AXON vs ZS vs FTNT Stock Comparison

Axon Enterprise, Zscaler and Fortinet Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$438.05 +4.4% 1M -42.3% 1Y
Market cap
$34.32B
P/E
172.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins
ZS Zscaler, Inc.
$247.82 +24.9% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$37.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$139.10 -20.9% 1M +65.2% 1Y
Market cap
$99.01B
P/E
43.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.88B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 6, Axon Enterprise 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAXONZSFTNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.32B $37.67B $99.01B FTNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 172.2x -628.5x 43.4x FTNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 55.1x 54.5x 38.9x FTNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +34.6% — +20.2% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.2% — — –
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 -42.3% -22.8% +65.2% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.5%/yr -4.9%/yr +15.6%/yr AXON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.6% 71.2% 48.8% FTNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 — 55/100 FTNT

Percentile Scorecard

AXONZSFTNT

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

AxisAXONZSFTNT
Valuation 40 #75 of 124 16 #104 of 124 42 #73 of 124
Growth 55 #51 of 113 – 67 #38 of 113
Profitability 60 #44 of 109 – 97 #4 of 109
Financial Health 36 #82 of 127 32 #87 of 127 14 #109 of 127
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 48 – 55
  • AXON ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ZS 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

PeriodAXONZSFTNTSPY
1 month +4.4%+24.9%-20.9% +0.7%
3 months -16.6%+67.0%-9.8% +3.7%
6 months +9.0%+89.6%+65.0% +7.1%
Year to date -22.9%+10.2%+75.2% +12.8%
1 year -42.3%-22.8%+65.2% +11.9%
3 years +117.1%+58.0%+147.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.5%+16.5%+35.2% +22.8%
5 years +143.4%-22.3%+106.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +19.5%-4.9%+15.6% +10.9%
10 years +1,849.5%—+2,087.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +34.6%—+36.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAXONZSFTNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.6%71.2%48.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 61.6%82.5%51.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.540.961.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.69-0.321.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.3%-76.4%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -42.3%-26.3%-28.6% -1.2%
52-week high $759.44$336.27$194.75 $779.14
52-week low $345.94$118.05$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.

MultipleAXONZSFTNT
P/E now vs peer median 177.1xmedian 39.0x -628.5xmedian 39.0x 44.7xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 4.6x 12.1xmedian 4.6x 12.9xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 275.2xmedian 32.7x —median 32.7x —median 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 267.2xmedian 27.4x 47.4xmedian 27.4x 41.4xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 3.2x 15.6xmedian 3.2x 45.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 7.73median 1.23 —median 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 monthsAXONZSFTNT
Revenue $3.22B – $7.88B
Gross profit $1.91B – –
Operating income $23.77M – $2.60B
Net income $199.30M – $2.28B
Free cash flow $133.19M – –
R&D $768.36M – $857.40M
EPS (diluted) $2.41 – $3.08
Cash & equivalents $597.70M $928.35M $3.75B
Total debt $1.73B – –
Shares (diluted) 82.54M 160.22M 739.90M
Enterprise value $28.85B $23.79B $99.01B

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
MetricAXONZSFTNT
P/E 177.1x -628.5x 44.7x
P/FCF 267.2x 47.4x 41.4x
P/Operating cash flow 133.9x – 27.7x
P/S 11.1x 12.1x 12.9x
P/B 9.7x 15.6x 45.4x
P/Tangible book 10.5x 17.0x 45.4x
EV/EBITDA 275.2x – –
EV/EBIT 1,541x – –
EV/Revenue 11.4x – 12.9x
EV/FCF 275.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 137.9x – 27.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 7.73 – 1.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAXONZSFTNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 34.6% – 20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.2% – 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,682% – 27.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.2% – 28.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -38.9% – 21.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% – 25.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -39.3% – 25.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.9% – 28.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% – 50.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% – 17.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -24.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAXONZSFTNT
Gross margin 59.4% – –
EBITDA margin 4.1% – –
Operating margin 0.7% – –
Pretax margin 5.7% – –
Net margin 6.2% – –
FCF margin 4.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 8.3% – 46.8%
Return on equity 5.5% – 120.1%
Return on assets 2.7% – 20.0%
Return on invested capital 0.4% – –
Return on capital employed 0.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 19.7% – 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAXONZSFTNT
Debt / assets 23.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 7.9x – –
Debt / FCF 13.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 50.9% 67.0% 81.2%
Equity / assets 49.1% 33.0% 18.8%
Interest coverage 0.2x – –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.6x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.2x –
Altman Z-score 6.52 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAXONZSFTNT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusAXONZSFTNT
Forward P/E 55.1xFY2026 54.5xFY2027 38.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.95FY2026 $4.55FY2027 $3.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +8.1%FY2027 +29.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.2% +27.0% +0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.57BFY2026 $4.07BFY2027 $8.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +21.5%FY2027 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.4% +19.4% +13.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAXONZSFTNT
Held by institutions 88.7% 51.4% 68.6%
Institutions holding 1,119 735 1,568
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% -3.9% +23.7%
Institutions buying 668 417 854
Institutions selling 324 236 550
Buyers to sellers 2.06 1.77 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.

AXONZSFTNT
AXON 1.00 0.36 0.26
ZS 0.36 1.00 0.54
FTNT 0.26 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AXON, ZS and FTNT?

Fortinet (FTNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Axon Enterprise (AXON) $34.32B, Zscaler (ZS) $37.67B, Fortinet (FTNT) $99.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, AXON, ZS and FTNT?

Fortinet (FTNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 172.2x, Zscaler (ZS) -628.5x, Fortinet (FTNT) 43.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fortinet (FTNT) is cheapest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 55.1x, Zscaler (ZS) 54.5x, 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%, Fortinet (FTNT) +20.2%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Axon Enterprise (AXON) -42.3%, Zscaler (ZS) -22.8%, Fortinet (FTNT) +65.2%. Over five years, Axon Enterprise (AXON) compounded fastest (Axon Enterprise (AXON) +19.5%/yr, Zscaler (ZS) -4.9%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +15.6%/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) 61.6%, Zscaler (ZS) 71.2%, Fortinet (FTNT) 48.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AXON, ZS 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, Fortinet (FTNT) leads on 6. 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.