AXON vs FFIV vs FSLY Stock Comparison

Axon Enterprise, F5 and Fastly Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$425.87 -1.0% 1M -43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$33.69B
P/E
169.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
5 wins
FFIV F5, Inc.
$459.36 +3.7% 1M +58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$21.14B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins
FSLY Fastly, Inc.
$27.37 +9.7% 1M +229.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$687.17M
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAXONFFIVFSLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.69B $21.14B $4.22B AXON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 169.1x 29.3x -52.0x FFIV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.6x 28.3x 55.9x FFIV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.6% — +20.4% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% — -11.8% AXON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% — -6.1% AXON
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.9x — -3.3x FSLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.1% +58.2% +229.0% FSLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.5%/yr +16.6%/yr -11.3%/yr AXON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.5% 35.0% 118.5% FFIV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 — 67/100 FSLY

Percentile Scorecard

AXONFFIVFSLY

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

AxisAXONFFIVFSLY
Valuation 41 #74 of 124 69 #39 of 124 49 #20 of 38
Growth 58 #48 of 113 38 #70 of 113 94 #3 of 36
Profitability 60 #44 of 109 – 49 #18 of 34
Financial Health 34 #84 of 127 – 81 #8 of 38
Shareholder Returns – – 60 #9 of 21
Overall 48 – 67
  • AXON ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FFIV ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FSLY ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXONFFIVFSLYSPY
1 month -1.0%+3.7%+9.7% -0.2%
3 months -22.2%+13.9%+31.6% +3.9%
6 months +4.8%+51.2%+11.1% +8.2%
Year to date -25.0%+80.0%+168.9% +12.9%
1 year -43.1%+58.2%+229.0% +12.3%
3 years +112.1%+206.7%+93.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.5%+45.3%+24.7% +23.3%
5 years +143.9%+115.1%-45.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +19.5%+16.6%-11.3% +10.9%
10 years +1,791.1%+250.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +34.2%+13.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAXONFFIVFSLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.5%35.0%118.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.8%34.4%108.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.561.081.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.701.661.93 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-47.4%-90.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.9%-4.3%-18.3% -1.2%
52-week high $759.44$479.83$33.50 $779.14
52-week low $345.94$223.99$7.96 $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.

MultipleAXONFFIVFSLY
P/E now vs peer median 172.2xmedian 38.6x 36.1xmedian 38.6x -53.2xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 4.4x 7.5xmedian 4.4x 6.3xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 267.8xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x 1,056xmedian 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 259.7xmedian 29.4x 25.7xmedian 29.4x 85.9xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 3.3x 6.5xmedian 3.3x 4.4xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median 7.51median 1.28 1.49median 1.28 -2.01median 0.38

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 monthsAXONFFIVFSLY
Revenue $3.22B – $687.17M
Gross profit $1.91B $2.80B $422.42M
Operating income $23.77M $818.22M -$82.21M
Net income $199.30M $722.15M -$81.10M
Free cash flow $133.19M – $50.68M
R&D $768.36M $621.42M $167.06M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $12.55 $-0.51
Cash & equivalents $597.70M $1.59B $89.80M
Total debt $1.73B – $323.96M
Shares (diluted) 82.54M 57.55M 157.60M
Enterprise value $28.22B $21.14B $2.85B

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
MetricAXONFFIVFSLY
P/E 172.2x 36.1x -53.2x
P/FCF 259.7x 25.7x 85.9x
P/Operating cash flow 130.2x 27.2x 36.4x
P/S 10.7x 7.5x 6.3x
P/B 9.4x 6.5x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 10.2x 6.5x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 267.8x – 1,056x
EV/EBIT 1,500x – -52.8x
EV/Revenue 11.1x – 6.3x
EV/FCF 267.7x – 85.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 134.1x 27.2x 36.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.51 1.49 -2.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXONFFIVFSLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.6% – 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.2% – 13.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.2% 11.3% 37.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 8.0% 20.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,682% 6.8% 45.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 20.1% 27.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.9% 4.3% 45.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 22.3% 21.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -39.3% 6.4% 49.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 24.2% 26.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 1.0% 124.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 13.7% 91.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.5% – 49.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – 47.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXONFFIVFSLY
Gross margin 59.4% – 61.5%
EBITDA margin 4.1% – 0.6%
Operating margin 0.7% – -12.0%
Pretax margin 5.7% – -12.2%
Net margin 6.2% – -11.8%
FCF margin 4.1% – 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% – 17.4%
Return on equity 5.5% – -8.3%
Return on assets 2.7% – -5.4%
Return on invested capital 0.4% – -6.1%
Return on capital employed 0.4% – -6.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 19.7% – 19.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXONFFIVFSLY
Debt / assets 23.1% – 21.5%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.9x – -3.3x
Debt / FCF 13.0x – 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 50.9% – 34.1%
Equity / assets 49.1% 56.7% 65.9%
Interest coverage 0.2x – -6.3x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.7x 3.4x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 3.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 2.4x
Altman Z-score 6.36 – 4.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXONFFIVFSLY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -0.2%
Shareholder yield – – -0.2%
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.

ConsensusAXONFFIVFSLY
Forward P/E 53.6xFY2026 28.3xFY2026 55.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.95FY2026 $16.24FY2026 $0.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +2.7%FY2026 +276.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% +5.0% +22.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.57BFY2026 $3.52BFY2026 $724.28MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.4% +6.4% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXONFFIVFSLY
Held by institutions 88.7% 96.6% 93.1%
Institutions holding 1,118 831 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% -2.6% +7.5%
Institutions buying 667 483 156
Institutions selling 324 240 89
Buyers to sellers 2.06 2.01 1.75

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.

AXONFFIVFSLY
AXON 1.00 0.14 0.09
FFIV 0.14 1.00 0.19
FSLY 0.09 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXON, FFIV and FSLY?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axon Enterprise (AXON) $33.69B, F5 (FFIV) $21.14B, Fastly (FSLY) $4.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXON, FFIV and FSLY?

F5 (FFIV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 169.1x, F5 (FFIV) 29.3x, Fastly (FSLY) -52.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, F5 (FFIV) is cheapest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 53.6x, F5 (FFIV) 28.3x, Fastly (FSLY) 55.9x). 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%, Fastly (FSLY) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) has the highest net margin (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%, Fastly (FSLY) -11.8%). On return on invested capital, Axon Enterprise (AXON) leads (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 0.4%, Fastly (FSLY) -6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fastly (FSLY) returned the most: Axon Enterprise (AXON) -43.1%, F5 (FFIV) +58.2%, Fastly (FSLY) +229.0%. Over five years, Axon Enterprise (AXON) compounded fastest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) +19.5%/yr, F5 (FFIV) +16.6%/yr, Fastly (FSLY) -11.3%/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%, F5 (FFIV) 35.0%, Fastly (FSLY) 118.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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