AXON vs FTNT vs RPD Stock Comparison

Axon Enterprise, Fortinet and Rapid7 Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$425.87 -1.0% 1M -43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$33.67B
P/E
169.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$185.00 +6.7% 1M +116.9% 1Y
Market cap
$131.49B
P/E
62.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.53B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
7 wins
RPD Rapid7, Inc.
$17.60 +51.5% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.19B
P/E
58.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$855.92M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 7, Rapid7 3, Axon Enterprise 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXONFTNTRPDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.67B $131.49B $1.19B FTNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 169.0x 62.0x 58.9x RPD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.6x 51.7x 10.2x RPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.6% +18.8% +0.1% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 28.2% 2.4% FTNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% 111.7% 1.2% FTNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.9x -1.2x -1.7x RPD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.1% +116.9% -6.6% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.5%/yr +23.1%/yr -32.8%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.5% 42.7% 84.7% FTNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 69/100 48/100 FTNT

Percentile Scorecard

AXONFTNTRPD

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

AxisAXONFTNTRPD
Valuation 41 #74 of 124 49 #64 of 124 85 #20 of 124
Growth 58 #48 of 113 64 #41 of 113 26 #84 of 113
Profitability 60 #44 of 109 100 #1 of 109 69 #35 of 109
Financial Health 34 #84 of 127 54 #59 of 127 22 #99 of 127
Shareholder Returns – 77 #16 of 65 38 #41 of 65
Overall 48 69 48
  • AXON ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RPD ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXONFTNTRPDSPY
1 month -1.0%+6.7%+51.5% -0.2%
3 months -22.2%+23.3%+83.1% +3.9%
6 months +4.8%+115.8%+202.4% +8.2%
Year to date -25.0%+133.0%+15.8% +12.9%
1 year -43.1%+116.9%-6.6% +12.3%
3 years +112.1%+228.8%-62.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.5%+48.7%-27.7% +23.3%
5 years +143.9%+182.5%-86.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +19.5%+23.1%-32.8% +10.9%
10 years +1,791.1%+2,993.6%+20.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +34.2%+41.0%+1.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAXONFTNTRPDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.5%42.7%84.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.8%37.8%91.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.560.990.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.702.74-0.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-38.3%-96.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.9%-5.0%-7.0% -1.2%
52-week high $759.44$194.75$18.93 $779.14
52-week low $345.94$75.23$5.05 $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.

MultipleAXONFTNTRPD
P/E now vs peer median 172.2xmedian 38.6x 64.0xmedian 38.6x 58.6xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 4.4x 18.0xmedian 4.4x 1.4xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 267.8xmedian 34.5x 44.5xmedian 34.5x 18.1xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 259.7xmedian 29.4x 43.5xmedian 29.4x 8.2xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 3.3x 87.5xmedian 3.3x 6.0xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 7.51median 1.28 2.20median 1.28 2.04median 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 monthsAXONFTNTRPD
Revenue $3.22B $7.53B $855.92M
Gross profit $1.91B $6.04B $593.13M
Operating income $23.77M $2.44B $10.64M
Net income $199.30M $2.12B $20.14M
Free cash flow $133.19M $3.12B $144.81M
R&D $768.36M $846.40M $190.97M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $2.87 $0.30
Cash & equivalents $597.70M $2.93B $425.61M
Total debt $1.73B $2.99B $1.20B
Shares (diluted) 82.54M 739.90M 67.92M
Enterprise value $28.20B $117.42B -$1.07B

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
MetricAXONFTNTRPD
P/E 172.2x 64.0x 58.6x
P/FCF 259.7x 43.5x 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow 130.2x 40.0x 7.7x
P/S 10.7x 18.0x 1.4x
P/B 9.4x 87.5x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 10.2x 92.1x 8.9x
EV/EBITDA 267.8x 44.5x 18.1x
EV/EBIT 1,500x 54.1x 101.6x
EV/Revenue 11.1x 17.6x 1.3x
EV/FCF 267.7x 42.4x 7.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 134.1x 38.9x 7.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.51 2.20 2.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXONFTNTRPD
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.6% 18.8% 0.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 14.7% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.2% 17.2% -1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 16.6% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,682% 24.8% -54.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 27.6% 28.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.9% 9.3% -28.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 26.0% 29.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -39.3% 14.2% -31.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 29.1% 28.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 41.5% -17.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 15.5% 16.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.5% 53.3% -19.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 16.4% 21.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXONFTNTRPD
Gross margin 59.4% 80.2% 69.3%
EBITDA margin 4.1% 39.4% 7.0%
Operating margin 0.7% 32.4% 1.2%
Pretax margin 5.7% 34.8% 2.7%
Net margin 6.2% 28.2% 2.4%
FCF margin 4.1% 41.4% 16.9%
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 45.1% 17.9%
Return on equity 5.5% 166.9% 10.8%
Return on assets 2.7% 20.4% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 0.4% 111.7% 1.2%
Return on capital employed 0.4% 44.2% 1.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x 7.6x
Stock comp / revenue 19.7% 3.9% 10.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXONFTNTRPD
Debt / assets 23.1% 4.6% 34.3%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 7.9x -1.2x -1.7x
Debt / FCF 13.0x 0.2x 4.1x
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 85.7% 88.7%
Equity / assets 49.1% 14.3% 11.3%
Interest coverage 0.2x 135.7x 1.0x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 6.36 10.29 0.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXONFTNTRPD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 2.1% -0.5%
Shareholder yield – 2.1% -0.5%
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.

ConsensusAXONFTNTRPD
Forward P/E 53.6xFY2026 51.7xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.95FY2026 $3.58FY2026 $1.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026 -17.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% +0.8% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.57BFY2026 $8.38BFY2026 $884.22MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.4% +13.2% -8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXONFTNTRPD
Held by institutions 88.7% 68.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,118 1,567 235
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +23.7% +12.7%
Institutions buying 667 854 156
Institutions selling 324 549 53
Buyers to sellers 2.06 1.56 2.94

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.

AXONFTNTRPD
AXON 1.00 0.33 0.43
FTNT 0.33 1.00 0.40
RPD 0.43 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXON, FTNT and RPD?

Fortinet (FTNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axon Enterprise (AXON) $33.67B, Fortinet (FTNT) $131.49B, Rapid7 (RPD) $1.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXON, FTNT and RPD?

Rapid7 (RPD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 169.0x, Fortinet (FTNT) 62.0x, Rapid7 (RPD) 58.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rapid7 (RPD) is cheapest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 53.6x, Fortinet (FTNT) 51.7x, Rapid7 (RPD) 10.2x). 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%, Rapid7 (RPD) +0.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortinet (FTNT) has the highest net margin (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%, Fortinet (FTNT) 28.2%, Rapid7 (RPD) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Fortinet (FTNT) leads (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 0.4%, Fortinet (FTNT) 111.7%, Rapid7 (RPD) 1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Axon Enterprise (AXON) -43.1%, Fortinet (FTNT) +116.9%, Rapid7 (RPD) -6.6%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) +19.5%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +23.1%/yr, Rapid7 (RPD) -32.8%/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) 61.5%, Fortinet (FTNT) 42.7%, Rapid7 (RPD) 84.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.