AXON vs CLBT vs FFIV Stock Comparison

Axon Enterprise, Cellebrite DI and F5 Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$425.87 -1.0% 1M -43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$34.08B
P/E
171.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins
CLBT Cellebrite DI Ltd.
$11.93 +10.6% 1M -35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.87B
P/E
48.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$514.29M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins
FFIV F5, Inc.
$459.36 +3.7% 1M +58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$20.75B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

F5 leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (F5 4, Cellebrite DI 4, Axon Enterprise 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXONCLBTFFIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.08B $2.87B $20.75B AXON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 171.0x 48.8x 28.7x FFIV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.6x 44.2x 28.3x FFIV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.6% +17.8% — AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 11.4% — CLBT
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 -43.1% -35.5% +58.2% FFIV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.5%/yr +1.5%/yr +16.6%/yr AXON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.5% 63.9% 35.0% FFIV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 71/100 — 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 41 #74 of 124 78 #28 of 124 69 #39 of 124
Growth 58 #48 of 113 78 #26 of 113 38 #70 of 113
Profitability 60 #44 of 109 92 #10 of 109 –
Financial Health 34 #84 of 127 68 #42 of 127 –
Shareholder Returns – 39 #40 of 65 –
Overall 48 71 –
  • AXON ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CLBT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FFIV ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXONCLBTFFIVSPY
1 month -1.0%+10.6%+3.7% -0.2%
3 months -22.2%-19.7%+13.9% +3.9%
6 months +4.8%-5.9%+51.2% +8.2%
Year to date -25.0%-33.8%+80.0% +12.9%
1 year -43.1%-35.5%+58.2% +12.3%
3 years +112.1%+85.0%+206.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.5%+22.8%+45.3% +23.3%
5 years +143.9%+8.0%+115.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +19.5%+1.5%+16.6% +10.9%
10 years +1,791.1%—+250.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +34.2%—+13.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAXONCLBTFFIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.5%63.9%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.8%70.5%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.560.551.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-0.561.66 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-65.1%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.9%-38.1%-4.3% -1.2%
52-week high $759.44$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 172.2xmedian 38.6x 49.1xmedian 38.6x 36.1xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 4.4x 5.8xmedian 4.4x 7.5xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 267.8xmedian 34.5x 34.5xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 259.7xmedian 29.4x 18.7xmedian 29.4x 25.7xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 3.3x 5.5xmedian 3.3x 6.5xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 7.51median 1.28 1.06median 1.28 1.49median 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 monthsAXONCLBTFFIV
Revenue $3.22B $514.29M –
Gross profit $1.91B $426.66M $2.80B
Operating income $23.77M $55.86M $818.22M
Net income $199.30M $58.76M $722.15M
Free cash flow $133.19M $158.73M –
R&D $768.36M $129.82M $621.42M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $0.24 $12.55
Cash & equivalents $597.70M $141.25M $1.59B
Total debt $1.73B $71.94M –
Shares (diluted) 82.54M 249.90M 57.55M
Enterprise value $28.60B $1.61B $20.75B

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 172.2x 49.1x 36.1x
P/FCF 259.7x 18.7x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 130.2x 18.9x 27.2x
P/S 10.7x 5.8x 7.5x
P/B 9.4x 5.5x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 10.2x 7.2x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 267.8x 34.5x –
EV/EBIT 1,500x 48.4x –
EV/Revenue 11.1x 5.3x –
EV/FCF 267.7x 17.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 134.1x 17.2x 27.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.51 1.06 1.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXONCLBTFFIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.6% 17.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 20.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.2% 15.8% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 20.9% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,682% -9.7% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 61.2% 20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.9% 138.9% 4.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 51.0% 22.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -39.3% 132.6% 6.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 46.2% 24.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -2.2% 1.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 34.9% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.5% -0.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 31.9% –

Profitability

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

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% –
Equity / assets 49.1% 54.1% 56.7%
Interest coverage 0.2x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score 6.36 4.79 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXONCLBTFFIV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.4% –
Shareholder yield – -0.4% –
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 53.6xFY2026 44.2xFY2026 28.3xFY2026
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 +29.2% +33.3% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.57BFY2026 $593.75MFY2026 $3.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.4% +14.1% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXONCLBTFFIV
Held by institutions 88.7% 51.4% 96.6%
Institutions holding 1,118 199 831
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% -1.4% -2.6%
Institutions buying 667 117 483
Institutions selling 324 60 240
Buyers to sellers 2.06 1.95 2.01

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 0.14
CLBT 0.37 1.00 0.29
FFIV 0.14 0.29 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) $34.08B, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) $2.87B, F5 (FFIV) $20.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXON, CLBT and FFIV?

F5 (FFIV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 171.0x, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 48.8x, F5 (FFIV) 28.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, F5 (FFIV) is cheapest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 53.6x, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 44.2x, F5 (FFIV) 28.3x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cellebrite DI (CLBT) has the highest net margin (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 11.4%). 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) -43.1%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) -35.5%, F5 (FFIV) +58.2%. Over five years, Axon Enterprise (AXON) compounded fastest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) +19.5%/yr, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +1.5%/yr, F5 (FFIV) +16.6%/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) 61.5%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 63.9%, F5 (FFIV) 35.0%). 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 4. 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.