AXON vs RSKD vs PANW Stock Comparison

Axon Enterprise, Riskified and Palo Alto Networks Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$424.18 +3.0% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$30.75B
P/E
154.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins
RSKD Riskified Ltd.
$8.80 +12.5% 1M +88.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$368.15M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins
PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc
$348.04 -14.4% 1M +62.2% 1Y
Market cap
$236.47B
P/E
770.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionAXONRSKDPANWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.75B $1.30B $236.47B PANW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 154.3x -83.5x 770.3x AXON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.4x 31.4x 79.6x RSKD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.6% +9.6% +24.5% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% -4.2% 2.7% 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 -39.9% +88.0% +62.2% RSKD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.4%/yr -15.0%/yr +33.5%/yr PANW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.6% 43.9% 50.0% RSKD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 58/100 49/100 RSKD

Percentile Scorecard

AXONRSKDPANW

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

AxisAXONRSKDPANW
Valuation 35 #81 of 124 68 #40 of 124 42 #73 of 124
Growth 58 #49 of 114 81 #22 of 114 38 #71 of 114
Profitability 58 #47 of 111 56 #49 of 111 74 #30 of 111
Financial Health 35 #83 of 128 76 #32 of 128 37 #81 of 128
Shareholder Returns – 10 #66 of 73 54 #34 of 73
Overall 47 58 49
  • AXON ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RSKD ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • PANW ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAXONRSKDPANWSPY
1 month +3.0%+12.5%-14.4% -1.0%
3 months -30.4%+67.9%-4.0% -0.4%
6 months +9.9%+85.3%+89.5% +4.5%
Year to date -25.3%+77.1%+88.9% +12.4%
1 year -39.9%+88.0%+62.2% +13.6%
3 years +95.2%+119.5%+185.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +25.0%+30.0%+42.0% +20.8%
5 years +132.2%-55.7%+322.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +18.4%-15.0%+33.5% +10.4%
10 years +1,829.8%—+1,310.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year +34.5%—+30.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureAXONRSKDPANWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.6%43.9%50.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.7%38.3%47.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.520.901.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.652.011.24 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-82.5%-36.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.9%-4.6%-17.1% -1.6%
52-week high $706.13$9.22$419.91 $779.14
52-week low $345.94$3.79$141.67 $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.

MultipleAXONRSKDPANW
P/E now vs peer median 171.5xmedian 41.0x -88.9xmedian 41.0x 849.1xmedian 41.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 4.4x 3.8xmedian 4.4x 24.7xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 266.7xmedian 28.9x -529.5xmedian 28.9x 131.1xmedian 28.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 258.7xmedian 23.9x 28.8xmedian 23.9x 69.0xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 3.1x 6.6xmedian 3.1x 10.3xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 7.48median 1.36 -2.28median 1.36 -58.67median 1.36

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 monthsAXONRSKDPANW
Revenue $3.22B $368.15M $11.48B
Gross profit $1.91B $188.72M $8.08B
Operating income $23.77M -$17.28M $695.00M
Net income $199.30M -$15.58M $307.00M
Free cash flow $133.19M $48.05M $4.11B
R&D $768.36M $69.17M $2.55B
EPS (diluted) $2.41 $-0.10 $0.40
Cash & equivalents $597.70M $105.24M $2.51B
Total debt $1.73B – –
Shares (diluted) 82.54M 157.46M 764.00M
Enterprise value $25.27B $197.98M $221.54B

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
MetricAXONRSKDPANW
P/E 171.5x -88.9x 849.1x
P/FCF 258.7x 28.8x 69.0x
P/Operating cash flow 129.6x 29.3x 62.3x
P/S 10.7x 3.8x 24.7x
P/B 9.4x 6.6x 10.3x
P/Tangible book 10.2x 6.6x 13.9x
EV/EBITDA 266.7x -529.5x 131.1x
EV/EBIT 1,494x -67.6x 403.7x
EV/Revenue 11.0x 3.2x 24.4x
EV/FCF 266.7x 24.3x 68.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 133.6x 24.7x 61.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.48 -2.28 -58.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXONRSKDPANW
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.6% 9.6% 24.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 9.0% 18.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.2% 12.3% 19.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 8.7% 17.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,682% 63.9% -44.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.2% 42.0% 21.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.9% 60.4% -72.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 40.2% -11.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -39.3% 57.0% -74.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.9% 39.0% -14.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 38.6% 22.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 82.8% 17.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.5% 37.9% 18.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 99.3% 16.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXONRSKDPANW
Gross margin 59.4% 51.3% 70.4%
EBITDA margin 4.1% -0.6% 18.6%
Operating margin 0.7% -4.7% 6.1%
Pretax margin 5.7% -2.7% 4.7%
Net margin 6.2% -4.2% 2.7%
FCF margin 4.1% 13.1% 35.8%
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% 12.9% 39.7%
Return on equity 5.5% -6.5% 1.1%
Return on assets 2.7% -4.5% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 0.4% – –
Return on capital employed 0.4% -6.3% 1.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -3.0x 14.8x
Stock comp / revenue 19.7% 12.4% 15.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXONRSKDPANW
Debt / assets 23.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 7.9x – –
Debt / FCF 13.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 36.9% 43.3%
Equity / assets 49.1% 63.1% 56.7%
Interest coverage 0.2x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 3.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.6x 3.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 6.34 6.41 8.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXONRSKDPANW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -11.4% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – -11.4% -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.

ConsensusAXONRSKDPANW
Forward P/E 53.4xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 79.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $7.95FY2026 $0.28FY2026 $4.37FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026 +13.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% +46.4% +16.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.57BFY2026 $389.54MFY2026 $13.37BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 +16.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +41.4% +9.8% +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXONRSKDPANW
Held by institutions 88.7% 32.7% 82.1%
Institutions holding 1,121 111 2,918
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.1% -3.8% +6.6%
Institutions buying 670 57 1,549
Institutions selling 324 25 1,127
Buyers to sellers 2.07 2.28 1.37

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.

AXONRSKDPANW
AXON 1.00 0.22 0.33
RSKD 0.22 1.00 0.25
PANW 0.33 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXON, RSKD and PANW?

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axon Enterprise (AXON) $30.75B, Riskified (RSKD) $1.30B, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) $236.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXON, RSKD and PANW?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 154.3x, Riskified (RSKD) -83.5x, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 770.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Riskified (RSKD) is cheapest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 53.4x, Riskified (RSKD) 31.4x, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 79.6x). 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%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +24.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) has the highest net margin (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%, Riskified (RSKD) -4.2%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Riskified (RSKD) returned the most: Axon Enterprise (AXON) -39.9%, Riskified (RSKD) +88.0%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +62.2%. Over five years, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) compounded fastest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) +18.4%/yr, Riskified (RSKD) -15.0%/yr, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +33.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Riskified (RSKD) has been the steadiest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 61.6%, Riskified (RSKD) 43.9%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 50.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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