FTNT vs CALX vs CRWD Stock Comparison

Fortinet, Calix and CrowdStrike Holdings Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$126.21 -30.3% 1M +46.0% 1Y
Market cap
$93.96B
P/E
44.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.53B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins
CALX Calix, Inc
$36.19 +4.0% 1M -47.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.11B
P/E
41.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
5 wins
CRWD CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
$241.81 -10.5% 1M -55.5% 1Y
Market cap
$246.77B
P/E
4,221x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.40B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFTNTCALXCRWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.96B $2.11B $246.77B CRWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 44.3x 41.3x 4,221x CALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.8x 20.5x 184.0x CALX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.8% +27.8% +24.3% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 4.6% 1.1% FTNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 111.7% — -2.1% FTNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x — -6.5x CRWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.0% -47.1% -55.5% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.9%/yr -13.0%/yr -2.2%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.5% 40.8% 150.8% CALX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 75/100 58/100 CALX

Percentile Scorecard

FTNTCALXCRWD

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

AxisFTNTCALXCRWD
Valuation 55 #56 of 124 59 #47 of 112 21 #98 of 124
Growth 63 #43 of 113 82 #20 of 108 88 #15 of 113
Profitability 100 #1 of 110 64 #38 of 104 67 #37 of 110
Financial Health 54 #60 of 129 75 #30 of 116 62 #50 of 129
Shareholder Returns 83 #12 of 67 98 #3 of 80 55 #31 of 67
Overall 71 75 58
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CALX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • 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

PeriodFTNTCALXCRWDSPY
1 month -30.3%+4.0%-10.5% -2.3%
3 months -22.7%-3.2%+19.4% -0.7%
6 months +41.4%-16.7%-48.5% +4.8%
Year to date +58.9%-31.6%-48.4% +10.3%
1 year +46.0%-47.1%-55.5% +10.3%
3 years +150.0%+1.7%+28.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +35.8%+0.6%+8.7% +20.1%
5 years +91.3%-50.0%-10.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +13.9%-13.0%-2.2% +10.1%
10 years +1,929.1%+444.2%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +35.1%+18.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFTNTCALXCRWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.5%40.8%150.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.0%44.0%207.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.981.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.93-1.16-0.37 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-65.3%-77.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.2%-46.2%-69.1% -3.5%
52-week high $194.75$67.24$782.17 $779.14
52-week low $75.23$33.15$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.

MultipleFTNTCALXCRWD
P/E now vs peer median 43.6xmedian 35.6x 44.9xmedian 29.9x 4,217xmedian 35.6x
P/S now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 4.2x 2.1xmedian 2.8x 45.9xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 30.0x 26.3xmedian 18.5x 368.9xmedian 30.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.7xmedian 25.2x 26.7xmedian 28.0x 153.9xmedian 25.2x
P/B now vs peer median 59.7xmedian 3.2x 3.2xmedian 2.8x 48.2xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.50median 1.21 6.35median 1.00 113.50median 1.21

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 monthsFTNTCALXCRWD
Revenue $7.53B $1.11B $5.40B
Gross profit $6.04B $628.73M $4.06B
Operating income $2.44B $61.25M -$119.49M
Net income $2.12B $51.19M $77.40M
Free cash flow $3.12B $85.42M $1.61B
R&D $846.40M $207.99M $1.56B
EPS (diluted) $2.87 $0.78 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $2.93B $68.91M $5.01B
Total debt $496.90M – $746.22M
Shares (diluted) 739.90M 65.51M 1.04B
Enterprise value $79.89B $946.91M $227.17B

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
MetricFTNTCALXCRWD
P/E 43.6x 44.9x 4,217x
P/FCF 29.7x 26.7x 153.9x
P/Operating cash flow 27.3x 20.8x 122.8x
P/S 12.3x 2.1x 45.9x
P/B 59.7x 3.2x 48.2x
P/Tangible book 62.8x 3.2x 50.9x
EV/EBITDA 30.0x 26.3x 368.9x
EV/EBIT 36.4x 34.0x -2,036x
EV/Revenue 11.8x 1.9x 45.1x
EV/FCF 28.6x 24.4x 151.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.2x 19.0x 120.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.50 6.35 113.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTNTCALXCRWD
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.8% 27.8% 24.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 3.9% 26.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.2% 30.3% 26.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 7.4% 27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.8% 273.3% 66.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 3.8% 7.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.3% 290.5% 127.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 4.9% 41.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.2% 287.6% 120.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.1% 7.1% 37.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.5% 24.5% 45.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 41.8% 23.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.3% 19.4% 45.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 62.0% 24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTNTCALXCRWD
Gross margin 80.2% 56.6% 75.2%
EBITDA margin 39.4% 7.1% 12.2%
Operating margin 32.4% 5.5% -2.2%
Pretax margin 34.8% 6.5% 1.4%
Net margin 28.2% 4.6% 1.1%
FCF margin 41.4% 7.7% 29.8%
Operating cash flow margin 45.1% 9.9% 37.4%
Return on equity 166.9% 7.1% 1.6%
Return on assets 20.4% 5.4% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 111.7% – -2.1%
Return on capital employed 44.2% 8.2% -1.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.1x 26.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 7.2% 23.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTNTCALXCRWD
Debt / assets 4.6% – 6.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x – -6.5x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 85.7% 25.6% 57.3%
Equity / assets 14.3% 74.4% 42.7%
Interest coverage 135.7x – -4.5x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.6x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.9x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 7.51 6.95 22.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTNTCALXCRWD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.0% 8.4% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 8.4% 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.

ConsensusFTNTCALXCRWD
Forward P/E 35.8xFY2026 20.5xFY2026 184.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.58FY2026 $1.62FY2026 $1.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.7%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.8% +48.1% +23.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.38BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026 $6.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +18.8% +22.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTNTCALXCRWD
Held by institutions 68.6% 94.5% 77.4%
Institutions holding 1,569 290 2,435
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.7% +0.5% +12.2%
Institutions buying 854 148 1,375
Institutions selling 551 111 839
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.33 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.

FTNTCALXCRWD
FTNT 1.00 0.04 0.29
CALX 0.04 1.00 -0.05
CRWD 0.29 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTNT, CALX and CRWD?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortinet (FTNT) $93.96B, Calix (CALX) $2.11B, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $246.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTNT, CALX and CRWD?

Calix (CALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortinet (FTNT) 44.3x, Calix (CALX) 41.3x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 4,221x). On next year's consensus earnings, Calix (CALX) is cheapest (Fortinet (FTNT) 35.8x, Calix (CALX) 20.5x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 184.0x). 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%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) +24.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortinet (FTNT) has the highest net margin (Fortinet (FTNT) 28.2%, Calix (CALX) 4.6%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Fortinet (FTNT) leads (Fortinet (FTNT) 111.7%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Fortinet (FTNT) +46.0%, Calix (CALX) -47.1%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -55.5%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Fortinet (FTNT) +13.9%/yr, Calix (CALX) -13.0%/yr, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Calix (CALX) has been the steadiest (Fortinet (FTNT) 49.5%, Calix (CALX) 40.8%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTNT, CALX 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, Calix (CALX) 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.