AXON vs RSKD vs FFIV Stock Comparison

Axon Enterprise, Riskified and F5 Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$423.17 -0.4% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$34.65B
P/E
173.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins
RSKD Riskified Ltd.
$9.03 +17.3% 1M +85.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.41B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$368.15M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins
FFIV F5, Inc.
$365.53 -16.1% 1M +36.6% 1Y
Market cap
$20.78B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Axon Enterprise leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Axon Enterprise 4, F5 3, Riskified 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXONRSKDFFIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.65B $1.41B $20.78B AXON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 173.9x -90.5x 28.8x FFIV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.2x 32.2x 21.4x FFIV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.6% +9.6% — AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% -4.2% — AXON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.0% +85.0% +36.6% RSKD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.7%/yr -14.1%/yr +11.6%/yr AXON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.5% 43.7% 41.2% FFIV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 59/100 — RSKD

Percentile Scorecard

AXONRSKDFFIV

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

AxisAXONRSKDFFIV
Valuation 42 #73 of 124 68 #40 of 124 73 #34 of 124
Growth 57 #49 of 113 80 #23 of 113 38 #70 of 113
Profitability 60 #44 of 109 58 #46 of 109 –
Financial Health 37 #80 of 127 75 #32 of 127 –
Shareholder Returns – 11 #56 of 63 –
Overall 49 59 –
  • AXON ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RSKD ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FFIV ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXONRSKDFFIVSPY
1 month -0.4%+17.3%-16.1% +0.9%
3 months -20.3%+68.5%-5.5% +5.9%
6 months +5.6%+104.3%+11.4% +8.5%
Year to date -25.5%+81.7%+43.2% +13.3%
1 year -44.0%+85.0%+36.6% +12.4%
3 years +110.8%+146.7%+144.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +28.2%+35.2%+34.7% +23.5%
5 years +135.1%-53.3%+73.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +18.7%-14.1%+11.6% +11.0%
10 years +1,783.3%—+171.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +34.1%—+10.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAXONRSKDFFIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.5%43.7%41.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.6%38.0%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.560.861.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.711.950.89 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-82.5%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.3%-2.1%-23.8% -0.9%
52-week high $759.44$9.22$479.83 $779.14
52-week low $345.94$3.79$223.99 $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.

MultipleAXONRSKDFFIV
P/E now vs peer median 171.1xmedian 37.9x -91.3xmedian 37.9x 28.7xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 4.4x 3.9xmedian 4.4x 7.5xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 266.1xmedian 34.5x -546.0xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 258.1xmedian 26.6x 29.6xmedian 26.6x 25.7xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 3.4x 6.8xmedian 3.4x 5.2xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 7.46median 1.24 -2.34median 1.24 1.19median 1.24

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 monthsAXONRSKDFFIV
Revenue $3.22B $368.15M –
Gross profit $1.91B $188.72M $2.80B
Operating income $23.77M -$17.28M $818.22M
Net income $199.30M -$15.58M $722.15M
Free cash flow $133.19M $48.05M –
R&D $768.36M $69.17M $621.42M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $-0.10 $12.55
Cash & equivalents $597.70M $105.24M $1.59B
Total debt $1.73B – –
Shares (diluted) 82.54M 157.46M 57.55M
Enterprise value $29.18B $306.63M $20.78B

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
MetricAXONRSKDFFIV
P/E 171.1x -91.3x 28.7x
P/FCF 258.1x 29.6x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 129.3x 30.0x 21.6x
P/S 10.7x 3.9x 7.5x
P/B 9.4x 6.8x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 10.1x 6.8x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 266.1x -546.0x –
EV/EBIT 1,490x -69.7x –
EV/Revenue 11.0x 3.3x –
EV/FCF 266.0x 25.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 133.3x 25.4x 21.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.46 -2.34 1.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXONRSKDFFIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.6% 9.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 9.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.2% 12.3% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 8.7% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,682% 63.9% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 42.0% 20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.9% 60.4% 4.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 40.2% 22.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -39.3% 57.0% 6.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 39.0% 24.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 38.6% 1.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 82.8% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.5% 37.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 99.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXONRSKDFFIV
Gross margin 59.4% 51.3% –
EBITDA margin 4.1% -0.6% –
Operating margin 0.7% -4.7% –
Pretax margin 5.7% -2.7% –
Net margin 6.2% -4.2% –
FCF margin 4.1% 13.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 12.9% –
Return on equity 5.5% -6.5% –
Return on assets 2.7% -4.5% –
Return on invested capital 0.4% – –
Return on capital employed 0.4% -6.3% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -3.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 19.7% 12.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXONRSKDFFIV
Debt / assets 23.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 7.9x – –
Debt / FCF 13.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 36.9% –
Equity / assets 49.1% 63.1% 56.7%
Interest coverage 0.2x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 3.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.6x 3.4x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.8x –
Altman Z-score 6.33 6.59 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXONRSKDFFIV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -11.1% –
Shareholder yield – -11.1% –
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.

ConsensusAXONRSKDFFIV
Forward P/E 53.2xFY2026 32.2xFY2026 21.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $7.95FY2026 $0.28FY2026 $17.06FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026 +34.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% +46.4% +14.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.57BFY2026 $389.54MFY2026 $3.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.4% +9.8% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXONRSKDFFIV
Held by institutions 88.7% 32.7% 96.6%
Institutions holding 1,118 111 831
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% -3.8% -2.6%
Institutions buying 667 57 483
Institutions selling 324 25 240
Buyers to sellers 2.06 2.28 2.01

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.

AXONRSKDFFIV
AXON 1.00 0.22 0.12
RSKD 0.22 1.00 0.21
FFIV 0.12 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXON, RSKD and FFIV?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axon Enterprise (AXON) $34.65B, Riskified (RSKD) $1.41B, F5 (FFIV) $20.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXON, RSKD and FFIV?

F5 (FFIV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 173.9x, Riskified (RSKD) -90.5x, F5 (FFIV) 28.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, F5 (FFIV) is cheapest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 53.2x, Riskified (RSKD) 32.2x, F5 (FFIV) 21.4x). 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%, Riskified (RSKD) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) has the highest net margin (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%, Riskified (RSKD) -4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Riskified (RSKD) returned the most: Axon Enterprise (AXON) -44.0%, Riskified (RSKD) +85.0%, F5 (FFIV) +36.6%. Over five years, Axon Enterprise (AXON) compounded fastest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) +18.7%/yr, Riskified (RSKD) -14.1%/yr, F5 (FFIV) +11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, F5 (FFIV) has been the steadiest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 61.5%, Riskified (RSKD) 43.7%, F5 (FFIV) 41.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AXON, RSKD and FFIV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Axon Enterprise (AXON) leads on 4. 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.