CRWD vs FTNT vs RDWR Stock Comparison

CrowdStrike Holdings, Fortinet and Radware Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
$241.00 -11.6% 1M -54.9% 1Y
Market cap
$246.77B
P/E
4,203x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.40B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$129.39 -29.7% 1M +51.8% 1Y
Market cap
$95.05B
P/E
41.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.88B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
6 wins
RDWR Radware Ltd
$33.00 +7.6% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.42B
P/E
101.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$326.70M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 6, CrowdStrike Holdings 3, Radware 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRWDFTNTRDWRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $246.77B $95.05B $1.42B CRWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4,203x 41.6x 101.6x FTNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 181.2x 36.1x 26.4x RDWR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +20.2% +11.0% CRWD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 29.0% 4.3% FTNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.1% 88.9% — FTNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -6.5x -1.4x — CRWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.9% +51.8% +38.9% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.5%/yr +13.7%/yr -0.4%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.5% 49.4% 45.6% RDWR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 70/100 58/100 FTNT

Percentile Scorecard

CRWDFTNTRDWR

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

AxisCRWDFTNTRDWR
Valuation 23 #96 of 124 61 #49 of 124 76 #31 of 124
Growth 89 #14 of 114 67 #38 of 114 66 #40 of 114
Profitability 66 #38 of 111 100 #1 of 111 75 #29 of 111
Financial Health 61 #51 of 128 57 #56 of 128 –
Shareholder Returns 56 #33 of 73 67 #25 of 73 15 #62 of 73
Overall 59 70 58
  • CRWD ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FTNT ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RDWR ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRWDFTNTRDWRSPY
1 month -11.6%-29.7%+7.6% -1.0%
3 months +14.8%-21.2%+15.7% -0.4%
6 months -48.5%+43.8%+22.9% +4.5%
Year to date -48.6%+62.9%+37.0% +12.4%
1 year -54.9%+51.8%+38.9% +13.6%
3 years +28.0%+156.3%+121.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year +8.6%+36.9%+30.4% +20.8%
5 years -11.9%+89.6%-1.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year -2.5%+13.7%-0.4% +10.4%
10 years —+1,993.7%+178.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+35.6%+10.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCRWDFTNTRDWRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.5%49.4%45.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 207.6%52.1%50.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.681.051.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.361.050.85 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.1%-38.3%-65.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.2%-33.6%-11.2% -1.6%
52-week high $782.17$194.75$37.16 $779.14
52-week low $179.38$75.23$21.74 $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.

MultipleCRWDFTNTRDWR
P/E now vs peer median 4,203xmedian 41.0x 41.6xmedian 41.0x 101.6xmedian 41.0x
P/S now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 4.4x 12.1xmedian 4.4x 4.4xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 367.6xmedian 28.9x 28.9xmedian 28.9x 52.8xmedian 28.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 153.4xmedian 23.9x 27.7xmedian 23.9x 20.2xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 48.0xmedian 3.1x 42.3xmedian 3.1x 4.0xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 113.12median 1.36 1.47median 1.36 2.58median 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 monthsCRWDFTNTRDWR
Revenue $5.40B $7.88B $326.70M
Gross profit $4.06B $6.29B $263.73M
Operating income -$119.49M $2.60B $13.09M
Net income $77.40M $2.28B $13.93M
Free cash flow $1.61B $3.43B $70.38M
R&D $1.56B $857.40M $90.07M
EPS (diluted) $0.06 $3.07 $0.31
Cash & equivalents $5.01B $3.75B $102.93M
Total debt $746.22M $497.10M –
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 742.60M 44.70M
Enterprise value $227.21B $79.30B $974.30M

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
MetricCRWDFTNTRDWR
P/E 4,203x 41.6x 101.6x
P/FCF 153.4x 27.7x 20.2x
P/Operating cash flow 122.4x 25.8x 23.8x
P/S 45.7x 12.1x 4.4x
P/B 48.0x 42.3x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 50.7x 43.8x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 367.6x 28.9x 52.8x
EV/EBIT -2,029x 34.9x 98.5x
EV/Revenue 44.9x 11.5x 3.9x
EV/FCF 150.7x 26.4x 18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 120.3x 24.6x 21.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 113.12 1.47 2.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRWDFTNTRDWR
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 20.2% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 15.1% 6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.2% 18.6% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 16.7% 6.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.9% 27.8% -17.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 28.9% 34.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.3% 21.8% -16.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.4% 25.6% 39.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.0% 24.9% -18.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 28.3% 39.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% 50.6% 31.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 17.5% 159.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 69.2% 34.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 18.5% 93.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRWDFTNTRDWR
Gross margin 75.2% 79.7% 80.7%
EBITDA margin 12.2% 39.8% 7.5%
Operating margin -2.2% 33.0% 4.0%
Pretax margin 1.4% 35.3% 9.1%
Net margin 1.1% 29.0% 4.3%
FCF margin 29.8% 43.5% 21.5%
Operating cash flow margin 37.4% 46.8% 18.3%
Return on equity 1.6% 120.1% 3.9%
Return on assets 0.7% 20.0% 2.1%
Return on invested capital -2.1% 88.9% –
Return on capital employed -1.7% 41.2% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 26.1x 1.6x 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 23.1% 3.9% 8.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRWDFTNTRDWR
Debt / assets 6.2% 4.2% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -6.5x -1.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 57.3% 81.2% 45.6%
Equity / assets 42.7% 18.8% 54.4%
Interest coverage -4.5x 175.6x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.2x –
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.9x –
Altman Z-score 22.03 7.50 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRWDFTNTRDWR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 1.0% -5.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.0% -5.1%
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.

ConsensusCRWDFTNTRDWR
Forward P/E 181.2xFY2026 36.1xFY2026 26.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.33FY2026 $3.58FY2026 $1.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.3% +0.8% +15.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.28BFY2026 $8.38BFY2026 $347.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.5%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +13.2% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRWDFTNTRDWR
Held by institutions 77.4% 68.6% 70.5%
Institutions holding 2,436 1,570 135
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% +23.7% -4.7%
Institutions buying 1,376 855 69
Institutions selling 839 551 44
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.55 1.57

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.

CRWDFTNTRDWR
CRWD 1.00 0.29 0.29
FTNT 0.29 1.00 0.46
RDWR 0.29 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRWD, FTNT and RDWR?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $246.77B, Fortinet (FTNT) $95.05B, Radware (RDWR) $1.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRWD, FTNT and RDWR?

Fortinet (FTNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 4,203x, Fortinet (FTNT) 41.6x, Radware (RDWR) 101.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Radware (RDWR) is cheapest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 181.2x, Fortinet (FTNT) 36.1x, Radware (RDWR) 26.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) +24.3%, Fortinet (FTNT) +20.2%, Radware (RDWR) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortinet (FTNT) has the highest net margin (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%, Fortinet (FTNT) 29.0%, Radware (RDWR) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Fortinet (FTNT) leads (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.1%, Fortinet (FTNT) 88.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -54.9%, Fortinet (FTNT) +51.8%, Radware (RDWR) +38.9%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.5%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +13.7%/yr, Radware (RDWR) -0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Radware (RDWR) has been the steadiest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.5%, Fortinet (FTNT) 49.4%, Radware (RDWR) 45.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRWD, FTNT and RDWR?

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 6. 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.