FTNT vs WKEY vs ZS Stock Comparison

Fortinet, WISeQey and Zscaler Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTNT Fortinet, Inc.
$185.00 +6.7% 1M +116.9% 1Y
Market cap
$131.88B
P/E
62.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.53B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
5 wins
WKEY WISeQey Corp.
$6.09 -0.3% 1M -35.8% 1Y
Market cap
$68.51M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
ZS Zscaler, Inc.
$260.15 +34.8% 1M -20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$41.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Fortinet leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fortinet 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTNTWKEYZSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $131.88B $68.51M $41.34B FTNT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 62.2x — -659.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 51.7x — 57.2x FTNT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.8% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% — — –
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% -35.8% -20.3% FTNT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.1%/yr -27.1%/yr -3.8%/yr FTNT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.7% 97.3% 71.1% FTNT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

FTNTWKEYZS

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

AxisFTNTWKEYZS
Valuation 49 #64 of 124 – 15 #106 of 124
Growth 64 #41 of 113 – –
Profitability 100 #1 of 109 – –
Financial Health 54 #59 of 127 77 #30 of 127 32 #87 of 127
Shareholder Returns 77 #16 of 65 – –
Overall 69 – –
  • FTNT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • WKEY 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

PeriodFTNTWKEYZSSPY
1 month +6.7%-0.3%+34.8% -0.2%
3 months +23.3%-11.5%+71.6% +3.9%
6 months +115.8%-19.6%+91.2% +8.2%
Year to date +133.0%-22.4%+15.7% +12.9%
1 year +116.9%-35.8%-20.3% +12.3%
3 years +228.8%+290.4%+68.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +48.7%+57.5%+19.0% +23.3%
5 years +182.5%-79.3%-17.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +23.1%-27.1%-3.8% +10.9%
10 years +2,993.6%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +41.0%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFTNTWKEYZSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.7%97.3%71.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%91.4%82.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.993.860.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.74-0.37-0.29 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.3%-95.8%-76.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.0%-65.8%-22.6% -1.2%
52-week high $194.75$17.80$336.27 $779.14
52-week low $75.23$5.46$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.

MultipleFTNTWKEYZS
P/E now vs peer median 64.0xmedian 38.6x —median 38.6x -659.7xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 4.4x —median 4.4x 12.7xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 44.5xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x —median 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.5xmedian 29.4x —median 29.4x 49.8xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 87.5xmedian 3.3x 0.1xmedian 3.3x 16.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.20median 1.28 —median 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 monthsFTNTWKEYZS
Revenue $7.53B – –
Gross profit $6.04B – –
Operating income $2.44B – –
Net income $2.12B – –
Free cash flow $3.12B – –
R&D $846.40M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.87 – –
Cash & equivalents $2.93B $488.95M $928.35M
Total debt $2.99B $1.17B –
Shares (diluted) 739.90M 11.25M 160.22M
Enterprise value $117.81B -$568.64M $27.46B

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
MetricFTNTWKEYZS
P/E 64.0x – -659.7x
P/FCF 43.5x – 49.8x
P/Operating cash flow 40.0x – –
P/S 18.0x – 12.7x
P/B 87.5x 0.1x 16.3x
P/Tangible book 92.1x 0.1x 17.8x
EV/EBITDA 44.5x – –
EV/EBIT 54.1x – –
EV/Revenue 17.6x – –
EV/FCF 42.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 38.9x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.20 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTNTWKEYZS
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.8% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.7% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.8% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 9.3% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 14.2% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.1% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.5% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTNTWKEYZS
Gross margin 80.2% – –
EBITDA margin 39.4% – –
Operating margin 32.4% – –
Pretax margin 34.8% – –
Net margin 28.2% – –
FCF margin 41.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 45.1% – –
Return on equity 166.9% – –
Return on assets 20.4% – –
Return on invested capital 111.7% – –
Return on capital employed 44.2% – –
Asset turnover 0.7x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – –
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTNTWKEYZS
Debt / assets 4.6% 190.0% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 2.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.2x – –
Debt / FCF 0.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 85.7% 10.0% 67.0%
Equity / assets 14.3% 90.0% 33.0%
Interest coverage 135.7x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 12.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 11.9x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 11.7x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 10.29 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTNTWKEYZS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.1% – –
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.

ConsensusFTNTWKEYZS
Forward P/E 51.7xFY2026 – 57.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.58FY2026 $-8.90FY2026 $4.55FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +29.7%FY2026 – +8.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +0.8% – +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.38BFY2026 $31.96MFY2026 $4.07BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +23.2%FY2026 +65.6%FY2026 +21.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +36.2% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTNTWKEYZS
Held by institutions 68.6% – 51.4%
Institutions holding 1,567 – 734
Change in shares held, QoQ +23.7% – -3.9%
Institutions buying 854 – 416
Institutions selling 549 – 236
Buyers to sellers 1.56 – 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.

FTNTWKEYZS
FTNT 1.00 0.17 0.60
WKEY 0.17 1.00 0.11
ZS 0.60 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTNT, WKEY and ZS?

Fortinet (FTNT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortinet (FTNT) $131.88B, WISeQey (WKEY) $68.51M, Zscaler (ZS) $41.34B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortinet (FTNT) returned the most: Fortinet (FTNT) +116.9%, WISeQey (WKEY) -35.8%, Zscaler (ZS) -20.3%. Over five years, Fortinet (FTNT) compounded fastest (Fortinet (FTNT) +23.1%/yr, WISeQey (WKEY) -27.1%/yr, Zscaler (ZS) -3.8%/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%, WISeQey (WKEY) 97.3%, Zscaler (ZS) 71.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTNT, WKEY 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 5. 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.