CRWD vs RSKD vs ZS Stock Comparison

CrowdStrike Holdings, Riskified and Zscaler Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
$241.00 -11.6% 1M -54.9% 1Y
Market cap
$222.11B
P/E
3,799x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.40B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins
RSKD Riskified Ltd.
$8.80 +12.5% 1M +88.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$368.15M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins
ZS Zscaler, Inc.
$224.44 +11.2% 1M -31.6% 1Y
Market cap
$32.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

CrowdStrike Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (CrowdStrike Holdings 4, Riskified 3, Zscaler 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRWDRSKDZSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $222.11B $1.30B $32.84B CRWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3,799x -83.5x -519.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 181.2x 31.4x 49.3x RSKD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +9.6% +25.4% ZS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% -4.2% -1.9% CRWD
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 -54.9% +88.0% -31.6% RSKD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.5%/yr -15.0%/yr -7.9%/yr CRWD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.5% 43.9% 71.4% RSKD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 58/100 53/100 CRWD

Percentile Scorecard

CRWDRSKDZS

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

AxisCRWDRSKDZS
Valuation 23 #96 of 124 68 #40 of 124 50 #62 of 124
Growth 89 #14 of 114 81 #22 of 114 66 #39 of 114
Profitability 66 #38 of 111 56 #49 of 111 62 #43 of 111
Financial Health 61 #51 of 128 76 #32 of 128 38 #80 of 128
Shareholder Returns 56 #33 of 73 10 #66 of 73 47 #39 of 73
Overall 59 58 53
  • CRWD ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RSKD ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ZS ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRWDRSKDZSSPY
1 month -11.6%+12.5%+11.2% -1.0%
3 months +14.8%+67.9%+38.8% -0.4%
6 months -48.5%+85.3%+61.7% +4.5%
Year to date -48.6%+77.1%-0.2% +12.4%
1 year -54.9%+88.0%-31.6% +13.6%
3 years +28.0%+119.5%+36.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year +8.6%+30.0%+10.9% +20.8%
5 years -11.9%-55.7%-33.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year -2.5%-15.0%-7.9% +10.4%

Risk

MeasureCRWDRSKDZSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.5%43.9%71.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 207.6%38.3%82.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.680.900.99 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.362.01-0.44 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.1%-82.5%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.2%-4.6%-32.3% -1.6%
52-week high $782.17$9.22$331.29 $779.14
52-week low $179.38$3.79$118.05 $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.

MultipleCRWDRSKDZS
P/E now vs peer median 4,203xmedian 41.0x -88.9xmedian 41.0x -569.2xmedian 41.0x
P/S now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 4.4x 3.8xmedian 4.4x 10.9xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 367.6xmedian 28.9x -529.5xmedian 28.9x 126.2xmedian 28.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 153.4xmedian 23.9x 28.8xmedian 23.9x 42.9xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 48.0xmedian 3.1x 6.6xmedian 3.1x 14.1xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 113.12median 1.36 -2.28median 1.36 -16.55median 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 monthsCRWDRSKDZS
Revenue $5.40B $368.15M $3.35B
Gross profit $4.06B $188.72M $2.57B
Operating income -$119.49M -$17.28M -$133.27M
Net income $77.40M -$15.58M -$63.18M
Free cash flow $1.61B $48.05M $852.35M
R&D $1.56B $69.17M $903.40M
EPS (diluted) $0.06 $-0.10 $-0.39
Cash & equivalents $5.01B $105.24M $928.35M
Total debt $746.22M – –
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 157.46M 160.22M
Enterprise value $202.51B $197.98M $19.00B

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
MetricCRWDRSKDZS
P/E 4,203x -88.9x -569.2x
P/FCF 153.4x 28.8x 42.9x
P/Operating cash flow 122.4x 29.3x 32.4x
P/S 45.7x 3.8x 10.9x
P/B 48.0x 6.6x 14.1x
P/Tangible book 50.7x 6.6x 15.4x
EV/EBITDA 367.6x -529.5x 126.2x
EV/EBIT -2,029x -67.6x -248.5x
EV/Revenue 44.9x 3.2x 9.9x
EV/FCF 150.7x 24.3x 38.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 120.3x 24.7x 29.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 113.12 -2.28 -16.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRWDRSKDZS
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 9.6% 25.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 9.0% 27.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.2% 12.3% 25.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 8.7% 27.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.9% 63.9% -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 42.0% 17.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.3% 60.4% -52.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.4% 40.2% 32.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.0% 57.0% -46.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 39.0% 34.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% 38.6% 16.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 82.8% 34.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 37.9% 5.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 99.3% 32.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRWDRSKDZS
Gross margin 75.2% 51.3% 76.8%
EBITDA margin 12.2% -0.6% 7.8%
Operating margin -2.2% -4.7% -4.0%
Pretax margin 1.4% -2.7% -0.5%
Net margin 1.1% -4.2% -1.9%
FCF margin 29.8% 13.1% 25.4%
Operating cash flow margin 37.4% 12.9% 33.7%
Return on equity 1.6% -6.5% -2.5%
Return on assets 0.7% -4.5% -0.8%
Return on invested capital -2.1% – –
Return on capital employed -1.7% -6.3% -2.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 26.1x -3.0x -17.9x
Stock comp / revenue 23.1% 12.4% 24.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRWDRSKDZS
Debt / assets 6.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -6.5x – –
Debt / FCF 0.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 57.3% 36.9% 67.0%
Equity / assets 42.7% 63.1% 33.0%
Interest coverage -4.5x – -11.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 3.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.4x 3.4x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.1x 2.8x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 22.03 6.41 4.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRWDRSKDZS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% -11.4% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -11.4% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusCRWDRSKDZS
Forward P/E 181.2xFY2026 31.4xFY2026 49.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.33FY2026 $0.28FY2026 $4.55FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026 +8.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +23.3% +46.4% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.28BFY2026 $389.54MFY2026 $4.07BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +30.5%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 +21.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +9.8% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRWDRSKDZS
Held by institutions 77.4% 32.7% 51.1%
Institutions holding 2,436 111 737
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% -3.8% -3.9%
Institutions buying 1,376 57 418
Institutions selling 839 25 237
Buyers to sellers 1.64 2.28 1.76

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.

CRWDRSKDZS
CRWD 1.00 0.06 0.24
RSKD 0.06 1.00 0.38
ZS 0.24 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRWD, RSKD and ZS?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $222.11B, Riskified (RSKD) $1.30B, Zscaler (ZS) $32.84B.

Which company is growing faster?

Zscaler (ZS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) +24.3%, Riskified (RSKD) +9.6%, Zscaler (ZS) +25.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) has the highest net margin (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%, Riskified (RSKD) -4.2%, Zscaler (ZS) -1.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Riskified (RSKD) returned the most: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -54.9%, Riskified (RSKD) +88.0%, Zscaler (ZS) -31.6%. Over five years, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) compounded fastest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.5%/yr, Riskified (RSKD) -15.0%/yr, Zscaler (ZS) -7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Riskified (RSKD) has been the steadiest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.5%, Riskified (RSKD) 43.9%, Zscaler (ZS) 71.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRWD, RSKD and ZS?

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