AXON vs FTNT vs CHKP Stock Comparison

Axon Enterprise, Fortinet and Check Point Software Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$420.37 -6.7% 1M -41.3% 1Y
Market cap
$34.23B
P/E
171.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$179.99 +0.7% 1M +111.9% 1Y
Market cap
$134.37B
P/E
63.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.53B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionAXONFTNTCHKPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.23B $134.37B $17.15B FTNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 171.8x 63.4x 16.4x CHKP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 52.8x 50.3x 16.3x CHKP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.6% +18.8% +4.6% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 28.2% 37.9% CHKP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% 111.7% — FTNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.9x -1.2x — FTNT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.3% +111.9% -17.8% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.2%/yr +21.8%/yr +5.1%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.6% 42.7% 42.1% CHKP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 69/100 57/100 FTNT

Percentile Scorecard

AXONFTNTCHKP

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

AxisAXONFTNTCHKP
Valuation 40 #75 of 124 49 #64 of 124 91 #12 of 124
Growth 57 #49 of 113 64 #41 of 113 25 #85 of 113
Profitability 60 #45 of 110 100 #1 of 110 93 #9 of 110
Financial Health 34 #86 of 129 55 #59 of 129 –
Shareholder Returns – 76 #17 of 68 18 #56 of 68
Overall 48 69 57
  • AXON ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CHKP ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXONFTNTCHKPSPY
1 month -6.7%+0.7%+12.7% -1.0%
3 months -16.3%+18.1%+21.8% +2.9%
6 months +5.9%+113.4%+18.1% +6.4%
Year to date -26.0%+126.7%-14.3% +11.4%
1 year -41.3%+111.9%-17.8% +13.1%
3 years +97.1%+212.8%+16.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +25.4%+46.3%+5.3% +21.5%
5 years +130.2%+168.4%+28.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +18.2%+21.8%+5.1% +10.9%
10 years +1,711.9%+2,730.0%+104.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +33.6%+39.7%+7.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAXONFTNTCHKPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.6%42.7%42.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.8%37.6%48.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.570.97-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.672.62-0.42 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-38.3%-51.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.6%-7.6%-22.2% -2.5%
52-week high $759.44$194.75$204.39 $779.14
52-week low $345.94$75.23$112.47 $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.

MultipleAXONFTNTCHKP
P/E now vs peer median 169.9xmedian 37.4x 62.2xmedian 37.4x 16.3xmedian 37.4x
P/S now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 4.4x 17.5xmedian 4.4x 6.1xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 264.4xmedian 35.0x 43.3xmedian 35.0x 16.1xmedian 35.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 256.4xmedian 27.2x 42.4xmedian 27.2x 14.5xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 3.4x 85.1xmedian 3.4x —median 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 7.41median 1.27 2.14median 1.27 1.27median 1.27

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 monthsAXONFTNTCHKP
Revenue $3.22B $7.53B $2.76B
Gross profit $1.91B $6.04B $2.38B
Operating income $23.77M $2.44B $802.20M
Net income $199.30M $2.12B $1.05B
Free cash flow $133.19M $3.12B $1.16B
R&D $768.36M $846.40M $463.70M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $2.87 $9.54
Cash & equivalents $597.70M $2.93B $596.30M
Total debt $7.28B $2.99B –
Shares (diluted) 82.54M 739.90M 109.91M
Enterprise value $28.76B $120.30B $8.16B

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
MetricAXONFTNTCHKP
P/E 169.9x 62.2x 16.3x
P/FCF 256.4x 42.4x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 128.5x 38.9x 14.7x
P/S 10.6x 17.5x 6.1x
P/B 9.3x 85.1x –
P/Tangible book 10.1x 89.6x –
EV/EBITDA 264.4x 43.3x 16.1x
EV/EBIT 1,481x 52.6x 17.8x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 17.1x 5.2x
EV/FCF 264.3x 41.2x 12.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 132.5x 37.8x 12.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.41 2.14 1.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXONFTNTCHKP
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.6% 18.8% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 14.7% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.2% 17.2% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 16.6% 4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,682% 24.8% -8.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 27.6% -3.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.9% 9.3% 22.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 26.0% 7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -39.3% 14.2% 26.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 29.1% 12.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 41.5% -3.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 15.5% 2.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.5% 53.3% -3.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 16.4% 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXONFTNTCHKP
Gross margin 59.4% 80.2% 86.1%
EBITDA margin 4.1% 39.4% 32.0%
Operating margin 0.7% 32.4% 29.0%
Pretax margin 5.7% 34.8% 34.1%
Net margin 6.2% 28.2% 37.9%
FCF margin 4.1% 41.4% 41.8%
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 45.1% 41.2%
Return on equity 5.5% 166.9% –
Return on assets 2.7% 20.4% 13.9%
Return on invested capital 0.4% 111.7% –
Return on capital employed 0.4% 44.2% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 19.7% 3.9% 8.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXONFTNTCHKP
Debt / assets 23.1% 4.6% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 7.9x -1.2x –
Debt / FCF 13.0x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 85.7% –
Equity / assets 49.1% 14.3% –
Interest coverage 0.2x 135.7x –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.3x –
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.1x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score 6.29 10.06 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXONFTNTCHKP
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 2.1% -4.8%
Shareholder yield – 2.1% -4.8%
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.

ConsensusAXONFTNTCHKP
Forward P/E 52.8xFY2026 50.3xFY2026 16.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.96FY2026 $3.58FY2026 $9.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.2%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026 -17.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.5% +0.8% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.57BFY2026 $8.38BFY2026 $2.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.4% +13.2% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXONFTNTCHKP
Held by institutions 88.7% 68.6% 69.5%
Institutions holding 1,117 1,567 633
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +23.7% +1.7%
Institutions buying 666 854 285
Institutions selling 324 549 259
Buyers to sellers 2.06 1.56 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.

AXONFTNTCHKP
AXON 1.00 0.33 0.25
FTNT 0.33 1.00 0.39
CHKP 0.25 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXON, FTNT and CHKP?

Fortinet (FTNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axon Enterprise (AXON) $34.23B, Fortinet (FTNT) $134.37B, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) $17.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXON, FTNT and CHKP?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 171.8x, Fortinet (FTNT) 63.4x, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 16.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) is cheapest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 52.8x, Fortinet (FTNT) 50.3x, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 16.3x). 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%, Fortinet (FTNT) +18.8%, 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%, Fortinet (FTNT) 28.2%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 37.9%). On return on invested capital, Fortinet (FTNT) leads (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 0.4%, Fortinet (FTNT) 111.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Axon Enterprise (AXON) -41.3%, Fortinet (FTNT) +111.9%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) -17.8%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) +18.2%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +21.8%/yr, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +5.1%/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) 61.6%, Fortinet (FTNT) 42.7%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 42.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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