AXON vs GEN vs ZS Stock Comparison

Axon Enterprise, Gen Digital and Zscaler Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$382.56 -8.6% 1M -40.2% 1Y
Market cap
$25.44B
P/E
127.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$30.60 +34.2% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.03B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
8 wins
ZS Zscaler, Inc.
$203.88 -3.9% 1M -37.1% 1Y
Market cap
$32.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gen Digital leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Gen Digital 8, Axon Enterprise 2, Zscaler 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXONGENZSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.44B $18.03B $32.62B ZS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 127.6x 14.9x -516.4x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 48.1x 9.9x 44.8x GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.6% +16.9% +25.4% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% 23.1% -1.9% 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 -40.2% +18.4% -37.1% GEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.9%/yr +4.3%/yr -9.6%/yr AXON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.7% 43.1% 72.0% GEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 69/100 53/100 GEN

Percentile Scorecard

AXONGENZS

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

AxisAXONGENZS
Valuation 36 #80 of 124 82 #23 of 124 53 #59 of 124
Growth 53 #54 of 114 62 #44 of 114 66 #40 of 114
Profitability 58 #47 of 111 96 #6 of 111 62 #43 of 111
Financial Health 35 #83 of 128 15 #109 of 128 39 #79 of 128
Shareholder Returns – 89 #9 of 74 47 #40 of 74
Overall 46 69 53
  • AXON ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GEN ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ZS ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXONGENZSSPY
1 month -8.6%+34.2%-3.9% -5.9%
3 months -26.8%+8.9%+25.4% -4.6%
6 months -10.4%+51.6%+33.4% +0.2%
Year to date -32.6%+12.5%-9.4% +7.5%
1 year -40.2%+18.4%-37.1% +8.2%
3 years +76.4%+75.4%+24.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +20.8%+20.6%+7.6% +19.0%
5 years +109.5%+23.5%-39.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +15.9%+4.3%-9.6% +9.4%
10 years +1,640.5%+30.3%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +33.1%+2.7%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAXONGENZSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.7%43.1%72.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.9%41.1%83.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.620.711.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.650.43-0.51 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-49.7%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.8%-2.6%-38.5% -5.9%
52-week high $645.72$31.41$331.29 $779.14
52-week low $345.94$17.89$118.05 $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.

MultipleAXONGENZS
P/E now vs peer median 154.7xmedian 39.4x 15.1xmedian 39.4x -517.0xmedian 39.4x
P/S now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 4.0x 3.5xmedian 4.0x 9.9xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 241.4xmedian 34.1x 9.6xmedian 34.1x 113.4xmedian 34.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 233.3xmedian 22.7x 10.3xmedian 22.7x 39.0xmedian 22.7x
P/B now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 2.9x 12.8xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 6.75median 1.32 -5.56median 1.32 -15.04median 1.32

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 monthsAXONGENZS
Revenue $3.22B $5.23B $3.35B
Gross profit $1.91B $4.05B $2.57B
Operating income $23.77M $2.19B -$133.27M
Net income $199.30M $1.21B -$63.18M
Free cash flow $133.19M $1.76B $852.35M
R&D $768.36M $430.00M $903.40M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $2.00 $-0.39
Cash & equivalents $597.70M $589.00M $928.35M
Total debt $1.73B $8.12B –
Shares (diluted) 82.54M 603.00M 160.22M
Enterprise value $19.96B $15.85B $18.78B

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
MetricAXONGENZS
P/E 154.7x 15.1x -517.0x
P/FCF 233.3x 10.3x 39.0x
P/Operating cash flow 116.9x 10.2x 29.4x
P/S 9.7x 3.5x 9.9x
P/B 8.5x 6.6x 12.8x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 22.3x 13.9x
EV/EBITDA 241.4x 9.6x 113.4x
EV/EBIT 1,352x 11.7x -223.4x
EV/Revenue 10.0x 4.9x 8.9x
EV/FCF 241.3x 14.6x 34.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 120.9x 14.4x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.75 -5.56 -15.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXONGENZS
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.6% 16.9% 25.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 11.7% 27.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.2% 14.1% 25.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 10.2% 27.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,682% 30.5% -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 26.3% 17.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.9% 111.6% -52.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% -4.8% 32.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -39.3% 118.9% -46.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.9% -2.7% 34.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 34.4% 16.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 22.0% 34.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.5% 35.7% 5.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 22.1% 32.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXONGENZS
Gross margin 59.4% 77.4% 76.8%
EBITDA margin 4.1% 51.2% 7.8%
Operating margin 0.7% 41.8% -4.0%
Pretax margin 5.7% 32.3% -0.5%
Net margin 6.2% 23.1% -1.9%
FCF margin 4.1% 33.7% 25.4%
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 34.0% 33.7%
Return on equity 5.5% 44.7% -2.5%
Return on assets 2.7% 7.7% -0.8%
Return on invested capital 0.4% 14.4% –
Return on capital employed 0.4% 18.0% -2.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x -17.9x
Stock comp / revenue 19.7% 4.3% 24.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXONGENZS
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% 67.0%
Equity / assets 49.1% 17.6% 33.0%
Interest coverage 0.2x 4.3x -11.3x
Current ratio 2.1x 0.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.6x 0.3x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 5.81 1.51 4.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXONGENZS
Dividend yield – 1.7% –
Net buyback yield – 4.2% -0.2%
Shareholder yield – 5.9% -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.

ConsensusAXONGENZS
Forward P/E 48.1xFY2026 9.9xFY2026 44.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $7.95FY2026 $3.10FY2026 $4.55FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 +8.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +29.3% +9.7% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.57BFY2026 $5.70BFY2026 $4.07BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +21.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +41.7% +8.3% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXONGENZS
Held by institutions 88.7% 89.1% 51.1%
Institutions holding 1,121 690 737
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% +3.8% -3.9%
Institutions buying 670 391 418
Institutions selling 324 212 237
Buyers to sellers 2.07 1.84 1.76

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.

AXONGENZS
AXON 1.00 0.36 0.38
GEN 0.36 1.00 0.35
ZS 0.38 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXON, GEN and ZS?

Zscaler (ZS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axon Enterprise (AXON) $25.44B, Gen Digital (GEN) $18.03B, Zscaler (ZS) $32.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXON, GEN and ZS?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 127.6x, Gen Digital (GEN) 14.9x, Zscaler (ZS) -516.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 48.1x, Gen Digital (GEN) 9.9x, Zscaler (ZS) 44.8x). 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%, Zscaler (ZS) +25.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gen Digital (GEN) has the highest net margin (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%, Gen Digital (GEN) 23.1%, Zscaler (ZS) -1.9%). 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 Gen Digital (GEN) returned the most: Axon Enterprise (AXON) -40.2%, Gen Digital (GEN) +18.4%, Zscaler (ZS) -37.1%. Over five years, Axon Enterprise (AXON) compounded fastest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) +15.9%/yr, Gen Digital (GEN) +4.3%/yr, Zscaler (ZS) -9.6%/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) 61.7%, Gen Digital (GEN) 43.1%, Zscaler (ZS) 72.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.