CRWD vs GEN vs CHKP Stock Comparison

CrowdStrike Holdings, Gen Digital and Check Point Software Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$24.35 +16.8% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$16.39B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
–
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4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gen Digital leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Gen Digital 4, CrowdStrike Holdings 3, Check Point Software Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRWDGENCHKPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $263.24B $16.39B $16.33B CRWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4,503x 13.6x 15.6x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 200.5x 7.9x 15.9x GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +16.9% +4.6% CRWD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% — 37.9% CHKP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -6.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -51.2% -8.8% -23.7% GEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr -0.9%/yr +5.4%/yr CHKP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.4% 40.3% 41.7% GEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 58/100 57/100 CRWD

Percentile Scorecard

CRWDGENCHKP

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

AxisCRWDGENCHKP
Valuation 21 #98 of 124 81 #24 of 124 91 #12 of 124
Growth 88 #15 of 113 63 #43 of 113 24 #86 of 113
Profitability 68 #36 of 109 80 #23 of 109 94 #7 of 109
Financial Health 61 #50 of 127 8 #117 of 127 –
Shareholder Returns 58 #27 of 63 – 18 #52 of 63
Overall 59 58 57
  • CRWD ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GEN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CHKP ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRWDGENCHKPSPY
1 month +2.9%+16.8%+20.1% +0.9%
3 months +48.7%-11.9%+11.1% +5.9%
6 months -41.1%+27.2%+10.9% +8.5%
Year to date -43.1%-10.4%-16.4% +13.3%
1 year -51.2%-8.8%-23.7% +12.4%
3 years +54.3%+47.5%+17.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +15.6%+13.8%+5.6% +23.5%
5 years -5.4%-4.3%+29.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -1.1%-0.9%+5.4% +11.0%
10 years —-2.1%+91.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-0.2%+6.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCRWDGENCHKPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.4%40.3%41.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 208.3%41.0%49.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.700.84-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.34-0.22-0.57 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.1%-49.7%-51.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.9%-22.5%-24.1% -0.9%
52-week high $782.17$31.41$204.39 $779.14
52-week low $179.38$17.89$112.47 $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.

MultipleCRWDGENCHKP
P/E now vs peer median 4,650xmedian 37.9x 12.1xmedian 37.9x 15.9xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 50.6xmedian 4.4x 2.8xmedian 4.4x 5.9xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 407.4xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x 15.7xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 169.7xmedian 26.6x 8.6xmedian 26.6x 14.2xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 53.1xmedian 3.4x 5.3xmedian 3.4x —median 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 125.16median 1.24 -4.45median 1.24 1.24median 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 monthsCRWDGENCHKP
Revenue $5.40B $5.23B $2.76B
Gross profit $4.06B $4.05B $2.38B
Operating income -$119.49M $2.19B $802.20M
Net income $77.40M $1.21B $1.05B
Free cash flow $1.61B – $1.16B
R&D $1.56B $430.00M $463.70M
EPS (diluted) $0.06 $2.00 $9.54
Cash & equivalents $5.01B $589.00M $596.30M
Total debt $2.98B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 603.00M 109.91M
Enterprise value $243.64B $16.39B $7.34B

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
MetricCRWDGENCHKP
P/E 4,650x 12.1x 15.9x
P/FCF 169.7x 8.6x 14.2x
P/Operating cash flow 135.4x 8.2x 14.4x
P/S 50.6x 2.8x 5.9x
P/B 53.1x 5.3x –
P/Tangible book 56.1x 17.9x –
EV/EBITDA 407.4x – 15.7x
EV/EBIT -2,249x – 17.3x
EV/Revenue 49.8x 2.8x 5.0x
EV/FCF 167.1x – 12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 133.3x 8.2x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 125.16 -4.45 1.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRWDGENCHKP
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 16.9% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 11.7% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.2% 14.1% 3.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 10.2% 4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.9% 30.5% -8.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 26.3% -3.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.3% 111.6% 22.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.4% -4.8% 7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.0% 118.9% 26.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.2% -2.7% 12.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% 34.4% -3.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 22.0% 2.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% – -3.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.1% – 2.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRWDGENCHKP
Gross margin 75.2% – 86.1%
EBITDA margin 12.2% – 32.0%
Operating margin -2.2% – 29.0%
Pretax margin 1.4% – 34.1%
Net margin 1.1% – 37.9%
FCF margin 29.8% – 41.8%
Operating cash flow margin 37.4% 34.0% 41.2%
Return on equity 1.6% 44.7% –
Return on assets 0.7% 7.7% 13.9%
Return on invested capital -2.1% – –
Return on capital employed -1.7% – –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 26.1x 1.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 23.1% 4.3% 8.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRWDGENCHKP
Debt / assets 6.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -6.5x – –
Debt / FCF 0.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 57.3% 82.4% –
Equity / assets 42.7% 17.6% –
Interest coverage -4.5x – –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.4x –
Quick ratio 1.4x – –
Cash ratio 1.1x – –
Altman Z-score 24.32 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRWDGENCHKP
Dividend yield – 2.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – -4.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.1% -4.9%
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.

ConsensusCRWDGENCHKP
Forward P/E 200.5xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.33FY2026 $3.07FY2026 $9.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026 -17.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.3% +10.4% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.28BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $2.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.5%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +8.2% +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRWDGENCHKP
Held by institutions 77.4% 89.1% 69.5%
Institutions holding 2,433 688 633
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% +3.8% +1.7%
Institutions buying 1,375 391 285
Institutions selling 837 211 259
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.85 1.10

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.

CRWDGENCHKP
CRWD 1.00 0.09 0.11
GEN 0.09 1.00 0.46
CHKP 0.11 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRWD, GEN and CHKP?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $263.24B, Gen Digital (GEN) $16.39B, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) $16.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRWD, GEN and CHKP?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 4,503x, Gen Digital (GEN) 13.6x, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 15.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 200.5x, Gen Digital (GEN) 7.9x, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 15.9x). 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%, Gen Digital (GEN) +16.9%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) has the highest net margin (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 37.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gen Digital (GEN) returned the most: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -51.2%, Gen Digital (GEN) -8.8%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) -23.7%. Over five years, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) compounded fastest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -1.1%/yr, Gen Digital (GEN) -0.9%/yr, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gen Digital (GEN) has been the steadiest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.4%, Gen Digital (GEN) 40.3%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRWD, GEN and CHKP?

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 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.