CLBT vs ZS vs GEN Stock Comparison

Cellebrite DI, Zscaler and Gen Digital Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CLBT Cellebrite DI Ltd.
$12.43 +11.0% 1M -21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.98B
P/E
50.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$514.29M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win
ZS Zscaler, Inc.
$224.44 +11.2% 1M -31.6% 1Y
Market cap
$33.39B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$30.89 +38.6% 1M +19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.06B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gen Digital leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Gen Digital 8, Zscaler 2, Cellebrite DI 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLBTZSGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.98B $33.39B $18.06B ZS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.7x -528.5x 15.0x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 46.0x 49.3x 10.1x GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.8% +25.4% +16.9% ZS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% -1.9% 23.1% GEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.9% — 14.4% GEN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.5x — 2.8x CLBT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.8% -31.6% +19.4% GEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr -7.9%/yr +4.5%/yr GEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.5% 71.4% 43.1% GEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 53/100 69/100 GEN

Percentile Scorecard

CLBTZSGEN

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

AxisCLBTZSGEN
Valuation 75 #32 of 124 50 #62 of 124 82 #23 of 124
Growth 77 #27 of 114 66 #39 of 114 63 #43 of 114
Profitability 90 #12 of 111 62 #43 of 111 96 #6 of 111
Financial Health 65 #46 of 128 38 #80 of 128 14 #110 of 128
Shareholder Returns 38 #46 of 73 47 #39 of 73 90 #8 of 73
Overall 69 53 69
  • CLBT ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ZS ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GEN ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLBTZSGENSPY
1 month +11.0%+11.2%+38.6% -1.0%
3 months -20.5%+38.8%+10.5% -0.4%
6 months -5.6%+61.7%+57.9% +4.5%
Year to date -31.1%-0.2%+13.6% +12.4%
1 year -21.8%-31.6%+19.4% +13.6%
3 years +70.7%+36.5%+75.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +19.5%+10.9%+20.6% +20.8%
5 years +18.9%-33.7%+24.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year +3.5%-7.9%+4.5% +10.4%
10 years ——+31.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year ——+2.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCLBTZSGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.5%71.4%43.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.4%82.4%41.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.990.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-0.440.45 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.3%-76.4%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.5%-32.3%-1.7% -1.6%
52-week high $19.28$331.29$31.41 $779.14
52-week low $10.44$118.05$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.

MultipleCLBTZSGEN
P/E now vs peer median 51.1xmedian 41.0x -569.2xmedian 41.0x 15.3xmedian 41.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 4.4x 10.9xmedian 4.4x 3.5xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 28.9x 126.2xmedian 28.9x 9.7xmedian 28.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.5xmedian 23.9x 42.9xmedian 23.9x 10.4xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 3.1x 14.1xmedian 3.1x 6.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.11median 1.36 -16.55median 1.36 -5.62median 1.36

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 monthsCLBTZSGEN
Revenue $514.29M $3.35B $5.23B
Gross profit $426.66M $2.57B $4.05B
Operating income $55.86M -$133.27M $2.19B
Net income $58.76M -$63.18M $1.21B
Free cash flow $158.73M $852.35M $1.76B
R&D $129.82M $903.40M $430.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.24 $-0.39 $2.00
Cash & equivalents $141.25M $928.35M $589.00M
Total debt $24.57M – $8.12B
Shares (diluted) 249.90M 160.22M 603.00M
Enterprise value $1.72B $19.54B $15.87B

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
MetricCLBTZSGEN
P/E 51.1x -569.2x 15.3x
P/FCF 19.5x 42.9x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 19.7x 32.4x 10.3x
P/S 6.0x 10.9x 3.5x
P/B 5.8x 14.1x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 7.4x 15.4x 22.5x
EV/EBITDA 36.1x 126.2x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 50.6x -248.5x 11.8x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 9.9x 4.9x
EV/FCF 17.8x 38.9x 14.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 29.3x 14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.11 -16.55 -5.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLBTZSGEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.8% 25.4% 16.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.5% 27.5% 11.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.8% 25.3% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 27.1% 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.7% -3.7% 30.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.2% 17.2% 26.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 138.9% -52.3% 111.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 51.0% 32.2% -4.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 132.6% -46.8% 118.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.2% 34.4% -2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.2% 16.2% 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 34.7% 22.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.9% 5.5% 35.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 32.7% 22.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLBTZSGEN
Gross margin 83.0% 76.8% 77.4%
EBITDA margin 15.2% 7.8% 51.2%
Operating margin 10.9% -4.0% 41.8%
Pretax margin 14.7% -0.5% 32.3%
Net margin 11.4% -1.9% 23.1%
FCF margin 30.9% 25.4% 33.7%
Operating cash flow margin 30.6% 33.7% 34.0%
Return on equity 11.2% -2.5% 44.7%
Return on assets 6.0% -0.8% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 7.9% – 14.4%
Return on capital employed 9.2% -2.9% 18.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x -17.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 11.1% 24.5% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLBTZSGEN
Debt / assets 2.5% – 52.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.5x – 2.8x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 45.9% 67.0% 82.4%
Equity / assets 54.1% 33.0% 17.6%
Interest coverage – -11.3x 4.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.7x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.96 4.63 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLBTZSGEN
Dividend yield – – 1.7%
Net buyback yield -0.4% -0.2% 4.2%
Shareholder yield -0.4% -0.2% 5.8%
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.

ConsensusCLBTZSGEN
Forward P/E 46.0xFY2026 49.3xFY2027 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.27FY2026 $4.55FY2027 $3.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -12.9%FY2026 +8.1%FY2027 +19.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +33.3% +27.0% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $593.75MFY2026 $4.07BFY2027 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.8%FY2026 +21.5%FY2027 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.1% +19.4% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLBTZSGEN
Held by institutions 51.5% 51.1% 89.1%
Institutions holding 200 737 690
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% -3.9% +3.8%
Institutions buying 118 418 392
Institutions selling 60 237 212
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.76 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.

CLBTZSGEN
CLBT 1.00 0.35 0.33
ZS 0.35 1.00 0.35
GEN 0.33 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLBT, ZS and GEN?

Zscaler (ZS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cellebrite DI (CLBT) $2.98B, Zscaler (ZS) $33.39B, Gen Digital (GEN) $18.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLBT, ZS and GEN?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 50.7x, Zscaler (ZS) -528.5x, Gen Digital (GEN) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 46.0x, Zscaler (ZS) 49.3x, Gen Digital (GEN) 10.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Zscaler (ZS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +17.8%, Zscaler (ZS) +25.4%, Gen Digital (GEN) +16.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gen Digital (GEN) has the highest net margin (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 11.4%, Zscaler (ZS) -1.9%, Gen Digital (GEN) 23.1%). On return on invested capital, Gen Digital (GEN) leads (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 7.9%, Gen Digital (GEN) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gen Digital (GEN) returned the most: Cellebrite DI (CLBT) -21.8%, Zscaler (ZS) -31.6%, Gen Digital (GEN) +19.4%. Over five years, Gen Digital (GEN) compounded fastest (Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +3.5%/yr, Zscaler (ZS) -7.9%/yr, Gen Digital (GEN) +4.5%/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) 63.5%, Zscaler (ZS) 71.4%, Gen Digital (GEN) 43.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLBT, ZS 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 8. 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.