Health score, competitive moat, risk signals, and key metrics at a glance.
NetApp, Inc. provides a range of enterprise software, systems, and services that customers use to transform their data infrastructures in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through two segments, Hybrid Cloud and Public Cloud. The company offers data management software, such as NetApp ONTAP, ONTAP One, NetApp Snapshot, NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management, NetApp SnapMirror Data Replication, and NetApp SnapLock Data Compliance; and storage infrastructure solutions, including NetApp All-Flash FAS (AFF A-Series), NetApp All-Flash FAS with capacity flash (AFF C-Series), NetApp All-Flash SAN Array (ASA A-Series & C-Series), NetApp Fabric Attached Storage (FAS), NetApp E/EF series, and NetApp StorageGRID. It also provides cloud storage services comprising NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Azure NetApp Files, Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, and Google Cloud NetApp Volumes, as well as NetApp BlueXP, BlueXP Copy and Sync, BlueXP Backup and Recovery, BlueXP Classification, and BlueXP Ransomware Protection. In addition, the company offers operational services, such as NetApp Data Infrastructure Insights and Instaclustr; and professional and support services offerings include storage-as-a-service (STaaS), strategic consulting, professional, managed, and support services, as well as assessment, design, implementation, migration, and proactive support services to help customers optimize the performance and efficiency of their on-premises and hybrid multicloud storage environments. It serves various industries comprising energy, financial services, government, technology, internet, life sciences, healthcare services, manufacturing, media, entertainment, animation, video postproduction, and telecommunications through a direct sales force and an ecosystem of partners, including the leading cloud providers. The company has a strategic alliance with Commvault Systems, Inc. to develop an integrated solution for enterprise data protection and cyber resilience. NetApp, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Competitive analysis based on 63 quarters of fundamental data
Operating margins are expanding at ~22.1%, suggesting durable pricing power and cost discipline.
Consistently high ROE averaging 114.1% suggests a durable competitive advantage and efficient capital allocation.
Free cash flow is consistently positive and growing — a hallmark of a capital-light business that can self-fund growth.
TTM revenue has grown consistently (7 of 7 quarters up), with ~8.6% growth over the period. Strong demand durability.
Data-driven red flags and warnings across 63 quarters
Margins are stable or improving at ~24.0% — no sign of cost or pricing stress.
FCF covers net income by 1.3x on average — earnings are well-supported by cash generation.
D/E ratio is 1.8 — conservative capital structure with low financial risk.
Revenue is stable or growing over recent quarters — demand appears durable.
Free cash flow is consistently positive — the business self-funds without external capital reliance.
Shares decreased 3.9% — net buybacks are reducing shares outstanding and boosting per-share value.
as of April 2026
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