AXON vs GEN vs FTNT Stock Comparison

Axon Enterprise, Gen Digital and Fortinet Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$438.05 +4.4% 1M -42.3% 1Y
Market cap
$34.46B
P/E
172.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$28.20 +35.3% 1M +9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.33B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
7 wins
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$139.10 -20.9% 1M +65.2% 1Y
Market cap
$99.50B
P/E
43.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.88B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gen Digital leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Gen Digital 7, Fortinet 2, Axon Enterprise 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXONGENFTNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.46B $17.33B $99.50B FTNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 172.9x 14.4x 43.6x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 55.1x 9.2x 38.9x GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.6% +16.9% +20.2% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 23.1% — GEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% 14.4% — GEN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.9x 2.8x — GEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.3% +9.1% +65.2% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.5%/yr +2.1%/yr +15.6%/yr AXON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.6% 42.8% 48.8% GEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 72/100 55/100 GEN

Percentile Scorecard

AXONGENFTNT

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

AxisAXONGENFTNT
Valuation 40 #75 of 124 87 #17 of 124 42 #73 of 124
Growth 55 #51 of 113 63 #42 of 113 67 #38 of 113
Profitability 60 #44 of 109 95 #6 of 109 97 #4 of 109
Financial Health 36 #82 of 127 18 #104 of 127 14 #109 of 127
Shareholder Returns – 95 #4 of 63 –
Overall 48 72 55
  • AXON ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GEN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXONGENFTNTSPY
1 month +4.4%+35.3%-20.9% +0.7%
3 months -16.6%+3.3%-9.8% +3.7%
6 months +9.0%+46.2%+65.0% +7.1%
Year to date -22.9%+3.7%+75.2% +12.8%
1 year -42.3%+9.1%+65.2% +11.9%
3 years +117.1%+69.4%+147.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.5%+19.2%+35.2% +22.8%
5 years +143.4%+10.8%+106.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +19.5%+2.1%+15.6% +10.9%
10 years +1,849.5%+13.3%+2,087.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +34.6%+1.3%+36.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAXONGENFTNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.6%42.8%48.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.6%40.9%51.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.540.801.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.690.211.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-49.7%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.3%-10.2%-28.6% -1.2%
52-week high $759.44$31.41$194.75 $779.14
52-week low $345.94$17.89$75.23 $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.

MultipleAXONGENFTNT
P/E now vs peer median 177.1xmedian 39.0x 13.9xmedian 39.0x 44.7xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 4.6x 3.2xmedian 4.6x 12.9xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 275.2xmedian 32.7x 9.1xmedian 32.7x —median 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 267.2xmedian 27.4x 9.5xmedian 27.4x 41.4xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 3.2x 6.1xmedian 3.2x 45.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 7.73median 1.23 -5.13median 1.23 1.57median 1.23

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 monthsAXONGENFTNT
Revenue $3.22B $5.23B $7.88B
Gross profit $1.91B $4.05B –
Operating income $23.77M $2.19B $2.60B
Net income $199.30M $1.21B $2.28B
Free cash flow $133.19M $1.76B –
R&D $768.36M $430.00M $857.40M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $2.00 $3.08
Cash & equivalents $597.70M $589.00M $3.75B
Total debt $1.73B $8.12B –
Shares (diluted) 82.54M 603.00M 739.90M
Enterprise value $28.98B $15.15B $99.50B

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
MetricAXONGENFTNT
P/E 177.1x 13.9x 44.7x
P/FCF 267.2x 9.5x 41.4x
P/Operating cash flow 133.9x 9.4x 27.7x
P/S 11.1x 3.2x 12.9x
P/B 9.7x 6.1x 45.4x
P/Tangible book 10.5x 20.5x 45.4x
EV/EBITDA 275.2x 9.1x –
EV/EBIT 1,541x 11.1x –
EV/Revenue 11.4x 4.6x 12.9x
EV/FCF 275.1x 13.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 137.9x 13.6x 27.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.73 -5.13 1.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXONGENFTNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.6% 16.9% 20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 11.7% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.2% 14.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 10.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,682% 30.5% 27.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 26.3% 28.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.9% 111.6% 21.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% -4.8% 25.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -39.3% 118.9% 25.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.9% -2.7% 28.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 34.4% 50.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 22.0% 17.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.5% 35.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 22.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXONGENFTNT
Gross margin 59.4% 77.4% –
EBITDA margin 4.1% 51.2% –
Operating margin 0.7% 41.8% –
Pretax margin 5.7% 32.3% –
Net margin 6.2% 23.1% –
FCF margin 4.1% 33.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 34.0% 46.8%
Return on equity 5.5% 44.7% 120.1%
Return on assets 2.7% 7.7% 20.0%
Return on invested capital 0.4% 14.4% –
Return on capital employed 0.4% 18.0% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 19.7% 4.3% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXONGENFTNT
Debt / assets 23.1% 52.2% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 3.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 7.9x 2.8x –
Debt / FCF 13.0x 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 82.4% 81.2%
Equity / assets 49.1% 17.6% 18.8%
Interest coverage 0.2x 4.3x –
Current ratio 2.1x 0.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.3x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 6.52 1.45 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXONGENFTNT
Dividend yield – 1.8% –
Net buyback yield – 4.6% –
Shareholder yield – 6.4% –
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.

ConsensusAXONGENFTNT
Forward P/E 55.1xFY2026 9.2xFY2026 38.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.95FY2026 $3.07FY2026 $3.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% +10.4% +0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.57BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $8.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.4% +8.2% +13.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXONGENFTNT
Held by institutions 88.7% 89.1% 68.6%
Institutions holding 1,119 689 1,568
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +3.8% +23.7%
Institutions buying 668 392 854
Institutions selling 324 211 550
Buyers to sellers 2.06 1.86 1.55

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.

AXONGENFTNT
AXON 1.00 0.36 0.26
GEN 0.36 1.00 0.18
FTNT 0.26 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXON, GEN and FTNT?

Fortinet (FTNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axon Enterprise (AXON) $34.46B, Gen Digital (GEN) $17.33B, Fortinet (FTNT) $99.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXON, GEN and FTNT?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 172.9x, Gen Digital (GEN) 14.4x, Fortinet (FTNT) 43.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 55.1x, Gen Digital (GEN) 9.2x, Fortinet (FTNT) 38.9x). 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%, Gen Digital (GEN) +16.9%, Fortinet (FTNT) +20.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gen Digital (GEN) has the highest net margin (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%, Gen Digital (GEN) 23.1%). On return on invested capital, Gen Digital (GEN) leads (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 0.4%, Gen Digital (GEN) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Axon Enterprise (AXON) -42.3%, Gen Digital (GEN) +9.1%, Fortinet (FTNT) +65.2%. Over five years, Axon Enterprise (AXON) compounded fastest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) +19.5%/yr, Gen Digital (GEN) +2.1%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +15.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gen Digital (GEN) has been the steadiest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 61.6%, Gen Digital (GEN) 42.8%, Fortinet (FTNT) 48.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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