CLBT vs VERX vs FTNT Stock Comparison

Cellebrite DI, Vertex and Fortinet Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLBT Cellebrite DI Ltd.
$11.93 +10.6% 1M -35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.98B
P/E
49.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$514.29M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins
VERX Vertex, Inc.
$14.80 +30.2% 1M -42.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.39B
P/E
667.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$787.44M
Div. yield
–
Compliance Software Technology
1 win
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
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 7, Cellebrite DI 3, Vertex 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLBTVERXFTNTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.98B $2.39B $135.72B FTNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 49.1x 667.9x 64.0x CLBT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 44.2x 19.0x 51.7x VERX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.8% +10.8% +18.8% FTNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 0.5% 28.2% FTNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.9% 0.0% 111.7% FTNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.5x 1.1x -1.2x CLBT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.5% -42.3% +116.9% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr -6.3%/yr +23.1%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.9% 62.4% 42.7% FTNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 49/100 69/100 CLBT

Percentile Scorecard

CLBTVERXFTNT

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

AxisCLBTVERXFTNT
Valuation 78 #28 of 124 40 #61 of 101 49 #64 of 124
Growth 78 #26 of 113 76 #24 of 97 64 #41 of 113
Profitability 92 #10 of 109 55 #43 of 94 100 #1 of 109
Financial Health 68 #42 of 127 34 #72 of 108 54 #59 of 127
Shareholder Returns 39 #40 of 65 40 #39 of 64 77 #16 of 65
Overall 71 49 69
  • CLBT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • VERX ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • 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

PeriodCLBTVERXFTNTSPY
1 month +10.6%+30.2%+6.7% -0.2%
3 months -19.7%+11.8%+23.3% +3.9%
6 months -5.9%+17.2%+115.8% +8.2%
Year to date -33.8%-25.9%+133.0% +12.9%
1 year -35.5%-42.3%+116.9% +12.3%
3 years +85.0%-35.0%+228.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.8%-13.4%+48.7% +23.3%
5 years +8.0%-27.8%+182.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +1.5%-6.3%+23.1% +10.9%
10 years ——+2,993.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+41.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLBTVERXFTNTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.9%62.4%42.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.5%63.5%37.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.440.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.56-0.682.74 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.1%-82.1%-38.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.1%-42.3%-5.0% -1.2%
52-week high $19.28$25.66$194.75 $779.14
52-week low $10.44$10.58$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.

MultipleCLBTVERXFTNT
P/E now vs peer median 49.1xmedian 38.6x 667.9xmedian 28.3x 64.0xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 4.4x 3.0xmedian 2.8x 18.0xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 34.5xmedian 34.5x 25.4xmedian 17.3x 44.5xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 29.4x 47.3xmedian 15.8x 43.5xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 3.3x 9.9xmedian 3.2x 87.5xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.06median 1.28 23.69median 0.85 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 monthsCLBTVERXFTNT
Revenue $514.29M $787.44M $7.53B
Gross profit $426.66M $503.58M $6.04B
Operating income $55.86M -$13.34M $2.44B
Net income $58.76M $3.58M $2.12B
Free cash flow $158.73M $50.48M $3.12B
R&D $129.82M $91.60M $846.40M
EPS (diluted) $0.24 $0.02 $2.87
Cash & equivalents $141.25M $230.49M $2.93B
Total debt $71.94M $1.35B $2.99B
Shares (diluted) 249.90M 161.39M 739.90M
Enterprise value $1.72B $1.25B $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
MetricCLBTVERXFTNT
P/E 49.1x 667.9x 64.0x
P/FCF 18.7x 47.3x 43.5x
P/Operating cash flow 18.9x 13.8x 40.0x
P/S 5.8x 3.0x 18.0x
P/B 5.5x 9.9x 87.5x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 10.0x 92.1x
EV/EBITDA 34.5x 25.4x 44.5x
EV/EBIT 48.4x -187.1x 54.1x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 3.2x 17.6x
EV/FCF 17.0x 49.4x 42.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.2x 14.4x 38.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.06 23.69 2.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLBTVERXFTNT
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.8% 10.8% 18.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 14.1% 14.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.8% 9.0% 17.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 15.8% 16.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.7% -75.9% 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.2% 8.2% 27.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 138.9% 107.1% 9.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 51.0% 28.3% 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 132.6% 107.0% 14.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 28.2% 29.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.2% 21.1% 41.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 47.3% 15.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.9% 4,078% 53.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 78.9% 16.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLBTVERXFTNT
Gross margin 83.0% 64.0% 80.2%
EBITDA margin 15.2% 12.5% 39.4%
Operating margin 10.9% -1.7% 32.4%
Pretax margin 14.7% -1.2% 34.8%
Net margin 11.4% 0.5% 28.2%
FCF margin 30.9% 6.4% 41.4%
Operating cash flow margin 30.6% 22.0% 45.1%
Return on equity 11.2% 1.5% 166.9%
Return on assets 6.0% 0.3% 20.4%
Return on invested capital 7.9% 0.0% 111.7%
Return on capital employed 9.2% -2.1% 44.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 48.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 11.1% 7.2% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLBTVERXFTNT
Debt / assets 2.5% 28.0% 4.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.5x 1.1x -1.2x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 6.7x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 45.9% 80.1% 85.7%
Equity / assets 54.1% 19.9% 14.3%
Interest coverage – – 135.7x
Current ratio 1.6x 0.9x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.79 1.98 10.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLBTVERXFTNT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.4% 1.9% 2.1%
Shareholder yield -0.4% 1.9% 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.

ConsensusCLBTVERXFTNT
Forward P/E 44.2xFY2026 19.0xFY2026 51.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.27FY2026 $0.78FY2026 $3.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.9%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.3% +38.5% +0.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $593.75MFY2026 $795.75MFY2026 $8.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.8%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.1% +17.3% +13.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLBTVERXFTNT
Held by institutions 51.4% 93.3% 68.6%
Institutions holding 199 229 1,567
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.4% -7.0% +23.7%
Institutions buying 117 135 854
Institutions selling 60 69 549
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.96 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.

CLBTVERXFTNT
CLBT 1.00 0.37 0.35
VERX 0.37 1.00 0.40
FTNT 0.35 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLBT, VERX and FTNT?

Fortinet (FTNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cellebrite DI (CLBT) $2.98B, Vertex (VERX) $2.39B, Fortinet (FTNT) $135.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLBT, VERX and FTNT?

Cellebrite DI (CLBT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 49.1x, Vertex (VERX) 667.9x, Fortinet (FTNT) 64.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Vertex (VERX) is cheapest (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 44.2x, Vertex (VERX) 19.0x, 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: Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +17.8%, Vertex (VERX) +10.8%, Fortinet (FTNT) +18.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortinet (FTNT) has the highest net margin (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 11.4%, Vertex (VERX) 0.5%, Fortinet (FTNT) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Fortinet (FTNT) leads (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 7.9%, Vertex (VERX) 0.0%, Fortinet (FTNT) 111.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Cellebrite DI (CLBT) -35.5%, Vertex (VERX) -42.3%, Fortinet (FTNT) +116.9%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +1.5%/yr, Vertex (VERX) -6.3%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +23.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortinet (FTNT) has been the steadiest (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 63.9%, Vertex (VERX) 62.4%, Fortinet (FTNT) 42.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLBT, VERX 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 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.