CHKP vs ALRM vs AXON Stock Comparison

Check Point Software Technologies, Alarm.com Holdings and Axon Enterprise Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALRM Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.
$64.81 +21.4% 1M +25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.19B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.06B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
5 wins
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$425.87 -1.0% 1M -43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$34.08B
P/E
171.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alarm.com Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alarm.com Holdings 5, Axon Enterprise 3, Check Point Software Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHKPALRMAXONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.65B $3.19B $34.08B AXON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 27.1x 171.0x CHKP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x 21.6x 53.6x CHKP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +8.7% +34.6% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.9% 11.1% 6.2% CHKP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.5% 0.4% ALRM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x 7.9x ALRM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.6% +25.8% -43.1% ALRM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.1%/yr -4.9%/yr +19.5%/yr AXON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 30.7% 61.5% ALRM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 70/100 48/100 ALRM

Percentile Scorecard

CHKPALRMAXON

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

AxisCHKPALRMAXON
Valuation 91 #12 of 124 85 #19 of 124 41 #74 of 124
Growth 25 #85 of 113 43 #65 of 113 58 #48 of 113
Profitability 94 #8 of 109 87 #15 of 109 60 #44 of 109
Financial Health – 57 #55 of 127 34 #84 of 127
Shareholder Returns 17 #54 of 65 80 #14 of 65 –
Overall 57 70 48
  • CHKP ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ALRM ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AXON ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHKPALRMAXONSPY
1 month +21.8%+21.4%-1.0% -0.2%
3 months +16.1%+18.9%-22.2% +3.9%
6 months +14.8%+43.9%+4.8% +8.2%
Year to date -13.9%+27.0%-25.0% +12.9%
1 year -16.6%+25.8%-43.1% +12.3%
3 years +21.2%+21.4%+112.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.6%+6.7%+28.5% +23.3%
5 years +34.6%-22.0%+143.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.1%-4.9%+19.5% +10.9%
10 years +102.2%+124.3%+1,791.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.3%+8.4%+34.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHKPALRMAXONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%30.7%61.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.3%31.7%61.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.000.431.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.400.84-0.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.8%-52.9%-60.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.8%0.0%-43.9% -1.2%
52-week high $204.39$64.81$759.44 $779.14
52-week low $112.47$42.13$345.94 $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.

MultipleCHKPALRMAXON
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 38.6x 27.1xmedian 38.6x 172.2xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 4.4x 3.0xmedian 4.4x 10.7xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 34.5x 18.2xmedian 34.5x 267.8xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 29.4x 16.9xmedian 29.4x 259.7xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.3x 3.7xmedian 3.3x 9.4xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 1.28 1.36median 1.28 7.51median 1.28

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 monthsCHKPALRMAXON
Revenue $2.76B $1.06B $3.22B
Gross profit $2.38B $698.22M $1.91B
Operating income $802.20M $136.10M $23.77M
Net income $1.05B $117.29M $199.30M
Free cash flow $1.16B $187.71M $133.19M
R&D $463.70M $275.86M $768.36M
EPS (diluted) $9.54 $2.11 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $596.30M $479.42M $597.70M
Total debt – $2.96B $1.73B
Shares (diluted) 109.91M 55.92M 82.54M
Enterprise value $7.67B $188.99M $28.60B

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
MetricCHKPALRMAXON
P/E 16.4x 27.1x 172.2x
P/FCF 14.6x 16.9x 259.7x
P/Operating cash flow 14.8x 16.0x 130.2x
P/S 6.1x 3.0x 10.7x
P/B – 3.7x 9.4x
P/Tangible book – 4.1x 10.2x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x 18.2x 267.8x
EV/EBIT 17.9x 23.4x 1,500x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 3.0x 11.1x
EV/FCF 12.4x 17.0x 267.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 16.0x 134.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 1.36 7.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHKPALRMAXON
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 8.7% 34.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 7.3% 33.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.7% 8.8% 32.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 9.6% 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.0% 8.3% 1,682%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 34.6% -40.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.2% -8.9% -38.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 20.7% 26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.1% -2.1% -39.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 19.9% 22.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.3% 10.4% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 36.7% 18.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.0% 12.0% -24.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 41.1% 6.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHKPALRMAXON
Gross margin 86.1% 65.8% 59.4%
EBITDA margin 32.0% 16.5% 4.1%
Operating margin 29.0% 12.8% 0.7%
Pretax margin 34.1% 14.4% 5.7%
Net margin 37.9% 11.1% 6.2%
FCF margin 41.8% 17.7% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 41.2% 18.8% 8.3%
Return on equity – 13.6% 5.5%
Return on assets 13.9% 7.1% 2.7%
Return on invested capital – 7.5% 0.4%
Return on capital employed – 9.1% 0.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 8.5% 2.9% 19.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHKPALRMAXON
Debt / assets – 29.6% 23.1%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x 7.9x
Debt / FCF – 2.6x 13.0x
Liabilities / assets – 47.8% 50.9%
Equity / assets – 52.2% 49.1%
Interest coverage – 8.6x 0.2x
Current ratio – 5.0x 2.1x
Quick ratio – 4.0x 1.6x
Cash ratio – 3.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 4.26 6.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHKPALRMAXON
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -4.8% 2.3% –
Shareholder yield -4.8% 2.3% –
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.

ConsensusCHKPALRMAXON
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2026 21.6xFY2026 53.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.77FY2026 $3.00FY2026 $7.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -17.8%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +5.7% +29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.72BFY2026 $1.01BFY2026 $3.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +15.2% +41.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHKPALRMAXON
Held by institutions 69.5% 98.2% 88.7%
Institutions holding 633 314 1,118
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +1.4% +8.0%
Institutions buying 285 169 667
Institutions selling 259 106 324
Buyers to sellers 1.10 1.59 2.06

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.

CHKPALRMAXON
CHKP 1.00 0.39 0.25
ALRM 0.39 1.00 0.39
AXON 0.25 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHKP, ALRM and AXON?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) $16.65B, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) $3.19B, Axon Enterprise (AXON) $34.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHKP, ALRM and AXON?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 15.9x, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 27.1x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 171.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) is cheapest (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 16.4x, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 21.6x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 53.6x). 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: Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +4.6%, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +8.7%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +34.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) has the highest net margin (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 37.9%, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 11.1%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) leads (Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 7.5%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) returned the most: Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) -16.6%, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +25.8%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) -43.1%. Over five years, Axon Enterprise (AXON) compounded fastest (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +6.1%/yr, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) -4.9%/yr, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +19.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) has been the steadiest (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 42.0%, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 30.7%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 61.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHKP, ALRM and AXON?

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