CHKP vs RPD vs FTNT Stock Comparison

Check Point Software Technologies, Rapid7 and Fortinet Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RPD Rapid7, Inc.
$17.60 +51.5% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.18B
P/E
58.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$855.92M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$185.00 +6.7% 1M +116.9% 1Y
Market cap
$135.72B
P/E
64.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.53B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 6, Check Point Software Technologies 3, Rapid7 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHKPRPDFTNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.88B $1.18B $135.72B FTNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x 58.6x 64.0x CHKP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x 10.2x 51.7x RPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +0.1% +18.8% FTNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.9% 2.4% 28.2% CHKP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.2% 111.7% FTNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.7x -1.2x RPD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.6% -6.6% +116.9% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.1%/yr -32.8%/yr +23.1%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.0% 84.7% 42.7% CHKP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 48/100 69/100 FTNT

Percentile Scorecard

CHKPRPDFTNT

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

AxisCHKPRPDFTNT
Valuation 91 #12 of 124 85 #20 of 124 49 #64 of 124
Growth 25 #85 of 113 26 #84 of 113 64 #41 of 113
Profitability 94 #8 of 109 69 #35 of 109 100 #1 of 109
Financial Health – 22 #99 of 127 54 #59 of 127
Shareholder Returns 17 #54 of 65 38 #41 of 65 77 #16 of 65
Overall 57 48 69
  • CHKP ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RPD 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

PeriodCHKPRPDFTNTSPY
1 month +21.8%+51.5%+6.7% -0.2%
3 months +16.1%+83.1%+23.3% +3.9%
6 months +14.8%+202.4%+115.8% +8.2%
Year to date -13.9%+15.8%+133.0% +12.9%
1 year -16.6%-6.6%+116.9% +12.3%
3 years +21.2%-62.2%+228.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.6%-27.7%+48.7% +23.3%
5 years +34.6%-86.3%+182.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.1%-32.8%+23.1% +10.9%
10 years +102.2%+20.9%+2,993.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.3%+1.9%+41.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHKPRPDFTNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.0%84.7%42.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.3%91.5%37.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.000.710.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.40-0.082.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.8%-96.4%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.8%-7.0%-5.0% -1.2%
52-week high $204.39$18.93$194.75 $779.14
52-week low $112.47$5.05$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.

MultipleCHKPRPDFTNT
P/E now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 38.6x 58.6xmedian 38.6x 64.0xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 4.4x 1.4xmedian 4.4x 18.0xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 34.5x 18.1xmedian 34.5x 44.5xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 29.4x 8.2xmedian 29.4x 43.5xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.3x 6.0xmedian 3.3x 87.5xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.28median 1.28 2.04median 1.28 2.20median 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 monthsCHKPRPDFTNT
Revenue $2.76B $855.92M $7.53B
Gross profit $2.38B $593.13M $6.04B
Operating income $802.20M $10.64M $2.44B
Net income $1.05B $20.14M $2.12B
Free cash flow $1.16B $144.81M $3.12B
R&D $463.70M $190.97M $846.40M
EPS (diluted) $9.54 $0.30 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $596.30M $425.61M $2.93B
Total debt – $1.20B $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 109.91M 67.92M 739.90M
Enterprise value $7.89B -$1.07B $121.65B

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
MetricCHKPRPDFTNT
P/E 16.4x 58.6x 64.0x
P/FCF 14.6x 8.2x 43.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.8x 7.7x 40.0x
P/S 6.1x 1.4x 18.0x
P/B – 6.0x 87.5x
P/Tangible book – 8.9x 92.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.2x 18.1x 44.5x
EV/EBIT 17.9x 101.6x 54.1x
EV/Revenue 5.2x 1.3x 17.6x
EV/FCF 12.4x 7.5x 42.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 7.0x 38.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.28 2.04 2.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHKPRPDFTNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 0.1% 18.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 5.3% 14.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.7% -1.8% 17.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 5.1% 16.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.0% -54.7% 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 28.0% 27.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 22.2% -28.1% 9.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 29.1% 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 26.1% -31.5% 14.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.8% 28.7% 29.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.3% -17.1% 41.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.9% 16.3% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.0% -19.6% 53.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 21.5% 16.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHKPRPDFTNT
Gross margin 86.1% 69.3% 80.2%
EBITDA margin 32.0% 7.0% 39.4%
Operating margin 29.0% 1.2% 32.4%
Pretax margin 34.1% 2.7% 34.8%
Net margin 37.9% 2.4% 28.2%
FCF margin 41.8% 16.9% 41.4%
Operating cash flow margin 41.2% 17.9% 45.1%
Return on equity – 10.8% 166.9%
Return on assets 13.9% 1.2% 20.4%
Return on invested capital – 1.2% 111.7%
Return on capital employed – 1.9% 44.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 7.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 8.5% 10.4% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHKPRPDFTNT
Debt / assets – 34.3% 4.6%
Debt / equity – 3.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.7x -1.2x
Debt / FCF – 4.1x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets – 88.7% 85.7%
Equity / assets – 11.3% 14.3%
Interest coverage – 1.0x 135.7x
Current ratio – 0.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 0.04 10.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHKPRPDFTNT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -4.8% -0.5% 2.1%
Shareholder yield -4.8% -0.5% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusCHKPRPDFTNT
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 51.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.77FY2026 $1.72FY2026 $3.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -17.8%FY2026 -17.3%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.0% +13.4% +0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.72BFY2026 $884.22MFY2026 $8.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% -8.3% +13.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHKPRPDFTNT
Held by institutions 69.5% 100.0% 68.6%
Institutions holding 633 235 1,567
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +12.7% +23.7%
Institutions buying 285 156 854
Institutions selling 259 53 549
Buyers to sellers 1.10 2.94 1.56

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.

CHKPRPDFTNT
CHKP 1.00 0.39 0.39
RPD 0.39 1.00 0.40
FTNT 0.39 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHKP, RPD and FTNT?

Fortinet (FTNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) $16.88B, Rapid7 (RPD) $1.18B, Fortinet (FTNT) $135.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHKP, RPD and FTNT?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 16.4x, Rapid7 (RPD) 58.6x, Fortinet (FTNT) 64.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rapid7 (RPD) is cheapest (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 16.4x, Rapid7 (RPD) 10.2x, Fortinet (FTNT) 51.7x). 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%, Rapid7 (RPD) +0.1%, Fortinet (FTNT) +18.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) has the highest net margin (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 37.9%, Rapid7 (RPD) 2.4%, Fortinet (FTNT) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Fortinet (FTNT) leads (Rapid7 (RPD) 1.2%, Fortinet (FTNT) 111.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) -16.6%, Rapid7 (RPD) -6.6%, Fortinet (FTNT) +116.9%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +6.1%/yr, Rapid7 (RPD) -32.8%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +23.1%/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) 42.0%, Rapid7 (RPD) 84.7%, Fortinet (FTNT) 42.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHKP, RPD 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.