FFIV vs FTNT vs RSKD Stock Comparison

F5, Fortinet and Riskified Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FFIV F5, Inc.
$461.60 +4.2% 1M +54.7% 1Y
Market cap
$26.15B
P/E
36.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$183.33 +5.7% 1M +114.3% 1Y
Market cap
$135.52B
P/E
63.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.53B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
6 wins
RSKD Riskified Ltd.
$9.22 +18.5% 1M +87.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.41B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$368.15M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 6, F5 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFFIVFTNTRSKDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.15B $135.52B $1.41B FTNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.0x 63.9x -90.7x FFIV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.4x 51.2x 32.9x FFIV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.4% +18.8% +9.6% FTNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.0% 28.2% -4.2% FTNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 111.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.7% +114.3% +87.4% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.4%/yr +23.4%/yr -13.5%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 42.8% 43.7% FFIV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 69/100 59/100 FTNT

Percentile Scorecard

FFIVFTNTRSKD

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

AxisFFIVFTNTRSKD
Valuation 75 #32 of 124 49 #64 of 124 71 #37 of 124
Growth 40 #68 of 113 64 #41 of 113 80 #24 of 113
Profitability 94 #8 of 110 100 #1 of 110 58 #47 of 110
Financial Health 52 #63 of 129 55 #59 of 129 76 #32 of 129
Shareholder Returns 59 #28 of 67 76 #17 of 67 12 #59 of 67
Overall 64 69 59
  • FFIV ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RSKD ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFFIVFTNTRSKDSPY
1 month +4.2%+5.7%+18.5% -0.8%
3 months +13.1%+20.3%+75.3% +3.5%
6 months +55.0%+114.0%+106.3% +7.0%
Year to date +80.8%+130.9%+85.5% +12.2%
1 year +54.7%+114.3%+87.4% +13.0%
3 years +208.2%+225.9%+151.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +45.6%+48.3%+36.1% +23.1%
5 years +113.7%+185.9%-51.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +16.4%+23.4%-13.5% +11.0%
10 years +286.1%+2,935.3%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.5%+40.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFFIVFTNTRSKDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%42.8%43.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%37.8%37.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.080.990.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.562.672.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-38.3%-82.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-5.9%0.0% -1.8%
52-week high $479.83$194.75$9.22 $779.14
52-week low $223.99$75.23$3.79 $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.

MultipleFFIVFTNTRSKD
P/E now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 38.1x 63.4xmedian 38.1x -93.2xmedian 38.1x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 4.3x 17.9xmedian 4.3x 3.9xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 35.4x 44.1xmedian 35.4x -559.5xmedian 35.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 27.1x 43.1xmedian 27.1x 30.2xmedian 27.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 3.4x 86.7xmedian 3.4x 6.9xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.13median 1.27 2.18median 1.27 -2.39median 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 monthsFFIVFTNTRSKD
Revenue $3.31B $7.53B $368.15M
Gross profit $2.71B $6.04B $188.72M
Operating income $812.13M $2.44B -$17.28M
Net income $726.51M $2.12B -$15.58M
Free cash flow $969.60M $3.12B $48.05M
R&D $593.25M $846.40M $69.17M
EPS (diluted) $12.62 $2.87 $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $1.61B $2.93B $105.24M
Total debt – $2.99B –
Shares (diluted) 57.55M 739.90M 157.46M
Enterprise value $20.55B $121.45B $310.57M

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
MetricFFIVFTNTRSKD
P/E 36.0x 63.4x -93.2x
P/FCF 27.1x 43.1x 30.2x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x 39.6x 30.7x
P/S 7.9x 17.9x 3.9x
P/B 6.8x 86.7x 6.9x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 91.2x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA 27.1x 44.1x -559.5x
EV/EBIT 30.3x 53.6x -71.4x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 17.4x 3.3x
EV/FCF 25.4x 42.0x 25.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.5x 38.5x 26.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.13 2.18 -2.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFFIVFTNTRSKD
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.4% 18.8% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 14.7% 9.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.5% 17.2% 12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 16.6% 8.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.1% 24.8% 63.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.8% 27.6% 42.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.9% 9.3% 60.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.8% 26.0% 40.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.7% 14.2% 57.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 29.1% 39.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% 41.5% 38.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 15.5% 82.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.5% 53.3% 37.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 16.4% 99.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFFIVFTNTRSKD
Gross margin 81.9% 80.2% 51.3%
EBITDA margin 27.5% 39.4% -0.6%
Operating margin 24.5% 32.4% -4.7%
Pretax margin 25.8% 34.8% -2.7%
Net margin 22.0% 28.2% -4.2%
FCF margin 29.3% 41.4% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin 31.7% 45.1% 12.9%
Return on equity 19.4% 166.9% -6.5%
Return on assets 10.9% 20.4% -4.5%
Return on invested capital – 111.7% –
Return on capital employed 16.6% 44.2% -6.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.6x -3.0x
Stock comp / revenue 7.6% 3.9% 12.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFFIVFTNTRSKD
Debt / assets – 4.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.2x –
Debt / FCF – 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 43.5% 85.7% 36.9%
Equity / assets 56.5% 14.3% 63.1%
Interest coverage – 135.7x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.3x 3.6x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.1x 3.4x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.8x 2.8x
Altman Z-score 7.16 10.21 6.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFFIVFTNTRSKD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% 2.1% -10.9%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 2.1% -10.9%
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.

ConsensusFFIVFTNTRSKD
Forward P/E 28.4xFY2026 51.2xFY2026 32.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.24FY2026 $3.58FY2026 $0.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 +29.7%FY2026 +40.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% +0.8% +46.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.52BFY2026 $8.38BFY2026 $389.54MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.8%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +13.2% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFFIVFTNTRSKD
Held by institutions 96.6% 68.6% 32.7%
Institutions holding 831 1,567 111
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% +23.7% -3.8%
Institutions buying 483 854 57
Institutions selling 240 549 25
Buyers to sellers 2.01 1.56 2.28

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.

FFIVFTNTRSKD
FFIV 1.00 0.44 0.26
FTNT 0.44 1.00 0.24
RSKD 0.26 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FFIV, FTNT and RSKD?

Fortinet (FTNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: F5 (FFIV) $26.15B, Fortinet (FTNT) $135.52B, Riskified (RSKD) $1.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, FFIV, FTNT and RSKD?

F5 (FFIV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (F5 (FFIV) 36.0x, Fortinet (FTNT) 63.9x, Riskified (RSKD) -90.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, F5 (FFIV) is cheapest (F5 (FFIV) 28.4x, Fortinet (FTNT) 51.2x, Riskified (RSKD) 32.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fortinet (FTNT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: F5 (FFIV) +9.4%, Fortinet (FTNT) +18.8%, Riskified (RSKD) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortinet (FTNT) has the highest net margin (F5 (FFIV) 22.0%, Fortinet (FTNT) 28.2%, Riskified (RSKD) -4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: F5 (FFIV) +54.7%, Fortinet (FTNT) +114.3%, Riskified (RSKD) +87.4%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (F5 (FFIV) +16.4%/yr, Fortinet (FTNT) +23.4%/yr, Riskified (RSKD) -13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, F5 (FFIV) has been the steadiest (F5 (FFIV) 35.1%, Fortinet (FTNT) 42.8%, Riskified (RSKD) 43.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FFIV, FTNT and RSKD?

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