Arista Networks Inc vs Super Micro Computer Inc

Arista Networks Inc (ANET) is overvalued and Super Micro Computer Inc (SMCI) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, SMCI trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +57%, against -79% for ANET.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Arista Networks Inc (ANET)

A 12.5x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $114.88; the price of $205.19 is 79% above that value.

Leak Score 72/100 on 8 of 12 signals

Super Micro Computer Inc (SMCI)

Discounting its cash flows at 13.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $97.37; the price of $41.54 is 57% below that value, and 64% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 61/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MetricANETSMCI
VerdictOvervaluedUndervalued
Price$205.19$41.54
Intrinsic value$114.88$97.37
Margin of safety-79%+57%
Leak Score72/100 (8/12)61/100 (10/12)
Market cap$258.8B$27.3B
Revenue growth, 5 years31.2%61.5%
Operating margin43.1%7.1%
Net margin38.4%5.6%
Return on equity31.5%21.3%
Debt to equity0.000.64
P/E64.7x12.6x
Forward P/E39.3x7.8x
P/B17.5x2.7x

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