FSLY vs ALAR vs AKAM Stock Comparison

Fastly, Alarum Technologies and Akamai Technologies Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FSLY Fastly, Inc.
$21.07 -18.4% 1M +153.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$687.17M
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
2 wins
ALAR Alarum Technologies Ltd.
$1.25 -28.2% 1M -92.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.57M
P/E
0.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.33M
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
5 wins
AKAM Akamai Technologies Inc
$86.53 -20.6% 1M +16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$12.38B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.32B
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Alarum Technologies leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alarum Technologies 5, Akamai Technologies 4, Fastly 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFSLYALARAKAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.33B $8.57M $12.38B AKAM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -41.1x 0.1x 30.1x ALAR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.0x 17.9x 13.7x AKAM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +48.2% +5.9% ALAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11.8% 145.1% 9.5% ALAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.1% 1.4% — ALAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.3x — -1.4x FSLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +153.5% -92.3% +16.1% FSLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.3%/yr -35.5%/yr -4.6%/yr AKAM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 119.7% 113.5% 62.0% AKAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 78/100 62/100 ALAR

Percentile Scorecard

FSLYALARAKAM

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

AxisFSLYALARAKAM
Valuation 54 #18 of 38 99 #2 of 124 89 #5 of 38
Growth 94 #3 of 36 62 #44 of 114 11 #32 of 36
Profitability 49 #18 of 34 76 #27 of 111 79 #8 of 34
Financial Health 81 #8 of 38 73 #35 of 128 78 #9 of 38
Shareholder Returns 57 #10 of 22 – 52 #11 of 22
Overall 67 78 62
  • FSLY ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • ALAR ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AKAM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFSLYALARAKAMSPY
1 month -18.4%-28.2%-20.6% -2.0%
3 months -15.6%-35.6%-29.9% -2.2%
6 months -34.9%-82.8%-26.6% +4.2%
Year to date +107.0%-85.4%-0.8% +10.6%
1 year +153.5%-92.3%+16.1% +10.4%
3 years +20.0%-62.7%-20.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +6.3%-28.0%-7.3% +20.2%
5 years -61.3%-88.8%-21.1% +61.6%
5 years, per year -17.3%-35.5%-4.6% +10.1%
10 years ——+30.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year ——+2.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFSLYALARAKAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 119.7%113.5%62.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 110.1%129.6%59.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.571.651.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.28-0.810.26 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.8%-97.4%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.1%-92.3%-46.3% -3.2%
52-week high $33.50$16.25$161.14 $779.14
52-week low $7.96$1.18$71.97 $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.

MultipleFSLYALARAKAM
P/E now vs peer median -40.9xmedian 27.1x 0.1xmedian 38.8x 30.5xmedian 27.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 4.1x 0.2xmedian 4.4x 2.9xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 812.5xmedian 21.7x —median 28.6x 9.0xmedian 21.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 66.1xmedian 16.1x —median 23.6x 13.0xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 3.4x 0.3xmedian 3.1x 2.6xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 0.37 0.00median 1.27 -6.11median 0.37

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 monthsFSLYALARAKAM
Revenue $687.17M $45.33M $4.32B
Gross profit $422.42M $26.25M $2.48B
Operating income -$82.21M $683.00K $455.68M
Net income -$81.10M $1.15M $410.97M
Free cash flow $50.68M – $956.10M
R&D $167.06M $8.46M $554.57M
EPS (diluted) $-0.51 $50.66 $2.67
Cash & equivalents $89.80M $14.06M $1.48B
Total debt $323.96M $786.00K $1.71B
Shares (diluted) 157.60M 1.30M 153.69M
Enterprise value $1.96B -$47.04M $5.79B

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
MetricFSLYALARAKAM
P/E -40.9x 0.1x 30.5x
P/FCF 66.1x – 13.0x
P/Operating cash flow 28.0x – 8.6x
P/S 4.9x 0.2x 2.9x
P/B 3.4x 0.3x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 0.3x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 812.5x – 9.0x
EV/EBIT -40.6x -6.8x 23.6x
EV/Revenue 4.9x -0.1x 2.5x
EV/FCF 65.9x – 11.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.9x – 7.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 0.00 -6.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFSLYALARAKAM
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 48.2% 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 30.6% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.3% 18.5% 2.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.8% 30.5% 3.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 45.2% -84.7% -13.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.0% 27.5% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.0% -75.8% -3.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.2% -44.3% -4.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.2% 22.6% -8.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 109.7% -5.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 124.3% – 0.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 91.8% – 3.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 49.6% – 16.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.1% – 0.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFSLYALARAKAM
Gross margin 61.5% 57.9% 57.5%
EBITDA margin 0.6% – 27.6%
Operating margin -12.0% 1.5% 10.5%
Pretax margin -12.2% 3.8% 11.5%
Net margin -11.8% 145.1% 9.5%
FCF margin 7.4% – 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 17.4% – 33.5%
Return on equity -8.3% 3.5% 8.5%
Return on assets -5.4% 2.5% 3.1%
Return on invested capital -6.1% 1.4% –
Return on capital employed -6.0% 1.9% 4.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x – 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 19.7% – 11.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFSLYALARAKAM
Debt / assets 21.5% 1.8% 11.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.3x – -1.4x
Debt / FCF 6.4x – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 34.1% 25.6% 68.5%
Equity / assets 65.9% 74.4% 31.5%
Interest coverage -6.3x – 13.7x
Current ratio 3.4x 2.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio 3.2x 2.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 2.4x 1.5x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 3.40 -1.05 1.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFSLYALARAKAM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% – -0.9%
Shareholder yield -0.3% – -0.9%
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.

ConsensusFSLYALARAKAM
Forward P/E 43.0xFY2026 17.9xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.49FY2026 $0.07FY2026 $6.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +276.9%FY2026 +600.0%FY2026 -11.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.4% +100.0% -0.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $724.28MFY2026 $47.86MFY2026 $4.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026 +1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.0% +41.0% +27.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFSLYALARAKAM
Held by institutions 93.1% 4.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 285 25 804
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% +182.7% +3.5%
Institutions buying 156 16 431
Institutions selling 89 4 283
Buyers to sellers 1.75 4.00 1.52

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.

FSLYALARAKAM
FSLY 1.00 0.11 0.52
ALAR 0.11 1.00 0.10
AKAM 0.52 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FSLY, ALAR and AKAM?

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fastly (FSLY) $3.33B, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) $8.57M, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) $12.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, FSLY, ALAR and AKAM?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fastly (FSLY) -41.1x, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 0.1x, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) is cheapest (Fastly (FSLY) 43.0x, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 17.9x, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fastly (FSLY) +20.4%, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) +48.2%, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) has the highest net margin (Fastly (FSLY) -11.8%, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 145.1%, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 9.5%). On return on invested capital, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) leads (Fastly (FSLY) -6.1%, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fastly (FSLY) returned the most: Fastly (FSLY) +153.5%, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) -92.3%, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) +16.1%. Over five years, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) compounded fastest (Fastly (FSLY) -17.3%/yr, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) -35.5%/yr, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) -4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) has been the steadiest (Fastly (FSLY) 119.7%, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 113.5%, Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 62.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FSLY, ALAR and AKAM?

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