CHKP vs CRWD vs RDWR Stock Comparison

Check Point Software Technologies, CrowdStrike Holdings and Radware Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
$241.00 -11.6% 1M -54.9% 1Y
Market cap
$218.24B
P/E
3,733x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.40B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins
RDWR Radware Ltd
$33.00 +7.6% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32B
P/E
94.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$326.70M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionCHKPCRWDRDWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.11B $218.24B $1.32B CRWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x 3,733x 94.8x CHKP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.1x 181.2x 26.4x CHKP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.7% +24.3% +11.0% CRWD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.7% 1.1% 4.3% CHKP
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 -23.1% -54.9% +38.9% RDWR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.8%/yr -2.5%/yr -0.4%/yr CHKP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.3% 150.5% 45.6% CHKP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 59/100 58/100 CRWD

Percentile Scorecard

CHKPCRWDRDWR

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

AxisCHKPCRWDRDWR
Valuation 89 #14 of 124 23 #96 of 124 76 #31 of 124
Growth 20 #92 of 114 89 #14 of 114 66 #40 of 114
Profitability 94 #8 of 111 66 #38 of 111 75 #29 of 111
Financial Health – 61 #51 of 128 –
Shareholder Returns 18 #60 of 73 56 #33 of 73 15 #62 of 73
Overall 55 59 58
  • CHKP ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CRWD ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RDWR ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHKPCRWDRDWRSPY
1 month +13.8%-11.6%+7.6% -1.0%
3 months +17.6%+14.8%+15.7% -0.4%
6 months +29.0%-48.5%+22.9% +4.5%
Year to date -20.6%-48.6%+37.0% +12.4%
1 year -23.1%-54.9%+38.9% +13.6%
3 years +7.7%+28.0%+121.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +2.5%+8.6%+30.4% +20.8%
5 years +26.4%-11.9%-1.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year +4.8%-2.5%-0.4% +10.4%
10 years +78.4%—+178.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year +6.0%—+10.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCHKPCRWDRDWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.3%150.5%45.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%207.6%50.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.061.681.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.360.85 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.8%-77.1%-65.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.9%-69.2%-11.2% -1.6%
52-week high $204.39$782.17$37.16 $779.14
52-week low $112.47$179.38$21.74 $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.

MultipleCHKPCRWDRDWR
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 41.0x 4,203xmedian 41.0x 101.6xmedian 41.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 4.4x 45.7xmedian 4.4x 4.4xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 28.9x 367.6xmedian 28.9x 52.8xmedian 28.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 23.9x 153.4xmedian 23.9x 20.2xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.1x 48.0xmedian 3.1x 4.0xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 3.40median 1.36 113.12median 1.36 2.58median 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 monthsCHKPCRWDRDWR
Revenue $2.76B $5.40B $326.70M
Gross profit $2.36B $4.06B $263.73M
Operating income $780.30M -$119.49M $13.09M
Net income $875.10M $77.40M $13.93M
Free cash flow $1.18B $1.61B $70.38M
R&D $468.30M $1.56B $90.07M
EPS (diluted) $7.96 $0.06 $0.31
Cash & equivalents $496.00M $5.01B $102.93M
Total debt – $746.22M –
Shares (diluted) 109.91M 1.04B 44.70M
Enterprise value -$1.20B $198.64B $829.82M

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
MetricCHKPCRWDRDWR
P/E 18.1x 4,203x 101.6x
P/FCF 13.2x 153.4x 20.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.4x 122.4x 23.8x
P/S 5.6x 45.7x 4.4x
P/B – 48.0x 4.0x
P/Tangible book – 50.7x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x 367.6x 52.8x
EV/EBIT 14.6x -2,029x 98.5x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 44.9x 3.9x
EV/FCF 9.6x 150.7x 18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.8x 120.3x 21.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.40 113.12 2.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHKPCRWDRDWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.7% 24.3% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 26.9% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.4% 26.2% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 27.6% 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.5% 66.9% -17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.7% 7.9% 34.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -13.3% 127.3% -16.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 41.4% 39.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -10.6% 120.0% -18.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 37.2% 39.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.6% 45.2% 31.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 23.8% 159.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.3% 45.4% 34.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 24.1% 93.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHKPCRWDRDWR
Gross margin 85.7% 75.2% 80.7%
EBITDA margin 31.1% 12.2% 7.5%
Operating margin 28.3% -2.2% 4.0%
Pretax margin 33.9% 1.4% 9.1%
Net margin 31.7% 1.1% 4.3%
FCF margin 42.8% 29.8% 21.5%
Operating cash flow margin 42.2% 37.4% 18.3%
Return on equity – 1.6% 3.9%
Return on assets 11.7% 0.7% 2.1%
Return on invested capital – -2.1% –
Return on capital employed – -1.7% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 26.1x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 8.2% 23.1% 8.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHKPCRWDRDWR
Debt / assets – 6.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -6.5x –
Debt / FCF – 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets – 57.3% 45.6%
Equity / assets – 42.7% 54.4%
Interest coverage – -4.5x –
Current ratio – 1.6x –
Quick ratio – 1.4x –
Cash ratio – 1.1x –
Altman Z-score – 22.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHKPCRWDRDWR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -4.4% 0.0% -5.1%
Shareholder yield -4.4% 0.0% -5.1%
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.

ConsensusCHKPCRWDRDWR
Forward P/E 15.1xFY2026 181.2xFY2026 26.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.77FY2026 $1.33FY2026 $1.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -17.8%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +23.3% +15.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.72BFY2026 $6.28BFY2026 $347.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +22.3% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHKPCRWDRDWR
Held by institutions 69.5% 77.4% 70.5%
Institutions holding 634 2,436 135
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +12.2% -4.7%
Institutions buying 285 1,376 69
Institutions selling 260 839 44
Buyers to sellers 1.10 1.64 1.57

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.

CHKPCRWDRDWR
CHKP 1.00 0.11 0.25
CRWD 0.11 1.00 0.29
RDWR 0.25 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHKP, CRWD and RDWR?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) $16.11B, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $218.24B, Radware (RDWR) $1.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHKP, CRWD and RDWR?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 18.4x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 3,733x, Radware (RDWR) 94.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) is cheapest (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 15.1x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 181.2x, Radware (RDWR) 26.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +2.7%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) +24.3%, Radware (RDWR) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) has the highest net margin (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 31.7%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%, Radware (RDWR) 4.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Radware (RDWR) returned the most: Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) -23.1%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -54.9%, Radware (RDWR) +38.9%. Over five years, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) compounded fastest (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +4.8%/yr, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.5%/yr, Radware (RDWR) -0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) has been the steadiest (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 42.3%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.5%, Radware (RDWR) 45.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHKP, CRWD and RDWR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 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.