CRWD vs CSCO vs AXON Stock Comparison

CrowdStrike Holdings, Cisco Systems and Axon Enterprise Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$110.29 +3.3% 1M +51.9% 1Y
Market cap
$428.90B
P/E
32.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
7 wins
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$423.17 -0.4% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$35.19B
P/E
176.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRWDCSCOAXONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $264.73B $428.90B $35.19B CSCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4,528x 32.3x 176.6x CSCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 200.5x 23.3x 53.2x CSCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +11.8% +34.6% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 21.0% 6.2% CSCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.1% 15.9% 0.4% CSCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -6.5x 0.8x 7.9x CRWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -51.2% +51.9% -44.0% CSCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr +14.5%/yr +18.7%/yr AXON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.4% 35.5% 61.5% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 55/100 49/100 CRWD

Percentile Scorecard

CRWDCSCOAXON

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

AxisCRWDCSCOAXON
Valuation 21 #98 of 124 33 #75 of 111 42 #73 of 124
Growth 88 #15 of 113 40 #65 of 108 57 #49 of 113
Profitability 68 #36 of 109 88 #13 of 104 60 #44 of 109
Financial Health 61 #50 of 127 31 #80 of 115 37 #80 of 127
Shareholder Returns 58 #27 of 63 82 #15 of 78 –
Overall 59 55 49
  • CRWD ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CSCO ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • AXON ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRWDCSCOAXONSPY
1 month +2.9%+3.3%-0.4% +0.9%
3 months +48.7%-1.9%-20.3% +5.9%
6 months -41.1%+23.1%+5.6% +8.5%
Year to date -43.1%+43.2%-25.5% +13.3%
1 year -51.2%+51.9%-44.0% +12.4%
3 years +54.3%+113.9%+110.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +15.6%+28.9%+28.2% +23.5%
5 years -5.4%+97.1%+135.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.1%+14.5%+18.7% +11.0%
10 years —+260.5%+1,783.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+13.7%+34.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCRWDCSCOAXONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.4%35.5%61.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 208.3%37.1%61.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.701.101.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.341.46-0.71 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.1%-38.6%-60.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.9%-15.2%-44.3% -0.9%
52-week high $782.17$130.00$759.44 $779.14
52-week low $179.38$71.04$345.94 $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.

MultipleCRWDCSCOAXON
P/E now vs peer median 4,650xmedian 37.9x 32.9xmedian 33.5x 171.1xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 50.6xmedian 4.4x 6.9xmedian 2.8x 10.7xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 407.4xmedian 34.5x 25.1xmedian 19.6x 266.1xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 169.7xmedian 26.6x 34.1xmedian 29.8x 258.1xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 53.1xmedian 3.4x 8.7xmedian 2.9x 9.4xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 125.16median 1.24 12.20median 1.10 7.46median 1.24

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 monthsCRWDCSCOAXON
Revenue $5.40B $63.33B $3.22B
Gross profit $4.06B $40.86B $1.91B
Operating income -$119.49M $15.37B $23.77M
Net income $77.40M $13.27B $199.30M
Free cash flow $1.61B $12.77B $133.19M
R&D $1.56B $9.56B $768.36M
EPS (diluted) $0.06 $3.33 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $5.01B $7.22B $597.70M
Total debt $2.98B $29.53B $1.73B
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 3.99B 82.54M
Enterprise value $245.13B $364.83B $29.72B

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
MetricCRWDCSCOAXON
P/E 4,650x 32.9x 171.1x
P/FCF 169.7x 34.1x 258.1x
P/Operating cash flow 135.4x 30.7x 129.3x
P/S 50.6x 6.9x 10.7x
P/B 53.1x 8.7x 9.4x
P/Tangible book 56.1x 10.2x 10.1x
EV/EBITDA 407.4x 25.1x 266.1x
EV/EBIT -2,249x 29.2x 1,490x
EV/Revenue 49.8x 7.1x 11.0x
EV/FCF 167.1x 35.2x 266.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 133.3x 31.7x 133.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 125.16 12.20 7.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRWDCSCOAXON
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 11.8% 34.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 3.6% 33.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.2% 11.1% 32.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 4.6% 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.9% 30.7% 1,682%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 0.7% -40.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.3% 30.3% -38.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.4% 1.7% 26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.0% 30.7% -39.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 2.7% 22.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% -0.1% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.8% -10.7% 18.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% -3.9% -24.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.1% -12.5% 6.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRWDCSCOAXON
Gross margin 75.2% 64.5% 59.4%
EBITDA margin 12.2% 28.3% 4.1%
Operating margin -2.2% 24.3% 0.7%
Pretax margin 1.4% 25.3% 5.7%
Net margin 1.1% 21.0% 6.2%
FCF margin 29.8% 20.2% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 37.4% 22.4% 8.3%
Return on equity 1.6% 26.8% 5.5%
Return on assets 0.7% 10.4% 2.7%
Return on invested capital -2.1% 15.9% 0.4%
Return on capital employed -1.7% 17.9% 0.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 26.1x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 23.1% 6.0% 19.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRWDCSCOAXON
Debt / assets 6.2% 22.8% 23.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -6.5x 0.8x 7.9x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 2.3x 13.0x
Liabilities / assets 57.3% 61.2% 50.9%
Equity / assets 42.7% 38.8% 49.1%
Interest coverage -4.5x 10.5x 0.2x
Current ratio 1.6x 0.9x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.6x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 24.32 4.16 6.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRWDCSCOAXON
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.3% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.8% –
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.

ConsensusCRWDCSCOAXON
Forward P/E 200.5xFY2026 23.3xFY2027 53.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.33FY2026 $4.74FY2027 $7.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +9.5%FY2027 +16.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.3% +20.7% +29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.28BFY2026 $74.93BFY2027 $3.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.5%FY2026 +18.3%FY2027 +28.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +0.6% +41.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRWDCSCOAXON
Held by institutions 77.4% 80.1% 88.7%
Institutions holding 2,433 4,046 1,118
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% +5.0% +8.0%
Institutions buying 1,375 1,847 667
Institutions selling 837 1,817 324
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.02 2.06

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.

CRWDCSCOAXON
CRWD 1.00 0.18 0.13
CSCO 0.18 1.00 0.06
AXON 0.13 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRWD, CSCO and AXON?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $264.73B, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $428.90B, Axon Enterprise (AXON) $35.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRWD, CSCO and AXON?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 4,528x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 32.3x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 176.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cisco Systems (CSCO) is cheapest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 200.5x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 23.3x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 53.2x). 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%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +34.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) has the highest net margin (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Cisco Systems (CSCO) leads (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.1%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cisco Systems (CSCO) returned the most: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -51.2%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +51.9%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) -44.0%. Over five years, Axon Enterprise (AXON) compounded fastest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -1.1%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +14.5%/yr, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +18.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.4%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.5%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 61.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRWD, CSCO and AXON?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 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.