CLOQ vs FA vs LAES Stock Comparison

Cyberloq Technologies, First Advantage and Sealsq Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FA First Advantage Corp
$21.08 +7.6% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.62B
P/E
144.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
4 wins
LAES SEALSQ Corp
$1.63 -30.6% 1M -76.1% 1Y
Market cap
$312.19M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

First Advantage leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (First Advantage 4, Cyberloq Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLOQFALAESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.20M $3.62B $312.19M FA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -21.1x 144.0x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +32.9% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.5% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.6% +48.2% -76.1% FA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.4%/yr +1.2%/yr — CLOQ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 195.4% 60.6% 84.4% FA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 67/100 — FA

Percentile Scorecard

CLOQFALAES

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

AxisCLOQFALAES
Valuation 37 #78 of 124 87 #17 of 124 –
Growth 27 #83 of 113 85 #18 of 113 –
Profitability – 73 #30 of 109 –
Financial Health 10 #115 of 127 25 #96 of 127 94 #7 of 99
Shareholder Returns 25 #49 of 65 66 #23 of 65 –
Overall 25 67 –
  • CLOQ ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • LAES ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCLOQFALAESSPY
1 month -16.7%+7.6%-30.6% -0.2%
3 months -16.7%+1.0%-30.3% +3.9%
6 months 0.0%+61.5%-41.2% +8.2%
Year to date -28.6%+45.1%-56.9% +12.9%
1 year -28.6%+48.2%-76.1% +12.3%
3 years +50.0%+64.3%+15.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.5%+18.0%+5.0% +23.3%
5 years +36.4%+6.3%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.4%+1.2%— +10.9%
10 years +36.4%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.2%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLOQFALAESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 195.4%60.6%84.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 302.3%54.4%85.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.000.503.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.150.80-0.90 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.9%-61.1%-98.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.8%-12.6%-78.0% -1.2%
52-week high $0.22$24.12$7.42 $779.14
52-week low $0.07$8.95$1.52 $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.

MultipleCLOQFALAES
P/E now vs peer median -21.1xmedian 38.6x 144.0xmedian 38.6x —median 45.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.4x 2.2xmedian 4.4x —median 7.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x 12.5xmedian 34.5x —median 29.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -32.1xmedian 29.4x 14.5xmedian 29.4x —median 40.6x
P/B now vs peer median -10.5xmedian 3.3x 2.8xmedian 3.3x 0.6xmedian 4.6x
PEG now vs peer median 2.90median 1.28 -5.87median 1.28 —median 2.28

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 monthsCLOQFALAES
Revenue – $1.66B –
Gross profit – $752.05M –
Operating income -$641.64K $177.66M –
Net income -$1.00M $25.14M –
Free cash flow -$660.70K $248.96M –
R&D $215.52K $100.89M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $0.15 –
Cash & equivalents $49.98K $237.90M $479.80M
Total debt $6.89M $2.03B $14.77M
Shares (diluted) 141.33M 173.23M 29.25M
Enterprise value $20.77M $2.70B -$795.86M

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
MetricCLOQFALAES
P/E -21.1x 144.0x –
P/FCF -32.1x 14.5x –
P/Operating cash flow -32.1x 13.8x –
P/S – 2.2x –
P/B -10.5x 2.8x 0.6x
P/Tangible book -4.7x 7.1x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA – 12.5x –
EV/EBIT -33.8x 30.5x –
EV/Revenue – 3.3x –
EV/FCF -32.9x 21.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow -32.9x 20.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.90 -5.87 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLOQFALAES
Revenue growth (1Y) – 32.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 28.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 29.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 25.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.2% 777.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -16.4% 28.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 9.6% 116.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.1% -20.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 15.6% 116.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.3% -24.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.9% 1,685% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 11.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.9% 1,945% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 10.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLOQFALAES
Gross margin – 45.2% –
EBITDA margin – 26.0% –
Operating margin – 10.7% –
Pretax margin – 2.2% –
Net margin – 1.5% –
FCF margin – 15.0% –
Operating cash flow margin – 15.7% –
Return on equity – 1.9% –
Return on assets -29.8% 0.7% –
Return on invested capital – 3.6% –
Return on capital employed – 5.0% –
Asset turnover – 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 10.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLOQFALAES
Debt / assets 21.7% 54.3% 0.2%
Debt / equity -0.3x 1.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.1x –
Debt / FCF -0.9x 8.2x –
Liabilities / assets 177.5% 65.5% 8.5%
Equity / assets -77.5% 34.5% 91.5%
Interest coverage -3.2x – –
Current ratio 0.0x 2.5x 14.4x
Quick ratio 0.0x 2.4x 14.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 1.0x 13.3x
Altman Z-score – 1.52 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLOQFALAES
Dividend yield – 0.0% –
Net buyback yield -1.5% 0.9% –
Shareholder yield -1.5% 0.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 0.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 0.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 29.2% –
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.

ConsensusCLOQFALAES
Forward P/E – 17.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.23FY2026 $-0.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +18.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +30.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.66BFY2026 $27.72MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.9%FY2026 +51.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.4% +38.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLOQFALAES
Held by institutions – 100.0% 41.8%
Institutions holding – 178 110
Change in shares held, QoQ – +4.9% -46.8%
Institutions buying – 113 81
Institutions selling – 41 16
Buyers to sellers – 2.76 5.06

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.

CLOQFALAES
CLOQ 1.00 -0.03 0.05
FA -0.03 1.00 0.04
LAES 0.05 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLOQ, FA and LAES?

First Advantage (FA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cyberloq Technologies (CLOQ) $21.20M, First Advantage (FA) $3.62B, Sealsq (LAES) $312.19M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Advantage (FA) returned the most: Cyberloq Technologies (CLOQ) -28.6%, First Advantage (FA) +48.2%, Sealsq (LAES) -76.1%. Over five years, Cyberloq Technologies (CLOQ) compounded fastest (Cyberloq Technologies (CLOQ) +6.4%/yr, First Advantage (FA) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, First Advantage (FA) has been the steadiest (Cyberloq Technologies (CLOQ) 195.4%, First Advantage (FA) 60.6%, Sealsq (LAES) 84.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLOQ, FA and LAES?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, First Advantage (FA) leads on 4. 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.