CLBT vs PANW vs AXON Stock Comparison

Cellebrite DI, Palo Alto Networks and Axon Enterprise Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLBT Cellebrite DI Ltd.
$11.92 +7.7% 1M -35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.97B
P/E
49.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$514.29M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
6 wins
PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc
$394.49 +0.6% 1M +78.2% 1Y
Market cap
$321.51B
P/E
962.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$423.17 -0.4% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$34.38B
P/E
171.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cellebrite DI leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cellebrite DI 6, Palo Alto Networks 4, Axon Enterprise 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLBTPANWAXONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.97B $321.51B $34.38B PANW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 49.0x 962.5x 171.1x CLBT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.1x 90.3x 53.2x CLBT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.8% +24.5% +34.6% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 2.7% 6.2% CLBT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.9% — 0.4% CLBT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.5x — 7.9x CLBT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.5% +78.2% -44.0% PANW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.3%/yr +36.0%/yr +18.7%/yr PANW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.9% 49.6% 61.5% PANW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 50/100 49/100 CLBT

Percentile Scorecard

CLBTPANWAXON

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

AxisCLBTPANWAXON
Valuation 78 #28 of 124 42 #72 of 124 42 #73 of 124
Growth 78 #26 of 113 37 #72 of 113 57 #49 of 113
Profitability 93 #9 of 109 76 #27 of 109 60 #44 of 109
Financial Health 66 #44 of 127 38 #79 of 127 37 #80 of 127
Shareholder Returns 40 #38 of 63 57 #28 of 63 –
Overall 71 50 49
  • CLBT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • PANW 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

PeriodCLBTPANWAXONSPY
1 month +7.7%+0.6%-0.4% +0.9%
3 months -20.9%+25.6%-20.3% +5.9%
6 months -6.2%+117.3%+5.6% +8.5%
Year to date -33.9%+114.2%-25.5% +13.3%
1 year -35.5%+78.2%-44.0% +12.4%
3 years +84.8%+230.4%+110.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +22.7%+49.0%+28.2% +23.5%
5 years +6.7%+364.9%+135.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +1.3%+36.0%+18.7% +11.0%
10 years —+1,461.7%+1,783.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+31.6%+34.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCLBTPANWAXONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.9%49.6%61.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.5%46.8%61.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.551.251.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.561.58-0.71 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-36.0%-60.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.2%-6.1%-44.3% -0.9%
52-week high $19.28$419.91$759.44 $779.14
52-week low $10.44$141.67$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.

MultipleCLBTPANWAXON
P/E now vs peer median 49.0xmedian 37.9x 962.5xmedian 37.9x 171.1xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 4.4x 28.0xmedian 4.4x 10.7xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 34.5xmedian 34.5x 148.8xmedian 34.5x 266.1xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 26.6x 78.2xmedian 26.6x 258.1xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 3.4x 11.7xmedian 3.4x 9.4xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.06median 1.24 -66.50median 1.24 7.46median 1.24

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 monthsCLBTPANWAXON
Revenue $514.29M $11.48B $3.22B
Gross profit $426.66M $8.08B $1.91B
Operating income $55.86M $695.00M $23.77M
Net income $58.76M $307.00M $199.30M
Free cash flow $158.73M $4.11B $133.19M
R&D $129.82M $2.55B $768.36M
EPS (diluted) $0.24 $0.40 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $141.25M $2.51B $597.70M
Total debt $71.94M – $1.73B
Shares (diluted) 249.90M 764.00M 82.54M
Enterprise value $1.71B $306.58B $28.90B

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
MetricCLBTPANWAXON
P/E 49.0x 962.5x 171.1x
P/FCF 18.7x 78.2x 258.1x
P/Operating cash flow 18.9x 70.6x 129.3x
P/S 5.8x 28.0x 10.7x
P/B 5.5x 11.7x 9.4x
P/Tangible book 7.1x 15.7x 10.1x
EV/EBITDA 34.5x 148.8x 266.1x
EV/EBIT 48.4x 458.2x 1,490x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 27.7x 11.0x
EV/FCF 17.0x 77.4x 266.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.2x 69.9x 133.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.06 -66.50 7.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLBTPANWAXON
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.8% 24.5% 34.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 18.5% 33.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.8% 19.3% 32.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 17.5% 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.7% -44.1% 1,682%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.2% 21.5% -40.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 138.9% -72.9% -38.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 51.0% -11.3% 26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 132.6% -74.9% -39.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.2% -14.5% 22.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.2% 22.5% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 17.9% 18.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.9% 18.6% -24.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 16.1% 6.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLBTPANWAXON
Gross margin 83.0% 70.4% 59.4%
EBITDA margin 15.2% 18.6% 4.1%
Operating margin 10.9% 6.1% 0.7%
Pretax margin 14.7% 4.7% 5.7%
Net margin 11.4% 2.7% 6.2%
FCF margin 30.9% 35.8% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 30.6% 39.7% 8.3%
Return on equity 11.2% 1.1% 5.5%
Return on assets 6.0% 0.6% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 7.9% – 0.4%
Return on capital employed 9.2% 1.9% 0.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 14.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 11.1% 15.5% 19.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLBTPANWAXON
Debt / assets 2.5% – 23.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.5x – 7.9x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 13.0x
Liabilities / assets 45.9% 43.3% 50.9%
Equity / assets 54.1% 56.7% 49.1%
Interest coverage – – 0.2x
Current ratio 1.6x 0.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.79 9.53 6.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLBTPANWAXON
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.4% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield -0.4% -0.1% –
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.

ConsensusCLBTPANWAXON
Forward P/E 44.1xFY2026 90.3xFY2027 53.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.27FY2026 $4.37FY2027 $7.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.9%FY2026 +13.8%FY2027 +16.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.3% +16.5% +29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $593.75MFY2026 $13.37BFY2027 $3.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.8%FY2026 +16.5%FY2027 +28.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.1% +12.7% +41.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLBTPANWAXON
Held by institutions 51.4% 82.1% 88.7%
Institutions holding 199 2,915 1,118
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% +6.6% +8.0%
Institutions buying 117 1,548 667
Institutions selling 60 1,125 324
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.38 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.

CLBTPANWAXON
CLBT 1.00 0.35 0.37
PANW 0.35 1.00 0.33
AXON 0.37 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLBT, PANW and AXON?

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cellebrite DI (CLBT) $2.97B, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) $321.51B, Axon Enterprise (AXON) $34.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLBT, PANW and AXON?

Cellebrite DI (CLBT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 49.0x, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 962.5x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 171.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) is cheapest (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 44.1x, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 90.3x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 53.2x). 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%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +24.5%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +34.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cellebrite DI (CLBT) has the highest net margin (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 11.4%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 2.7%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) leads (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 7.9%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Palo Alto Networks (PANW) returned the most: Cellebrite DI (CLBT) -35.5%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +78.2%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) -44.0%. Over five years, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) compounded fastest (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +1.3%/yr, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +36.0%/yr, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +18.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) has been the steadiest (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 63.9%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 49.6%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 61.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLBT, PANW 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, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 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.