$20,000$50,000$100,000$200,00020252026$10,000$20,000$50,000$100,000$200,00020252026
  • MGRT$214,153+2,042% total · +2,042% a year
  • AXTI$172,404+1,624% total · +1,624% a year
  • SNDK$155,071+1,451% total · +1,451% a year
  • MU$63,758+538% total · +538% a year
  • DELL$38,429+284% total · +284% a year
  • MRVL$31,495+215% total · +215% a year
  • SIMO$29,940+199% total · +199% a year
  • HPE$26,478+165% total · +165% a year
  • NTAP$18,045+80.5% total · +80.5% a year
  • SPY (S&P 500)$11,571+15.7% total · +15.7% a year
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SNDK at a glance

This section summarizes the key facts about the stock, its returns over periods from one to ten years and the risk it has carried, with dividends reinvested throughout. These figures serve as the baseline for every comparison that follows.

Note: SNDK began trading on February 13, 2025, so every figure here, including its worst decline, covers only the time since then. None of them reflect the dot-com bust, the 2008 financial crisis or eight other sell-offs.

The company

Market value
$197B
Industry
Computer Hardware
Price history from
February 2025

Returns

Past 1 year
+822%total return

Risk

Volatility
114%typical yearly swing, 1 year
Sharpe ratio
2.53return per unit of risk, 1 year
Worst decline ever
−56.5%Jun 2026 to Jul 2026
From its all-time high
−41.5%below the peak

SNDK against the whole market

Where SNDK ranks among every stock and fund, and what across the market has done better.

How does SNDK rank among all stocks?

This section ranks SNDK on return, volatility, risk-adjusted return and worst decline against every stock worth at least $300 million with enough history. Where the comparisons with its popular alternatives show how SNDK stacks up against its peers, these rankings show where it stands in the market as a whole.

Ranked against U.S.-listed stocks worth at least $300M that have enough history for each measure, so the count changes from row to row; smaller stocks are left out. Lower volatility and smaller declines rank higher.

MeasureSNDKRankStanding
1-year return+822%1 of 3,287top 1%
Volatility, 1 year114%3,215 of 3,287bottom 3%
Sharpe ratio, 1 year2.5323 of 3,287top 1%

SNDK against its popular alternatives

The investments people most often weigh against SNDK, compared period by period and year by year.

How do SNDK's risk and return compare with its alternatives?

This map plots each investment's annual return over the past 1 year against its volatility, the size of its typical price swings. Investments toward the upper left earned more for a smoother ride, and those toward the lower right earned less for a rougher one. The dashed lines cross at SNDK, which divides the map into what did better or worse on each measure.

Green points earned more than SNDK with less volatility; red points earned less with more. Hover over a point for its figures. Total returns with dividends reinvested, annualized.

0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100%120%0.0%50.0%100%150%200%250%300%350%400%450%500%550%600%650%700%750%800%850%Volatility over 1 year (annualized)Annual return over 1 yearHigher return, lower volatilityLower return, higher volatilitySNDK: 822% a year, volatility 114%SPY (S&P 500): 15.8% a year, volatility 12.7%MU: 334% a year, volatility 81.3%DELL: 217% a year, volatility 75.8%MRVL: 181% a year, volatility 79.8%HPE: 150% a year, volatility 58.1%NTAP: 81.9% a year, volatility 45.4%SIMO: 125% a year, volatility 86.3%NVDA: 18.8% a year, volatility 37.3%WDC: 200% a year, volatility 80.8%LRCX: 83.7% a year, volatility 64.6%AMAT: 78.5% a year, volatility 60.0%KLAC: 41.0% a year, volatility 60.1%STX: 217% a year, volatility 76.0%SNDKSPY (S&P 500)MUDELLMRVLHPENTAPSIMONVDALRCXAMATKLACSTX0.0%50.0%100%150%0.0%50.0%100%150%200%250%300%350%400%450%500%550%600%650%700%750%800%850%Volatility over 1 year (annualized)Annual return over 1 yearHigher return, lower volatilityLower return, higher volatilitySNDK: 822% a year, volatility 114%SPY (S&P 500): 15.8% a year, volatility 12.7%MU: 334% a year, volatility 81.3%DELL: 217% a year, volatility 75.8%MRVL: 181% a year, volatility 79.8%HPE: 150% a year, volatility 58.1%NTAP: 81.9% a year, volatility 45.4%SIMO: 125% a year, volatility 86.3%NVDA: 18.8% a year, volatility 37.3%WDC: 200% a year, volatility 80.8%LRCX: 83.7% a year, volatility 64.6%AMAT: 78.5% a year, volatility 60.0%KLAC: 41.0% a year, volatility 60.1%STX: 217% a year, volatility 76.0%SNDKSPY (S&P 500)MUDELLMRVLHPENTAPSIMOLRCXKLACSTX
All figures
InvestmentAnnual returnVolatility
SNDK This pageSandisk Corporation+822%114%
MU Micron Technology, Inc.+334%81.3%
STX Seagate Technology Holdings plc+217%76.0%
DELL Dell Technologies Inc.+217%75.8%
WDC Western Digital Corporation+200%80.8%
MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc.+181%79.8%
HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company+150%58.1%
SIMO Silicon Motion Technology Corporation+125%86.3%
LRCX Lam Research Corporation+83.7%64.6%
NTAP NetApp, Inc.+81.9%45.4%
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc.+78.5%60.0%
KLAC KLA Corporation+41.0%60.1%
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation+18.8%37.3%
SPY S&P 500State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF+15.8%12.7%
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Has SNDK consistently beaten its popular alternatives?

This section compares SNDK with the investments people most often weigh against it, checking each one over five periods from one month to one year. Counting how often an alternative earned more than SNDK helps separate lasting outperformance from a single strong stretch.

A green cell means the alternative earned more than SNDK over that period. "Qualified" marks those that did so in at least 3 of 5 periods.

InvestmentPeriods outperformed Short termRisk · 1 yearFund
1M3M6MYTD1YVolatilitylower is calmerSharpehigher is betterWorst declinepast 10 yearsExpenseAssetsOverlapsame sectors
SNDK Sandisk Corporation (this page)—−22.7%−1.8%+49.5%+396%+822%114%2.53——$197B—
MU QualifiedMicron Technology, Inc.3/5 short−14.2%+3.6%+99.9%+184%+334%81.3%2.22−57.6%—$1.0T—
DELL QualifiedDell Technologies Inc.3/5 short−19.6%+21.3%+127%+265%+217%75.8%1.89−59.6%—$294B—
MRVL QualifiedMarvell Technology, Inc.3/5 short−6.6%+23.4%+62.7%+169%+181%79.8%1.69−61.9%—$211B—
HPE QualifiedHewlett Packard Enterprise Company3/5 short−9.1%+26.3%+103%+135%+150%58.1%1.87−56.9%—$74B—
NTAP QualifiedNetApp, Inc.3/5 short+6.2%+30.6%+97.7%+99.3%+81.9%45.4%1.54−58.1%—$41B—
SIMO SemiconductorsSilicon Motion Technology Corporation2/5 short−20.6%−15.2%+54.7%+130%+125%86.3%1.35−56.5%—$7.2B—
NVDA SemiconductorsNVIDIA Corporation2/5 short−4.8%+6.6%+7.4%+14.9%+18.8%37.3%0.65−66.3%—$5.2T—
WDC Computer HardwareWestern Digital Corporation1/5 short−18.7%−25.2%−2.6%+94.3%+200%80.8%1.77−70.5%—$136B—
LRCX SemiconductorsLam Research Corporation1/5 short−12.8%−14.0%+0.3%+42.8%+83.7%64.6%1.27−56.4%—$330B—
AMAT SemiconductorsApplied Materials, Inc.1/5 short−12.8%−22.9%+3.7%+51.2%+78.5%60.0%1.27−55.1%—$321B—
KLAC SemiconductorsKLA Corporation1/5 short−12.1%−22.0%−10.2%+27.4%+41.0%60.1%0.88−46.3%—$211B—
STX Computer HardwareSeagate Technology Holdings plc0/5 short−23.0%−15.8%+25.3%+136%+217%76.0%1.90−57.0%—$154B—
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Risk and diversification

How SNDK has fallen, how it held up in crashes beside the S&P 500 and its popular alternatives, and what moves independently of it.

What were SNDK's worst declines?

A drawdown is the decline from a peak to the lowest point before a new high. This section presents SNDK's five deepest drawdowns since it began trading in 2025, alongside the S&P 500's return over the same dates, and how long each took to recover. Together, these figures show how much an investor could have lost and how long it took to get back to even.

Note: SNDK began trading on February 13, 2025, so this list cannot include the dot-com bust, the 2008 financial crisis or eight other sell-offs.

Green means SNDK fell less than the S&P 500 over the same dates. Based on daily closing prices with dividends reinvested.

DuringSNDK fellS&P 500, same datesPeakLowTime to the lowBack at the peakTime to recover
No named crash−56.5%−0.7%Jun 2026Jul 20261 monthNot yet—
No named crash−47.5%−5.7%Mar 2025Apr 20251 monthSep 20255 months
No named crash−31.3%+0.1%Nov 2025Dec 20251 monthJan 20261 month
No named crash−25.9%−4.0%Mar 2026Mar 2026Under a monthApr 20261 month
No named crash−24.2%−2.5%Feb 2026Mar 20261 monthMar 2026Under a month

Common questions

What was SNDK's worst drawdown?

SNDK's deepest decline since it began trading in 2025 was 56.5%, from June to July 2026. It has not yet climbed back to that peak. Because SNDK launched in February 2025, that record does not include the dot-com bust, the 2008 financial crisis or eight other sell-offs.

What are the best alternatives to SNDK?

Of the 12 popular alternatives we compared, five outperformed SNDK in at least 3 of 5 timeframes, with dividends reinvested: MU, DELL and MRVL.

How we measure

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