AXON vs CLBT vs VERX Stock Comparison

Axon Enterprise, Cellebrite DI and Vertex Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$423.17 -0.4% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$35.19B
P/E
176.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins
CLBT Cellebrite DI Ltd.
$11.92 +7.7% 1M -35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.96B
P/E
50.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$514.29M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
6 wins
VERX Vertex, Inc.
$14.81 +33.9% 1M -41.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.38B
P/E
666.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.44M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cellebrite DI leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cellebrite DI 6, Axon Enterprise 4, Vertex 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXONCLBTVERXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.19B $2.96B $2.38B AXON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 176.6x 50.4x 666.1x CLBT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.2x 44.1x 19.0x VERX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.6% +17.8% +10.8% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 11.4% 0.5% CLBT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% 7.9% 0.0% CLBT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.9x -3.5x 1.1x CLBT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.0% -35.5% -41.0% CLBT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.7%/yr +1.3%/yr -6.6%/yr AXON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.5% 63.9% 62.3% AXON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 71/100 49/100 CLBT

Percentile Scorecard

AXONCLBTVERX

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

AxisAXONCLBTVERX
Valuation 42 #73 of 124 78 #28 of 124 40 #61 of 101
Growth 57 #49 of 113 78 #26 of 113 76 #24 of 97
Profitability 60 #44 of 109 93 #9 of 109 54 #44 of 94
Financial Health 37 #80 of 127 66 #44 of 127 35 #71 of 108
Shareholder Returns – 40 #38 of 63 41 #38 of 64
Overall 49 71 49
  • AXON ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CLBT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • VERX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXONCLBTVERXSPY
1 month -0.4%+7.7%+33.9% +0.9%
3 months -20.3%-20.9%+11.2% +5.9%
6 months +5.6%-6.2%+20.7% +8.5%
Year to date -25.5%-33.9%-25.8% +13.3%
1 year -44.0%-35.5%-41.0% +12.4%
3 years +110.8%+84.8%-34.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +28.2%+22.7%-13.4% +23.5%
5 years +135.1%+6.7%-28.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +18.7%+1.3%-6.6% +11.0%
10 years +1,783.3%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +34.1%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAXONCLBTVERXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.5%63.9%62.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.6%70.5%63.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.560.550.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.71-0.56-0.66 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-65.1%-82.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-38.2%-41.0% -0.9%
52-week high $759.44$19.28$25.11 $779.14
52-week low $345.94$10.44$10.58 $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.

MultipleAXONCLBTVERX
P/E now vs peer median 171.1xmedian 37.9x 49.0xmedian 37.9x 668.4xmedian 27.6x
P/S now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 4.4x 5.8xmedian 4.4x 3.0xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 266.1xmedian 34.5x 34.5xmedian 34.5x 25.4xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 258.1xmedian 26.6x 18.7xmedian 26.6x 47.3xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 3.4x 5.5xmedian 3.4x 9.9xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 7.46median 1.24 1.06median 1.24 23.71median 0.84

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 monthsAXONCLBTVERX
Revenue $3.22B $514.29M $787.44M
Gross profit $1.91B $426.66M $503.58M
Operating income $23.77M $55.86M -$13.34M
Net income $199.30M $58.76M $3.58M
Free cash flow $133.19M $158.73M $50.48M
R&D $768.36M $129.82M $91.60M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $0.24 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $597.70M $141.25M $230.49M
Total debt $1.73B $71.94M $1.35B
Shares (diluted) 82.54M 249.90M 161.39M
Enterprise value $29.72B $1.70B $1.24B

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
MetricAXONCLBTVERX
P/E 171.1x 49.0x 668.4x
P/FCF 258.1x 18.7x 47.3x
P/Operating cash flow 129.3x 18.9x 13.8x
P/S 10.7x 5.8x 3.0x
P/B 9.4x 5.5x 9.9x
P/Tangible book 10.1x 7.1x 10.0x
EV/EBITDA 266.1x 34.5x 25.4x
EV/EBIT 1,490x 48.4x -187.2x
EV/Revenue 11.0x 5.3x 3.2x
EV/FCF 266.0x 17.0x 49.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 133.3x 17.2x 14.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.46 1.06 23.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXONCLBTVERX
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.6% 17.8% 10.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 20.5% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.2% 15.8% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 20.9% 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,682% -9.7% -75.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 61.2% 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.9% 138.9% 107.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 51.0% 28.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -39.3% 132.6% 107.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 46.2% 28.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% -2.2% 21.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 34.9% 47.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.5% -0.9% 4,078%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 31.9% 78.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXONCLBTVERX
Gross margin 59.4% 83.0% 64.0%
EBITDA margin 4.1% 15.2% 12.5%
Operating margin 0.7% 10.9% -1.7%
Pretax margin 5.7% 14.7% -1.2%
Net margin 6.2% 11.4% 0.5%
FCF margin 4.1% 30.9% 6.4%
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 30.6% 22.0%
Return on equity 5.5% 11.2% 1.5%
Return on assets 2.7% 6.0% 0.3%
Return on invested capital 0.4% 7.9% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 0.4% 9.2% -2.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.7x 48.6x
Stock comp / revenue 19.7% 11.1% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXONCLBTVERX
Debt / assets 23.1% 2.5% 28.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.0x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.9x -3.5x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 13.0x 0.2x 6.7x
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 45.9% 80.1%
Equity / assets 49.1% 54.1% 19.9%
Interest coverage 0.2x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.33 4.79 1.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXONCLBTVERX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.4% 1.9%
Shareholder yield – -0.4% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusAXONCLBTVERX
Forward P/E 53.2xFY2026 44.1xFY2026 19.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.95FY2026 $0.27FY2026 $0.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 -12.9%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% +33.3% +38.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.57BFY2026 $593.75MFY2026 $795.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.4% +14.1% +17.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXONCLBTVERX
Held by institutions 88.7% 51.4% 93.3%
Institutions holding 1,118 199 229
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% -1.4% -7.0%
Institutions buying 667 117 135
Institutions selling 324 60 69
Buyers to sellers 2.06 1.95 1.96

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.

AXONCLBTVERX
AXON 1.00 0.37 0.42
CLBT 0.37 1.00 0.36
VERX 0.42 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXON, CLBT and VERX?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axon Enterprise (AXON) $35.19B, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) $2.96B, Vertex (VERX) $2.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXON, CLBT and VERX?

Cellebrite DI (CLBT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 176.6x, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 50.4x, Vertex (VERX) 666.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vertex (VERX) is cheapest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 53.2x, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 44.1x, Vertex (VERX) 19.0x). 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%, Vertex (VERX) +10.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cellebrite DI (CLBT) has the highest net margin (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 11.4%, Vertex (VERX) 0.5%). On return on invested capital, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) leads (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 0.4%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 7.9%, Vertex (VERX) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cellebrite DI (CLBT) returned the most: Axon Enterprise (AXON) -44.0%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) -35.5%, Vertex (VERX) -41.0%. Over five years, Axon Enterprise (AXON) compounded fastest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) +18.7%/yr, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +1.3%/yr, Vertex (VERX) -6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Axon Enterprise (AXON) has been the steadiest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 61.5%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 63.9%, Vertex (VERX) 62.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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