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Seagate Technology PLC

Singapore · Large Cap · listed since 2002 · Revenue 12 mo. $13.8B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
7.3
of 10 8 of 11 points High Match To the score
Price
$460.99
1 Y +55.9%
Market cap
$115.2B
Phase
Growth
revenue growing, core business profitable
Revenue +18.2% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 33.6%Payout 24.9% of operating cash flow

Seagate Technology Holdings plc engages in providing data storage solutions in Singapore, the United States, the Netherlands, and internationally.

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Seagate Technology Holdings plc engages in providing data storage solutions in Singapore, the United States, the Netherlands, and internationally. The company offers External and internal hard drives; external and internal solid-state drives (SSDs); enterprise hard drives and SSDs; data storage systems; network attached storage (NAS) hard drives; video and analytics hard drives; and hyperscale and cloud solution. It offers its products for Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Surveillance & Security, and telecommunication industry. The company sells its products primarily to original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Singapore.

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Summary

Seagate Technology PLC is around the middle of the Technology sector overall

49.4 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 16.8% FCF growth a year, more than achieved over the last 5 and 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €2.8B (2026), it supports €31B. The remaining €72.4B of the market value assume it grows 16.8% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

16.8%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€103.4B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€31B without growth
€72.4B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved 14.8%
  • 10 yrs achieved 0.8%
  • priced in 16.8%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 22.1×, within its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 13.6× to 29.5×, median 22.0×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

1 sign supports the expectation, 3 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Low capital needs capex median 4.2% of revenue (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Expectation above the company's own record priced in 16.8%, achieved at most 14.8%
  • Share count rising despite money spent on own shares shares +5.5% year on year
  • Volatile earnings 3 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q2 → Q3 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 6 of 8 changes for the better.

  • Revenue, 12 mo.$12.2B → $13.8B+13.2%better
  • FCF, 12 mo.$3.1B → $4.2B+33.8%better
  • Gross margin45.6% → 50.4%+4.8 ppbetter
  • EBIT margin33.6% → 39.5%+5.9 ppbetter
  • FCF margin25.6% → 30.2%+4.7 ppbetter
  • Net debt$2.2B → $1.1B−49.3%better
  • Shares outstanding229M → 232M+1.3%worse
  • Return on equity146.9% → 127.3%−19.6 ppworse

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability76.6above the middleEarns more than the sector: Return on equity 146.93%, sector 14.60%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity146.93%14.60%Rank 99
Return on capital (Greenblatt)103.10%29.77%Rank 81
EBIT margin33.57%17.40%Rank 86
FCF margin25.46%18.54%Rank 73
Gross margin45.58%48.47%Rank 44
Growth73.6above the middleGrows faster than the sector: Revenue growth, 1 year 34.06%, sector 12.70%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year34.06%12.70%Rank 88
Earnings growth, 3 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–9.54%
Earnings growth, 5 years per year20.99%14.07%Rank 69
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)4.67%2.87%Rank 64
Valuation44.6around the middleValued about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield3.02%2.64%Rank 58
FCF yield2.70%3.06%Rank 47
EV/saleslower is better9.625.18Rank 30
EV/EBITlower is better28.6626.24Rank 44
Momentum28.3below the middleShare price doing worse than the sector: Share price, 3 months −38.15%, sector −5.84%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year55.94%−0.59%Rank 90
Share price, 6 months−40.61%−4.46%Rank 10
Share price, 3 months−38.15%−5.84%Rank 3
Distance from 52-week high−57.86%−33.23%Rank 9
Quality54.7around the middleQuality about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better0.39%1.65%Rank 56
Change in share countlower is better5.53%−0.17%Rank 8
Dividend streak in years128Rank 77
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted4.28%−1.57%Rank 78
Balance sheet & risk18.2below the middleMore risk than the sector: Debt to equity 1.78, sector 0.33.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio21.73%53.98%Rank 14
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better0.51−0.20Rank 34
Debt to equitylower is better1.780.33Rank 7
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better75.15%50.37%Rank 18

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $10.8B (2017) to $12.2B (2026), 1.4% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt, $B
201710.89.8%$1.5B299M2.5
201811.214.6%$1.7B292M3.0
201910.414.3%$1.2B285M2.0
202010.512.4%$1.1B265M2.5
202110.714.0%$1.1B245M4.0
202211.716.8%$1.3B224M5.1
20237.4−4.6%$626.0M207M5.0
20246.66.9%$664.0M212M4.3
20259.120.8%$818.0M217M4.1
202612.233.6%$3.1B229M2.2
7.3 / 10High MatchStockScorer score8 of 11 points

5 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Seagate Technology PLC mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 100%This stock · Growth: 50%This stock · Valuation: 0%This stock · Momentum: 100%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How Seagate Technology PLC's score is built

Seagate Technology PLC is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

5 of 7 rules met

8 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector medianmet1 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%met2 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.no data0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketmet1 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Seagate Technology PLC stock perform across 18 strategies?

Excerpt from 18 strategies checked. The full evaluation is visible after a free sign-up.

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  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum

Seagate Technology PLC key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Seagate Technology PLC.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio33.235.1
P/B ratio48.75.5
Return on equity (ROE)146.9%14.6%
Equity ratio21.7%54.0%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)1.780.33
Dividend yield0.6%0.9%

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Frequently asked questions about Seagate Technology PLC stock

How does Seagate Technology PLC stock (STX) score in the StockScorer model?
Seagate Technology PLC stock reaches a StockScorer score of 7.3 out of 10, which is a high match with the rule-based strategies. 5 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Seagate Technology PLC's P/E ratio?
Seagate Technology PLC's P/E ratio is 33.2. The Technology sector median is 35.1.
What sector is Seagate Technology PLC in?
Seagate Technology PLC is assigned to the Technology sector. Its rank within the sector is 49.4 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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