KO vs SNDK: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of The Coca-Cola Company and Sandisk Corporation โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-18.
The Coca-Cola Company ยท Consumer Defensive
$88.71
+15.5% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C High Quality
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Sandisk Corporation ยท Technology
$1,614.39
-25.3% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C
QuantHub Verdict
KO has more upside to fair value (+15.5%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric KO SNDK
Current Price $88.71 $1,614.39
Fair Value Estimate $102.44 $1,206.72
Upside to Fair Value +15.5% -25.3%
Market Cap $381.7B $239.1B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 20.8x 17.9x
Price / Sales 7.6x 11.8x
Price / FCF 26.7x 20.6x
Revenue Growth YoY +6.7% +371.6%
Gross Margin 61.9% 71.5%
Operating Margin 29.6% 61.2%
Return on Equity 43.0% 93.1%
Dividend Yield 2.37% 0%
FCF Yield 3.75% 4.84%
Analyst Consensus Strong Buy Strong Buy
Investment Thesis
KO โ€” The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company is a global non-alcoholic beverage concentrate, brand-management and bottling-system business with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories, supported by powerful trademarks, 2.2 billion daily servings and an entrenched distribution network. Business quality is high: TTM gross, operating and net margins are 61.9%, 29.6% and 28.6%, respectively, ROE is 43.0%, โ€ฆ
SNDK โ€” Sandisk Corporation
Sandisk designs and manufactures NAND flash storage solutions, including SSDs, embedded memory, removable cards, USB devices, and wafers, employing roughly 11,100 people from its Milpitas, California headquarters. The business is currently generating extraordinary profitability, with TTM gross margin of 71.5%, operating margin of 61.2%, net margin of 56.5%, and ROE of 93.1%, while revenue grew 37โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric KO SNDK
Zone Low $76.83 $905.04
Zone High $87.07 $1,025.71
In Buy Zone? No No
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