FFIV vs AKAM vs RBRK Stock Comparison

F5, Akamai Technologies and Rubrik Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FFIV F5, Inc.
$363.46 -17.0% 1M +40.5% 1Y
Market cap
$19.17B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins
AKAM Akamai Technologies Inc
$99.38 -8.4% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.34B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.32B
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
3 wins
RBRK Rubrik, Inc.
$133.66 +16.5% 1M +85.8% 1Y
Market cap
$25.60B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.54B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Rubrik leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Rubrik 3, F5 3, Akamai Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFFIVAKAMRBRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.17B $13.34B $25.60B RBRK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.6x 32.5x -100.6x FFIV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x 15.7x 252.2x AKAM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.9% +42.4% RBRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.5% -16.5% AKAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.5% +36.1% +85.8% RBRK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.5%/yr -1.2%/yr — FFIV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 61.3% 65.5% FFIV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 63/100 55/100 AKAM

Percentile Scorecard

FFIVAKAMRBRK

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

AxisFFIVAKAMRBRK
Valuation 73 #34 of 124 84 #7 of 38 50 #63 of 124
Growth 38 #70 of 113 14 #31 of 36 92 #10 of 113
Profitability – 79 #8 of 34 57 #48 of 109
Financial Health – 78 #9 of 37 27 #93 of 127
Shareholder Returns – 58 #9 of 20 50 #32 of 63
Overall – 63 55
  • FFIV ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AKAM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • RBRK ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFFIVAKAMRBRKSPY
1 month -17.0%-8.4%+16.5% +0.7%
3 months -6.5%-12.6%+86.9% +3.7%
6 months +12.2%-3.5%+151.3% +7.1%
Year to date +42.4%+13.9%+74.8% +12.8%
1 year +40.5%+36.1%+85.8% +11.9%
3 years +143.6%-3.1%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +34.6%-1.0%— +22.8%
5 years +72.1%-5.8%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +11.5%-1.2%— +10.9%
10 years +169.9%+42.2%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.4%+3.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFFIVAKAMRBRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%61.3%65.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.6%58.2%59.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.051.401.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.990.591.31 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-46.8%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.3%-38.3%-1.8% -1.2%
52-week high $479.83$161.14$136.14 $779.14
52-week low $223.99$71.97$43.81 $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.

MultipleFFIVAKAMRBRK
P/E now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 39.0x 35.0xmedian 27.6x -108.3xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 4.6x 3.3xmedian 4.6x 18.0xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 32.7x 10.6xmedian 25.6x -218.6xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 27.4x 14.9xmedian 15.4x 91.1xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 3.2x 3.0xmedian 4.1x -55.5xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.18median 1.23 -7.02median 0.80 —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 monthsFFIVAKAMRBRK
Revenue – $4.32B $1.54B
Gross profit $2.80B $2.48B $1.24B
Operating income $818.22M $455.68M -$282.40M
Net income $722.15M $410.97M -$254.43M
Free cash flow – $956.10M $303.91M
R&D $621.42M $554.57M $440.96M
EPS (diluted) $12.55 $2.67 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $1.59B $1.48B $416.17M
Total debt – $1.71B –
Shares (diluted) 57.55M 153.69M 206.10M
Enterprise value $19.17B $6.75B $18.82B

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
MetricFFIVAKAMRBRK
P/E 28.6x 35.0x -108.3x
P/FCF 25.7x 14.9x 91.1x
P/Operating cash flow 21.5x 9.9x 82.2x
P/S 7.5x 3.3x 18.0x
P/B 5.2x 3.0x -55.5x
P/Tangible book 5.2x 3.4x -55.5x
EV/EBITDA – 10.6x -218.6x
EV/EBIT – 27.7x -91.9x
EV/Revenue – 2.9x 16.8x
EV/FCF – 13.2x 85.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.5x 8.7x 77.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.18 -7.02 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFFIVAKAMRBRK
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.9% 42.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.3% 2.9% 46.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 3.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.8% -13.2% 34.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% -9.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 4.3% -3.2% 42.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% -4.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 6.4% -8.5% 45.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -5.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.0% 0.0% 59.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 3.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.6% 56.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFFIVAKAMRBRK
Gross margin – 57.5% 80.2%
EBITDA margin – 27.6% -7.7%
Operating margin – 10.5% -18.3%
Pretax margin – 11.5% -14.6%
Net margin – 9.5% -16.5%
FCF margin – 22.1% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 33.5% 21.9%
Return on equity – 8.5% –
Return on assets – 3.1% -9.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 4.3% -19.8%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 3.5x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 11.8% 22.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFFIVAKAMRBRK
Debt / assets – 11.3% –
Debt / equity – 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.4x –
Debt / FCF – 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets – 68.5% 117.5%
Equity / assets 56.7% 31.5% -17.5%
Interest coverage – 13.7x -65.0x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 1.5x 1.5x
Cash ratio – 1.2x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – 1.70 3.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFFIVAKAMRBRK
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.8% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – -0.8% -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.

ConsensusFFIVAKAMRBRK
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2027 15.7xFY2026 252.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.06FY2027 $6.31FY2026 $0.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +34.0%FY2027 -11.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +14.3% -0.2% +41.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.52BFY2026 $4.28BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.8%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026 +34.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +27.3% +12.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFFIVAKAMRBRK
Held by institutions 96.6% 100.0% 63.1%
Institutions holding 832 802 573
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% +3.5% +12.3%
Institutions buying 484 430 405
Institutions selling 240 283 116
Buyers to sellers 2.02 1.52 3.49

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.

FFIVAKAMRBRK
FFIV 1.00 0.31 0.34
AKAM 0.31 1.00 0.25
RBRK 0.34 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FFIV, AKAM and RBRK?

Rubrik (RBRK) is the largest by market capitalisation: F5 (FFIV) $19.17B, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) $13.34B, Rubrik (RBRK) $25.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, FFIV, AKAM and RBRK?

F5 (FFIV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (F5 (FFIV) 26.6x, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 32.5x, Rubrik (RBRK) -100.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) is cheapest (F5 (FFIV) 21.3x, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 15.7x, Rubrik (RBRK) 252.2x). 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: Akamai Technologies (AKAM) +5.9%, Rubrik (RBRK) +42.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) has the highest net margin (Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 9.5%, Rubrik (RBRK) -16.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rubrik (RBRK) returned the most: F5 (FFIV) +40.5%, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) +36.1%, Rubrik (RBRK) +85.8%. Over five years, F5 (FFIV) compounded fastest (F5 (FFIV) +11.5%/yr, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, F5 (FFIV) has been the steadiest (F5 (FFIV) 41.0%, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 61.3%, Rubrik (RBRK) 65.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FFIV, AKAM and RBRK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rubrik (RBRK) leads on 3. 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.