ALAR vs FSLY vs DVLT Stock Comparison

Alarum Technologies, Fastly and Datavault AI Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALAR Alarum Technologies Ltd.
$1.41 -20.8% 1M -90.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.75M
P/E
0.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.33M
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
5 wins
FSLY Fastly, Inc.
$25.61 +2.6% 1M +207.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.07B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$687.17M
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
4 wins
DVLT Datavault AI Inc.
$0.13 -13.3% 1M -96.2% 1Y
Market cap
$111.08M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$46.86M
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Alarum Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alarum Technologies 5, Fastly 4, Datavault AI 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALARFSLYDVLTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.75M $4.07B $111.08M FSLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.1x -49.8x -0.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.1x 52.3x — ALAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.2% +20.4% +955.8% DVLT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 145.1% -11.8% -370.2% ALAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% -6.1% — ALAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.3x 0.0x FSLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -90.1% +207.4% -96.2% FSLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -34.1%/yr -11.9%/yr -92.0%/yr FSLY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 113.8% 118.6% 148.7% ALAR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 54/100 41/100 ALAR

Percentile Scorecard

ALARFSLYDVLT

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

AxisALARFSLYDVLT
Valuation 95 #4 of 65 12 #16 of 18 25 #49 of 65
Growth 64 #21 of 56 94 #2 of 17 46 #31 of 56
Profitability 84 #9 of 52 40 #10 of 16 22 #41 of 52
Financial Health 72 #20 of 69 71 #6 of 18 71 #21 of 69
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 79 54 41
  • ALAR ranked among 75 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FSLY ranked among 19 companies in Cloud Computing
  • DVLT ranked among 75 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALARFSLYDVLTSPY
1 month -20.8%+2.6%-13.3% -0.8%
3 months -24.6%+27.8%-63.9% +3.5%
6 months -78.8%-0.7%-82.0% +7.0%
Year to date -83.6%+151.6%-80.1% +12.2%
1 year -90.1%+207.4%-96.2% +13.0%
3 years -54.5%+81.4%-99.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -23.1%+22.0%-82.7% +23.1%
5 years -87.5%-46.9%-100.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -34.1%-11.9%-92.0% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureALARFSLYDVLTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 113.8%118.6%148.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 131.2%108.1%140.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.651.422.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.791.75-0.65 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.4%-90.8%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -91.3%-23.6%-96.0% -1.8%
52-week high $16.25$33.50$3.28 $779.14
52-week low $1.18$7.96$0.13 $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.

MultipleALARFSLYDVLT
P/E now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 50.3x -49.8xmedian 15.8x -0.5xmedian 50.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.5x 5.9xmedian 2.7x 2.4xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 35.4x 988.3xmedian 24.2x -2.0xmedian 35.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 18.0x 80.4xmedian 10.3x -1.2xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.5x 4.1xmedian 1.8x 0.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 1.58 -1.88median 0.35 -0.01median 1.58

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 monthsALARFSLYDVLT
Revenue $45.33M $687.17M $46.86M
Gross profit $26.25M $422.42M $33.29M
Operating income $683.00K -$82.21M -$67.99M
Net income $1.15M -$81.10M -$173.47M
Free cash flow – $50.68M -$92.24M
R&D $8.46M $167.06M $22.88M
EPS (diluted) $50.66 $-0.51 $-0.24
Cash & equivalents $14.06M $89.80M $1.40M
Total debt $3.23M $323.96M $6.72M
Shares (diluted) 1.30M 157.60M 727.62M
Enterprise value -$45.86M $2.70B $103.77M

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
MetricALARFSLYDVLT
P/E 0.1x -49.8x -0.5x
P/FCF – 80.4x -1.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 34.1x -1.2x
P/S 0.2x 5.9x 2.4x
P/B 0.3x 4.1x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 0.3x 4.2x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 988.3x -2.0x
EV/EBIT -5.2x -49.4x -1.6x
EV/Revenue -0.1x 5.9x 2.4x
EV/FCF – 80.1x -1.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 34.0x -1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 -1.88 -0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALARFSLYDVLT
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.2% 20.4% 955.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 13.6% 157.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 37.3% 5,930%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 20.8% 201.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -84.7% 45.2% -103.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 27.0% -49.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -75.8% 45.0% -198.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.3% 21.2% -129.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.6% 49.2% 76.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 109.7% 26.5% 58.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 124.3% -326.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 91.8% -70.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 49.6% -331.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 47.1% -71.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALARFSLYDVLT
Gross margin 57.9% 61.5% 71.0%
EBITDA margin – 0.6% -117.9%
Operating margin 1.5% -12.0% -145.1%
Pretax margin 3.8% -12.2% -370.2%
Net margin 145.1% -11.8% -370.2%
FCF margin – 7.4% -196.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 17.4% -193.7%
Return on equity 3.5% -8.3% -74.5%
Return on assets 2.5% -5.4% -65.9%
Return on invested capital 1.4% -6.1% –
Return on capital employed 1.9% -6.0% -28.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -1.5x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 19.7% 32.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALARFSLYDVLT
Debt / assets 1.8% 21.5% 0.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.3x 0.0x
Debt / FCF – 6.4x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 25.6% 34.1% 11.1%
Equity / assets 74.4% 65.9% 88.9%
Interest coverage – -6.3x -14.2x
Current ratio 2.6x 3.4x 4.9x
Quick ratio 2.6x 3.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 1.5x 2.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score -0.99 4.24 -0.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALARFSLYDVLT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.2% -108.7%
Shareholder yield – -0.2% -108.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusALARFSLYDVLT
Forward P/E 20.1xFY2026 52.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 $0.49FY2026 $-0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +600.0%FY2026 +276.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +100.0% +22.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.86MFY2026 $724.28MFY2026 $183.24MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +368.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.0% +13.0% +85.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALARFSLYDVLT
Held by institutions 4.2% 94.0% 6.8%
Institutions holding 25 283 99
Change in shares held, QoQ +182.7% +7.5% +58.9%
Institutions buying 16 156 60
Institutions selling 4 89 15
Buyers to sellers 4.00 1.75 4.00

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.

ALARFSLYDVLT
ALAR 1.00 0.11 0.09
FSLY 0.11 1.00 0.09
DVLT 0.09 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALAR, FSLY and DVLT?

Fastly (FSLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alarum Technologies (ALAR) $9.75M, Fastly (FSLY) $4.07B, Datavault AI (DVLT) $111.08M.

Which company is growing faster?

Datavault AI (DVLT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alarum Technologies (ALAR) +48.2%, Fastly (FSLY) +20.4%, Datavault AI (DVLT) +955.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) has the highest net margin (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 145.1%, Fastly (FSLY) -11.8%, Datavault AI (DVLT) -370.2%). On return on invested capital, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) leads (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 1.4%, Fastly (FSLY) -6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fastly (FSLY) returned the most: Alarum Technologies (ALAR) -90.1%, Fastly (FSLY) +207.4%, Datavault AI (DVLT) -96.2%. Over five years, Fastly (FSLY) compounded fastest (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) -34.1%/yr, Fastly (FSLY) -11.9%/yr, Datavault AI (DVLT) -92.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) has been the steadiest (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 113.8%, Fastly (FSLY) 118.6%, Datavault AI (DVLT) 148.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALAR, FSLY and DVLT?

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 5. 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.