FTNT vs CALX vs CLBT Stock Comparison

Fortinet, Calix and Cellebrite DI Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$183.33 +5.7% 1M +114.3% 1Y
Market cap
$135.95B
P/E
64.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.53B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
5 wins
CALX Calix, Inc
$37.69 +13.7% 1M -38.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.44B
P/E
47.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
CLBT Cellebrite DI Ltd.
$12.23 +13.3% 1M -34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.88B
P/E
49.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$514.29M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 5, Calix 5, Cellebrite DI 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTNTCALXCLBTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $135.95B $2.44B $2.88B FTNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 64.1x 47.6x 49.1x CALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.2x 23.3x 45.3x CALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.8% +27.8% +17.8% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 4.6% 11.4% FTNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 111.7% — 7.9% FTNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x — -3.5x CLBT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +114.3% -38.5% -34.5% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.4%/yr -8.5%/yr +2.4%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.8% 41.6% 64.0% CALX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 76/100 70/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

FTNTCALXCLBT

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

AxisFTNTCALXCLBT
Valuation 49 #64 of 124 59 #46 of 111 78 #28 of 124
Growth 64 #41 of 113 81 #21 of 108 78 #26 of 113
Profitability 100 #1 of 110 65 #37 of 104 91 #11 of 110
Financial Health 55 #59 of 129 75 #29 of 115 67 #43 of 129
Shareholder Returns 76 #17 of 67 98 #3 of 81 38 #42 of 67
Overall 69 76 70
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CLBT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFTNTCALXCLBTSPY
1 month +5.7%+13.7%+13.3% -0.8%
3 months +20.3%+2.2%-16.5% +3.5%
6 months +114.0%-11.6%-3.4% +7.0%
Year to date +130.9%-28.8%-32.2% +12.2%
1 year +114.3%-38.5%-34.5% +13.0%
3 years +225.9%+15.2%+89.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +48.3%+4.8%+23.8% +23.1%
5 years +185.9%-35.9%+12.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.4%-8.5%+2.4% +11.0%
10 years +2,935.3%+493.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +40.7%+19.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFTNTCALXCLBTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.8%41.6%64.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%44.0%70.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.990.880.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.67-0.92-0.54 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-65.3%-65.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.9%-44.9%-36.6% -1.8%
52-week high $194.75$68.42$19.28 $779.14
52-week low $75.23$33.15$10.44 $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.

MultipleFTNTCALXCLBT
P/E now vs peer median 63.4xmedian 38.1x 46.8xmedian 32.0x 50.3xmedian 38.1x
P/S now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 4.3x 2.1xmedian 2.8x 5.9xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 44.1xmedian 35.4x 27.5xmedian 19.4x 35.4xmedian 35.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.1xmedian 27.1x 27.8xmedian 29.0x 19.2xmedian 27.1x
P/B now vs peer median 86.7xmedian 3.4x 3.3xmedian 2.9x 5.7xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.18median 1.27 6.61median 1.13 1.09median 1.27

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 monthsFTNTCALXCLBT
Revenue $7.53B $1.11B $514.29M
Gross profit $6.04B $628.73M $426.66M
Operating income $2.44B $61.25M $55.86M
Net income $2.12B $51.19M $58.76M
Free cash flow $3.12B $85.42M $158.73M
R&D $846.40M $207.99M $129.82M
EPS (diluted) $2.87 $0.78 $0.24
Cash & equivalents $2.93B $68.91M $141.25M
Total debt $2.99B – $71.94M
Shares (diluted) 739.90M 65.51M 249.90M
Enterprise value $121.88B $1.27B $1.63B

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
MetricFTNTCALXCLBT
P/E 63.4x 46.8x 50.3x
P/FCF 43.1x 27.8x 19.2x
P/Operating cash flow 39.6x 21.7x 19.4x
P/S 17.9x 2.1x 5.9x
P/B 86.7x 3.3x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 91.2x 3.3x 7.3x
EV/EBITDA 44.1x 27.5x 35.4x
EV/EBIT 53.6x 35.6x 49.8x
EV/Revenue 17.4x 2.0x 5.4x
EV/FCF 42.0x 25.5x 17.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.5x 19.9x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.18 6.61 1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTNTCALXCLBT
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.8% 27.8% 17.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 3.9% 20.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.2% 30.3% 15.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 7.4% 20.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.8% 273.3% -9.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 3.8% 61.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.3% 290.5% 138.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 4.9% 51.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.2% 287.6% 132.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.1% 7.1% 46.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.5% 24.5% -2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 41.8% 34.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.3% 19.4% -0.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 62.0% 31.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTNTCALXCLBT
Gross margin 80.2% 56.6% 83.0%
EBITDA margin 39.4% 7.1% 15.2%
Operating margin 32.4% 5.5% 10.9%
Pretax margin 34.8% 6.5% 14.7%
Net margin 28.2% 4.6% 11.4%
FCF margin 41.4% 7.7% 30.9%
Operating cash flow margin 45.1% 9.9% 30.6%
Return on equity 166.9% 7.1% 11.2%
Return on assets 20.4% 5.4% 6.0%
Return on invested capital 111.7% – 7.9%
Return on capital employed 44.2% 8.2% 9.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.1x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 7.2% 11.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTNTCALXCLBT
Debt / assets 4.6% – 2.5%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x – -3.5x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 85.7% 25.6% 45.9%
Equity / assets 14.3% 74.4% 54.1%
Interest coverage 135.7x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 2.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 10.21 7.18 4.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTNTCALXCLBT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.1% 8.1% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 8.1% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusFTNTCALXCLBT
Forward P/E 51.2xFY2026 23.3xFY2026 45.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.58FY2026 $1.62FY2026 $0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.7%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 -12.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.8% +48.1% +33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.38BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026 $593.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +18.8% +14.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTNTCALXCLBT
Held by institutions 68.6% 94.5% 51.4%
Institutions holding 1,567 288 199
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.7% +0.5% -1.4%
Institutions buying 854 148 117
Institutions selling 549 111 60
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.33 1.95

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.

FTNTCALXCLBT
FTNT 1.00 0.04 0.35
CALX 0.04 1.00 0.12
CLBT 0.35 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTNT, CALX and CLBT?

Fortinet (FTNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortinet (FTNT) $135.95B, Calix (CALX) $2.44B, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) $2.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTNT, CALX and CLBT?

Calix (CALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortinet (FTNT) 64.1x, Calix (CALX) 47.6x, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 49.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Calix (CALX) is cheapest (Fortinet (FTNT) 51.2x, Calix (CALX) 23.3x, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 45.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Calix (CALX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fortinet (FTNT) +18.8%, Calix (CALX) +27.8%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +17.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortinet (FTNT) has the highest net margin (Fortinet (FTNT) 28.2%, Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Fortinet (FTNT) leads (Fortinet (FTNT) 111.7%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Fortinet (FTNT) +114.3%, Calix (CALX) -38.5%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) -34.5%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Fortinet (FTNT) +23.4%/yr, Calix (CALX) -8.5%/yr, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Calix (CALX) has been the steadiest (Fortinet (FTNT) 42.8%, Calix (CALX) 41.6%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 64.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTNT, CALX and CLBT?

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.