FTNT vs RPD vs CRWD Stock Comparison

Fortinet, Rapid7 and CrowdStrike Holdings Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$128.11 -29.2% 1M +46.4% 1Y
Market cap
$94.71B
P/E
41.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.88B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
7 wins
RPD Rapid7, Inc.
$14.84 +21.7% 1M -20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.02B
P/E
50.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$855.92M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 7, CrowdStrike Holdings 3, Rapid7 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTNTRPDCRWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.71B $1.02B $246.20B CRWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.5x 50.6x 4,211x FTNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 35.8x 8.6x 184.0x RPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.2% +0.1% +24.3% CRWD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.0% 2.4% 1.1% FTNT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 88.9% 1.2% -2.1% FTNT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.4x -1.7x -6.5x CRWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.4% -20.6% -55.7% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.6%/yr -35.8%/yr -2.6%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.4% 85.5% 150.5% FTNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 48/100 58/100 FTNT

Percentile Scorecard

FTNTRPDCRWD

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

AxisFTNTRPDCRWD
Valuation 60 #50 of 124 87 #17 of 124 22 #97 of 124
Growth 68 #37 of 114 27 #83 of 114 88 #15 of 114
Profitability 100 #1 of 111 67 #37 of 111 66 #38 of 111
Financial Health 57 #56 of 128 21 #101 of 128 61 #51 of 128
Shareholder Returns 67 #25 of 73 35 #48 of 73 56 #33 of 73
Overall 70 48 58
  • FTNT ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RPD ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CRWD ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFTNTRPDCRWDSPY
1 month -29.2%+21.7%-9.4% -2.0%
3 months -23.9%+37.7%+15.8% -2.2%
6 months +42.5%+122.2%-48.7% +4.2%
Year to date +61.3%-2.4%-47.8% +10.6%
1 year +46.4%-20.6%-55.7% +10.4%
3 years +153.8%-71.1%+30.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +36.4%-33.9%+9.1% +20.2%
5 years +89.3%-89.1%-12.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year +13.6%-35.8%-2.6% +10.1%
10 years +1,979.7%+7.8%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +35.5%+0.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFTNTRPDCRWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.4%85.5%150.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.0%92.3%207.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.070.771.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.94-0.24-0.37 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-96.4%-77.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.2%-20.6%-68.7% -3.2%
52-week high $194.75$18.68$782.17 $779.14
52-week low $75.23$5.05$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.

MultipleFTNTRPDCRWD
P/E now vs peer median 41.2xmedian 38.8x 49.4xmedian 38.8x 4,267xmedian 38.8x
P/S now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 4.4x 1.2xmedian 4.4x 46.4xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.6xmedian 28.6x 15.0xmedian 28.6x 373.3xmedian 28.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 23.6x 6.9xmedian 23.6x 155.7xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 41.9xmedian 3.1x 5.1xmedian 3.1x 48.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.45median 1.27 1.72median 1.27 114.85median 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 monthsFTNTRPDCRWD
Revenue $7.88B $855.92M $5.40B
Gross profit $6.29B $593.13M $4.06B
Operating income $2.60B $10.64M -$119.49M
Net income $2.28B $20.14M $77.40M
Free cash flow $3.43B $144.81M $1.61B
R&D $857.40M $190.97M $1.56B
EPS (diluted) $3.07 $0.30 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $3.75B $425.61M $5.01B
Total debt $497.10M $598.21M $746.22M
Shares (diluted) 742.60M 67.92M 1.04B
Enterprise value $78.97B -$1.23B $226.60B

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
MetricFTNTRPDCRWD
P/E 41.2x 49.4x 4,267x
P/FCF 27.4x 6.9x 155.7x
P/Operating cash flow 25.5x 6.5x 124.2x
P/S 11.9x 1.2x 46.4x
P/B 41.9x 5.1x 48.7x
P/Tangible book 43.3x 7.5x 51.5x
EV/EBITDA 28.6x 15.0x 373.3x
EV/EBIT 34.6x 84.1x -2,061x
EV/Revenue 11.4x 1.0x 45.6x
EV/FCF 26.2x 6.2x 153.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 5.8x 122.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.45 1.72 114.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTNTRPDCRWD
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.2% 0.1% 24.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 5.3% 26.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.6% -1.8% 26.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 5.1% 27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.8% -54.7% 66.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 28.0% 7.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 21.8% -28.1% 127.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 29.1% 41.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.9% -31.5% 120.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.3% 28.7% 37.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.6% -17.1% 45.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 16.3% 23.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 69.2% -19.6% 45.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 21.5% 24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTNTRPDCRWD
Gross margin 79.7% 69.3% 75.2%
EBITDA margin 39.8% 7.0% 12.2%
Operating margin 33.0% 1.2% -2.2%
Pretax margin 35.3% 2.7% 1.4%
Net margin 29.0% 2.4% 1.1%
FCF margin 43.5% 16.9% 29.8%
Operating cash flow margin 46.8% 17.9% 37.4%
Return on equity 120.1% 10.8% 1.6%
Return on assets 20.0% 1.2% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 88.9% 1.2% -2.1%
Return on capital employed 41.2% 1.9% -1.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 7.6x 26.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 10.4% 23.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTNTRPDCRWD
Debt / assets 4.2% 34.3% 6.2%
Debt / equity 0.2x 3.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.4x -1.7x -6.5x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 4.1x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 81.2% 88.7% 57.3%
Equity / assets 18.8% 11.3% 42.7%
Interest coverage 175.6x 1.0x -4.5x
Current ratio 1.4x 0.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 7.44 -0.03 22.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTNTRPDCRWD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.0% -0.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.0% -0.5% 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.

ConsensusFTNTRPDCRWD
Forward P/E 35.8xFY2026 8.6xFY2026 184.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.58FY2026 $1.72FY2026 $1.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +29.7%FY2026 -17.3%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.8% +13.4% +23.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.38BFY2026 $884.22MFY2026 $6.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% -8.3% +22.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTNTRPDCRWD
Held by institutions 68.6% 100.0% 77.4%
Institutions holding 1,570 236 2,435
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.7% +12.7% +12.2%
Institutions buying 855 156 1,375
Institutions selling 551 54 839
Buyers to sellers 1.55 2.89 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.

FTNTRPDCRWD
FTNT 1.00 0.39 0.29
RPD 0.39 1.00 0.16
CRWD 0.29 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTNT, RPD and CRWD?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortinet (FTNT) $94.71B, Rapid7 (RPD) $1.02B, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $246.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTNT, RPD and CRWD?

Fortinet (FTNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortinet (FTNT) 41.5x, Rapid7 (RPD) 50.6x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 4,211x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rapid7 (RPD) is cheapest (Fortinet (FTNT) 35.8x, Rapid7 (RPD) 8.6x, 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?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fortinet (FTNT) +20.2%, Rapid7 (RPD) +0.1%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) +24.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortinet (FTNT) has the highest net margin (Fortinet (FTNT) 29.0%, Rapid7 (RPD) 2.4%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Fortinet (FTNT) leads (Fortinet (FTNT) 88.9%, Rapid7 (RPD) 1.2%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Fortinet (FTNT) +46.4%, Rapid7 (RPD) -20.6%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -55.7%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Fortinet (FTNT) +13.6%/yr, Rapid7 (RPD) -35.8%/yr, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortinet (FTNT) has been the steadiest (Fortinet (FTNT) 49.4%, Rapid7 (RPD) 85.5%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTNT, RPD 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, Fortinet (FTNT) leads on 7. 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.