FFIV vs GEN vs RBRK Stock Comparison

F5, Gen Digital and Rubrik Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FFIV F5, Inc.
$459.36 +3.7% 1M +58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$26.10B
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$24.25 +12.2% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.53B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.08B
Div. yield
2.10%
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins
RBRK Rubrik, Inc.
$135.68 +23.8% 1M +74.4% 1Y
Market cap
$28.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.54B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gen Digital leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Gen Digital 4, Rubrik 3, F5 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFFIVGENRBRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $26.10B $14.53B $28.11B RBRK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.1x 13.8x -109.9x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.3x 7.9x 256.0x GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +20.2% +42.4% RBRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 20.7% -16.5% GEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.10% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.2% -9.6% +74.4% RBRK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr -1.4%/yr — FFIV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 40.3% 65.8% FFIV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 71/100 55/100 GEN

Percentile Scorecard

FFIVGENRBRK

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

AxisFFIVGENRBRK
Valuation 69 #39 of 124 89 #15 of 124 50 #62 of 124
Growth 38 #70 of 113 61 #45 of 113 92 #10 of 113
Profitability – 95 #6 of 109 57 #48 of 109
Financial Health – 15 #108 of 127 26 #94 of 127
Shareholder Returns – 94 #5 of 65 50 #33 of 65
Overall – 71 55
  • FFIV ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GEN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • 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

PeriodFFIVGENRBRKSPY
1 month +3.7%+12.2%+23.8% -0.2%
3 months +13.9%-12.1%+89.9% +3.9%
6 months +51.2%+26.0%+148.6% +8.2%
Year to date +80.0%-10.8%+77.4% +12.9%
1 year +58.2%-9.6%+74.4% +12.3%
3 years +206.7%+46.9%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +45.3%+13.7%— +23.3%
5 years +115.1%-6.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.6%-1.4%— +10.9%
10 years +250.7%-2.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.4%-0.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFFIVGENRBRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%40.3%65.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.4%40.9%59.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.080.841.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.66-0.241.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-49.7%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-22.8%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $479.83$31.41$135.68 $779.14
52-week low $223.99$17.89$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.

MultipleFFIVGENRBRK
P/E now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 38.6x 13.8xmedian 38.6x -109.9xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 4.4x 2.9xmedian 4.4x 18.2xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x 8.5xmedian 34.5x -222.2xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 29.4x 9.4xmedian 29.4x 92.5xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 3.3x 5.5xmedian 3.3x -56.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.49median 1.28 -2.62median 1.28 —median 1.28

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 monthsFFIVGENRBRK
Revenue – $5.08B $1.54B
Gross profit $2.80B $3.96B $1.24B
Operating income $818.22M $2.12B -$282.40M
Net income $722.15M $1.05B -$254.43M
Free cash flow – $1.55B $303.91M
R&D $621.42M $418.00M $440.96M
EPS (diluted) $12.55 $1.75 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $1.59B $564.00M $416.17M
Total debt – $8.16B –
Shares (diluted) 57.55M 603.00M 206.10M
Enterprise value $26.10B $12.23B $21.34B

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
MetricFFIVGENRBRK
P/E 36.1x 13.8x -109.9x
P/FCF 25.7x 9.4x 92.5x
P/Operating cash flow 27.2x 9.3x 83.4x
P/S 7.5x 2.9x 18.2x
P/B 6.5x 5.5x -56.3x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 23.8x -56.3x
EV/EBITDA – 8.5x -222.2x
EV/EBIT – 10.4x -93.4x
EV/Revenue – 4.4x 17.1x
EV/FCF – 14.3x 86.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.2x 14.1x 78.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.49 -2.62 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFFIVGENRBRK
Revenue growth (1Y) – 20.2% 42.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.3% 17.4% 46.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 11.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.8% 29.2% 34.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% 17.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 4.3% 76.4% 42.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% -7.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 6.4% 82.5% 45.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -5.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.0% 14.9% 59.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% 26.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.8% 56.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFFIVGENRBRK
Gross margin – 78.0% 80.2%
EBITDA margin – 51.4% -7.7%
Operating margin – 41.7% -18.3%
Pretax margin – 30.2% -14.6%
Net margin – 20.7% -16.5%
FCF margin – 30.5% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 30.9% 21.9%
Return on equity – 40.0% –
Return on assets – 6.7% -9.1%
Return on invested capital – 13.4% –
Return on capital employed – 16.4% -19.8%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.5x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.4% 22.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFFIVGENRBRK
Debt / assets – 52.1% –
Debt / equity – 3.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x –
Debt / FCF – 5.3x –
Liabilities / assets – 83.0% 117.5%
Equity / assets 56.7% 17.0% -17.5%
Interest coverage – 3.9x -65.0x
Current ratio 1.7x 0.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 0.3x 1.5x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – 1.36 4.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFFIVGENRBRK
Dividend yield – 2.1% –
Net buyback yield – 4.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield – 6.2% -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.

ConsensusFFIVGENRBRK
Forward P/E 28.3xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 256.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.24FY2026 $3.07FY2026 $0.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% +10.4% +41.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.52BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.8%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +34.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% +8.2% +12.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFFIVGENRBRK
Held by institutions 96.6% 89.1% 63.1%
Institutions holding 831 688 572
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% +3.8% +12.3%
Institutions buying 483 391 404
Institutions selling 240 211 116
Buyers to sellers 2.01 1.85 3.48

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.

FFIVGENRBRK
FFIV 1.00 0.29 0.41
GEN 0.29 1.00 0.40
RBRK 0.41 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FFIV, GEN and RBRK?

Rubrik (RBRK) is the largest by market capitalisation: F5 (FFIV) $26.10B, Gen Digital (GEN) $14.53B, Rubrik (RBRK) $28.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, FFIV, GEN and RBRK?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (F5 (FFIV) 36.1x, Gen Digital (GEN) 13.8x, Rubrik (RBRK) -109.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (F5 (FFIV) 28.3x, Gen Digital (GEN) 7.9x, Rubrik (RBRK) 256.0x). 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: Gen Digital (GEN) +20.2%, Rubrik (RBRK) +42.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gen Digital (GEN) has the highest net margin (Gen Digital (GEN) 20.7%, Rubrik (RBRK) -16.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rubrik (RBRK) returned the most: F5 (FFIV) +58.2%, Gen Digital (GEN) -9.6%, Rubrik (RBRK) +74.4%. Over five years, F5 (FFIV) compounded fastest (F5 (FFIV) +16.6%/yr, Gen Digital (GEN) -1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gen Digital (GEN) 2.10%. F5 (FFIV) and Rubrik (RBRK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, F5 (FFIV) has been the steadiest (F5 (FFIV) 35.0%, Gen Digital (GEN) 40.3%, Rubrik (RBRK) 65.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FFIV, GEN 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, Gen Digital (GEN) 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.