CRWD vs GEN vs NTSK Stock Comparison

CrowdStrike Holdings, Gen Digital and Netskope Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$28.20 +35.3% 1M +9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$16.72B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
1.81%
Cybersecurity Software Technology
7 wins
NTSK Netskope Inc
$26.19 +51.7% 1M +11.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$802.64M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRWDGENNTSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $267.40B $16.72B $10.68B CRWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4,554x 13.9x -14.4x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 196.4x 9.2x — GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +16.9% +30.4% NTSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% 23.1% -91.8% GEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.1% 14.4% — GEN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -6.5x 2.8x — CRWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.81% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -52.1% +9.1% +11.9% NTSK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.5%/yr +2.1%/yr — GEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.4% 42.8% 77.4% GEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 72/100 24/100 GEN

Percentile Scorecard

CRWDGENNTSK

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

AxisCRWDGENNTSK
Valuation 21 #98 of 124 87 #17 of 124 13 #108 of 124
Growth 88 #15 of 113 63 #42 of 113 38 #71 of 113
Profitability 68 #36 of 109 95 #6 of 109 24 #83 of 109
Financial Health 61 #50 of 127 18 #104 of 127 31 #88 of 127
Shareholder Returns 57 #28 of 63 95 #4 of 63 13 #55 of 63
Overall 59 72 24
  • CRWD ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GEN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • NTSK ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRWDGENNTSKSPY
1 month -0.6%+35.3%+51.7% +0.7%
3 months +41.0%+3.3%+116.4% +3.7%
6 months -41.4%+46.2%+163.0% +7.1%
Year to date -44.3%+3.7%+49.3% +12.8%
1 year -52.1%+9.1%+11.9% +11.9%
3 years +49.6%+69.4%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +14.4%+19.2%— +22.8%
5 years -7.3%+10.8%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -1.5%+2.1%— +10.9%
10 years —+13.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+1.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCRWDGENNTSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.4%42.8%77.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 208.4%40.9%88.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.700.801.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.350.210.15 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.1%-49.7%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -66.6%-10.2%-1.2% -1.2%
52-week high $782.17$31.41$26.52 $779.14
52-week low $179.38$17.89$7.73 $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.

MultipleCRWDGENNTSK
P/E now vs peer median 4,554xmedian 39.0x 13.9xmedian 39.0x -14.4xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 49.6xmedian 4.6x 3.2xmedian 4.6x 13.3xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 398.9xmedian 32.7x 9.1xmedian 32.7x -14.6xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 166.2xmedian 27.4x 9.5xmedian 27.4x -152.3xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 52.0xmedian 3.2x 6.1xmedian 3.2x 68.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 122.58median 1.23 -5.13median 1.23 —median 1.23

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 monthsCRWDGENNTSK
Revenue $5.40B $5.23B $802.64M
Gross profit $4.06B $4.05B $561.19M
Operating income -$119.49M $2.19B -$759.79M
Net income $77.40M $1.21B -$737.16M
Free cash flow $1.61B $1.76B -$70.14M
R&D $1.56B $430.00M $575.79M
EPS (diluted) $0.06 $2.00 $-1.82
Cash & equivalents $5.01B $589.00M $220.85M
Total debt $2.98B $8.12B –
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 603.00M 405.05M
Enterprise value $247.84B $14.54B $6.20B

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
MetricCRWDGENNTSK
P/E 4,554x 13.9x -14.4x
P/FCF 166.2x 9.5x -152.3x
P/Operating cash flow 132.6x 9.4x -260.0x
P/S 49.6x 3.2x 13.3x
P/B 52.0x 6.1x 68.1x
P/Tangible book 54.9x 20.5x 77.3x
EV/EBITDA 398.9x 9.1x -14.6x
EV/EBIT -2,202x 11.1x -12.7x
EV/Revenue 48.8x 4.6x 12.0x
EV/FCF 163.6x 13.7x -137.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 130.5x 13.6x -234.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 122.58 -5.13 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRWDGENNTSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 16.9% 30.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 11.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.2% 14.1% 32.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 10.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.9% 30.5% -307.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 26.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 127.3% 111.6% -132.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.4% -4.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 120.0% 118.9% 38.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.2% -2.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% 34.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 22.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 35.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 22.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRWDGENNTSK
Gross margin 75.2% 77.4% 69.9%
EBITDA margin 12.2% 51.2% -82.0%
Operating margin -2.2% 41.8% -94.7%
Pretax margin 1.4% 32.3% -90.3%
Net margin 1.1% 23.1% -91.8%
FCF margin 29.8% 33.7% -8.7%
Operating cash flow margin 37.4% 34.0% -5.1%
Return on equity 1.6% 44.7% -443.7%
Return on assets 0.7% 7.7% -43.3%
Return on invested capital -2.1% 14.4% –
Return on capital employed -1.7% 18.0% -75.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 26.1x 1.5x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 23.1% 4.3% 79.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRWDGENNTSK
Debt / assets 6.2% 52.2% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 3.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -6.5x 2.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.5x 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 57.3% 82.4% 90.8%
Equity / assets 42.7% 17.6% 9.2%
Interest coverage -4.5x 4.3x –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.4x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.3x 1.8x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.2x 1.5x
Altman Z-score 23.82 1.45 1.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRWDGENNTSK
Dividend yield – 1.8% –
Net buyback yield 0.0% 4.6% -9.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 6.4% -9.7%
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.

ConsensusCRWDGENNTSK
Forward P/E 196.4xFY2026 9.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.33FY2026 $3.07FY2026 $-0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +23.3% +10.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.28BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $868.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.5%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +8.2% +28.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRWDGENNTSK
Held by institutions 77.4% 89.1% 76.2%
Institutions holding 2,434 689 203
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% +3.8% +31.5%
Institutions buying 1,375 392 154
Institutions selling 838 211 30
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.86 5.13

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.

CRWDGENNTSK
CRWD 1.00 0.08 0.23
GEN 0.08 1.00 0.36
NTSK 0.23 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRWD, GEN and NTSK?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $267.40B, Gen Digital (GEN) $16.72B, Netskope (NTSK) $10.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRWD, GEN and NTSK?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 4,554x, Gen Digital (GEN) 13.9x, Netskope (NTSK) -14.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 196.4x, Gen Digital (GEN) 9.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Netskope (NTSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) +24.3%, Gen Digital (GEN) +16.9%, Netskope (NTSK) +30.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gen Digital (GEN) has the highest net margin (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%, Gen Digital (GEN) 23.1%, Netskope (NTSK) -91.8%). On return on invested capital, Gen Digital (GEN) leads (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.1%, Gen Digital (GEN) 14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Netskope (NTSK) returned the most: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -52.1%, Gen Digital (GEN) +9.1%, Netskope (NTSK) +11.9%. Over five years, Gen Digital (GEN) compounded fastest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -1.5%/yr, Gen Digital (GEN) +2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gen Digital (GEN) 1.81%. CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) and Netskope (NTSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gen Digital (GEN) has been the steadiest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.4%, Gen Digital (GEN) 42.8%, Netskope (NTSK) 77.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.