CRWD vs AXON vs GEN Stock Comparison

CrowdStrike Holdings, Axon Enterprise and Gen Digital Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
$217.20 -22.1% 1M -59.3% 1Y
Market cap
$222.40B
P/E
3,788x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.40B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$382.56 -8.6% 1M -40.2% 1Y
Market cap
$31.08B
P/E
154.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$30.60 +34.2% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.15B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
1.67%
Cybersecurity Software Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gen Digital leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Gen Digital 7, CrowdStrike Holdings 2, Axon Enterprise 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRWDAXONGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $222.40B $31.08B $18.15B CRWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3,788x 154.7x 15.1x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 163.3x 48.1x 9.9x GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +34.6% +16.9% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 6.2% 23.1% GEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.1% 0.4% 14.4% GEN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -6.5x 7.9x 2.8x CRWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.67% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.3% -40.2% +18.4% GEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.5%/yr +15.9%/yr +4.3%/yr AXON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.8% 61.7% 43.1% GEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 46/100 69/100 GEN

Percentile Scorecard

CRWDAXONGEN

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

AxisCRWDAXONGEN
Valuation 22 #97 of 124 36 #80 of 124 82 #23 of 124
Growth 87 #16 of 114 53 #54 of 114 62 #44 of 114
Profitability 67 #37 of 111 58 #47 of 111 96 #6 of 111
Financial Health 61 #51 of 128 35 #83 of 128 15 #109 of 128
Shareholder Returns 55 #34 of 74 – 89 #9 of 74
Overall 58 46 69
  • CRWD ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AXON 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

PeriodCRWDAXONGENSPY
1 month -22.1%-8.6%+34.2% -5.9%
3 months +4.7%-26.8%+8.9% -4.6%
6 months -57.1%-10.4%+51.6% +0.2%
Year to date -53.7%-32.6%+12.5% +7.5%
1 year -59.3%-40.2%+18.4% +8.2%
3 years +16.3%+76.4%+75.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +5.2%+20.8%+20.6% +19.0%
5 years -20.6%+109.5%+23.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year -4.5%+15.9%+4.3% +9.4%
10 years —+1,640.5%+30.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+33.1%+2.7% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCRWDAXONGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.8%61.7%43.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 207.3%61.9%41.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.741.620.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.39-0.650.43 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.1%-60.3%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.2%-40.8%-2.6% -5.9%
52-week high $782.17$645.72$31.41 $779.14
52-week low $179.38$345.94$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.

MultipleCRWDAXONGEN
P/E now vs peer median 3,788xmedian 39.4x 154.7xmedian 39.4x 15.1xmedian 39.4x
P/S now vs peer median 41.2xmedian 4.0x 9.7xmedian 4.0x 3.5xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 330.7xmedian 34.1x 241.4xmedian 34.1x 9.6xmedian 34.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 138.2xmedian 22.7x 233.3xmedian 22.7x 10.3xmedian 22.7x
P/B now vs peer median 43.3xmedian 2.9x 8.5xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 101.95median 1.32 6.75median 1.32 -5.56median 1.32

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 monthsCRWDAXONGEN
Revenue $5.40B $3.22B $5.23B
Gross profit $4.06B $1.91B $4.05B
Operating income -$119.49M $23.77M $2.19B
Net income $77.40M $199.30M $1.21B
Free cash flow $1.61B $133.19M $1.76B
R&D $1.56B $768.36M $430.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.06 $2.41 $2.00
Cash & equivalents $5.01B $597.70M $589.00M
Total debt $746.22M $1.73B $8.12B
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 82.54M 603.00M
Enterprise value $202.84B $25.60B $15.96B

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
MetricCRWDAXONGEN
P/E 3,788x 154.7x 15.1x
P/FCF 138.2x 233.3x 10.3x
P/Operating cash flow 110.3x 116.9x 10.2x
P/S 41.2x 9.7x 3.5x
P/B 43.3x 8.5x 6.6x
P/Tangible book 45.7x 9.2x 22.3x
EV/EBITDA 330.7x 241.4x 9.6x
EV/EBIT -1,826x 1,352x 11.7x
EV/Revenue 40.4x 10.0x 4.9x
EV/FCF 135.6x 241.3x 14.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 108.2x 120.9x 14.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 101.95 6.75 -5.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRWDAXONGEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 34.6% 16.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 33.2% 11.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.2% 32.2% 14.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 32.0% 10.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.9% 1,682% 30.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% -40.2% 26.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.3% -38.9% 111.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.4% 26.5% -4.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.0% -39.3% 118.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 22.9% -2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% -3.5% 34.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 18.8% 22.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% -24.5% 35.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 6.3% 22.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRWDAXONGEN
Gross margin 75.2% 59.4% 77.4%
EBITDA margin 12.2% 4.1% 51.2%
Operating margin -2.2% 0.7% 41.8%
Pretax margin 1.4% 5.7% 32.3%
Net margin 1.1% 6.2% 23.1%
FCF margin 29.8% 4.1% 33.7%
Operating cash flow margin 37.4% 8.3% 34.0%
Return on equity 1.6% 5.5% 44.7%
Return on assets 0.7% 2.7% 7.7%
Return on invested capital -2.1% 0.4% 14.4%
Return on capital employed -1.7% 0.4% 18.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 26.1x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 23.1% 19.7% 4.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRWDAXONGEN
Debt / assets 6.2% 23.1% 52.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -6.5x 7.9x 2.8x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 13.0x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 57.3% 50.9% 82.4%
Equity / assets 42.7% 49.1% 17.6%
Interest coverage -4.5x 0.2x 4.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.1x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.6x 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 19.90 5.81 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRWDAXONGEN
Dividend yield – – 1.7%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 4.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 5.9%
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.

ConsensusCRWDAXONGEN
Forward P/E 163.3xFY2026 48.1xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.33FY2026 $7.95FY2026 $3.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.3% +29.3% +9.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.28BFY2026 $3.57BFY2026 $5.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.5%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +41.7% +8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRWDAXONGEN
Held by institutions 77.4% 88.7% 89.1%
Institutions holding 2,436 1,121 690
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% +8.1% +3.8%
Institutions buying 1,376 670 391
Institutions selling 839 324 212
Buyers to sellers 1.64 2.07 1.84

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.

CRWDAXONGEN
CRWD 1.00 0.14 0.08
AXON 0.14 1.00 0.36
GEN 0.08 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRWD, AXON and GEN?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $222.40B, Axon Enterprise (AXON) $31.08B, Gen Digital (GEN) $18.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRWD, AXON and GEN?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 3,788x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 154.7x, Gen Digital (GEN) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 163.3x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 48.1x, Gen Digital (GEN) 9.9x). 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: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) +24.3%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +34.6%, Gen Digital (GEN) +16.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gen Digital (GEN) has the highest net margin (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%, Gen Digital (GEN) 23.1%). On return on invested capital, Gen Digital (GEN) leads (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.1%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 0.4%, Gen Digital (GEN) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gen Digital (GEN) returned the most: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -59.3%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) -40.2%, Gen Digital (GEN) +18.4%. Over five years, Axon Enterprise (AXON) compounded fastest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -4.5%/yr, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +15.9%/yr, Gen Digital (GEN) +4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gen Digital (GEN) 1.67%. CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) and Axon Enterprise (AXON) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gen Digital (GEN) has been the steadiest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.8%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 61.7%, Gen Digital (GEN) 43.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRWD, AXON 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 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.