CLBT vs VERX vs CHKP Stock Comparison

Cellebrite DI, Vertex and Check Point Software Technologies 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
4 wins
VERX Vertex, Inc.
$14.80 +30.2% 1M -42.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.38B
P/E
665.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.44M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology

Head to Head

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Check Point Software Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Check Point Software Technologies 7, Cellebrite DI 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLBTVERXCHKPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.87B $2.38B $16.65B CHKP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.8x 665.5x 15.9x CHKP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.2x 19.0x 16.4x CHKP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.8% +10.8% +4.6% CLBT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 0.5% 37.9% CHKP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.9% 0.0% — CLBT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.5x 1.1x — CLBT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.5% -42.3% -16.6% CHKP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr -6.3%/yr +6.1%/yr CHKP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.9% 62.4% 42.0% CHKP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 49/100 57/100 CLBT

Percentile Scorecard

CLBTVERXCHKP

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

AxisCLBTVERXCHKP
Valuation 78 #28 of 124 40 #61 of 101 91 #12 of 124
Growth 78 #26 of 113 76 #24 of 97 25 #85 of 113
Profitability 92 #10 of 109 55 #43 of 94 94 #8 of 109
Financial Health 68 #42 of 127 34 #72 of 108 –
Shareholder Returns 39 #40 of 65 40 #39 of 64 17 #54 of 65
Overall 71 49 57
  • CLBT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • VERX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CHKP ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLBTVERXCHKPSPY
1 month +10.6%+30.2%+21.8% -0.2%
3 months -19.7%+11.8%+16.1% +3.9%
6 months -5.9%+17.2%+14.8% +8.2%
Year to date -33.8%-25.9%-13.9% +12.9%
1 year -35.5%-42.3%-16.6% +12.3%
3 years +85.0%-35.0%+21.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.8%-13.4%+6.6% +23.3%
5 years +8.0%-27.8%+34.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.5%-6.3%+6.1% +10.9%
10 years ——+102.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+7.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLBTVERXCHKPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.9%62.4%42.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.5%63.5%49.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.440.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.56-0.68-0.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-82.1%-51.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.1%-42.3%-21.8% -1.2%
52-week high $19.28$25.66$204.39 $779.14
52-week low $10.44$10.58$112.47 $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.

MultipleCLBTVERXCHKP
P/E now vs peer median 49.1xmedian 38.6x 667.9xmedian 28.3x 16.4xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 4.4x 3.0xmedian 2.8x 6.1xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 34.5xmedian 34.5x 25.4xmedian 17.3x 16.2xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 29.4x 47.3xmedian 15.8x 14.6xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 3.3x 9.9xmedian 3.2x —median 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.06median 1.28 23.69median 0.85 1.28median 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 monthsCLBTVERXCHKP
Revenue $514.29M $787.44M $2.76B
Gross profit $426.66M $503.58M $2.38B
Operating income $55.86M -$13.34M $802.20M
Net income $58.76M $3.58M $1.05B
Free cash flow $158.73M $50.48M $1.16B
R&D $129.82M $91.60M $463.70M
EPS (diluted) $0.24 $0.02 $9.54
Cash & equivalents $141.25M $230.49M $596.30M
Total debt $71.94M $1.35B –
Shares (diluted) 249.90M 161.39M 109.91M
Enterprise value $1.61B $1.24B $7.67B

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
MetricCLBTVERXCHKP
P/E 49.1x 667.9x 16.4x
P/FCF 18.7x 47.3x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.9x 13.8x 14.8x
P/S 5.8x 3.0x 6.1x
P/B 5.5x 9.9x –
P/Tangible book 7.2x 10.0x –
EV/EBITDA 34.5x 25.4x 16.2x
EV/EBIT 48.4x -187.1x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 3.2x 5.2x
EV/FCF 17.0x 49.4x 12.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.2x 14.4x 12.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.06 23.69 1.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLBTVERXCHKP
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.8% 10.8% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 14.1% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.8% 9.0% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 15.8% 4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.7% -75.9% -8.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.2% 8.2% -3.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 138.9% 107.1% 22.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 51.0% 28.3% 7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 132.6% 107.0% 26.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 28.2% 12.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.2% 21.1% -3.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 47.3% 2.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.9% 4,078% -3.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 78.9% 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLBTVERXCHKP
Gross margin 83.0% 64.0% 86.1%
EBITDA margin 15.2% 12.5% 32.0%
Operating margin 10.9% -1.7% 29.0%
Pretax margin 14.7% -1.2% 34.1%
Net margin 11.4% 0.5% 37.9%
FCF margin 30.9% 6.4% 41.8%
Operating cash flow margin 30.6% 22.0% 41.2%
Return on equity 11.2% 1.5% –
Return on assets 6.0% 0.3% 13.9%
Return on invested capital 7.9% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 9.2% -2.1% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 48.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 11.1% 7.2% 8.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLBTVERXCHKP
Debt / assets 2.5% 28.0% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA -3.5x 1.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 6.7x –
Liabilities / assets 45.9% 80.1% –
Equity / assets 54.1% 19.9% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.9x –
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 4.79 1.98 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLBTVERXCHKP
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.4% 1.9% -4.8%
Shareholder yield -0.4% 1.9% -4.8%
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.

ConsensusCLBTVERXCHKP
Forward P/E 44.2xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.27FY2026 $0.78FY2026 $9.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.9%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 -17.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.3% +38.5% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $593.75MFY2026 $795.75MFY2026 $2.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.8%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.1% +17.3% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLBTVERXCHKP
Held by institutions 51.4% 93.3% 69.5%
Institutions holding 199 229 633
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% -7.0% +1.7%
Institutions buying 117 135 285
Institutions selling 60 69 259
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.96 1.10

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.

CLBTVERXCHKP
CLBT 1.00 0.36 0.29
VERX 0.36 1.00 0.43
CHKP 0.29 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLBT, VERX and CHKP?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cellebrite DI (CLBT) $2.87B, Vertex (VERX) $2.38B, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) $16.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLBT, VERX and CHKP?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 48.8x, Vertex (VERX) 665.5x, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) is cheapest (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 44.2x, Vertex (VERX) 19.0x, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 16.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cellebrite DI (CLBT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +17.8%, Vertex (VERX) +10.8%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) has the highest net margin (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 11.4%, Vertex (VERX) 0.5%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 37.9%). On return on invested capital, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) leads (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 7.9%, Vertex (VERX) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) returned the most: Cellebrite DI (CLBT) -35.5%, Vertex (VERX) -42.3%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) -16.6%. Over five years, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) compounded fastest (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +1.5%/yr, Vertex (VERX) -6.3%/yr, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +6.1%/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 (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 63.9%, Vertex (VERX) 62.4%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 42.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLBT, VERX and CHKP?

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 7. 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.