ALAR vs XNET vs SNOW Stock Comparison

Alarum Technologies, Xunlei and Snowflake Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALAR Alarum Technologies Ltd.
$1.39 -21.9% 1M -90.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.14M
P/E
0.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.33M
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
4 wins
XNET Xunlei Ltd
$3.86 -23.0% 1M -58.9% 1Y
Market cap
$233.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$424.54M
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
2 wins
SNOW Snowflake Inc.
$337.43 +0.4% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$118.97B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.43B
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Alarum Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Alarum Technologies 4, Snowflake 2, Xunlei 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALARXNETSNOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.14M $233.58M $118.97B SNOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.1x -3.3x -109.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x — 157.7x ALAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.2% +40.4% +32.0% ALAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 145.1% -16.9% -20.1% ALAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -90.9% -58.9% +26.9% SNOW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -34.0%/yr +5.6%/yr -0.6%/yr XNET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 113.6% 52.7% 63.1% XNET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 73/100 46/100 ALAR

Percentile Scorecard

ALARXNETSNOW

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

AxisALARXNETSNOW
Valuation 99 #2 of 124 97 #2 of 38 29 #89 of 124
Growth 65 #40 of 113 46 #20 of 36 68 #37 of 113
Profitability 80 #23 of 109 64 #13 of 34 50 #55 of 109
Financial Health 73 #35 of 127 87 #6 of 38 23 #98 of 127
Shareholder Returns – – 59 #27 of 65
Overall 79 73 46
  • ALAR ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • XNET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • SNOW ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALARXNETSNOWSPY
1 month -21.9%-23.0%+0.4% -0.2%
3 months -22.3%-26.3%+24.9% +3.9%
6 months -79.1%-38.7%+136.7% +8.2%
Year to date -83.8%-45.6%+53.8% +12.9%
1 year -90.9%-58.9%+26.9% +12.3%
3 years -55.2%+162.6%+135.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -23.5%+38.0%+33.0% +23.3%
5 years -87.5%+31.3%-3.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -34.0%+5.6%-0.6% +10.9%
10 years —-24.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —-2.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALARXNETSNOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 113.6%52.7%63.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 130.7%57.4%54.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.641.771.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.80-1.120.43 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.4%-68.7%-73.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -91.4%-58.9%-8.5% -1.2%
52-week high $16.25$9.40$368.93 $779.14
52-week low $1.18$3.83$121.11 $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.

MultipleALARXNETSNOW
P/E now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 38.6x -3.4xmedian 29.5x -108.0xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 4.4x 0.6xmedian 4.5x 21.9xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x —median 23.9x -148.6xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 29.4x —median 15.0x 99.5xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.3x —median 4.3x 55.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 1.28 0.04median 0.38 18.29median 1.28

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 monthsALARXNETSNOW
Revenue $45.33M $424.54M $5.43B
Gross profit $26.25M $230.55M $3.64B
Operating income $683.00K $5.67M -$1.24B
Net income $1.15M $146.48M -$1.09B
Free cash flow – – $1.20B
R&D $8.46M $82.00M $2.11B
EPS (diluted) $50.66 $-1.13 $-3.12
Cash & equivalents $14.06M $125.83M $1.71B
Total debt $3.23M $270.21M –
Shares (diluted) 1.30M 63.29M 349.26M
Enterprise value -$46.47M -$649.20M $106.29B

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
MetricALARXNETSNOW
P/E 0.1x -3.4x -108.0x
P/FCF – – 99.5x
P/Operating cash flow – – 94.9x
P/S 0.2x 0.6x 21.9x
P/B 0.3x – 55.3x
P/Tangible book 0.3x – 69.0x
EV/EBITDA – – -148.6x
EV/EBIT -5.4x 3.9x -94.3x
EV/Revenue -0.1x 0.1x 21.5x
EV/FCF – – 97.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 93.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 0.04 18.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALARXNETSNOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.2% 40.4% 32.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 3.0% 30.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.5% 35.5% 32.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 30.5% 13.4% 31.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -84.7% 126.5% 19.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% -7.0% -7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -75.8% -79.7% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -44.3% 108.8% -8.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.6% -110.0% 24.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 109.7% -88.7% -5.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 49.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 22.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 59.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 22.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALARXNETSNOW
Gross margin 57.9% 54.3% 67.0%
EBITDA margin – – -14.4%
Operating margin 1.5% 1.3% -22.8%
Pretax margin 3.8% -20.6% -19.8%
Net margin 145.1% -16.9% -20.1%
FCF margin – – 22.0%
Operating cash flow margin – – 23.1%
Return on equity 3.5% – -53.2%
Return on assets 2.5% 11.3% -12.6%
Return on invested capital 1.4% – –
Return on capital employed 1.9% 0.5% -25.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – -1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 30.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALARXNETSNOW
Debt / assets 1.8% 4.8% –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 25.6% 16.9% 75.3%
Equity / assets 74.4% – 24.7%
Interest coverage – 2.8x -148.8x
Current ratio 2.6x 2.0x 0.9x
Quick ratio 2.6x 1.9x 0.8x
Cash ratio 1.5x 1.7x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -1.00 1.88 9.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALARXNETSNOW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.4%
Shareholder yield – – 0.4%
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.

ConsensusALARXNETSNOW
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 – 157.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.07FY2026 – $2.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +600.0%FY2026 – +71.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +100.0% – +36.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $47.86MFY2026 – $6.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 – +31.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.0% – +41.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALARXNETSNOW
Held by institutions 4.2% 11.0% 79.8%
Institutions holding 25 52 1,459
Change in shares held, QoQ +182.7% -8.7% +9.1%
Institutions buying 16 35 850
Institutions selling 4 14 473
Buyers to sellers 4.00 2.50 1.80

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.

ALARXNETSNOW
ALAR 1.00 0.13 0.28
XNET 0.13 1.00 0.40
SNOW 0.28 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALAR, XNET and SNOW?

Snowflake (SNOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alarum Technologies (ALAR) $9.14M, Xunlei (XNET) $233.58M, Snowflake (SNOW) $118.97B.

Which company is growing faster?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alarum Technologies (ALAR) +48.2%, Xunlei (XNET) +40.4%, Snowflake (SNOW) +32.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) has the highest net margin (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 145.1%, Xunlei (XNET) -16.9%, Snowflake (SNOW) -20.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Snowflake (SNOW) returned the most: Alarum Technologies (ALAR) -90.9%, Xunlei (XNET) -58.9%, Snowflake (SNOW) +26.9%. Over five years, Xunlei (XNET) compounded fastest (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) -34.0%/yr, Xunlei (XNET) +5.6%/yr, Snowflake (SNOW) -0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xunlei (XNET) has been the steadiest (Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 113.6%, Xunlei (XNET) 52.7%, Snowflake (SNOW) 63.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALAR, XNET and SNOW?

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.