AXON vs CHKP vs GEN Stock Comparison

Axon Enterprise, Check Point Software Technologies and Gen Digital Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$416.57 +0.8% 1M -42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$34.02B
P/E
170.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$29.71 +35.1% 1M +13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.38B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gen Digital leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Gen Digital 6, Axon Enterprise 3, Check Point Software Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXONCHKPGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.02B $15.83B $18.38B AXON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 170.7x 18.1x 15.2x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 52.4x 14.6x 9.7x GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.6% +2.7% +16.9% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 31.7% 23.1% CHKP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% — 14.4% GEN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.9x — 2.8x GEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.5% -26.9% +13.1% GEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.7%/yr +4.2%/yr +3.6%/yr AXON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.6% 42.2% 43.0% CHKP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 55/100 69/100 GEN

Percentile Scorecard

AXONCHKPGEN

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

AxisAXONCHKPGEN
Valuation 37 #78 of 124 90 #13 of 124 84 #21 of 124
Growth 58 #49 of 114 20 #92 of 114 64 #42 of 114
Profitability 58 #47 of 111 94 #8 of 111 96 #6 of 111
Financial Health 35 #83 of 128 – 14 #110 of 128
Shareholder Returns – 18 #60 of 73 90 #8 of 73
Overall 47 55 69
  • AXON ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CHKP ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GEN ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXONCHKPGENSPY
1 month +0.8%+9.2%+35.1% -2.0%
3 months -31.4%+14.8%+5.1% -2.2%
6 months +9.5%+20.9%+50.7% +4.2%
Year to date -26.7%-23.3%+9.3% +10.6%
1 year -42.5%-26.9%+13.1% +10.4%
3 years +91.7%+3.9%+68.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year +24.3%+1.3%+19.0% +20.2%
5 years +125.7%+22.8%+19.1% +61.6%
5 years, per year +17.7%+4.2%+3.6% +10.1%
10 years +1,795.2%+71.8%+16.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +34.2%+5.6%+1.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAXONCHKPGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.6%42.2%43.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.6%50.2%41.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.530.030.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.640.30 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-51.8%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.5%-30.4%-5.4% -3.2%
52-week high $724.10$204.39$31.41 $779.14
52-week low $345.94$112.47$17.89 $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.

MultipleAXONCHKPGEN
P/E now vs peer median 168.4xmedian 38.8x 17.4xmedian 38.8x 14.7xmedian 38.8x
P/S now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 4.4x 5.5xmedian 4.4x 3.4xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 262.1xmedian 28.6x 12.6xmedian 28.6x 9.4xmedian 28.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 254.1xmedian 23.6x 12.7xmedian 23.6x 10.0xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 6.4xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 7.35median 1.27 3.28median 1.27 -5.40median 1.27

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 monthsAXONCHKPGEN
Revenue $3.22B $2.76B $5.23B
Gross profit $1.91B $2.36B $4.05B
Operating income $23.77M $780.30M $2.19B
Net income $199.30M $875.10M $1.21B
Free cash flow $133.19M $1.18B $1.76B
R&D $768.36M $468.30M $430.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $7.96 $2.00
Cash & equivalents $597.70M $496.00M $589.00M
Total debt $1.73B – $8.12B
Shares (diluted) 82.54M 109.91M 603.00M
Enterprise value $28.55B -$1.47B $16.19B

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
MetricAXONCHKPGEN
P/E 168.4x 17.4x 14.7x
P/FCF 254.1x 12.7x 10.0x
P/Operating cash flow 127.3x 12.9x 9.9x
P/S 10.5x 5.5x 3.4x
P/B 9.2x – 6.4x
P/Tangible book 10.0x – 21.6x
EV/EBITDA 262.1x 12.6x 9.4x
EV/EBIT 1,468x 13.9x 11.5x
EV/Revenue 10.8x 3.9x 4.8x
EV/FCF 262.0x 9.2x 14.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 131.3x 9.3x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.35 3.28 -5.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXONCHKPGEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.6% 2.7% 16.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 4.9% 11.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.2% 1.4% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 3.9% 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,682% -8.5% 30.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.2% -4.7% 26.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.9% -13.3% 111.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 0.5% -4.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -39.3% -10.6% 118.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 5.3% -2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -0.6% 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 4.2% 22.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.5% -0.3% 35.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 4.0% 22.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXONCHKPGEN
Gross margin 59.4% 85.7% 77.4%
EBITDA margin 4.1% 31.1% 51.2%
Operating margin 0.7% 28.3% 41.8%
Pretax margin 5.7% 33.9% 32.3%
Net margin 6.2% 31.7% 23.1%
FCF margin 4.1% 42.8% 33.7%
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 42.2% 34.0%
Return on equity 5.5% – 44.7%
Return on assets 2.7% 11.7% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 0.4% – 14.4%
Return on capital employed 0.4% – 18.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 19.7% 8.2% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXONCHKPGEN
Debt / assets 23.1% – 52.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.9x – 2.8x
Debt / FCF 13.0x – 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 50.9% – 82.4%
Equity / assets 49.1% – 17.6%
Interest coverage 0.2x – 4.3x
Current ratio 2.1x – 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.24 – 1.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXONCHKPGEN
Dividend yield – – 1.7%
Net buyback yield – -4.5% 4.3%
Shareholder yield – -4.5% 6.1%
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.

ConsensusAXONCHKPGEN
Forward P/E 52.4xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.95FY2026 $9.77FY2026 $3.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 -17.8%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% +18.0% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.57BFY2026 $2.72BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.4% +2.6% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXONCHKPGEN
Held by institutions 88.7% 69.5% 89.1%
Institutions holding 1,121 634 690
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% +1.7% +3.8%
Institutions buying 670 285 392
Institutions selling 324 260 212
Buyers to sellers 2.07 1.10 1.85

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.

AXONCHKPGEN
AXON 1.00 0.26 0.36
CHKP 0.26 1.00 0.40
GEN 0.36 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXON, CHKP and GEN?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axon Enterprise (AXON) $34.02B, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) $15.83B, Gen Digital (GEN) $18.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXON, CHKP and GEN?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 170.7x, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 18.1x, Gen Digital (GEN) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 52.4x, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 14.6x, Gen Digital (GEN) 9.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Axon Enterprise (AXON) +34.6%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +2.7%, Gen Digital (GEN) +16.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) has the highest net margin (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 31.7%, Gen Digital (GEN) 23.1%). On return on invested capital, Gen Digital (GEN) leads (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 0.4%, Gen Digital (GEN) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gen Digital (GEN) returned the most: Axon Enterprise (AXON) -42.5%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) -26.9%, Gen Digital (GEN) +13.1%. Over five years, Axon Enterprise (AXON) compounded fastest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) +17.7%/yr, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +4.2%/yr, Gen Digital (GEN) +3.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) has been the steadiest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 61.6%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 42.2%, Gen Digital (GEN) 43.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AXON, CHKP and GEN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gen Digital (GEN) leads on 6. 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.