FTNT vs CALX vs RPD Stock Comparison

Fortinet, Calix and Rapid7 Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$183.33 +5.7% 1M +114.3% 1Y
Market cap
$134.49B
P/E
63.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.53B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
6 wins
CALX Calix, Inc
$37.69 +13.7% 1M -38.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.37B
P/E
46.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.11B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
3 wins
RPD Rapid7, Inc.
$17.93 +54.3% 1M -6.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.21B
P/E
59.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$855.92M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 6, Calix 3, Rapid7 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTNTCALXRPDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $134.49B $2.37B $1.21B FTNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 63.4x 46.8x 59.7x CALX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.2x 23.3x 10.4x RPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.8% +27.8% +0.1% CALX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 4.6% 2.4% FTNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 111.7% — 1.2% FTNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x — -1.7x RPD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +114.3% -38.5% -6.5% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.4%/yr -8.5%/yr -32.4%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.8% 41.6% 84.9% CALX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 75/100 57/100 FTNT

Percentile Scorecard

FTNTCALXRPD

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

AxisFTNTCALXRPD
Valuation 59 #27 of 65 48 #22 of 41 86 #10 of 65
Growth 80 #12 of 56 78 #9 of 37 38 #35 of 56
Profitability 100 #1 of 52 69 #12 of 36 78 #12 of 52
Financial Health 52 #34 of 69 83 #9 of 47 31 #48 of 69
Shareholder Returns 87 #4 of 24 96 #2 of 27 52 #12 of 24
Overall 76 75 57
  • FTNT ranked among 75 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CALX ranked among 49 companies in Computer Hardware
  • RPD ranked among 75 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFTNTCALXRPDSPY
1 month +5.7%+13.7%+54.3% -0.8%
3 months +20.3%+2.2%+86.4% +3.5%
6 months +114.0%-11.6%+199.8% +7.0%
Year to date +130.9%-28.8%+18.0% +12.2%
1 year +114.3%-38.5%-6.5% +13.0%
3 years +225.9%+15.2%-61.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +48.3%+4.8%-27.3% +23.1%
5 years +185.9%-35.9%-85.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +23.4%-8.5%-32.4% +11.0%
10 years +2,935.3%+493.5%+21.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +40.7%+19.5%+2.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFTNTCALXRPDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.8%41.6%84.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%44.0%91.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.990.880.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.67-0.92-0.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-65.3%-96.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.9%-44.9%-5.3% -1.8%
52-week high $194.75$68.42$18.93 $779.14
52-week low $75.23$33.15$5.05 $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.

MultipleFTNTCALXRPD
P/E now vs peer median 63.4xmedian 50.3x 46.8xmedian 36.9x 59.7xmedian 50.3x
P/S now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 2.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 44.1xmedian 35.4x 27.5xmedian 18.3x 18.4xmedian 35.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.1xmedian 18.0x 27.8xmedian 15.4x 8.3xmedian 18.0x
P/B now vs peer median 86.7xmedian 1.5x 3.3xmedian 1.1x 6.1xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 2.18median 1.58 6.61median 0.97 2.08median 1.58

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 monthsFTNTCALXRPD
Revenue $7.53B $1.11B $855.92M
Gross profit $6.04B $628.73M $593.13M
Operating income $2.44B $61.25M $10.64M
Net income $2.12B $51.19M $20.14M
Free cash flow $3.12B $85.42M $144.81M
R&D $846.40M $207.99M $190.97M
EPS (diluted) $2.87 $0.78 $0.30
Cash & equivalents $2.93B $68.91M $425.61M
Total debt $2.99B – $1.20B
Shares (diluted) 739.90M 65.51M 67.92M
Enterprise value $120.42B $1.21B -$1.05B

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
MetricFTNTCALXRPD
P/E 63.4x 46.8x 59.7x
P/FCF 43.1x 27.8x 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 39.6x 21.7x 7.9x
P/S 17.9x 2.1x 1.4x
P/B 86.7x 3.3x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 91.2x 3.3x 9.1x
EV/EBITDA 44.1x 27.5x 18.4x
EV/EBIT 53.6x 35.6x 103.7x
EV/Revenue 17.4x 2.0x 1.3x
EV/FCF 42.0x 25.5x 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.5x 19.9x 7.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.18 6.61 2.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTNTCALXRPD
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.8% 27.8% 0.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 3.9% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.2% 30.3% -1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 7.4% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.8% 273.3% -54.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 3.8% 28.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.3% 290.5% -28.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 4.9% 29.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.2% 287.6% -31.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.1% 7.1% 28.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.5% 24.5% -17.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 41.8% 16.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.3% 19.4% -19.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 62.0% 21.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTNTCALXRPD
Gross margin 80.2% 56.6% 69.3%
EBITDA margin 39.4% 7.1% 7.0%
Operating margin 32.4% 5.5% 1.2%
Pretax margin 34.8% 6.5% 2.7%
Net margin 28.2% 4.6% 2.4%
FCF margin 41.4% 7.7% 16.9%
Operating cash flow margin 45.1% 9.9% 17.9%
Return on equity 166.9% 7.1% 10.8%
Return on assets 20.4% 5.4% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 111.7% – 1.2%
Return on capital employed 44.2% 8.2% 1.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.1x 7.6x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 7.2% 10.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTNTCALXRPD
Debt / assets 4.6% – 34.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x – -1.7x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 4.1x
Liabilities / assets 85.7% 25.6% 88.7%
Equity / assets 14.3% 74.4% 11.3%
Interest coverage 135.7x – 1.0x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.8x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 10.21 7.18 0.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTNTCALXRPD
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.

ConsensusFTNTCALXRPD
Forward P/E 51.2xFY2026 23.3xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.58FY2026 $1.62FY2026 $1.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.7%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 -17.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.8% +48.1% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.38BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026 $884.22MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +18.8% -8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTNTCALXRPD
Held by institutions 68.6% 94.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,567 288 235
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.7% +0.5% +12.7%
Institutions buying 854 148 156
Institutions selling 549 111 53
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.33 2.94

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.

FTNTCALXRPD
FTNT 1.00 0.04 0.40
CALX 0.04 1.00 0.14
RPD 0.40 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTNT, CALX and RPD?

Fortinet (FTNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortinet (FTNT) $134.49B, Calix (CALX) $2.37B, Rapid7 (RPD) $1.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTNT, CALX and RPD?

Calix (CALX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortinet (FTNT) 63.4x, Calix (CALX) 46.8x, Rapid7 (RPD) 59.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rapid7 (RPD) is cheapest (Fortinet (FTNT) 51.2x, Calix (CALX) 23.3x, Rapid7 (RPD) 10.4x). 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%, Rapid7 (RPD) +0.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortinet (FTNT) has the highest net margin (Fortinet (FTNT) 28.2%, Calix (CALX) 4.6%, Rapid7 (RPD) 2.4%). On return on invested capital, Fortinet (FTNT) leads (Fortinet (FTNT) 111.7%, Rapid7 (RPD) 1.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Fortinet (FTNT) +114.3%, Calix (CALX) -38.5%, Rapid7 (RPD) -6.5%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Fortinet (FTNT) +23.4%/yr, Calix (CALX) -8.5%/yr, Rapid7 (RPD) -32.4%/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%, Rapid7 (RPD) 84.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.