Dell Technologies
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2026 – 2028)

20262026202620272027202720282028
Price/Earnings ratio
25.4721.1135.0124.9916.7635.0114.1114.11
Price/Sales ratio
1.030.991.050.990.931.051.001.00
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$5.28$6.37$3.84$5.38$8.02$3.84$9.53$9.53

Historical Multiples (2015 – 2024)

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
-7.77-8.60-3.48-5.37-8.503.878.457.7012.6918.9820.29-8.50
Price/Sales ratio
0.170.180.190.190.210.210.310.420.300.680.870.21
Price/Book Value ratio
N/A6.040.921.26-4.29-18.939.30-25.43-9.93-25.36-36.35-18.93
Price/Cash Flow ratio
3.724.395.372.232.801.922.404.158.697.0215.182.80
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
4.585.658.843.003.622.662.945.7055.1610.2929.093.62
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
N/A0.88-0.010.180.42-0.01-0.260.11-0.230.51-0.28-0.01
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/A10.86%N/AN/AN/A3.10%1.75%1.45%N/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
16.43%16.47%21.95%25.98%27.64%24.33%23.23%21.63%22.17%23.60%22.07%24.33%
Operating Profit Margin
-0.82%-1.61%-2.03%-2.05%0.60%4.20%4.78%4.85%5.48%5.89%6.03%0.60%
Pretax Profit Margin
-2.24%-2.52%-8.61%-6.03%-2.60%-0.00%2.70%5.85%3.15%4.39%4.48%-2.60%
Net Profit Margin
-2.25%-2.16%-5.72%-3.60%-2.54%5.44%3.74%5.49%2.38%3.63%4.35%-2.54%
Effective Tax Rate
8.80%9.17%30.22%38.64%7.62%138325%4.30%16.56%24.89%17.80%3.20%138325%
Return on Assets
N/A-2.44%-3.01%-2.29%-2.06%3.88%2.63%5.99%2.72%3.91%4.99%-2.06%
Return On Equity
N/A-70.22%-26.41%-23.53%50.55%-488.46%110.13%-330.14%-78.21%-133.56%-157.34%-157.34%
Return on Capital Employed
N/A-4.14%-1.58%-2.06%0.82%5.37%5.98%13.44%14.79%15.51%17.47%0.82%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A0.76N/A
Quick Ratio
N/A0.860.740.820.720.640.700.650.660.660.630.64
Cash ratio
N/A0.240.240.310.220.190.190.170.170.150.100.19
Days of Sales Outstanding
N/A55.9374.2272.2267.5474.7967.3565.3964.7257.7362.8974.79
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/A13.8919.0916.7020.3118.6618.6627.1421.8919.5633.1620.31
Operating Cycle
N/A69.8393.3288.9387.8593.4586.0292.5486.6277.3096.0587.85
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/A110.56108.50114.38106.95114.11126.36131.4394.73104.75116.65106.95
Cash Conversion Cycle
N/A-40.73-15.18-25.45-19.09-20.66-40.33-38.88-8.11-27.45-20.59-20.59
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/A0.300.410.410.470.430.310.220.260.310.300.43
Debt Equity Ratio
N/A8.673.664.28-11.71-55.0813.29-12.55-7.74-10.81-10.95-11.71
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.870.760.781.101.020.911.081.151.141.131.10
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.890.780.811.091.010.931.081.141.101.101.09
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A15.20N/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/A0.150.040.130.130.170.290.480.140.330.210.13
Company Equity Multiplier
N/A28.708.7710.26-24.47-125.7741.82-55.03-28.70-34.14-35.86-35.86
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.040.040.030.080.070.100.130.100.030.090.050.10
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.810.770.600.740.770.720.810.720.150.680.510.72
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/A0.150.040.130.130.170.290.480.140.330.210.13
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/A0.720.360.861.611.201.79515.353.031.240.971.20
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/A-92.38%N/AN/AN/A39.47%33.38%29.92%-92.38%