FTNT vs CHKP vs NTSK Stock Comparison

Fortinet, Check Point Software Technologies and Netskope Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$185.00 +6.7% 1M +116.9% 1Y
Market cap
$128.85B
P/E
60.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.53B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins
NTSK Netskope Inc
$26.15 +48.0% 1M +9.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.77B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$802.64M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 4, Check Point Software Technologies 4, Netskope 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTNTCHKPNTSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $128.85B $16.65B $10.77B FTNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 60.8x 15.9x -14.6x CHKP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.7x 16.4x — CHKP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.8% +4.6% +30.4% NTSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 37.9% -91.8% CHKP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 111.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +116.9% -16.6% +9.0% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.1%/yr +6.1%/yr — FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.7% 42.0% 77.4% CHKP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 57/100 23/100 FTNT

Percentile Scorecard

FTNTCHKPNTSK

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

AxisFTNTCHKPNTSK
Valuation 49 #64 of 124 91 #12 of 124 13 #108 of 124
Growth 64 #41 of 113 25 #85 of 113 37 #72 of 113
Profitability 100 #1 of 109 94 #8 of 109 23 #84 of 109
Financial Health 54 #59 of 127 – 29 #90 of 127
Shareholder Returns 77 #16 of 65 17 #54 of 65 14 #56 of 65
Overall 69 57 23
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CHKP ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • NTSK ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFTNTCHKPNTSKSPY
1 month +6.7%+21.8%+48.0% -0.2%
3 months +23.3%+16.1%+118.3% +3.9%
6 months +115.8%+14.8%+162.0% +8.2%
Year to date +133.0%-13.9%+49.1% +12.9%
1 year +116.9%-16.6%+9.0% +12.3%
3 years +228.8%+21.2%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +48.7%+6.6%— +23.3%
5 years +182.5%+34.6%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +23.1%+6.1%— +10.9%
10 years +2,993.6%+102.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +41.0%+7.3%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFTNTCHKPNTSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.7%42.0%77.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%49.3%88.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.990.001.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.74-0.400.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-51.8%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.0%-21.8%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $194.75$204.39$26.15 $779.14
52-week low $75.23$112.47$7.73 $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.

MultipleFTNTCHKPNTSK
P/E now vs peer median 64.0xmedian 38.6x 16.4xmedian 38.6x -14.4xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 4.4x 6.1xmedian 4.4x 13.3xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 44.5xmedian 34.5x 16.2xmedian 34.5x -14.6xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.5xmedian 29.4x 14.6xmedian 29.4x -152.1xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 87.5xmedian 3.3x —median 3.3x 68.0xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.20median 1.28 1.28median 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 monthsFTNTCHKPNTSK
Revenue $7.53B $2.76B $802.64M
Gross profit $6.04B $2.38B $561.19M
Operating income $2.44B $802.20M -$759.79M
Net income $2.12B $1.05B -$737.16M
Free cash flow $3.12B $1.16B -$70.14M
R&D $846.40M $463.70M $575.79M
EPS (diluted) $2.87 $9.54 $-1.82
Cash & equivalents $2.93B $596.30M $220.85M
Total debt $2.99B – –
Shares (diluted) 739.90M 109.91M 405.05M
Enterprise value $114.78B $7.67B $6.29B

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
MetricFTNTCHKPNTSK
P/E 64.0x 16.4x -14.4x
P/FCF 43.5x 14.6x -152.1x
P/Operating cash flow 40.0x 14.8x -259.6x
P/S 18.0x 6.1x 13.3x
P/B 87.5x – 68.0x
P/Tangible book 92.1x – 77.2x
EV/EBITDA 44.5x 16.2x -14.6x
EV/EBIT 54.1x 17.9x -12.6x
EV/Revenue 17.6x 5.2x 12.0x
EV/FCF 42.4x 12.4x -136.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.9x 12.6x -233.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.20 1.28 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTNTCHKPNTSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.8% 4.6% 30.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 5.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.2% 3.7% 32.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 4.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.8% -8.0% -307.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% -3.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 9.3% 22.2% -132.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 7.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 14.2% 26.1% 38.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.1% 12.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.5% -3.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 2.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.3% -3.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 2.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTNTCHKPNTSK
Gross margin 80.2% 86.1% 69.9%
EBITDA margin 39.4% 32.0% -82.0%
Operating margin 32.4% 29.0% -94.7%
Pretax margin 34.8% 34.1% -90.3%
Net margin 28.2% 37.9% -91.8%
FCF margin 41.4% 41.8% -8.7%
Operating cash flow margin 45.1% 41.2% -5.1%
Return on equity 166.9% – -443.7%
Return on assets 20.4% 13.9% -43.3%
Return on invested capital 111.7% – –
Return on capital employed 44.2% – -75.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 8.5% 79.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTNTCHKPNTSK
Debt / assets 4.6% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x – –
Debt / FCF 0.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 85.7% – 90.8%
Equity / assets 14.3% – 9.2%
Interest coverage 135.7x – –
Current ratio 1.3x – 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 1.5x
Altman Z-score 10.29 – 1.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTNTCHKPNTSK
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.1% -4.8% -9.7%
Shareholder yield 2.1% -4.8% -9.7%
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.

ConsensusFTNTCHKPNTSK
Forward P/E 51.7xFY2026 16.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.58FY2026 $9.77FY2026 $-0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.7%FY2026 -17.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +0.8% +18.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.38BFY2026 $2.72BFY2026 $868.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +2.6% +28.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTNTCHKPNTSK
Held by institutions 68.6% 69.5% 45.9%
Institutions holding 1,567 633 203
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.7% +1.7% +31.5%
Institutions buying 854 285 154
Institutions selling 549 259 30
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.10 5.13

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.

FTNTCHKPNTSK
FTNT 1.00 0.39 0.52
CHKP 0.39 1.00 0.33
NTSK 0.52 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTNT, CHKP and NTSK?

Fortinet (FTNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortinet (FTNT) $128.85B, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) $16.65B, Netskope (NTSK) $10.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTNT, CHKP and NTSK?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortinet (FTNT) 60.8x, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 15.9x, Netskope (NTSK) -14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) is cheapest (Fortinet (FTNT) 51.7x, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 16.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Netskope (NTSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fortinet (FTNT) +18.8%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +4.6%, Netskope (NTSK) +30.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) has the highest net margin (Fortinet (FTNT) 28.2%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 37.9%, Netskope (NTSK) -91.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Fortinet (FTNT) +116.9%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) -16.6%, Netskope (NTSK) +9.0%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Fortinet (FTNT) +23.1%/yr, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) +6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) has been the steadiest (Fortinet (FTNT) 42.7%, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) 42.0%, Netskope (NTSK) 77.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTNT, CHKP and NTSK?

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 4. 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.