CALX vs CRWD vs FTNT Stock Comparison

Calix, CrowdStrike Holdings and Fortinet Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CALX Calix, Inc
$38.31 +14.3% 1M -38.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.33B
P/E
45.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 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
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Calix leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Calix 5, Fortinet 3, CrowdStrike Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCALXCRWDFTNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.33B $255.01B $99.50B CRWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.6x 4,362x 43.6x FTNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.6x 196.4x 38.9x CALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.8% +24.3% +20.2% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 1.1% — CALX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -2.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -6.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.4% -52.1% +65.2% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.4%/yr -1.5%/yr +15.6%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 150.4% 48.8% CALX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 59/100 55/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

CALXCRWDFTNT

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

AxisCALXCRWDFTNT
Valuation 60 #46 of 112 21 #98 of 124 42 #73 of 124
Growth 82 #20 of 108 88 #15 of 113 67 #38 of 113
Profitability 64 #38 of 104 68 #36 of 109 97 #4 of 109
Financial Health 77 #28 of 116 61 #50 of 127 14 #109 of 127
Shareholder Returns 97 #3 of 78 57 #28 of 63 –
Overall 76 59 55
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CRWD 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

PeriodCALXCRWDFTNTSPY
1 month +14.3%-0.6%-20.9% +0.7%
3 months +8.9%+41.0%-9.8% +3.7%
6 months -12.1%-41.4%+65.0% +7.1%
Year to date -27.6%-44.3%+75.2% +12.8%
1 year -38.4%-52.1%+65.2% +11.9%
3 years +16.2%+49.6%+147.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.1%+14.4%+35.2% +22.8%
5 years -38.8%-7.3%+106.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -9.4%-1.5%+15.6% +10.9%
10 years +498.6%—+2,087.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.6%—+36.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCALXCRWDFTNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%150.4%48.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%208.4%51.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.881.701.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.92-0.351.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.3%-77.1%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.0%-66.6%-28.6% -1.2%
52-week high $68.42$782.17$194.75 $779.14
52-week low $33.15$179.38$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.

MultipleCALXCRWDFTNT
P/E now vs peer median 47.5xmedian 32.9x 4,554xmedian 39.0x 44.7xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.9x 49.6xmedian 4.6x 12.9xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 20.0x 398.9xmedian 32.7x —median 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 30.2x 166.2xmedian 27.4x 41.4xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 52.0xmedian 3.2x 45.4xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 6.72median 1.08 122.58median 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 monthsCALXCRWDFTNT
Revenue $1.11B $5.40B $7.88B
Gross profit $628.73M $4.06B –
Operating income $61.25M -$119.49M $2.60B
Net income $51.19M $77.40M $2.28B
Free cash flow $85.42M $1.61B –
R&D $207.99M $1.56B $857.40M
EPS (diluted) $0.78 $0.06 $3.08
Cash & equivalents $68.91M $5.01B $3.75B
Total debt – $2.98B –
Shares (diluted) 65.51M 1.04B 739.90M
Enterprise value $1.17B $235.42B $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
MetricCALXCRWDFTNT
P/E 47.5x 4,554x 44.7x
P/FCF 28.2x 166.2x 41.4x
P/Operating cash flow 22.0x 132.6x 27.7x
P/S 2.2x 49.6x 12.9x
P/B 3.4x 52.0x 45.4x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 54.9x 45.4x
EV/EBITDA 28.0x 398.9x –
EV/EBIT 36.2x -2,202x –
EV/Revenue 2.0x 48.8x 12.9x
EV/FCF 26.0x 163.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 130.5x 27.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.72 122.58 1.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCALXCRWDFTNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.8% 24.3% 20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 26.9% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.3% 26.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 27.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 273.3% 66.9% 27.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 7.9% 28.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 290.5% 127.3% 21.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 41.4% 25.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 287.6% 120.0% 25.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 37.2% 28.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 45.2% 50.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.8% 23.8% 17.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% 45.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 62.0% 24.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCALXCRWDFTNT
Gross margin 56.6% 75.2% –
EBITDA margin 7.1% 12.2% –
Operating margin 5.5% -2.2% –
Pretax margin 6.5% 1.4% –
Net margin 4.6% 1.1% –
FCF margin 7.7% 29.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 37.4% 46.8%
Return on equity 7.1% 1.6% 120.1%
Return on assets 5.4% 0.7% 20.0%
Return on invested capital – -2.1% –
Return on capital employed 8.2% -1.7% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 26.1x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 23.1% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCALXCRWDFTNT
Debt / assets – 6.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -6.5x –
Debt / FCF – 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 25.6% 57.3% 81.2%
Equity / assets 74.4% 42.7% 18.8%
Interest coverage – -4.5x –
Current ratio 2.8x 1.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.4x –
Cash ratio 0.9x 1.1x –
Altman Z-score 7.28 23.82 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCALXCRWDFTNT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.9% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 7.9% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusCALXCRWDFTNT
Forward P/E 23.6xFY2026 196.4xFY2026 38.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.62FY2026 $1.33FY2026 $3.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.1% +23.3% +0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.11BFY2026 $6.28BFY2026 $8.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.0%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.8% +22.3% +13.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCALXCRWDFTNT
Held by institutions 94.5% 77.4% 68.6%
Institutions holding 289 2,434 1,568
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +12.2% +23.7%
Institutions buying 148 1,375 854
Institutions selling 111 838 550
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.64 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.

CALXCRWDFTNT
CALX 1.00 -0.05 0.03
CRWD -0.05 1.00 0.29
FTNT 0.03 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CALX, CRWD and FTNT?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calix (CALX) $2.33B, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $255.01B, Fortinet (FTNT) $99.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, CALX, CRWD and FTNT?

Fortinet (FTNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calix (CALX) 45.6x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 4,362x, Fortinet (FTNT) 43.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Calix (CALX) is cheapest (Calix (CALX) 23.6x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 196.4x, 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?

Calix (CALX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Calix (CALX) +27.8%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) +24.3%, Fortinet (FTNT) +20.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Calix (CALX) has the highest net margin (Calix (CALX) 4.6%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Calix (CALX) -38.4%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -52.1%, Fortinet (FTNT) +65.2%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Calix (CALX) -9.4%/yr, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -1.5%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +15.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Calix (CALX) has been the steadiest (Calix (CALX) 41.6%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.4%, Fortinet (FTNT) 48.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CALX, CRWD 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, Calix (CALX) leads on 5. 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.