CHKP vs FTNT vs ALRM Stock Comparison

Check Point Software Technologies, Fortinet and Alarm.com Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
4 wins
ALRM Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.
$66.54 +23.6% 1M +35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.21B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.06B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 4, Check Point Software Technologies 3, Alarm.com Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHKPFTNTALRMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.11B $99.50B $3.21B FTNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 43.6x 27.2x CHKP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x 38.9x 22.2x CHKP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +20.2% +8.7% FTNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.9% — 11.1% CHKP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 7.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.2% +65.2% +35.5% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr +15.6%/yr -4.6%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.6% 48.8% 30.2% ALRM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 55/100 70/100 ALRM

Percentile Scorecard

CHKPFTNTALRM

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

AxisCHKPFTNTALRM
Valuation 90 #13 of 124 42 #73 of 124 83 #22 of 124
Growth 23 #87 of 113 67 #38 of 113 43 #65 of 113
Profitability 94 #8 of 109 97 #4 of 109 87 #15 of 109
Financial Health – 14 #109 of 127 57 #55 of 127
Shareholder Returns 16 #53 of 63 – 79 #14 of 63
Overall 56 55 70
  • CHKP ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ALRM ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHKPFTNTALRMSPY
1 month +20.9%-20.9%+23.6% +0.7%
3 months +19.7%-9.8%+22.7% +3.7%
6 months +36.5%+65.0%+49.8% +7.1%
Year to date -17.3%+75.2%+30.4% +12.8%
1 year -22.2%+65.2%+35.5% +11.9%
3 years +18.6%+147.0%+25.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +5.8%+35.2%+7.8% +22.8%
5 years +28.3%+106.8%-21.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.1%+15.6%-4.6% +10.9%
10 years +89.6%+2,087.1%+127.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.6%+36.1%+8.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHKPFTNTALRMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.6%48.8%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.1%51.0%30.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.011.040.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.531.331.17 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.8%-38.3%-52.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.9%-28.6%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $204.39$194.75$66.54 $779.14
52-week low $112.47$75.23$42.13 $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.

MultipleCHKPFTNTALRM
P/E now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 39.0x 44.7xmedian 39.0x 27.8xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 4.6x 12.9xmedian 4.6x 3.1xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 32.7x —median 32.7x 18.7xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 27.4x 41.4xmedian 27.4x 17.4xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.2x 45.4xmedian 3.2x 3.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.23median 1.23 1.57median 1.23 1.40median 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 monthsCHKPFTNTALRM
Revenue $2.76B $7.88B $1.06B
Gross profit $2.38B – $698.22M
Operating income $802.20M $2.60B $136.10M
Net income $1.05B $2.28B $117.29M
Free cash flow $1.16B – $187.71M
R&D $463.70M $857.40M $275.86M
EPS (diluted) $9.54 $3.08 $2.11
Cash & equivalents $596.30M $3.75B $479.42M
Total debt – – $2.96B
Shares (diluted) 109.91M 739.90M 55.92M
Enterprise value $7.12B $99.50B $203.79M

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
MetricCHKPFTNTALRM
P/E 15.7x 44.7x 27.8x
P/FCF 14.0x 41.4x 17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 27.7x 16.4x
P/S 5.9x 12.9x 3.1x
P/B – 45.4x 3.8x
P/Tangible book – 45.4x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x – 18.7x
EV/EBIT 17.1x – 24.1x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 12.9x 3.1x
EV/FCF 11.8x – 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 27.7x 16.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.23 1.57 1.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHKPFTNTALRM
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 20.2% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 15.1% 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.7% – 8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% – 9.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.0% 27.8% 8.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 28.9% 34.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.2% 21.8% -8.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 25.6% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.1% 25.3% -2.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 28.5% 19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.3% 50.6% 10.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 17.5% 36.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.0% – 12.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% – 41.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHKPFTNTALRM
Gross margin 86.1% – 65.8%
EBITDA margin 32.0% – 16.5%
Operating margin 29.0% – 12.8%
Pretax margin 34.1% – 14.4%
Net margin 37.9% – 11.1%
FCF margin 41.8% – 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin 41.2% 46.8% 18.8%
Return on equity – 120.1% 13.6%
Return on assets 13.9% 20.0% 7.1%
Return on invested capital – – 7.5%
Return on capital employed – – 9.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.6x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 8.5% 3.9% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHKPFTNTALRM
Debt / assets – – 29.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.1x
Debt / FCF – – 2.6x
Liabilities / assets – 81.2% 47.8%
Equity / assets – 18.8% 52.2%
Interest coverage – – 8.6x
Current ratio – 1.4x 5.0x
Quick ratio – – 4.0x
Cash ratio – – 3.0x
Altman Z-score – – 4.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHKPFTNTALRM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -5.0% – 2.2%
Shareholder yield -5.0% – 2.2%
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.

ConsensusCHKPFTNTALRM
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 38.9xFY2026 22.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.77FY2026 $3.58FY2026 $3.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -17.8%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +0.8% +5.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.72BFY2026 $8.38BFY2026 $1.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +13.2% +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHKPFTNTALRM
Held by institutions 69.5% 68.6% 98.2%
Institutions holding 634 1,568 315
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +23.7% +1.4%
Institutions buying 285 854 169
Institutions selling 260 550 106
Buyers to sellers 1.10 1.55 1.59

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.

CHKPFTNTALRM
CHKP 1.00 0.36 0.39
FTNT 0.36 1.00 0.22
ALRM 0.39 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHKP, FTNT and ALRM?

Fortinet (FTNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) $16.11B, Fortinet (FTNT) $99.50B, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) $3.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHKP, FTNT and ALRM?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 15.4x, Fortinet (FTNT) 43.6x, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 27.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) is cheapest (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 15.7x, Fortinet (FTNT) 38.9x, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 22.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fortinet (FTNT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +4.6%, Fortinet (FTNT) +20.2%, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +8.7%.

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%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) -22.2%, Fortinet (FTNT) +65.2%, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +35.5%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +5.1%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +15.6%/yr, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) -4.6%/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) 41.6%, Fortinet (FTNT) 48.8%, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.