ALRM vs PANW vs RBRK Stock Comparison

Alarm.com Holdings, Palo Alto Networks and Rubrik Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALRM Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.
$64.81 +21.4% 1M +25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.17B
P/E
26.9x
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
$296.06B
P/E
964.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins
RBRK Rubrik, Inc.
$135.68 +23.8% 1M +74.4% 1Y
Market cap
$28.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.54B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win

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 3, Rubrik 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALRMPANWRBRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.17B $296.06B $28.24B PANW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.9x 964.4x -111.0x ALRM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.6x 91.9x 256.0x ALRM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.7% +24.5% +42.4% RBRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.1% 2.7% -16.5% 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% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.8% +82.4% +74.4% PANW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.9%/yr +37.1%/yr — PANW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 49.6% 65.8% ALRM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 50/100 55/100 ALRM

Percentile Scorecard

ALRMPANWRBRK

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

AxisALRMPANWRBRK
Valuation 85 #19 of 124 42 #72 of 124 50 #62 of 124
Growth 43 #65 of 113 38 #71 of 113 92 #10 of 113
Profitability 87 #15 of 109 76 #27 of 109 57 #48 of 109
Financial Health 57 #55 of 127 38 #79 of 127 26 #94 of 127
Shareholder Returns 80 #14 of 65 55 #30 of 65 50 #33 of 65
Overall 70 50 55
  • ALRM ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • PANW ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RBRK ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALRMPANWRBRKSPY
1 month +21.4%+7.2%+23.8% -0.2%
3 months +18.9%+25.9%+89.9% +3.9%
6 months +43.9%+121.9%+148.6% +8.2%
Year to date +27.0%+118.1%+77.4% +12.9%
1 year +25.8%+82.4%+74.4% +12.3%
3 years +21.4%+236.5%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.7%+49.9%— +23.3%
5 years -22.0%+383.6%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.9%+37.1%— +10.9%
10 years +124.3%+1,510.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.4%+32.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALRMPANWRBRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%49.6%65.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.7%46.9%59.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.431.251.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.841.661.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -52.9%-36.0%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-4.3%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $64.81$419.91$135.68 $779.14
52-week low $42.13$141.67$43.81 $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.

MultipleALRMPANWRBRK
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 38.6x 980.0xmedian 38.6x -109.9xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 4.4x 28.5xmedian 4.4x 18.2xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 34.5x 151.5xmedian 34.5x -222.2xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 29.4x 79.6xmedian 29.4x 92.5xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.3x 11.9xmedian 3.3x -56.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.36median 1.28 -67.72median 1.28 —median 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 monthsALRMPANWRBRK
Revenue $1.06B $11.48B $1.54B
Gross profit $698.22M $8.08B $1.24B
Operating income $136.10M $695.00M -$282.40M
Net income $117.29M $307.00M -$254.43M
Free cash flow $187.71M $4.11B $303.91M
R&D $275.86M $2.55B $440.96M
EPS (diluted) $2.11 $0.40 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $479.42M $2.51B $416.17M
Total debt $2.96B – –
Shares (diluted) 55.92M 764.00M 206.10M
Enterprise value $162.36M $281.13B $21.46B

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
MetricALRMPANWRBRK
P/E 27.1x 980.0x -109.9x
P/FCF 16.9x 79.6x 92.5x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x 71.9x 83.4x
P/S 3.0x 28.5x 18.2x
P/B 3.7x 11.9x -56.3x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 16.0x -56.3x
EV/EBITDA 18.2x 151.5x -222.2x
EV/EBIT 23.4x 466.6x -93.4x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 28.3x 17.1x
EV/FCF 17.0x 78.9x 86.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.0x 71.2x 78.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.36 -67.72 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALRMPANWRBRK
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.7% 24.5% 42.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 18.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.8% 19.3% 46.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 17.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.3% -44.1% 34.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.6% 21.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -8.9% -72.9% 42.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% -11.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -2.1% -74.9% 45.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.9% -14.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% 22.5% 59.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.7% 17.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.0% 18.6% 56.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.1% 16.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALRMPANWRBRK
Gross margin 65.8% 70.4% 80.2%
EBITDA margin 16.5% 18.6% -7.7%
Operating margin 12.8% 6.1% -18.3%
Pretax margin 14.4% 4.7% -14.6%
Net margin 11.1% 2.7% -16.5%
FCF margin 17.7% 35.8% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 18.8% 39.7% 21.9%
Return on equity 13.6% 1.1% –
Return on assets 7.1% 0.6% -9.1%
Return on invested capital 7.5% – –
Return on capital employed 9.1% 1.9% -19.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 14.8x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% 15.5% 22.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALRMPANWRBRK
Debt / assets 29.6% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – –
Debt / FCF 2.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 43.3% 117.5%
Equity / assets 52.2% 56.7% -17.5%
Interest coverage 8.6x – -65.0x
Current ratio 5.0x 0.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 4.0x 0.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio 3.0x 0.3x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 4.26 9.70 4.01

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusALRMPANWRBRK
Forward P/E 21.6xFY2026 91.9xFY2027 256.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.00FY2026 $4.37FY2027 $0.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.5%FY2026 +13.8%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +5.7% +16.5% +41.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.01BFY2026 $13.37BFY2027 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.4%FY2026 +16.5%FY2027 +34.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.2% +12.7% +12.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALRMPANWRBRK
Held by institutions 98.2% 82.1% 63.1%
Institutions holding 314 2,914 572
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +6.6% +12.3%
Institutions buying 169 1,547 404
Institutions selling 106 1,125 116
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.38 3.48

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.

ALRMPANWRBRK
ALRM 1.00 0.27 0.37
PANW 0.27 1.00 0.64
RBRK 0.37 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALRM, PANW and RBRK?

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) $3.17B, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) $296.06B, Rubrik (RBRK) $28.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, ALRM, PANW and RBRK?

Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 26.9x, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 964.4x, Rubrik (RBRK) -111.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) is cheapest (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 21.6x, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 91.9x, Rubrik (RBRK) 256.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rubrik (RBRK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +8.7%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +24.5%, Rubrik (RBRK) +42.4%.

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%, Rubrik (RBRK) -16.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Palo Alto Networks (PANW) returned the most: Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +25.8%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +82.4%, Rubrik (RBRK) +74.4%. Over five years, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) compounded fastest (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) -4.9%/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%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 49.6%, Rubrik (RBRK) 65.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.