ALAR vs ERIC vs NET Stock Comparison

Alarum Technologies, Ericsson Lm Telephone and Cloudflare Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ALAR Alarum Technologies Ltd.
$1.41 -20.8% 1M -90.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.43M
P/E
0.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.33M
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
4 wins
ERIC Ericsson Lm Telephone Co
$10.89 +14.3% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.91B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.56B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins
NET Cloudflare, Inc.
$332.09 -4.8% 1M +52.4% 1Y
Market cap
$116.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.51B
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alarum Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Alarum Technologies 4, Ericsson Lm Telephone 4, Cloudflare 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALARERICNETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.43M $36.91B $116.30B NET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.1x 18.1x -563.8x ALAR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.1x 16.8x 255.5x ERIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.2% -38.5% +33.5% ALAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 145.1% 8.3% -8.2% ALAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% 20.0% -12.4% ERIC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.6x 252.9x ERIC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -90.1% +15.2% +52.4% NET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -34.1%/yr -0.2%/yr +13.2%/yr NET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 113.8% 36.5% 67.1% ERIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 59/100 50/100 ALAR

Percentile Scorecard

ALARERICNET

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisALARERICNET
Valuation 100 #1 of 124 88 #14 of 111 16 #32 of 38
Growth 65 #40 of 113 46 #59 of 108 66 #13 of 36
Profitability 79 #24 of 110 86 #15 of 104 46 #19 of 34
Financial Health 73 #35 of 129 40 #70 of 115 60 #16 of 38
Shareholder Returns – 38 #51 of 81 65 #8 of 21
Overall 79 59 50
  • ALAR ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ERIC ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • NET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodALARERICNETSPY
1 month -20.8%+14.3%-4.8% -0.8%
3 months -24.6%+12.6%+25.0% +3.5%
6 months -78.8%-1.5%+56.4% +7.0%
Year to date -83.6%+12.8%+68.4% +12.2%
1 year -90.1%+15.2%+52.4% +13.0%
3 years -54.5%+149.8%+500.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -23.1%+35.7%+81.8% +23.1%
5 years -87.5%-1.0%+85.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -34.1%-0.2%+13.2% +11.0%
10 years —+116.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+8.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALARERICNETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 113.8%36.5%67.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 131.2%36.7%69.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.651.031.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.790.420.78 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.4%-65.8%-82.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -91.3%-20.7%-8.0% -1.8%
52-week high $16.25$13.74$360.95 $779.14
52-week low $1.18$9.15$160.19 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleALARERICNET
P/E now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 38.1x 17.8xmedian 32.0x -570.5xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 4.3x 1.5xmedian 2.8x 42.6xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 35.4x 9.1xmedian 19.4x -9,176xmedian 24.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 27.1x 9.8xmedian 29.0x 307.1xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.4x 3.3xmedian 2.9x 66.0xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 1.27 0.41median 1.13 -131.34median 0.38

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsALARERICNET
Revenue $45.33M $24.56B $2.51B
Gross profit $26.25M $11.51B $1.82B
Operating income $683.00K $2.90B -$354.38M
Net income $1.15M $2.04B -$206.28M
Free cash flow – $3.76B $348.41M
R&D $8.46M $5.22B $573.30M
EPS (diluted) $50.66 $0.61 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $14.06M $5.11B $1.66B
Total debt $3.23M $3.73B $1.29B
Shares (diluted) 1.30M 3.34B 354.33M
Enterprise value -$46.17M $14.53B $99.82B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricALARERICNET
P/E 0.1x 17.8x -570.5x
P/FCF – 9.8x 307.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.7x 168.9x
P/S 0.2x 1.5x 42.6x
P/B 0.3x 3.3x 66.0x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 3.3x 68.5x
EV/EBITDA – 9.1x -9,176x
EV/EBIT -5.2x 11.9x -293.8x
EV/Revenue -0.1x 1.4x 41.4x
EV/FCF – 9.2x 298.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.0x 164.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.41 -131.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALARERICNET
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.2% -38.5% 33.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.6% -2.0% 30.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 3.7% 27.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 4.0% 28.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -84.7% -18.4% -90.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 55.0% -21.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -75.8% -18.7% -76.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.3% 43.4% 2.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.6% -17.7% -72.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 109.7% 43.1% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 4.3% 32.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 44.0% 41.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 6.1% 67.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 34.7% 61.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALARERICNET
Gross margin 57.9% 46.8% 72.6%
EBITDA margin – 15.4% -0.5%
Operating margin 1.5% 11.8% -14.1%
Pretax margin 3.8% 11.2% -7.9%
Net margin 145.1% 8.3% -8.2%
FCF margin – 15.3% 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 14.0% 25.2%
Return on equity 3.5% 18.7% -13.1%
Return on assets 2.5% 6.8% -3.3%
Return on invested capital 1.4% 20.0% -12.4%
Return on capital employed 1.9% 17.8% -9.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.7x -3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 20.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALARERICNET
Debt / assets 1.8% 12.4% 20.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.6x 252.9x
Debt / FCF – 1.0x 3.7x
Liabilities / assets 25.6% 63.1% 75.0%
Equity / assets 74.4% 36.9% 25.0%
Interest coverage – – -30.9x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.2x 1.8x
Quick ratio 2.6x 0.8x 1.8x
Cash ratio 1.5x 0.4x 1.6x
Altman Z-score -0.99 – 13.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALARERICNET
Dividend yield – 2.8% –
Net buyback yield – -2.2% 0.0%
Shareholder yield – 0.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 50.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -13.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -7.7% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusALARERICNET
Forward P/E 20.1xFY2026 16.8xFY2026 255.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $0.65FY2026 $1.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +600.0%FY2026 -30.9%FY2026 +39.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +100.0% -3.1% +22.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.86MFY2026 $24.16BFY2026 $3.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 -8.1%FY2026 +39.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.0% +1.0% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALARERICNET
Held by institutions 4.2% 9.5% 88.2%
Institutions holding 25 388 1,219
Change in shares held, QoQ +182.7% +0.4% +2.8%
Institutions buying 16 219 704
Institutions selling 4 110 378
Buyers to sellers 4.00 1.99 1.86

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ALARERICNET
ALAR 1.00 0.02 0.17
ERIC 0.02 1.00 0.14
NET 0.17 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALAR, ERIC and NET?

Cloudflare (NET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alarum Technologies (ALAR) $9.43M, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) $36.91B, Cloudflare (NET) $116.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALAR, ERIC and NET?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 0.1x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 18.1x, Cloudflare (NET) -563.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) is cheapest (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 20.1x, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 16.8x, Cloudflare (NET) 255.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alarum Technologies (ALAR) +48.2%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -38.5%, Cloudflare (NET) +33.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) has the highest net margin (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 145.1%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 8.3%, Cloudflare (NET) -8.2%). On return on invested capital, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) leads (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 1.4%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 20.0%, Cloudflare (NET) -12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cloudflare (NET) returned the most: Alarum Technologies (ALAR) -90.1%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) +15.2%, Cloudflare (NET) +52.4%. Over five years, Cloudflare (NET) compounded fastest (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) -34.1%/yr, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) -0.2%/yr, Cloudflare (NET) +13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) has been the steadiest (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 113.8%, Ericsson Lm Telephone (ERIC) 36.5%, Cloudflare (NET) 67.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALAR, ERIC and NET?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.