Dell Stock Looks Less Expensive Once You Count The AI Backlog

Dell Technologies (DELL) stock has more than quadrupled over the past year, while the S&P 500 gained 18% (as of September 25, 2026). At about 32 times trailing earnings, it looks stretched. Those earnings are adjusted: normalized net income with stock-based compensation added back, a measure defined differently from the analyst forecasts behind the forward multiples. Yet most of what makes the stock look cheaper sits in a year Dell has already guided and half reported.