CRWD vs RBRK vs PANW Stock Comparison

CrowdStrike Holdings, Rubrik and Palo Alto Networks Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RBRK Rubrik, Inc.
$128.79 +11.4% 1M +67.6% 1Y
Market cap
$27.59B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.54B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win
PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc
$380.55 -3.2% 1M +77.0% 1Y
Market cap
$292.69B
P/E
953.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Palo Alto Networks leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Palo Alto Networks 7, Rubrik 1, CrowdStrike Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRWDRBRKPANWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $266.97B $27.59B $292.69B PANW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4,567x -108.5x 953.4x PANW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 193.7x 243.0x 86.9x PANW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +42.4% +24.5% RBRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% -16.5% 2.7% PANW
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 -50.7% +67.6% +77.0% PANW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.9%/yr — +35.3%/yr PANW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.4% 65.7% 49.5% PANW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 55/100 49/100 CRWD

Percentile Scorecard

CRWDRBRKPANW

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

AxisCRWDRBRKPANW
Valuation 21 #98 of 124 50 #63 of 124 42 #72 of 124
Growth 88 #15 of 113 92 #10 of 113 37 #72 of 113
Profitability 67 #37 of 110 56 #49 of 110 76 #27 of 110
Financial Health 62 #50 of 129 26 #96 of 129 38 #81 of 129
Shareholder Returns 55 #31 of 68 49 #35 of 68 54 #32 of 68
Overall 59 55 49
  • CRWD ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RBRK ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • PANW ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRWDRBRKPANWSPY
1 month -1.9%+11.4%-3.2% -1.0%
3 months +40.5%+75.9%+17.5% +2.9%
6 months -42.5%+146.3%+113.1% +6.4%
Year to date -45.1%+68.4%+106.6% +11.4%
1 year -50.7%+67.6%+77.0% +13.1%
3 years +40.9%—+201.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.1%—+44.6% +21.5%
5 years -9.1%—+352.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -1.9%—+35.3% +10.9%
10 years ——+1,420.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+31.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCRWDRBRKPANWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.4%65.7%49.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 209.2%59.3%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.691.641.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.341.031.56 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.1%-56.1%-36.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.1%0.0%-9.4% -2.5%
52-week high $782.17$128.79$419.91 $779.14
52-week low $179.38$43.81$141.67 $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.

MultipleCRWDRBRKPANW
P/E now vs peer median 4,492xmedian 37.4x -104.3xmedian 37.4x 928.4xmedian 37.4x
P/S now vs peer median 48.9xmedian 4.4x 17.3xmedian 4.4x 27.0xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 393.3xmedian 35.0x -210.1xmedian 35.0x 143.5xmedian 35.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 163.9xmedian 27.2x 87.8xmedian 27.2x 75.4xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 51.3xmedian 3.4x -53.4xmedian 3.4x 11.3xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 120.90median 1.27 —median 1.27 -64.15median 1.27

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 monthsCRWDRBRKPANW
Revenue $5.40B $1.54B $11.48B
Gross profit $4.06B $1.24B $8.08B
Operating income -$119.49M -$282.40M $695.00M
Net income $77.40M -$254.43M $307.00M
Free cash flow $1.61B $303.91M $4.11B
R&D $1.56B $440.96M $2.55B
EPS (diluted) $0.06 $-1.23 $0.40
Cash & equivalents $5.01B $416.17M $2.51B
Total debt $2.98B – –
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 206.10M 764.00M
Enterprise value $247.38B $20.82B $277.77B

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
MetricCRWDRBRKPANW
P/E 4,492x -104.3x 928.4x
P/FCF 163.9x 87.8x 75.4x
P/Operating cash flow 130.8x 79.2x 68.1x
P/S 48.9x 17.3x 27.0x
P/B 51.3x -53.4x 11.3x
P/Tangible book 54.2x -53.4x 15.1x
EV/EBITDA 393.3x -210.1x 143.5x
EV/EBIT -2,171x -88.3x 441.8x
EV/Revenue 48.1x 16.2x 26.7x
EV/FCF 161.3x 82.1x 74.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 128.7x 74.0x 67.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 120.90 – -64.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRWDRBRKPANW
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 42.4% 24.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.9% – 18.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.2% 46.6% 19.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.6% – 17.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.9% 34.1% -44.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% – 21.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.3% 42.7% -72.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.4% – -11.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.0% 45.8% -74.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.2% – -14.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% 59.7% 22.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.8% – 17.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 56.6% 18.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.1% – 16.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRWDRBRKPANW
Gross margin 75.2% 80.2% 70.4%
EBITDA margin 12.2% -7.7% 18.6%
Operating margin -2.2% -18.3% 6.1%
Pretax margin 1.4% -14.6% 4.7%
Net margin 1.1% -16.5% 2.7%
FCF margin 29.8% 19.7% 35.8%
Operating cash flow margin 37.4% 21.9% 39.7%
Return on equity 1.6% – 1.1%
Return on assets 0.7% -9.1% 0.6%
Return on invested capital -2.1% – –
Return on capital employed -1.7% -19.8% 1.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 26.1x -1.3x 14.8x
Stock comp / revenue 23.1% 22.2% 15.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRWDRBRKPANW
Debt / assets 6.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -6.5x – –
Debt / FCF 0.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 57.3% 117.5% 43.3%
Equity / assets 42.7% -17.5% 56.7%
Interest coverage -4.5x -65.0x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.6x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 23.50 3.76 9.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRWDRBRKPANW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% -0.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.1% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusCRWDRBRKPANW
Forward P/E 193.7xFY2026 243.0xFY2026 86.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.33FY2026 $0.53FY2026 $4.38FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 – +14.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +23.3% +41.5% +16.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.28BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026 $13.37BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +30.5%FY2026 +34.8%FY2026 +16.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +12.1% +12.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRWDRBRKPANW
Held by institutions 77.4% 63.1% 82.1%
Institutions holding 2,432 572 2,912
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% +12.3% +6.6%
Institutions buying 1,374 404 1,545
Institutions selling 837 116 1,125
Buyers to sellers 1.64 3.48 1.37

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.

CRWDRBRKPANW
CRWD 1.00 0.24 0.34
RBRK 0.24 1.00 0.64
PANW 0.34 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRWD, RBRK and PANW?

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is the largest by market capitalisation: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $266.97B, Rubrik (RBRK) $27.59B, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) $292.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRWD, RBRK and PANW?

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 4,567x, Rubrik (RBRK) -108.5x, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 953.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is cheapest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 193.7x, Rubrik (RBRK) 243.0x, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 86.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rubrik (RBRK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) +24.3%, Rubrik (RBRK) +42.4%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +24.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) has the highest net margin (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%, Rubrik (RBRK) -16.5%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Palo Alto Networks (PANW) returned the most: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -50.7%, Rubrik (RBRK) +67.6%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +77.0%. Over five years, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) compounded fastest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -1.9%/yr, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +35.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) has been the steadiest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.4%, Rubrik (RBRK) 65.7%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 49.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRWD, RBRK and PANW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 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.