ALRM vs ICTSF vs PANW Stock Comparison

Alarm.com Holdings, Icts International N V and Palo Alto Networks Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALRM Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.
$64.81 +21.4% 1M +25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.16B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.06B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
5 wins
PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc
$401.70 +7.2% 1M +82.4% 1Y
Market cap
$298.94B
P/E
973.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Alarm.com Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alarm.com Holdings 5, Palo Alto Networks 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALRMICTSFPANWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.16B $207.76M $298.94B PANW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.8x -14.0x 973.7x ALRM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.6x — 91.9x ALRM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% — +24.5% PANW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% — 2.7% ALRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.8% +27.6% +82.4% PANW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.9%/yr -6.6%/yr +37.1%/yr PANW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 79.2% 49.6% ALRM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 — 50/100 ALRM

Percentile Scorecard

ALRMICTSFPANW

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

AxisALRMICTSFPANW
Valuation 85 #19 of 124 36 #72 of 112 42 #72 of 124
Growth 43 #65 of 113 – 38 #71 of 113
Profitability 87 #15 of 109 – 76 #27 of 109
Financial Health 57 #55 of 127 52 #61 of 125 38 #79 of 127
Shareholder Returns 80 #14 of 65 – 55 #30 of 65
Overall 70 – 50
  • ALRM ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ICTSF ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • PANW ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALRMICTSFPANWSPY
1 month +21.4%-5.8%+7.2% -0.2%
3 months +18.9%+0.9%+25.9% +3.9%
6 months +43.9%+27.6%+121.9% +8.2%
Year to date +27.0%+66.2%+118.1% +12.9%
1 year +25.8%+27.6%+82.4% +12.3%
3 years +21.4%+38.1%+236.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.7%+11.4%+49.9% +23.3%
5 years -22.0%-28.8%+383.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.9%-6.6%+37.1% +10.9%
10 years +124.3%+681.7%+1,510.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.4%+22.8%+32.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALRMICTSFPANWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%79.2%49.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%124.9%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.430.321.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.840.351.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.9%-68.3%-36.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-13.6%-4.3% -1.2%
52-week high $64.81$6.42$419.91 $779.14
52-week low $42.13$3.10$141.67 $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.

MultipleALRMICTSFPANW
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 38.6x -14.0xmedian 21.2x 980.0xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 4.4x 0.4xmedian 0.9x 28.5xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 34.5x —median 11.9x 151.5xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 29.4x -6.3xmedian 13.7x 79.6xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.3x -9.8xmedian 2.4x 11.9xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.36median 1.28 —median 1.00 -67.72median 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 monthsALRMICTSFPANW
Revenue $1.06B – $11.48B
Gross profit $698.22M – $8.08B
Operating income $136.10M – $695.00M
Net income $117.29M – $307.00M
Free cash flow $187.71M – $4.11B
R&D $275.86M – $2.55B
EPS (diluted) $2.11 – $0.40
Cash & equivalents $479.42M $16.89M $2.51B
Total debt $2.96B $25.53M –
Shares (diluted) 55.92M 36.18M 764.00M
Enterprise value $160.88M $95.20M $284.01B

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
MetricALRMICTSFPANW
P/E 27.1x -14.0x 980.0x
P/FCF 16.9x -6.3x 79.6x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x – 71.9x
P/S 3.0x 0.4x 28.5x
P/B 3.7x -9.8x 11.9x
P/Tangible book 4.1x -9.8x 16.0x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x – 151.5x
EV/EBIT 23.4x – 466.6x
EV/Revenue 3.0x – 28.3x
EV/FCF 17.0x – 78.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x – 71.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.36 – -67.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALRMICTSFPANW
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% – 24.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% – 18.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% – 19.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6% – 17.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.3% – -44.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.6% – 21.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.9% – -72.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% – -11.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.1% – -74.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.9% – -14.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% – 22.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.7% – 17.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.0% – 18.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.1% – 16.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALRMICTSFPANW
Gross margin 65.8% – 70.4%
EBITDA margin 16.5% – 18.6%
Operating margin 12.8% – 6.1%
Pretax margin 14.4% – 4.7%
Net margin 11.1% – 2.7%
FCF margin 17.7% – 35.8%
Operating cash flow margin 18.8% – 39.7%
Return on equity 13.6% – 1.1%
Return on assets 7.1% – 0.6%
Return on invested capital 7.5% – –
Return on capital employed 9.1% – 1.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 14.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% – 15.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALRMICTSFPANW
Debt / assets 29.6% 4.7% –
Debt / equity 0.6x -0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – –
Debt / FCF 2.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 112.8% 43.3%
Equity / assets 52.2% -12.8% 56.7%
Interest coverage 8.6x – –
Current ratio 5.0x 1.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 4.0x 1.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 3.0x 0.6x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 4.26 – 9.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALRMICTSFPANW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.3% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.3% – -0.1%
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.

ConsensusALRMICTSFPANW
Forward P/E 21.6xFY2026 – 91.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.00FY2026 – $4.37FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +14.5%FY2026 – +13.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% – +16.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.01BFY2026 – $13.37BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 – +16.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% – +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALRMICTSFPANW
Held by institutions 98.2% – 82.1%
Institutions holding 314 – 2,914
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% – +6.6%
Institutions buying 169 – 1,547
Institutions selling 106 – 1,125
Buyers to sellers 1.59 – 1.38

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.

ALRMICTSFPANW
ALRM 1.00 0.02 0.27
ICTSF 0.02 1.00 0.03
PANW 0.27 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALRM, ICTSF and PANW?

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) $3.16B, Icts International N V (ICTSF) $207.76M, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) $298.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALRM, ICTSF and PANW?

Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 26.8x, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -14.0x, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 973.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) is cheapest (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 21.6x, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 91.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +8.7%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +24.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) has the highest net margin (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 11.1%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Palo Alto Networks (PANW) returned the most: Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +25.8%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) +27.6%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +82.4%. Over five years, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) compounded fastest (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) -4.9%/yr, Icts International N V (ICTSF) -6.6%/yr, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +37.1%/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%, Icts International N V (ICTSF) 79.2%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 49.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALRM, ICTSF and PANW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 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.