CRWD vs ZS vs AXON Stock Comparison

CrowdStrike Holdings, Zscaler and Axon Enterprise Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
$241.00 -11.6% 1M -54.9% 1Y
Market cap
$225.22B
P/E
3,852x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.40B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins
ZS Zscaler, Inc.
$224.44 +11.2% 1M -31.6% 1Y
Market cap
$33.62B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.35B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$424.18 +3.0% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$32.92B
P/E
165.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCRWDZSAXONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $225.22B $33.62B $32.92B CRWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 3,852x -532.1x 165.2x AXON
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 181.2x 49.3x 53.4x ZS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.3% +25.4% +34.6% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.1% -1.9% 6.2% AXON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.1% — 0.4% AXON
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -6.5x — 7.9x CRWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -54.9% -31.6% -39.9% ZS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.5%/yr -7.9%/yr +18.4%/yr AXON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 150.5% 71.4% 61.6% AXON
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 53/100 47/100 CRWD

Percentile Scorecard

CRWDZSAXON

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

AxisCRWDZSAXON
Valuation 23 #96 of 124 50 #62 of 124 35 #81 of 124
Growth 89 #14 of 114 66 #39 of 114 58 #49 of 114
Profitability 66 #38 of 111 62 #43 of 111 58 #47 of 111
Financial Health 61 #51 of 128 38 #80 of 128 35 #83 of 128
Shareholder Returns 56 #33 of 73 47 #39 of 73 –
Overall 59 53 47
  • CRWD ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ZS ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AXON ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRWDZSAXONSPY
1 month -11.6%+11.2%+3.0% -1.0%
3 months +14.8%+38.8%-30.4% -0.4%
6 months -48.5%+61.7%+9.9% +4.5%
Year to date -48.6%-0.2%-25.3% +12.4%
1 year -54.9%-31.6%-39.9% +13.6%
3 years +28.0%+36.5%+95.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +8.6%+10.9%+25.0% +20.8%
5 years -11.9%-33.7%+132.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year -2.5%-7.9%+18.4% +10.4%
10 years ——+1,829.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year ——+34.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCRWDZSAXONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 150.5%71.4%61.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 207.6%82.4%61.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.680.991.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.44-0.65 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.1%-76.4%-60.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.2%-32.3%-39.9% -1.6%
52-week high $782.17$331.29$706.13 $779.14
52-week low $179.38$118.05$345.94 $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.

MultipleCRWDZSAXON
P/E now vs peer median 4,203xmedian 41.0x -569.2xmedian 41.0x 171.5xmedian 41.0x
P/S now vs peer median 45.7xmedian 4.4x 10.9xmedian 4.4x 10.7xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 367.6xmedian 28.9x 126.2xmedian 28.9x 266.7xmedian 28.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 153.4xmedian 23.9x 42.9xmedian 23.9x 258.7xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 48.0xmedian 3.1x 14.1xmedian 3.1x 9.4xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 113.12median 1.36 -16.55median 1.36 7.48median 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 monthsCRWDZSAXON
Revenue $5.40B $3.35B $3.22B
Gross profit $4.06B $2.57B $1.91B
Operating income -$119.49M -$133.27M $23.77M
Net income $77.40M -$63.18M $199.30M
Free cash flow $1.61B $852.35M $133.19M
R&D $1.56B $903.40M $768.36M
EPS (diluted) $0.06 $-0.39 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $5.01B $928.35M $597.70M
Total debt $746.22M – $1.73B
Shares (diluted) 1.04B 160.22M 82.54M
Enterprise value $205.62B $19.77B $27.45B

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
MetricCRWDZSAXON
P/E 4,203x -569.2x 171.5x
P/FCF 153.4x 42.9x 258.7x
P/Operating cash flow 122.4x 32.4x 129.6x
P/S 45.7x 10.9x 10.7x
P/B 48.0x 14.1x 9.4x
P/Tangible book 50.7x 15.4x 10.2x
EV/EBITDA 367.6x 126.2x 266.7x
EV/EBIT -2,029x -248.5x 1,494x
EV/Revenue 44.9x 9.9x 11.0x
EV/FCF 150.7x 38.9x 266.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 120.3x 29.3x 133.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 113.12 -16.55 7.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRWDZSAXON
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.3% 25.4% 34.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 27.5% 33.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.2% 25.3% 32.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 27.1% 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 66.9% -3.7% 1,682%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 17.2% -40.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 127.3% -52.3% -38.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.4% 32.2% 26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 120.0% -46.8% -39.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.2% 34.4% 22.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.2% 16.2% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 34.7% 18.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 45.4% 5.5% -24.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 32.7% 6.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRWDZSAXON
Gross margin 75.2% 76.8% 59.4%
EBITDA margin 12.2% 7.8% 4.1%
Operating margin -2.2% -4.0% 0.7%
Pretax margin 1.4% -0.5% 5.7%
Net margin 1.1% -1.9% 6.2%
FCF margin 29.8% 25.4% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 37.4% 33.7% 8.3%
Return on equity 1.6% -2.5% 5.5%
Return on assets 0.7% -0.8% 2.7%
Return on invested capital -2.1% – 0.4%
Return on capital employed -1.7% -2.9% 0.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 26.1x -17.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 23.1% 24.5% 19.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRWDZSAXON
Debt / assets 6.2% – 23.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -6.5x – 7.9x
Debt / FCF 0.5x – 13.0x
Liabilities / assets 57.3% 67.0% 50.9%
Equity / assets 42.7% 33.0% 49.1%
Interest coverage -4.5x -11.3x 0.2x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.7x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.6x 1.6x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 22.03 4.63 6.34

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusCRWDZSAXON
Forward P/E 181.2xFY2026 49.3xFY2027 53.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.33FY2026 $4.55FY2027 $7.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +8.1%FY2027 +16.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.3% +27.0% +29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.28BFY2026 $4.07BFY2027 $3.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +30.5%FY2026 +21.5%FY2027 +28.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +22.3% +19.4% +41.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRWDZSAXON
Held by institutions 77.4% 51.1% 88.7%
Institutions holding 2,436 737 1,121
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.2% -3.9% +8.1%
Institutions buying 1,376 418 670
Institutions selling 839 237 324
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.76 2.07

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.

CRWDZSAXON
CRWD 1.00 0.24 0.13
ZS 0.24 1.00 0.36
AXON 0.13 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRWD, ZS and AXON?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $225.22B, Zscaler (ZS) $33.62B, Axon Enterprise (AXON) $32.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRWD, ZS and AXON?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 3,852x, Zscaler (ZS) -532.1x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 165.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zscaler (ZS) is cheapest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 181.2x, Zscaler (ZS) 49.3x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 53.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) +24.3%, Zscaler (ZS) +25.4%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +34.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) has the highest net margin (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%, Zscaler (ZS) -1.9%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Axon Enterprise (AXON) leads (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.1%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zscaler (ZS) returned the most: CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -54.9%, Zscaler (ZS) -31.6%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) -39.9%. Over five years, Axon Enterprise (AXON) compounded fastest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.5%/yr, Zscaler (ZS) -7.9%/yr, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +18.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Axon Enterprise (AXON) has been the steadiest (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.5%, Zscaler (ZS) 71.4%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 61.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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