CLBT vs AXON vs GEN Stock Comparison

Cellebrite DI, Axon Enterprise and Gen Digital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLBT Cellebrite DI Ltd.
$11.93 +10.6% 1M -35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.87B
P/E
48.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$514.29M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 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
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$24.25 +12.2% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.48B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.08B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gen Digital leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Gen Digital 6, Axon Enterprise 3, Cellebrite DI 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLBTAXONGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.87B $34.08B $14.48B AXON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.8x 171.0x 13.8x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.2x 53.6x 7.9x GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.8% +34.6% +20.2% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 6.2% 20.7% GEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.9% 0.4% 13.4% GEN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.5x 7.9x 2.9x CLBT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.5% -43.1% -9.6% GEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr +19.5%/yr -1.4%/yr AXON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.9% 61.5% 40.3% GEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 48/100 71/100 CLBT

Percentile Scorecard

CLBTAXONGEN

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

AxisCLBTAXONGEN
Valuation 78 #28 of 124 41 #74 of 124 89 #15 of 124
Growth 78 #26 of 113 58 #48 of 113 61 #45 of 113
Profitability 92 #10 of 109 60 #44 of 109 95 #6 of 109
Financial Health 68 #42 of 127 34 #84 of 127 15 #108 of 127
Shareholder Returns 39 #40 of 65 – 94 #5 of 65
Overall 71 48 71
  • CLBT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AXON ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GEN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLBTAXONGENSPY
1 month +10.6%-1.0%+12.2% -0.2%
3 months -19.7%-22.2%-12.1% +3.9%
6 months -5.9%+4.8%+26.0% +8.2%
Year to date -33.8%-25.0%-10.8% +12.9%
1 year -35.5%-43.1%-9.6% +12.3%
3 years +85.0%+112.1%+46.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.8%+28.5%+13.7% +23.3%
5 years +8.0%+143.9%-6.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.5%+19.5%-1.4% +10.9%
10 years —+1,791.1%-2.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+34.2%-0.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLBTAXONGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.9%61.5%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.5%61.8%40.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.551.560.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.56-0.70-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-60.3%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.1%-43.9%-22.8% -1.2%
52-week high $19.28$759.44$31.41 $779.14
52-week low $10.44$345.94$17.89 $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.

MultipleCLBTAXONGEN
P/E now vs peer median 49.1xmedian 38.6x 172.2xmedian 38.6x 13.8xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 4.4x 10.7xmedian 4.4x 2.9xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 34.5xmedian 34.5x 267.8xmedian 34.5x 8.5xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 29.4x 259.7xmedian 29.4x 9.4xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 3.3x 9.4xmedian 3.3x 5.5xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.06median 1.28 7.51median 1.28 -2.62median 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 monthsCLBTAXONGEN
Revenue $514.29M $3.22B $5.08B
Gross profit $426.66M $1.91B $3.96B
Operating income $55.86M $23.77M $2.12B
Net income $58.76M $199.30M $1.05B
Free cash flow $158.73M $133.19M $1.55B
R&D $129.82M $768.36M $418.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.24 $2.41 $1.75
Cash & equivalents $141.25M $597.70M $564.00M
Total debt $71.94M $1.73B $8.16B
Shares (diluted) 249.90M 82.54M 603.00M
Enterprise value $1.61B $28.60B $12.19B

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
MetricCLBTAXONGEN
P/E 49.1x 172.2x 13.8x
P/FCF 18.7x 259.7x 9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 18.9x 130.2x 9.3x
P/S 5.8x 10.7x 2.9x
P/B 5.5x 9.4x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 10.2x 23.8x
EV/EBITDA 34.5x 267.8x 8.5x
EV/EBIT 48.4x 1,500x 10.4x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 11.1x 4.4x
EV/FCF 17.0x 267.7x 14.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.2x 134.1x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.06 7.51 -2.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLBTAXONGEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.8% 34.6% 20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 33.2% 12.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.8% 32.2% 17.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 32.0% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.7% 1,682% 29.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.2% -40.2% 17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 138.9% -38.9% 76.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 51.0% 26.5% -7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 132.6% -39.3% 82.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 22.9% -5.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.2% -3.5% 14.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 18.8% 26.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.9% -24.5% 14.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 6.3% 26.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLBTAXONGEN
Gross margin 83.0% 59.4% 78.0%
EBITDA margin 15.2% 4.1% 51.4%
Operating margin 10.9% 0.7% 41.7%
Pretax margin 14.7% 5.7% 30.2%
Net margin 11.4% 6.2% 20.7%
FCF margin 30.9% 4.1% 30.5%
Operating cash flow margin 30.6% 8.3% 30.9%
Return on equity 11.2% 5.5% 40.0%
Return on assets 6.0% 2.7% 6.7%
Return on invested capital 7.9% 0.4% 13.4%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 0.4% 16.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 11.1% 19.7% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLBTAXONGEN
Debt / assets 2.5% 23.1% 52.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.5x 3.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.5x 7.9x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 13.0x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 45.9% 50.9% 83.0%
Equity / assets 54.1% 49.1% 17.0%
Interest coverage – 0.2x 3.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.1x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.79 6.36 1.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLBTAXONGEN
Dividend yield – – 2.1%
Net buyback yield -0.4% – 4.1%
Shareholder yield -0.4% – 6.2%
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.

ConsensusCLBTAXONGEN
Forward P/E 44.2xFY2026 53.6xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.27FY2026 $7.95FY2026 $3.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.9%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.3% +29.2% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $593.75MFY2026 $3.57BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.8%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.1% +41.4% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLBTAXONGEN
Held by institutions 51.4% 88.7% 89.1%
Institutions holding 199 1,118 688
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% +8.0% +3.8%
Institutions buying 117 667 391
Institutions selling 60 324 211
Buyers to sellers 1.95 2.06 1.85

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.

CLBTAXONGEN
CLBT 1.00 0.37 0.34
AXON 0.37 1.00 0.36
GEN 0.34 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLBT, AXON and GEN?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cellebrite DI (CLBT) $2.87B, Axon Enterprise (AXON) $34.08B, Gen Digital (GEN) $14.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLBT, AXON and GEN?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 48.8x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 171.0x, Gen Digital (GEN) 13.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 44.2x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 53.6x, Gen Digital (GEN) 7.9x). 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: Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +17.8%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +34.6%, Gen Digital (GEN) +20.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gen Digital (GEN) has the highest net margin (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 11.4%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%, Gen Digital (GEN) 20.7%). On return on invested capital, Gen Digital (GEN) leads (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 7.9%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 0.4%, Gen Digital (GEN) 13.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gen Digital (GEN) returned the most: Cellebrite DI (CLBT) -35.5%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) -43.1%, Gen Digital (GEN) -9.6%. Over five years, Axon Enterprise (AXON) compounded fastest (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +1.5%/yr, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +19.5%/yr, Gen Digital (GEN) -1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gen Digital (GEN) has been the steadiest (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 63.9%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 61.5%, Gen Digital (GEN) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLBT, AXON and GEN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gen Digital (GEN) 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.