FTNT vs RPD vs ZS Stock Comparison

Fortinet, Rapid7 and Zscaler Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$174.08 -1.3% 1M +102.7% 1Y
Market cap
$127.71B
P/E
55.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.88B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
7 wins
RPD Rapid7, Inc.
$17.68 +49.8% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.19B
P/E
58.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$855.92M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win
ZS Zscaler, Inc.
$255.80 +28.3% 1M -22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$41.71B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionFTNTRPDZSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $127.71B $1.19B $41.71B FTNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.9x 58.8x -648.7x FTNT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 48.6x 10.3x 56.2x RPD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.2% +0.1% — FTNT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.4% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +102.7% -6.6% -22.2% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.0%/yr -32.8%/yr -4.3%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.2% 84.7% 71.1% FTNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 48/100 — FTNT

Percentile Scorecard

FTNTRPDZS

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

AxisFTNTRPDZS
Valuation 31 #86 of 124 85 #19 of 124 15 #105 of 124
Growth 67 #38 of 113 26 #84 of 113 –
Profitability 96 #5 of 109 69 #35 of 109 –
Financial Health 15 #108 of 127 24 #97 of 127 32 #87 of 127
Shareholder Returns – 39 #39 of 63 –
Overall 52 48 –
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RPD ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ZS ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFTNTRPDZSSPY
1 month -1.3%+49.8%+28.3% +0.9%
3 months +13.6%+88.3%+66.4% +5.9%
6 months +102.2%+202.2%+89.9% +8.5%
Year to date +119.2%+16.3%+13.7% +13.3%
1 year +102.7%-6.6%-22.2% +12.4%
3 years +209.4%-62.1%+65.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +45.8%-27.6%+18.3% +23.5%
5 years +158.8%-86.3%-19.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +21.0%-32.8%-4.3% +11.0%
10 years +2,637.1%+24.0%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +39.2%+2.2%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFTNTRPDZSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.2%84.7%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%91.5%82.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.980.710.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.38-0.08-0.31 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-96.4%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.6%-6.6%-23.9% -0.9%
52-week high $194.75$18.93$336.27 $779.14
52-week low $75.23$5.05$118.05 $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.

MultipleFTNTRPDZS
P/E now vs peer median 55.9xmedian 37.9x 58.8xmedian 37.9x -648.7xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 4.4x 1.4xmedian 4.4x 12.4xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x 18.2xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.4xmedian 26.6x 8.2xmedian 26.6x 48.9xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 56.8xmedian 3.4x 6.1xmedian 3.4x 16.1xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.96median 1.24 2.05median 1.24 —median 1.24

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 monthsFTNTRPDZS
Revenue $7.88B $855.92M –
Gross profit – $593.13M –
Operating income $2.60B $10.64M –
Net income $2.28B $20.14M –
Free cash flow – $144.81M –
R&D $857.40M $190.97M –
EPS (diluted) $3.08 $0.30 –
Cash & equivalents $3.75B $425.61M $928.35M
Total debt – $1.20B –
Shares (diluted) 739.90M 67.92M 160.22M
Enterprise value $127.71B -$1.06B $27.83B

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
MetricFTNTRPDZS
P/E 55.9x 58.8x -648.7x
P/FCF 41.4x 8.2x 48.9x
P/Operating cash flow 34.6x 7.8x –
P/S 16.2x 1.4x 12.4x
P/B 56.8x 6.1x 16.1x
P/Tangible book 56.8x 8.9x 17.5x
EV/EBITDA – 18.2x –
EV/EBIT – 102.1x –
EV/Revenue 16.2x 1.3x –
EV/FCF – 7.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 34.6x 7.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.96 2.05 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTNTRPDZS
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.2% 0.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 5.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -1.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 27.8% -54.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 28.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.8% -28.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 25.6% 29.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 25.3% -31.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 28.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 50.6% -17.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 16.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -19.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTNTRPDZS
Gross margin – 69.3% –
EBITDA margin – 7.0% –
Operating margin – 1.2% –
Pretax margin – 2.7% –
Net margin – 2.4% –
FCF margin – 16.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 46.8% 17.9% –
Return on equity 120.1% 10.8% –
Return on assets 20.0% 1.2% –
Return on invested capital – 1.2% –
Return on capital employed – 1.9% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 7.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 10.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTNTRPDZS
Debt / assets – 34.3% –
Debt / equity – 3.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.7x –
Debt / FCF – 4.1x –
Liabilities / assets 81.2% 88.7% 67.0%
Equity / assets 18.8% 11.3% 33.0%
Interest coverage – 1.0x –
Current ratio 1.4x 0.8x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 1.6x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – 0.05 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTNTRPDZS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.5% –
Shareholder yield – -0.5% –
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.

ConsensusFTNTRPDZS
Forward P/E 48.6xFY2026 10.3xFY2026 56.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.58FY2026 $1.72FY2026 $4.55FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +29.7%FY2026 -17.3%FY2026 +8.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +0.8% +13.4% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.38BFY2026 $884.22MFY2026 $4.07BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 +21.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% -8.3% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTNTRPDZS
Held by institutions 68.6% 100.0% 51.4%
Institutions holding 1,567 235 734
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.7% +12.7% -3.9%
Institutions buying 854 156 416
Institutions selling 549 53 236
Buyers to sellers 1.56 2.94 1.76

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.

FTNTRPDZS
FTNT 1.00 0.39 0.59
RPD 0.39 1.00 0.49
ZS 0.59 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTNT, RPD and ZS?

Fortinet (FTNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortinet (FTNT) $127.71B, Rapid7 (RPD) $1.19B, Zscaler (ZS) $41.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTNT, RPD and ZS?

Fortinet (FTNT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortinet (FTNT) 55.9x, Rapid7 (RPD) 58.8x, Zscaler (ZS) -648.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rapid7 (RPD) is cheapest (Fortinet (FTNT) 48.6x, Rapid7 (RPD) 10.3x, Zscaler (ZS) 56.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Fortinet (FTNT) +102.7%, Rapid7 (RPD) -6.6%, Zscaler (ZS) -22.2%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Fortinet (FTNT) +21.0%/yr, Rapid7 (RPD) -32.8%/yr, Zscaler (ZS) -4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fortinet (FTNT) has been the steadiest (Fortinet (FTNT) 43.2%, Rapid7 (RPD) 84.7%, Zscaler (ZS) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.