FFIV vs XNET vs CRWD Stock Comparison

F5, Xunlei and CrowdStrike Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FFIV F5, Inc.
$459.36 +3.7% 1M +58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$20.68B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
5 wins
XNET Xunlei Ltd
$3.86 -23.0% 1M -58.9% 1Y
Market cap
$222.37M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$424.54M
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

F5 leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (F5 5, CrowdStrike Holdings 2, Xunlei 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFFIVXNETCRWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.68B $222.37M $270.51B CRWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.6x -3.1x 4,627x FFIV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.3x — 201.5x FFIV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +40.4% +24.3% XNET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -16.9% 1.1% 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 +58.2% -58.9% -49.4% FFIV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.6%/yr +5.6%/yr -1.0%/yr FFIV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.0% 52.7% 150.5% FFIV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 73/100 59/100 XNET

Percentile Scorecard

FFIVXNETCRWD

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

AxisFFIVXNETCRWD
Valuation 69 #39 of 124 97 #2 of 38 21 #98 of 124
Growth 38 #70 of 113 46 #20 of 36 88 #15 of 113
Profitability – 64 #13 of 34 68 #36 of 109
Financial Health – 87 #6 of 38 61 #50 of 127
Shareholder Returns – – 56 #29 of 65
Overall – 73 59
  • FFIV ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • XNET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • CRWD ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFFIVXNETCRWDSPY
1 month +3.7%-23.0%+6.3% -0.2%
3 months +13.9%-26.3%+47.4% +3.9%
6 months +51.2%-38.7%-41.1% +8.2%
Year to date +80.0%-45.6%-42.8% +12.9%
1 year +58.2%-58.9%-49.4% +12.3%
3 years +206.7%+162.6%+55.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +45.3%+38.0%+15.8% +23.3%
5 years +115.1%+31.3%-4.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.6%+5.6%-1.0% +10.9%
10 years +250.7%-24.8%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.4%-2.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFFIVXNETCRWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.0%52.7%150.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.4%57.4%209.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.081.771.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.66-1.12-0.33 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-68.7%-77.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-58.9%-65.7% -1.2%
52-week high $479.83$9.40$782.17 $779.14
52-week low $223.99$3.83$179.38 $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.

MultipleFFIVXNETCRWD
P/E now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 38.6x -3.4xmedian 29.5x 4,674xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 4.4x 0.6xmedian 4.5x 50.9xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x —median 23.9x 409.6xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 29.4x —median 15.0x 170.6xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 3.3x —median 4.3x 53.4xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.49median 1.28 0.04median 0.38 125.80median 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 monthsFFIVXNETCRWD
Revenue – $424.54M $5.40B
Gross profit $2.80B $230.55M $4.06B
Operating income $818.22M $5.67M -$119.49M
Net income $722.15M $146.48M $77.40M
Free cash flow – – $1.61B
R&D $621.42M $82.00M $1.56B
EPS (diluted) $12.55 $-1.13 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $1.59B $125.83M $5.01B
Total debt – $270.21M $2.98B
Shares (diluted) 57.55M 63.29M 1.04B
Enterprise value $20.68B -$660.41M $250.91B

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
MetricFFIVXNETCRWD
P/E 36.1x -3.4x 4,674x
P/FCF 25.7x – 170.6x
P/Operating cash flow 27.2x – 136.1x
P/S 7.5x 0.6x 50.9x
P/B 6.5x – 53.4x
P/Tangible book 6.5x – 56.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 409.6x
EV/EBIT – 3.9x -2,261x
EV/Revenue – 0.1x 50.1x
EV/FCF – – 167.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.2x – 134.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.49 0.04 125.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFFIVXNETCRWD
Revenue growth (1Y) – 40.4% 24.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.0% 26.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.3% 35.5% 26.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 13.4% 27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.8% 126.5% 66.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 20.1% -7.0% 7.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.3% -79.7% 127.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 108.8% 41.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.4% -110.0% 120.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -88.7% 37.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.0% – 45.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.7% – 23.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 45.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFFIVXNETCRWD
Gross margin – 54.3% 75.2%
EBITDA margin – – 12.2%
Operating margin – 1.3% -2.2%
Pretax margin – -20.6% 1.4%
Net margin – -16.9% 1.1%
FCF margin – – 29.8%
Operating cash flow margin – – 37.4%
Return on equity – – 1.6%
Return on assets – 11.3% 0.7%
Return on invested capital – – -2.1%
Return on capital employed – 0.5% -1.7%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 26.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 23.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFFIVXNETCRWD
Debt / assets – 4.8% 6.2%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -6.5x
Debt / FCF – – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets – 16.9% 57.3%
Equity / assets 56.7% – 42.7%
Interest coverage – 2.8x -4.5x
Current ratio 1.7x 2.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 1.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 1.7x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – 1.88 24.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFFIVXNETCRWD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield – – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusFFIVXNETCRWD
Forward P/E 28.3xFY2026 – 201.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.24FY2026 – $1.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.7%FY2026 – +43.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% – +23.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.52BFY2026 – $6.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.8%FY2026 – +30.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.4% – +22.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFFIVXNETCRWD
Held by institutions 96.6% 11.0% 77.4%
Institutions holding 831 52 2,433
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% -8.7% +12.2%
Institutions buying 483 35 1,375
Institutions selling 240 14 837
Buyers to sellers 2.01 2.50 1.64

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.

FFIVXNETCRWD
FFIV 1.00 0.21 0.27
XNET 0.21 1.00 0.15
CRWD 0.27 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FFIV, XNET and CRWD?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: F5 (FFIV) $20.68B, Xunlei (XNET) $222.37M, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $270.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, FFIV, XNET and CRWD?

F5 (FFIV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (F5 (FFIV) 28.6x, Xunlei (XNET) -3.1x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 4,627x). On next year's consensus earnings, F5 (FFIV) is cheapest (F5 (FFIV) 28.3x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 201.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Xunlei (XNET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Xunlei (XNET) +40.4%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) +24.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) has the highest net margin (Xunlei (XNET) -16.9%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year F5 (FFIV) returned the most: F5 (FFIV) +58.2%, Xunlei (XNET) -58.9%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -49.4%. Over five years, F5 (FFIV) compounded fastest (F5 (FFIV) +16.6%/yr, Xunlei (XNET) +5.6%/yr, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, F5 (FFIV) has been the steadiest (F5 (FFIV) 35.0%, Xunlei (XNET) 52.7%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FFIV, XNET and CRWD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, F5 (FFIV) leads on 5. 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.