FTNT vs AXON vs CRWD Stock Comparison

Fortinet, Axon Enterprise and CrowdStrike Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$174.08 -1.3% 1M +102.7% 1Y
Market cap
$100.10B
P/E
43.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.88B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
5 wins
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$423.17 -0.4% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$35.19B
P/E
176.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 5, CrowdStrike Holdings 3, Axon Enterprise 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTNTAXONCRWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $100.10B $35.19B $264.73B CRWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.9x 176.6x 4,528x FTNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 48.6x 53.2x 200.5x FTNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.2% +34.6% +24.3% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.2% 1.1% AXON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.4% -2.1% AXON
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.9x -6.5x CRWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +102.7% -44.0% -51.2% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.0%/yr +18.7%/yr -1.1%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.2% 61.5% 150.4% FTNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 49/100 59/100 CRWD

Percentile Scorecard

FTNTAXONCRWD

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

AxisFTNTAXONCRWD
Valuation 31 #86 of 124 42 #73 of 124 21 #98 of 124
Growth 67 #38 of 113 57 #49 of 113 88 #15 of 113
Profitability 96 #5 of 109 60 #44 of 109 68 #36 of 109
Financial Health 15 #108 of 127 37 #80 of 127 61 #50 of 127
Shareholder Returns – – 58 #27 of 63
Overall 52 49 59
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AXON ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • 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

PeriodFTNTAXONCRWDSPY
1 month -1.3%-0.4%+2.9% +0.9%
3 months +13.6%-20.3%+48.7% +5.9%
6 months +102.2%+5.6%-41.1% +8.5%
Year to date +119.2%-25.5%-43.1% +13.3%
1 year +102.7%-44.0%-51.2% +12.4%
3 years +209.4%+110.8%+54.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +45.8%+28.2%+15.6% +23.5%
5 years +158.8%+135.1%-5.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +21.0%+18.7%-1.1% +11.0%
10 years +2,637.1%+1,783.3%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +39.2%+34.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFTNTAXONCRWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.2%61.5%150.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%61.6%208.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.981.561.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.38-0.71-0.34 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-60.3%-77.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.6%-44.3%-65.9% -0.9%
52-week high $194.75$759.44$782.17 $779.14
52-week low $75.23$345.94$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.

MultipleFTNTAXONCRWD
P/E now vs peer median 55.9xmedian 37.9x 171.1xmedian 37.9x 4,650xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 4.4x 10.7xmedian 4.4x 50.6xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x 266.1xmedian 34.5x 407.4xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.4xmedian 26.6x 258.1xmedian 26.6x 169.7xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 56.8xmedian 3.4x 9.4xmedian 3.4x 53.1xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.96median 1.24 7.46median 1.24 125.16median 1.24

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 monthsFTNTAXONCRWD
Revenue $7.88B $3.22B $5.40B
Gross profit – $1.91B $4.06B
Operating income $2.60B $23.77M -$119.49M
Net income $2.28B $199.30M $77.40M
Free cash flow – $133.19M $1.61B
R&D $857.40M $768.36M $1.56B
EPS (diluted) $3.08 $2.41 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $3.75B $597.70M $5.01B
Total debt – $1.73B $2.98B
Shares (diluted) 739.90M 82.54M 1.04B
Enterprise value $100.10B $29.72B $245.13B

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
MetricFTNTAXONCRWD
P/E 55.9x 171.1x 4,650x
P/FCF 41.4x 258.1x 169.7x
P/Operating cash flow 34.6x 129.3x 135.4x
P/S 16.2x 10.7x 50.6x
P/B 56.8x 9.4x 53.1x
P/Tangible book 56.8x 10.1x 56.1x
EV/EBITDA – 266.1x 407.4x
EV/EBIT – 1,490x -2,249x
EV/Revenue 16.2x 11.0x 49.8x
EV/FCF – 266.0x 167.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 34.6x 133.3x 133.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.96 7.46 125.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTNTAXONCRWD
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.2% 34.6% 24.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 33.2% 26.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 32.2% 26.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% 27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.8% 1,682% 66.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% -40.2% 7.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.8% -38.9% 127.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 26.5% 41.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 25.3% -39.3% 120.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 22.9% 37.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.6% -3.5% 45.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 18.8% 23.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -24.5% 45.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% 24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTNTAXONCRWD
Gross margin – 59.4% 75.2%
EBITDA margin – 4.1% 12.2%
Operating margin – 0.7% -2.2%
Pretax margin – 5.7% 1.4%
Net margin – 6.2% 1.1%
FCF margin – 4.1% 29.8%
Operating cash flow margin 46.8% 8.3% 37.4%
Return on equity 120.1% 5.5% 1.6%
Return on assets 20.0% 2.7% 0.7%
Return on invested capital – 0.4% -2.1%
Return on capital employed – 0.4% -1.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x 26.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 19.7% 23.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTNTAXONCRWD
Debt / assets – 23.1% 6.2%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.9x -6.5x
Debt / FCF – 13.0x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 81.2% 50.9% 57.3%
Equity / assets 18.8% 49.1% 42.7%
Interest coverage – 0.2x -4.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 1.6x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – 6.33 24.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTNTAXONCRWD
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.

ConsensusFTNTAXONCRWD
Forward P/E 48.6xFY2026 53.2xFY2026 200.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.58FY2026 $7.95FY2026 $1.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.7%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.8% +29.2% +23.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.38BFY2026 $3.57BFY2026 $6.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +41.4% +22.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTNTAXONCRWD
Held by institutions 68.6% 88.7% 77.4%
Institutions holding 1,567 1,118 2,433
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.7% +8.0% +12.2%
Institutions buying 854 667 1,375
Institutions selling 549 324 837
Buyers to sellers 1.56 2.06 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.

FTNTAXONCRWD
FTNT 1.00 0.33 0.32
AXON 0.33 1.00 0.13
CRWD 0.32 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTNT, AXON and CRWD?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortinet (FTNT) $100.10B, Axon Enterprise (AXON) $35.19B, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $264.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTNT, AXON and CRWD?

Fortinet (FTNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortinet (FTNT) 43.9x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 176.6x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 4,528x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fortinet (FTNT) is cheapest (Fortinet (FTNT) 48.6x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 53.2x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 200.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fortinet (FTNT) +20.2%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +34.6%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) +24.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) has the highest net margin (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Axon Enterprise (AXON) leads (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 0.4%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Fortinet (FTNT) +102.7%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) -44.0%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -51.2%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Fortinet (FTNT) +21.0%/yr, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +18.7%/yr, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortinet (FTNT) has been the steadiest (Fortinet (FTNT) 43.2%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 61.5%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTNT, AXON 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, Fortinet (FTNT) 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.