AXON vs CHKP vs WKEY Stock Comparison

Axon Enterprise, Check Point Software Technologies and WISeQey Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$423.17 -0.4% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$34.38B
P/E
171.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins
WKEY WISeQey Corp.
$6.09 -0.3% 1M -35.8% 1Y
Market cap
$68.51M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionAXONCHKPWKEYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.38B $16.39B $68.51M AXON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 171.1x 15.9x — CHKP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.2x 15.9x — CHKP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.6% +4.6% — AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 37.9% — CHKP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.0% -23.7% -35.8% CHKP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.7%/yr +5.4%/yr -27.1%/yr AXON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.5% 41.7% 97.3% CHKP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 57/100 — CHKP

Percentile Scorecard

AXONCHKPWKEY

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

AxisAXONCHKPWKEY
Valuation 42 #73 of 124 91 #12 of 124 –
Growth 57 #49 of 113 24 #86 of 113 –
Profitability 60 #44 of 109 94 #7 of 109 –
Financial Health 37 #80 of 127 – 77 #30 of 127
Shareholder Returns – 18 #52 of 63 –
Overall 49 57 –
  • AXON ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CHKP ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • WKEY ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXONCHKPWKEYSPY
1 month -0.4%+20.1%-0.3% +0.9%
3 months -20.3%+11.1%-11.5% +5.9%
6 months +5.6%+10.9%-19.6% +8.5%
Year to date -25.5%-16.4%-22.4% +13.3%
1 year -44.0%-23.7%-35.8% +12.4%
3 years +110.8%+17.7%+290.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +28.2%+5.6%+57.5% +23.5%
5 years +135.1%+29.8%-79.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +18.7%+5.4%-27.1% +11.0%
10 years +1,783.3%+91.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +34.1%+6.7%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAXONCHKPWKEYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.5%41.7%97.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.6%49.3%91.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.56-0.023.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.71-0.57-0.37 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-51.8%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-24.1%-65.8% -0.9%
52-week high $759.44$204.39$17.80 $779.14
52-week low $345.94$112.47$5.46 $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.

MultipleAXONCHKPWKEY
P/E now vs peer median 171.1xmedian 37.9x 15.9xmedian 37.9x —median 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 4.4x 5.9xmedian 4.4x —median 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 266.1xmedian 34.5x 15.7xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 258.1xmedian 26.6x 14.2xmedian 26.6x —median 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 3.4x —median 3.4x 0.1xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 7.46median 1.24 1.24median 1.24 —median 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 monthsAXONCHKPWKEY
Revenue $3.22B $2.76B –
Gross profit $1.91B $2.38B –
Operating income $23.77M $802.20M –
Net income $199.30M $1.05B –
Free cash flow $133.19M $1.16B –
R&D $768.36M $463.70M –
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $9.54 –
Cash & equivalents $597.70M $596.30M $488.95M
Total debt $1.73B – $1.17B
Shares (diluted) 82.54M 109.91M 11.25M
Enterprise value $28.90B $7.41B -$568.64M

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
MetricAXONCHKPWKEY
P/E 171.1x 15.9x –
P/FCF 258.1x 14.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 129.3x 14.4x –
P/S 10.7x 5.9x –
P/B 9.4x – 0.1x
P/Tangible book 10.1x – 0.1x
EV/EBITDA 266.1x 15.7x –
EV/EBIT 1,490x 17.3x –
EV/Revenue 11.0x 5.0x –
EV/FCF 266.0x 12.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 133.3x 12.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.46 1.24 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXONCHKPWKEY
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.6% 4.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 5.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.2% 3.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 4.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,682% -8.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.2% -3.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -38.9% 22.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 7.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -39.3% 26.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 12.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -3.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 2.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.5% -3.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 2.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXONCHKPWKEY
Gross margin 59.4% 86.1% –
EBITDA margin 4.1% 32.0% –
Operating margin 0.7% 29.0% –
Pretax margin 5.7% 34.1% –
Net margin 6.2% 37.9% –
FCF margin 4.1% 41.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 41.2% –
Return on equity 5.5% – –
Return on assets 2.7% 13.9% –
Return on invested capital 0.4% – –
Return on capital employed 0.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 19.7% 8.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXONCHKPWKEY
Debt / assets 23.1% – 190.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.9x – –
Debt / FCF 13.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 50.9% – 10.0%
Equity / assets 49.1% – 90.0%
Interest coverage 0.2x – –
Current ratio 2.1x – 12.4x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 11.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 11.7x
Altman Z-score 6.33 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXONCHKPWKEY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -4.9% –
Shareholder yield – -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.

ConsensusAXONCHKPWKEY
Forward P/E 53.2xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.95FY2026 $9.77FY2026 $-8.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 -17.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% +18.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.57BFY2026 $2.72BFY2026 $31.96MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 +65.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.4% +2.6% +36.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXONCHKPWKEY
Held by institutions 88.7% 69.5% –
Institutions holding 1,118 633 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +1.7% –
Institutions buying 667 285 –
Institutions selling 324 259 –
Buyers to sellers 2.06 1.10 –

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.

AXONCHKPWKEY
AXON 1.00 0.25 0.17
CHKP 0.25 1.00 0.00
WKEY 0.17 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXON, CHKP and WKEY?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axon Enterprise (AXON) $34.38B, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) $16.39B, WISeQey (WKEY) $68.51M.

Which stock is cheaper, AXON, CHKP and WKEY?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 171.1x, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) is cheapest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 53.2x, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 15.9x). 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) +4.6%.

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) 37.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) returned the most: Axon Enterprise (AXON) -44.0%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) -23.7%, WISeQey (WKEY) -35.8%. Over five years, Axon Enterprise (AXON) compounded fastest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) +18.7%/yr, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +5.4%/yr, WISeQey (WKEY) -27.1%/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) 61.5%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 41.7%, WISeQey (WKEY) 97.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.