FTNT vs CLBT vs AXON Stock Comparison

Fortinet, Cellebrite DI and Axon Enterprise Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$185.00 +6.7% 1M +116.9% 1Y
Market cap
$131.55B
P/E
62.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.53B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
6 wins
CLBT Cellebrite DI Ltd.
$11.93 +10.6% 1M -35.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.88B
P/E
48.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$514.29M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$425.87 -1.0% 1M -43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$33.73B
P/E
169.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 6, Cellebrite DI 4, Axon Enterprise 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTNTCLBTAXONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $131.55B $2.88B $33.73B FTNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 62.0x 48.9x 169.2x CLBT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.7x 44.2x 53.6x CLBT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.8% +17.8% +34.6% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 11.4% 6.2% FTNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 111.7% 7.9% 0.4% FTNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x -3.5x 7.9x CLBT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +116.9% -35.5% -43.1% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.1%/yr +1.5%/yr +19.5%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.7% 63.9% 61.5% FTNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 71/100 48/100 CLBT

Percentile Scorecard

FTNTCLBTAXON

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

AxisFTNTCLBTAXON
Valuation 49 #64 of 124 78 #28 of 124 41 #74 of 124
Growth 64 #41 of 113 78 #26 of 113 58 #48 of 113
Profitability 100 #1 of 109 92 #10 of 109 60 #44 of 109
Financial Health 54 #59 of 127 68 #42 of 127 34 #84 of 127
Shareholder Returns 77 #16 of 65 39 #40 of 65 –
Overall 69 71 48
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CLBT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AXON ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFTNTCLBTAXONSPY
1 month +6.7%+10.6%-1.0% -0.2%
3 months +23.3%-19.7%-22.2% +3.9%
6 months +115.8%-5.9%+4.8% +8.2%
Year to date +133.0%-33.8%-25.0% +12.9%
1 year +116.9%-35.5%-43.1% +12.3%
3 years +228.8%+85.0%+112.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +48.7%+22.8%+28.5% +23.3%
5 years +182.5%+8.0%+143.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +23.1%+1.5%+19.5% +10.9%
10 years +2,993.6%—+1,791.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +41.0%—+34.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFTNTCLBTAXONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.7%63.9%61.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%70.5%61.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.990.551.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.74-0.56-0.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-65.1%-60.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.0%-38.1%-43.9% -1.2%
52-week high $194.75$19.28$759.44 $779.14
52-week low $75.23$10.44$345.94 $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.

MultipleFTNTCLBTAXON
P/E now vs peer median 64.0xmedian 38.6x 49.1xmedian 38.6x 172.2xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 4.4x 5.8xmedian 4.4x 10.7xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 44.5xmedian 34.5x 34.5xmedian 34.5x 267.8xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.5xmedian 29.4x 18.7xmedian 29.4x 259.7xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 87.5xmedian 3.3x 5.5xmedian 3.3x 9.4xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.20median 1.28 1.06median 1.28 7.51median 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 monthsFTNTCLBTAXON
Revenue $7.53B $514.29M $3.22B
Gross profit $6.04B $426.66M $1.91B
Operating income $2.44B $55.86M $23.77M
Net income $2.12B $58.76M $199.30M
Free cash flow $3.12B $158.73M $133.19M
R&D $846.40M $129.82M $768.36M
EPS (diluted) $2.87 $0.24 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $2.93B $141.25M $597.70M
Total debt $2.99B $71.94M $1.73B
Shares (diluted) 739.90M 249.90M 82.54M
Enterprise value $117.48B $1.62B $28.26B

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
MetricFTNTCLBTAXON
P/E 64.0x 49.1x 172.2x
P/FCF 43.5x 18.7x 259.7x
P/Operating cash flow 40.0x 18.9x 130.2x
P/S 18.0x 5.8x 10.7x
P/B 87.5x 5.5x 9.4x
P/Tangible book 92.1x 7.2x 10.2x
EV/EBITDA 44.5x 34.5x 267.8x
EV/EBIT 54.1x 48.4x 1,500x
EV/Revenue 17.6x 5.3x 11.1x
EV/FCF 42.4x 17.0x 267.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.9x 17.2x 134.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.20 1.06 7.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTNTCLBTAXON
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.8% 17.8% 34.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 20.5% 33.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.2% 15.8% 32.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 20.9% 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.8% -9.7% 1,682%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 61.2% -40.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.3% 138.9% -38.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 51.0% 26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.2% 132.6% -39.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.1% 46.2% 22.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.5% -2.2% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 34.9% 18.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.3% -0.9% -24.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 31.9% 6.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTNTCLBTAXON
Gross margin 80.2% 83.0% 59.4%
EBITDA margin 39.4% 15.2% 4.1%
Operating margin 32.4% 10.9% 0.7%
Pretax margin 34.8% 14.7% 5.7%
Net margin 28.2% 11.4% 6.2%
FCF margin 41.4% 30.9% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 45.1% 30.6% 8.3%
Return on equity 166.9% 11.2% 5.5%
Return on assets 20.4% 6.0% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 111.7% 7.9% 0.4%
Return on capital employed 44.2% 9.2% 0.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 11.1% 19.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTNTCLBTAXON
Debt / assets 4.6% 2.5% 23.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x -3.5x 7.9x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.2x 13.0x
Liabilities / assets 85.7% 45.9% 50.9%
Equity / assets 14.3% 54.1% 49.1%
Interest coverage 135.7x – 0.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.3x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.8x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 10.29 4.79 6.36

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusFTNTCLBTAXON
Forward P/E 51.7xFY2026 44.2xFY2026 53.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.58FY2026 $0.27FY2026 $7.95FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.7%FY2026 -12.9%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.8% +33.3% +29.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.38BFY2026 $593.75MFY2026 $3.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +24.8%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +14.1% +41.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTNTCLBTAXON
Held by institutions 68.6% 51.4% 88.7%
Institutions holding 1,567 199 1,118
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.7% -1.4% +8.0%
Institutions buying 854 117 667
Institutions selling 549 60 324
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.95 2.06

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.

FTNTCLBTAXON
FTNT 1.00 0.35 0.33
CLBT 0.35 1.00 0.37
AXON 0.33 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTNT, CLBT and AXON?

Fortinet (FTNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortinet (FTNT) $131.55B, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) $2.88B, Axon Enterprise (AXON) $33.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTNT, CLBT and AXON?

Cellebrite DI (CLBT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortinet (FTNT) 62.0x, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 48.9x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 169.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) is cheapest (Fortinet (FTNT) 51.7x, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 44.2x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 53.6x). 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) +18.8%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +17.8%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +34.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortinet (FTNT) has the highest net margin (Fortinet (FTNT) 28.2%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 11.4%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Fortinet (FTNT) leads (Fortinet (FTNT) 111.7%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 7.9%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Fortinet (FTNT) +116.9%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) -35.5%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) -43.1%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Fortinet (FTNT) +23.1%/yr, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) +1.5%/yr, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +19.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortinet (FTNT) has been the steadiest (Fortinet (FTNT) 42.7%, Cellebrite DI (CLBT) 63.9%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 61.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.