ALRM vs CHKP vs CRWD Stock Comparison

Alarm.com Holdings, Check Point Software Technologies and CrowdStrike Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALRM Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.
$64.92 +20.7% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.27B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.06B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Check Point Software Technologies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Check Point Software Technologies 4, Alarm.com Holdings 4, CrowdStrike Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALRMCHKPCRWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.27B $16.41B $264.10B CRWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.7x 15.7x 4,518x CHKP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.6x 15.9x 200.5x CHKP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +4.6% +24.3% CRWD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 37.9% 1.1% CHKP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% — -2.1% ALRM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — -6.5x CRWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.0% -23.7% -51.2% ALRM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.1%/yr +5.4%/yr -1.1%/yr CHKP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 41.7% 150.4% ALRM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 57/100 59/100 ALRM

Percentile Scorecard

ALRMCHKPCRWD

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

AxisALRMCHKPCRWD
Valuation 86 #18 of 124 91 #12 of 124 21 #98 of 124
Growth 43 #65 of 113 24 #86 of 113 88 #15 of 113
Profitability 88 #14 of 109 94 #7 of 109 68 #36 of 109
Financial Health 56 #56 of 127 – 61 #50 of 127
Shareholder Returns 81 #13 of 63 18 #52 of 63 58 #27 of 63
Overall 71 57 59
  • ALRM ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CHKP ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CRWD ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALRMCHKPCRWDSPY
1 month +20.7%+20.1%+2.9% +0.9%
3 months +16.6%+11.1%+48.7% +5.9%
6 months +46.1%+10.9%-41.1% +8.5%
Year to date +27.2%-16.4%-43.1% +13.3%
1 year +25.0%-23.7%-51.2% +12.4%
3 years +21.6%+17.7%+54.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +6.7%+5.6%+15.6% +23.5%
5 years -23.0%+29.8%-5.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -5.1%+5.4%-1.1% +11.0%
10 years +121.6%+91.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.3%+6.7%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureALRMCHKPCRWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%41.7%150.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%49.3%208.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.43-0.021.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.81-0.57-0.34 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.9%-51.8%-77.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-24.1%-65.9% -0.9%
52-week high $64.92$204.39$782.17 $779.14
52-week low $42.13$112.47$179.38 $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.

MultipleALRMCHKPCRWD
P/E now vs peer median 27.2xmedian 37.9x 15.9xmedian 37.9x 4,650xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 4.4x 5.9xmedian 4.4x 50.6xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 34.5x 15.7xmedian 34.5x 407.4xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 26.6x 14.2xmedian 26.6x 169.7xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.4x —median 3.4x 53.1xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.37median 1.24 1.24median 1.24 125.16median 1.24

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 monthsALRMCHKPCRWD
Revenue $1.06B $2.76B $5.40B
Gross profit $698.22M $2.38B $4.06B
Operating income $136.10M $802.20M -$119.49M
Net income $117.29M $1.05B $77.40M
Free cash flow $187.71M $1.16B $1.61B
R&D $275.86M $463.70M $1.56B
EPS (diluted) $2.11 $9.54 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $479.42M $596.30M $5.01B
Total debt $2.96B – $2.98B
Shares (diluted) 55.92M 109.91M 1.04B
Enterprise value $263.97M $7.43B $244.51B

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
MetricALRMCHKPCRWD
P/E 27.2x 15.9x 4,650x
P/FCF 17.0x 14.2x 169.7x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x 14.4x 135.4x
P/S 3.0x 5.9x 50.6x
P/B 3.7x – 53.1x
P/Tangible book 4.1x – 56.1x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x 15.7x 407.4x
EV/EBIT 23.5x 17.3x -2,249x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 5.0x 49.8x
EV/FCF 17.0x 12.0x 167.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 12.2x 133.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.37 1.24 125.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALRMCHKPCRWD
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 4.6% 24.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 5.3% 26.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% 3.7% 26.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 4.6% 27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.3% -8.0% 66.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.6% -3.6% 7.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.9% 22.2% 127.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 7.7% 41.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.1% 26.1% 120.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.9% 12.8% 37.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% -3.3% 45.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.7% 2.9% 23.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.0% -3.0% 45.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 2.7% 24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALRMCHKPCRWD
Gross margin 65.8% 86.1% 75.2%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 32.0% 12.2%
Operating margin 12.8% 29.0% -2.2%
Pretax margin 14.4% 34.1% 1.4%
Net margin 11.1% 37.9% 1.1%
FCF margin 17.7% 41.8% 29.8%
Operating cash flow margin 18.8% 41.2% 37.4%
Return on equity 13.6% – 1.6%
Return on assets 7.1% 13.9% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 7.5% – -2.1%
Return on capital employed 9.1% – -1.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.1x 26.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 8.5% 23.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALRMCHKPCRWD
Debt / assets 29.6% – 6.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – -6.5x
Debt / FCF 2.6x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 47.8% – 57.3%
Equity / assets 52.2% – 42.7%
Interest coverage 8.6x – -4.5x
Current ratio 5.0x – 1.6x
Quick ratio 4.0x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 3.0x – 1.1x
Altman Z-score 4.27 – 24.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALRMCHKPCRWD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.3% -4.9% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.3% -4.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusALRMCHKPCRWD
Forward P/E 21.6xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 200.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.00FY2026 $9.77FY2026 $1.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.5%FY2026 -17.8%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% +18.0% +23.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.01BFY2026 $2.72BFY2026 $6.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +2.6% +22.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALRMCHKPCRWD
Held by institutions 98.2% 69.5% 77.4%
Institutions holding 314 633 2,433
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +1.7% +12.2%
Institutions buying 169 285 1,375
Institutions selling 106 259 837
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.10 1.64

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.

ALRMCHKPCRWD
ALRM 1.00 0.39 0.04
CHKP 0.39 1.00 0.11
CRWD 0.04 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALRM, CHKP and CRWD?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) $3.27B, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) $16.41B, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $264.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALRM, CHKP and CRWD?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 27.7x, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 15.7x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 4,518x). On next year's consensus earnings, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) is cheapest (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 21.6x, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 15.9x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 200.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +8.7%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +4.6%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) +24.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) has the highest net margin (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 11.1%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 37.9%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) leads (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 7.5%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) returned the most: Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +25.0%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) -23.7%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -51.2%. Over five years, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) compounded fastest (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) -5.1%/yr, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +5.4%/yr, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) has been the steadiest (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 30.7%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 41.7%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALRM, CHKP and CRWD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 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.