FSLY vs ALAR vs XNET Stock Comparison

Fastly, Alarum Technologies and Xunlei Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FSLY Fastly, Inc.
$25.61 +2.6% 1M +207.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.09B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$687.17M
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
2 wins
ALAR Alarum Technologies Ltd.
$1.41 -20.8% 1M -90.1% 1Y
Market cap
$9.75M
P/E
0.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.33M
Div. yield
–
Data Infrastructure Technology
5 wins
XNET Xunlei Ltd
$3.84 -23.4% 1M -58.7% 1Y
Market cap
$242.23M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$424.54M
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionFSLYALARXNETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.09B $9.75M $242.23M FSLY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -50.4x 0.1x -3.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 52.3x 20.1x — ALAR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.4% +48.2% +40.4% ALAR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11.8% 145.1% -16.9% ALAR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.1% 1.4% — ALAR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +207.4% -90.1% -58.7% FSLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.9%/yr -34.1%/yr +5.9%/yr XNET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 118.6% 113.8% 52.8% XNET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 79/100 74/100 ALAR

Percentile Scorecard

FSLYALARXNET

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

AxisFSLYALARXNET
Valuation 49 #20 of 38 100 #1 of 124 100 #1 of 38
Growth 94 #3 of 36 65 #40 of 113 46 #20 of 36
Profitability 49 #18 of 34 79 #24 of 110 64 #13 of 34
Financial Health 81 #8 of 38 73 #35 of 129 87 #6 of 38
Shareholder Returns 60 #9 of 21 – –
Overall 67 79 74
  • FSLY ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • ALAR ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • XNET ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFSLYALARXNETSPY
1 month +2.6%-20.8%-23.4% -0.8%
3 months +27.8%-24.6%-33.7% +3.5%
6 months -0.7%-78.8%-39.9% +7.0%
Year to date +151.6%-83.6%-45.8% +12.2%
1 year +207.4%-90.1%-58.7% +13.0%
3 years +81.4%-54.5%+161.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.0%-23.1%+37.8% +23.1%
5 years -46.9%-87.5%+32.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.9%-34.1%+5.9% +11.0%
10 years ——-26.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-3.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFSLYALARXNETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 118.6%113.8%52.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 108.1%131.2%57.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.421.651.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.75-0.79-1.11 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.8%-97.4%-68.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-91.3%-59.1% -1.8%
52-week high $33.50$16.25$9.40 $779.14
52-week low $7.96$1.18$3.83 $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.

MultipleFSLYALARXNET
P/E now vs peer median -49.8xmedian 29.6x 0.1xmedian 38.1x -3.3xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 4.2x 0.2xmedian 4.3x 0.6xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 988.3xmedian 24.2x —median 35.4x —median 24.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 80.4xmedian 15.1x —median 27.1x —median 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 3.9x 0.3xmedian 3.4x —median 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.88median 0.38 0.00median 1.27 0.04median 0.38

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 monthsFSLYALARXNET
Revenue $687.17M $45.33M $424.54M
Gross profit $422.42M $26.25M $230.55M
Operating income -$82.21M $683.00K $5.67M
Net income -$81.10M $1.15M $146.48M
Free cash flow $50.68M – –
R&D $167.06M $8.46M $82.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.51 $50.66 $-1.13
Cash & equivalents $89.80M $14.06M $125.83M
Total debt $323.96M $3.23M $270.21M
Shares (diluted) 157.60M 1.30M 63.29M
Enterprise value $2.72B -$45.86M -$640.55M

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
MetricFSLYALARXNET
P/E -49.8x 0.1x -3.3x
P/FCF 80.4x – –
P/Operating cash flow 34.1x – –
P/S 5.9x 0.2x 0.6x
P/B 4.1x 0.3x –
P/Tangible book 4.2x 0.3x –
EV/EBITDA 988.3x – –
EV/EBIT -49.4x -5.2x 3.7x
EV/Revenue 5.9x -0.1x 0.0x
EV/FCF 80.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 34.0x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.88 0.00 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFSLYALARXNET
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.4% 48.2% 40.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 30.6% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 37.3% 18.5% 35.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 20.8% 30.5% 13.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 45.2% -84.7% 126.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.0% 27.5% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.0% -75.8% -79.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.2% -44.3% 108.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.2% 22.6% -110.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 109.7% -88.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 124.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 91.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 49.6% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFSLYALARXNET
Gross margin 61.5% 57.9% 54.3%
EBITDA margin 0.6% – –
Operating margin -12.0% 1.5% 1.3%
Pretax margin -12.2% 3.8% -20.6%
Net margin -11.8% 145.1% -16.9%
FCF margin 7.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 17.4% – –
Return on equity -8.3% 3.5% –
Return on assets -5.4% 2.5% 11.3%
Return on invested capital -6.1% 1.4% –
Return on capital employed -6.0% 1.9% 0.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x – –
Stock comp / revenue 19.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFSLYALARXNET
Debt / assets 21.5% 1.8% 4.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -3.3x – –
Debt / FCF 6.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 34.1% 25.6% 16.9%
Equity / assets 65.9% 74.4% –
Interest coverage -6.3x – 2.8x
Current ratio 3.4x 2.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio 3.2x 2.6x 1.9x
Cash ratio 2.4x 1.5x 1.7x
Altman Z-score 4.24 -0.99 1.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFSLYALARXNET
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% – –
Shareholder yield -0.2% – –
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.

ConsensusFSLYALARXNET
Forward P/E 52.3xFY2026 20.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.49FY2026 $0.07FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +276.9%FY2026 +600.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +22.4% +100.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $724.28MFY2026 $47.86MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +13.0% +41.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFSLYALARXNET
Held by institutions 94.0% 4.2% 11.0%
Institutions holding 283 25 52
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.5% +182.7% -8.7%
Institutions buying 156 16 35
Institutions selling 89 4 14
Buyers to sellers 1.75 4.00 2.50

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.

FSLYALARXNET
FSLY 1.00 0.11 0.12
ALAR 0.11 1.00 0.13
XNET 0.12 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FSLY, ALAR and XNET?

Fastly (FSLY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fastly (FSLY) $4.09B, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) $9.75M, Xunlei (XNET) $242.23M.

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%, Xunlei (XNET) +40.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alarum Technologies (ALAR) has the highest net margin (Fastly (FSLY) -11.8%, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 145.1%, Xunlei (XNET) -16.9%). 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) +207.4%, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) -90.1%, Xunlei (XNET) -58.7%. Over five years, Xunlei (XNET) compounded fastest (Fastly (FSLY) -11.9%/yr, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) -34.1%/yr, Xunlei (XNET) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xunlei (XNET) has been the steadiest (Fastly (FSLY) 118.6%, Alarum Technologies (ALAR) 113.8%, Xunlei (XNET) 52.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.