AXON vs FTNT vs RBRK Stock Comparison

Axon Enterprise, Fortinet and Rubrik 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
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
10 wins
RBRK Rubrik, Inc.
$128.79 +11.4% 1M +67.6% 1Y
Market cap
$27.59B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.54B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 10, Rubrik 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXONFTNTRBRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.23B $134.37B $27.59B FTNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 171.8x 63.4x -108.5x FTNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 52.8x 50.3x 243.0x FTNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.6% +18.8% +42.4% RBRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 28.2% -16.5% FTNT
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% +67.6% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.2%/yr +21.8%/yr — FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.6% 42.7% 65.7% FTNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 69/100 55/100 FTNT

Percentile Scorecard

AXONFTNTRBRK

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

AxisAXONFTNTRBRK
Valuation 40 #75 of 124 49 #64 of 124 50 #63 of 124
Growth 57 #49 of 113 64 #41 of 113 92 #10 of 113
Profitability 60 #45 of 110 100 #1 of 110 56 #49 of 110
Financial Health 34 #86 of 129 55 #59 of 129 26 #96 of 129
Shareholder Returns – 76 #17 of 68 49 #35 of 68
Overall 48 69 55
  • AXON ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RBRK ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXONFTNTRBRKSPY
1 month -6.7%+0.7%+11.4% -1.0%
3 months -16.3%+18.1%+75.9% +2.9%
6 months +5.9%+113.4%+146.3% +6.4%
Year to date -26.0%+126.7%+68.4% +11.4%
1 year -41.3%+111.9%+67.6% +13.1%
3 years +97.1%+212.8%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +25.4%+46.3%— +21.5%
5 years +130.2%+168.4%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +18.2%+21.8%— +10.9%
10 years +1,711.9%+2,730.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +33.6%+39.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAXONFTNTRBRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.6%42.7%65.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.8%37.6%59.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.570.971.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.672.621.03 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-38.3%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.6%-7.6%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $759.44$194.75$128.79 $779.14
52-week low $345.94$75.23$43.81 $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.

MultipleAXONFTNTRBRK
P/E now vs peer median 169.9xmedian 37.4x 62.2xmedian 37.4x -104.3xmedian 37.4x
P/S now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 4.4x 17.5xmedian 4.4x 17.3xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 264.4xmedian 35.0x 43.3xmedian 35.0x -210.1xmedian 35.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 256.4xmedian 27.2x 42.4xmedian 27.2x 87.8xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 3.4x 85.1xmedian 3.4x -53.4xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 7.41median 1.27 2.14median 1.27 —median 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 monthsAXONFTNTRBRK
Revenue $3.22B $7.53B $1.54B
Gross profit $1.91B $6.04B $1.24B
Operating income $23.77M $2.44B -$282.40M
Net income $199.30M $2.12B -$254.43M
Free cash flow $133.19M $3.12B $303.91M
R&D $768.36M $846.40M $440.96M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $2.87 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $597.70M $2.93B $416.17M
Total debt $7.28B $2.99B –
Shares (diluted) 82.54M 739.90M 206.10M
Enterprise value $28.76B $120.30B $20.82B

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
MetricAXONFTNTRBRK
P/E 169.9x 62.2x -104.3x
P/FCF 256.4x 42.4x 87.8x
P/Operating cash flow 128.5x 38.9x 79.2x
P/S 10.6x 17.5x 17.3x
P/B 9.3x 85.1x -53.4x
P/Tangible book 10.1x 89.6x -53.4x
EV/EBITDA 264.4x 43.3x -210.1x
EV/EBIT 1,481x 52.6x -88.3x
EV/Revenue 10.9x 17.1x 16.2x
EV/FCF 264.3x 41.2x 82.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 132.5x 37.8x 74.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.41 2.14 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXONFTNTRBRK
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.6% 18.8% 42.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 14.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.2% 17.2% 46.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 16.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,682% 24.8% 34.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 27.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -38.9% 9.3% 42.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 26.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -39.3% 14.2% 45.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 29.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 41.5% 59.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 15.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.5% 53.3% 56.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 16.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXONFTNTRBRK
Gross margin 59.4% 80.2% 80.2%
EBITDA margin 4.1% 39.4% -7.7%
Operating margin 0.7% 32.4% -18.3%
Pretax margin 5.7% 34.8% -14.6%
Net margin 6.2% 28.2% -16.5%
FCF margin 4.1% 41.4% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 45.1% 21.9%
Return on equity 5.5% 166.9% –
Return on assets 2.7% 20.4% -9.1%
Return on invested capital 0.4% 111.7% –
Return on capital employed 0.4% 44.2% -19.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 19.7% 3.9% 22.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXONFTNTRBRK
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% 117.5%
Equity / assets 49.1% 14.3% -17.5%
Interest coverage 0.2x 135.7x -65.0x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.1x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.8x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 6.29 10.06 3.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXONFTNTRBRK
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 2.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 2.1% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusAXONFTNTRBRK
Forward P/E 52.8xFY2026 50.3xFY2026 243.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.96FY2026 $3.58FY2026 $0.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.2%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +29.5% +0.8% +41.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.57BFY2026 $8.38BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +34.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.4% +13.2% +12.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXONFTNTRBRK
Held by institutions 88.7% 68.6% 63.1%
Institutions holding 1,117 1,567 572
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +23.7% +12.3%
Institutions buying 666 854 404
Institutions selling 324 549 116
Buyers to sellers 2.06 1.56 3.48

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.

AXONFTNTRBRK
AXON 1.00 0.33 0.41
FTNT 0.33 1.00 0.61
RBRK 0.41 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXON, FTNT and RBRK?

Fortinet (FTNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axon Enterprise (AXON) $34.23B, Fortinet (FTNT) $134.37B, Rubrik (RBRK) $27.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXON, FTNT and RBRK?

Fortinet (FTNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 171.8x, Fortinet (FTNT) 63.4x, Rubrik (RBRK) -108.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fortinet (FTNT) is cheapest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 52.8x, Fortinet (FTNT) 50.3x, Rubrik (RBRK) 243.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rubrik (RBRK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Axon Enterprise (AXON) +34.6%, Fortinet (FTNT) +18.8%, Rubrik (RBRK) +42.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortinet (FTNT) has the highest net margin (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%, Fortinet (FTNT) 28.2%, Rubrik (RBRK) -16.5%). 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%, Rubrik (RBRK) +67.6%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) +18.2%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +21.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortinet (FTNT) has been the steadiest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 61.6%, Fortinet (FTNT) 42.7%, Rubrik (RBRK) 65.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 10. 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.