FTNT vs CRWD vs AXON Stock Comparison

Fortinet, CrowdStrike Holdings and Axon Enterprise Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$179.99 +0.7% 1M +111.9% 1Y
Market cap
$134.37B
P/E
63.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.53B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
8 wins
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$420.37 -6.7% 1M -41.3% 1Y
Market cap
$34.23B
P/E
171.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 8, CrowdStrike Holdings 2, Axon Enterprise 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTNTCRWDAXONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $134.37B $266.97B $34.23B CRWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 63.4x 4,567x 171.8x FTNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 50.3x 193.7x 52.8x FTNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.8% +24.3% +34.6% AXON
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 1.1% 6.2% FTNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 111.7% -2.1% 0.4% FTNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.2x -6.5x 7.9x CRWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +111.9% -50.7% -41.3% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.8%/yr -1.9%/yr +18.2%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.7% 150.4% 61.6% FTNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 59/100 48/100 FTNT

Percentile Scorecard

FTNTCRWDAXON

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

AxisFTNTCRWDAXON
Valuation 49 #64 of 124 21 #98 of 124 40 #75 of 124
Growth 64 #41 of 113 88 #15 of 113 57 #49 of 113
Profitability 100 #1 of 110 67 #37 of 110 60 #45 of 110
Financial Health 55 #59 of 129 62 #50 of 129 34 #86 of 129
Shareholder Returns 76 #17 of 68 55 #31 of 68 –
Overall 69 59 48
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CRWD 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

PeriodFTNTCRWDAXONSPY
1 month +0.7%-1.9%-6.7% -1.0%
3 months +18.1%+40.5%-16.3% +2.9%
6 months +113.4%-42.5%+5.9% +6.4%
Year to date +126.7%-45.1%-26.0% +11.4%
1 year +111.9%-50.7%-41.3% +13.1%
3 years +212.8%+40.9%+97.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +46.3%+12.1%+25.4% +21.5%
5 years +168.4%-9.1%+130.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +21.8%-1.9%+18.2% +10.9%
10 years +2,730.0%—+1,711.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +39.7%—+33.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFTNTCRWDAXONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.7%150.4%61.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%209.2%61.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.691.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.62-0.34-0.67 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-77.1%-60.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.6%-67.1%-44.6% -2.5%
52-week high $194.75$782.17$759.44 $779.14
52-week low $75.23$179.38$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.

MultipleFTNTCRWDAXON
P/E now vs peer median 62.2xmedian 37.4x 4,492xmedian 37.4x 169.9xmedian 37.4x
P/S now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 4.4x 48.9xmedian 4.4x 10.6xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 43.3xmedian 35.0x 393.3xmedian 35.0x 264.4xmedian 35.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.4xmedian 27.2x 163.9xmedian 27.2x 256.4xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 85.1xmedian 3.4x 51.3xmedian 3.4x 9.3xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.14median 1.27 120.90median 1.27 7.41median 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 monthsFTNTCRWDAXON
Revenue $7.53B $5.40B $3.22B
Gross profit $6.04B $4.06B $1.91B
Operating income $2.44B -$119.49M $23.77M
Net income $2.12B $77.40M $199.30M
Free cash flow $3.12B $1.61B $133.19M
R&D $846.40M $1.56B $768.36M
EPS (diluted) $2.87 $0.06 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $2.93B $5.01B $597.70M
Total debt $2.99B $2.98B $7.28B
Shares (diluted) 739.90M 1.04B 82.54M
Enterprise value $120.30B $247.38B $28.76B

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
MetricFTNTCRWDAXON
P/E 62.2x 4,492x 169.9x
P/FCF 42.4x 163.9x 256.4x
P/Operating cash flow 38.9x 130.8x 128.5x
P/S 17.5x 48.9x 10.6x
P/B 85.1x 51.3x 9.3x
P/Tangible book 89.6x 54.2x 10.1x
EV/EBITDA 43.3x 393.3x 264.4x
EV/EBIT 52.6x -2,171x 1,481x
EV/Revenue 17.1x 48.1x 10.9x
EV/FCF 41.2x 161.3x 264.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.8x 128.7x 132.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.14 120.90 7.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTNTCRWDAXON
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.8% 24.3% 34.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% 26.9% 33.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.2% 26.2% 32.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 27.6% 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.8% 66.9% 1,682%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 7.9% -40.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.3% 127.3% -38.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 41.4% 26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.2% 120.0% -39.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.1% 37.2% 22.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.5% 45.2% -3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% 23.8% 18.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.3% 45.4% -24.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 24.1% 6.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTNTCRWDAXON
Gross margin 80.2% 75.2% 59.4%
EBITDA margin 39.4% 12.2% 4.1%
Operating margin 32.4% -2.2% 0.7%
Pretax margin 34.8% 1.4% 5.7%
Net margin 28.2% 1.1% 6.2%
FCF margin 41.4% 29.8% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 45.1% 37.4% 8.3%
Return on equity 166.9% 1.6% 5.5%
Return on assets 20.4% 0.7% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 111.7% -2.1% 0.4%
Return on capital employed 44.2% -1.7% 0.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 26.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 23.1% 19.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTNTCRWDAXON
Debt / assets 4.6% 6.2% 23.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x -6.5x 7.9x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.5x 13.0x
Liabilities / assets 85.7% 57.3% 50.9%
Equity / assets 14.3% 42.7% 49.1%
Interest coverage 135.7x -4.5x 0.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.4x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 10.06 23.50 6.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTNTCRWDAXON
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.1% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 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.

ConsensusFTNTCRWDAXON
Forward P/E 50.3xFY2026 193.7xFY2026 52.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.58FY2026 $1.33FY2026 $7.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.7%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 +16.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.8% +23.3% +29.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.38BFY2026 $6.28BFY2026 $3.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +22.3% +41.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTNTCRWDAXON
Held by institutions 68.6% 77.4% 88.7%
Institutions holding 1,567 2,432 1,117
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.7% +12.2% +8.0%
Institutions buying 854 1,374 666
Institutions selling 549 837 324
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.64 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.

FTNTCRWDAXON
FTNT 1.00 0.32 0.33
CRWD 0.32 1.00 0.13
AXON 0.33 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTNT, CRWD and AXON?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortinet (FTNT) $134.37B, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $266.97B, Axon Enterprise (AXON) $34.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTNT, CRWD and AXON?

Fortinet (FTNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortinet (FTNT) 63.4x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 4,567x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 171.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fortinet (FTNT) is cheapest (Fortinet (FTNT) 50.3x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 193.7x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 52.8x). 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%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) +24.3%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +34.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortinet (FTNT) has the highest net margin (Fortinet (FTNT) 28.2%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%). On return on invested capital, Fortinet (FTNT) leads (Fortinet (FTNT) 111.7%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.1%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 0.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Fortinet (FTNT) +111.9%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -50.7%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) -41.3%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Fortinet (FTNT) +21.8%/yr, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -1.9%/yr, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +18.2%/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%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.4%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 61.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTNT, CRWD 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 8. 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.