FTNT vs ALRM vs ZS Stock Comparison

Fortinet, Alarm.com Holdings and Zscaler Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$185.00 +6.7% 1M +116.9% 1Y
Market cap
$130.54B
P/E
61.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.53B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
7 wins
ALRM Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.
$64.81 +21.4% 1M +25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.17B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.06B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins
ZS Zscaler, Inc.
$260.15 +34.8% 1M -20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$41.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 7, Alarm.com Holdings 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTNTALRMZSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $130.54B $3.17B $41.03B FTNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 61.6x 26.9x -659.7x ALRM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.7x 21.6x 57.2x ALRM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.8% +8.7% — FTNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 11.1% — FTNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 111.7% 7.5% — FTNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 0.1x — FTNT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +116.9% +25.8% -20.3% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.1%/yr -4.9%/yr -3.8%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.7% 30.7% 71.1% ALRM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 70/100 — ALRM

Percentile Scorecard

FTNTALRMZS

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

AxisFTNTALRMZS
Valuation 49 #64 of 124 85 #19 of 124 15 #106 of 124
Growth 64 #41 of 113 43 #65 of 113 –
Profitability 100 #1 of 109 87 #15 of 109 –
Financial Health 54 #59 of 127 57 #55 of 127 32 #87 of 127
Shareholder Returns 77 #16 of 65 80 #14 of 65 –
Overall 69 70 –
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ALRM ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ZS ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFTNTALRMZSSPY
1 month +6.7%+21.4%+34.8% -0.2%
3 months +23.3%+18.9%+71.6% +3.9%
6 months +115.8%+43.9%+91.2% +8.2%
Year to date +133.0%+27.0%+15.7% +12.9%
1 year +116.9%+25.8%-20.3% +12.3%
3 years +228.8%+21.4%+68.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +48.7%+6.7%+19.0% +23.3%
5 years +182.5%-22.0%-17.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +23.1%-4.9%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years +2,993.6%+124.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +41.0%+8.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFTNTALRMZSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.7%30.7%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%31.7%82.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.990.430.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.740.84-0.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-52.9%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.0%0.0%-22.6% -1.2%
52-week high $194.75$64.81$336.27 $779.14
52-week low $75.23$42.13$118.05 $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.

MultipleFTNTALRMZS
P/E now vs peer median 64.0xmedian 38.6x 27.1xmedian 38.6x -659.7xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 4.4x 3.0xmedian 4.4x 12.7xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 44.5xmedian 34.5x 18.2xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.5xmedian 29.4x 16.9xmedian 29.4x 49.8xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 87.5xmedian 3.3x 3.7xmedian 3.3x 16.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.20median 1.28 1.36median 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 monthsFTNTALRMZS
Revenue $7.53B $1.06B –
Gross profit $6.04B $698.22M –
Operating income $2.44B $136.10M –
Net income $2.12B $117.29M –
Free cash flow $3.12B $187.71M –
R&D $846.40M $275.86M –
EPS (diluted) $2.87 $2.11 –
Cash & equivalents $2.93B $479.42M $928.35M
Total debt $2.99B $2.96B –
Shares (diluted) 739.90M 55.92M 160.22M
Enterprise value $116.47B $166.06M $27.15B

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
MetricFTNTALRMZS
P/E 64.0x 27.1x -659.7x
P/FCF 43.5x 16.9x 49.8x
P/Operating cash flow 40.0x 16.0x –
P/S 18.0x 3.0x 12.7x
P/B 87.5x 3.7x 16.3x
P/Tangible book 92.1x 4.1x 17.8x
EV/EBITDA 44.5x 18.2x –
EV/EBIT 54.1x 23.4x –
EV/Revenue 17.6x 3.0x –
EV/FCF 42.4x 17.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 38.9x 16.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.20 1.36 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTNTALRMZS
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.8% 8.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 7.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.2% 8.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 9.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.8% 8.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 34.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 9.3% -8.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 20.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 14.2% -2.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.1% 19.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.5% 10.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 36.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.3% 12.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 41.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTNTALRMZS
Gross margin 80.2% 65.8% –
EBITDA margin 39.4% 16.5% –
Operating margin 32.4% 12.8% –
Pretax margin 34.8% 14.4% –
Net margin 28.2% 11.1% –
FCF margin 41.4% 17.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 45.1% 18.8% –
Return on equity 166.9% 13.6% –
Return on assets 20.4% 7.1% –
Return on invested capital 111.7% 7.5% –
Return on capital employed 44.2% 9.1% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 2.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTNTALRMZS
Debt / assets 4.6% 29.6% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 2.6x –
Liabilities / assets 85.7% 47.8% 67.0%
Equity / assets 14.3% 52.2% 33.0%
Interest coverage 135.7x 8.6x –
Current ratio 1.3x 5.0x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 4.0x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 3.0x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 10.29 4.26 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTNTALRMZS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.1% 2.3% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 2.3% –
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.

ConsensusFTNTALRMZS
Forward P/E 51.7xFY2026 21.6xFY2026 57.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.58FY2026 $3.00FY2026 $4.55FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +29.7%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +8.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +0.8% +5.7% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.38BFY2026 $1.01BFY2026 $4.07BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +0.4%FY2026 +21.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +15.2% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTNTALRMZS
Held by institutions 68.6% 98.2% 51.4%
Institutions holding 1,567 314 734
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.7% +1.4% -3.9%
Institutions buying 854 169 416
Institutions selling 549 106 236
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.59 1.76

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.

FTNTALRMZS
FTNT 1.00 0.29 0.60
ALRM 0.29 1.00 0.39
ZS 0.60 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTNT, ALRM and ZS?

Fortinet (FTNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortinet (FTNT) $130.54B, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) $3.17B, Zscaler (ZS) $41.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTNT, ALRM and ZS?

Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortinet (FTNT) 61.6x, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 26.9x, Zscaler (ZS) -659.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) is cheapest (Fortinet (FTNT) 51.7x, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 21.6x, Zscaler (ZS) 57.2x). 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: Fortinet (FTNT) +18.8%, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortinet (FTNT) has the highest net margin (Fortinet (FTNT) 28.2%, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Fortinet (FTNT) leads (Fortinet (FTNT) 111.7%, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 7.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Fortinet (FTNT) +116.9%, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) +25.8%, Zscaler (ZS) -20.3%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Fortinet (FTNT) +23.1%/yr, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) -4.9%/yr, Zscaler (ZS) -3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) has been the steadiest (Fortinet (FTNT) 42.7%, Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM) 30.7%, Zscaler (ZS) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTNT, ALRM and ZS?

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 7. 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.