AXON vs CLBT vs FFIV Stock Comparison

Axon Enterprise, Cellebrite DI and F5 Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$382.56 -8.6% 1M -40.2% 1Y
Market cap
$25.30B
P/E
126.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins
CLBT Cellebrite DI Ltd.
$12.38 +8.9% 1M -22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.01B
P/E
51.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$514.29M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins
FFIV F5, Inc.
$311.74 -33.6% 1M +26.5% 1Y
Market cap
$17.64B
P/E
24.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

F5 leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (F5 5, Axon Enterprise 3, Cellebrite DI 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXONCLBTFFIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.30B $3.01B $17.64B AXON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 126.9x 51.2x 24.3x FFIV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 48.1x 45.9x 19.2x FFIV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.6% +17.8% +9.4% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 11.4% 22.0% FFIV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% 7.9% — CLBT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.9x -3.5x — CLBT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.2% -22.9% +26.5% FFIV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.9%/yr +3.5%/yr +7.1%/yr AXON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.7% 63.5% 42.1% FFIV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 69/100 66/100 CLBT

Percentile Scorecard

AXONCLBTFFIV

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

AxisAXONCLBTFFIV
Valuation 36 #80 of 124 74 #33 of 124 81 #24 of 124
Growth 53 #54 of 114 77 #27 of 114 41 #68 of 114
Profitability 58 #47 of 111 90 #12 of 111 95 #7 of 111
Financial Health 35 #83 of 128 65 #45 of 128 50 #64 of 128
Shareholder Returns – 37 #47 of 74 63 #28 of 74
Overall 46 69 66
  • AXON ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CLBT ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FFIV ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXONCLBTFFIVSPY
1 month -8.6%+8.9%-33.6% -5.9%
3 months -26.8%-19.9%-24.5% -4.6%
6 months -10.4%-10.4%-9.6% +0.2%
Year to date -32.6%-31.3%+22.1% +7.5%
1 year -40.2%-22.9%+26.5% +8.2%
3 years +76.4%+71.5%+101.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +20.8%+19.7%+26.4% +19.0%
5 years +109.5%+18.5%+40.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +15.9%+3.5%+7.1% +9.4%
10 years +1,640.5%—+129.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +33.1%—+8.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAXONCLBTFFIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.7%63.5%42.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.9%70.1%48.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.620.471.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.360.63 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-63.3%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.8%-35.8%-35.0% -5.9%
52-week high $645.72$19.28$479.83 $779.14
52-week low $345.94$10.44$223.99 $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.

MultipleAXONCLBTFFIV
P/E now vs peer median 154.7xmedian 39.4x 50.9xmedian 39.4x 24.3xmedian 39.4x
P/S now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 4.0x 6.0xmedian 4.0x 5.4xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 241.4xmedian 34.1x 35.9xmedian 34.1x 17.7xmedian 34.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 233.3xmedian 22.7x 19.5xmedian 22.7x 18.3xmedian 22.7x
P/B now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 2.9x 5.7xmedian 2.9x 4.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 6.75median 1.32 1.10median 1.32 0.76median 1.32

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 monthsAXONCLBTFFIV
Revenue $3.22B $514.29M $3.31B
Gross profit $1.91B $426.66M $2.71B
Operating income $23.77M $55.86M $812.13M
Net income $199.30M $58.76M $726.51M
Free cash flow $133.19M $158.73M $969.60M
R&D $768.36M $129.82M $593.25M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $0.24 $12.62
Cash & equivalents $597.70M $141.25M $1.61B
Total debt $1.73B $24.57M –
Shares (diluted) 82.54M 249.90M 57.55M
Enterprise value $19.82B $1.75B $12.05B

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
MetricAXONCLBTFFIV
P/E 154.7x 50.9x 24.3x
P/FCF 233.3x 19.5x 18.3x
P/Operating cash flow 116.9x 19.6x 16.9x
P/S 9.7x 6.0x 5.4x
P/B 8.5x 5.7x 4.6x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 7.4x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 241.4x 35.9x 17.7x
EV/EBIT 1,352x 50.4x 19.8x
EV/Revenue 10.0x 5.5x 4.9x
EV/FCF 241.3x 17.7x 16.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 120.9x 17.9x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.75 1.10 0.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXONCLBTFFIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.6% 17.8% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 20.5% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.2% 15.8% 10.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 20.9% 7.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,682% -9.7% 8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 61.2% 25.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.9% 138.9% 8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 51.0% 29.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -39.3% 132.6% 10.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 46.2% 31.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -2.2% 6.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 34.9% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.5% -0.9% 1.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 31.9% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXONCLBTFFIV
Gross margin 59.4% 83.0% 81.9%
EBITDA margin 4.1% 15.2% 27.5%
Operating margin 0.7% 10.9% 24.5%
Pretax margin 5.7% 14.7% 25.8%
Net margin 6.2% 11.4% 22.0%
FCF margin 4.1% 30.9% 29.3%
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 30.6% 31.7%
Return on equity 5.5% 11.2% 19.4%
Return on assets 2.7% 6.0% 10.9%
Return on invested capital 0.4% 7.9% –
Return on capital employed 0.4% 9.2% 16.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 19.7% 11.1% 7.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXONCLBTFFIV
Debt / assets 23.1% 2.5% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 7.9x -3.5x –
Debt / FCF 13.0x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 45.9% 43.5%
Equity / assets 49.1% 54.1% 56.5%
Interest coverage 0.2x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.3x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 5.81 4.94 5.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXONCLBTFFIV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.4% 0.9%
Shareholder yield – -0.4% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusAXONCLBTFFIV
Forward P/E 48.1xFY2026 45.9xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.95FY2026 $0.27FY2026 $16.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 -12.9%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.3% +37.0% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.57BFY2026 $593.80MFY2026 $3.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.7% +14.1% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXONCLBTFFIV
Held by institutions 88.7% 51.5% 96.6%
Institutions holding 1,121 200 833
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% -1.2% -2.6%
Institutions buying 670 118 484
Institutions selling 324 60 240
Buyers to sellers 2.07 1.97 2.02

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.

AXONCLBTFFIV
AXON 1.00 0.37 0.15
CLBT 0.37 1.00 0.23
FFIV 0.15 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXON, CLBT and FFIV?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axon Enterprise (AXON) $25.30B, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) $3.01B, F5 (FFIV) $17.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXON, CLBT and FFIV?

F5 (FFIV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 126.9x, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 51.2x, F5 (FFIV) 24.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, F5 (FFIV) is cheapest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 48.1x, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 45.9x, F5 (FFIV) 19.2x). 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%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +17.8%, F5 (FFIV) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

F5 (FFIV) has the highest net margin (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 11.4%, F5 (FFIV) 22.0%). On return on invested capital, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) leads (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 0.4%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year F5 (FFIV) returned the most: Axon Enterprise (AXON) -40.2%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) -22.9%, F5 (FFIV) +26.5%. Over five years, Axon Enterprise (AXON) compounded fastest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) +15.9%/yr, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +3.5%/yr, F5 (FFIV) +7.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, F5 (FFIV) has been the steadiest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 61.7%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 63.5%, F5 (FFIV) 42.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AXON, CLBT and FFIV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, F5 (FFIV) 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.