GEN vs AXON vs RBRK Stock Comparison

Gen Digital, Axon Enterprise and Rubrik Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$24.35 +16.8% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$14.59B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
2.09%
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins
AXON Axon Enterprise, Inc.
$423.17 -0.4% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$34.38B
P/E
171.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins
RBRK Rubrik, Inc.
$136.14 +20.4% 1M +78.8% 1Y
Market cap
$28.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.54B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gen Digital leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Gen Digital 4, Axon Enterprise 3, Rubrik 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGENAXONRBRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.59B $34.38B $28.21B AXON
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.1x 171.1x -110.3x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 53.2x 256.9x GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.9% +34.6% +42.4% RBRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 6.2% -16.5% AXON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.09% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.8% -44.0% +78.8% RBRK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr +18.7%/yr — AXON
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 61.5% 65.7% GEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 49/100 55/100 GEN

Percentile Scorecard

GENAXONRBRK

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

AxisGENAXONRBRK
Valuation 81 #24 of 124 42 #73 of 124 50 #63 of 124
Growth 63 #43 of 113 57 #49 of 113 92 #10 of 113
Profitability 80 #23 of 109 60 #44 of 109 57 #48 of 109
Financial Health 8 #117 of 127 37 #80 of 127 27 #93 of 127
Shareholder Returns – – 52 #31 of 63
Overall 58 49 55
  • GEN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AXON ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RBRK ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGENAXONRBRKSPY
1 month +16.8%-0.4%+20.4% +0.9%
3 months -11.9%-20.3%+89.2% +5.9%
6 months +27.2%+5.6%+153.6% +8.5%
Year to date -10.4%-25.5%+78.0% +13.3%
1 year -8.8%-44.0%+78.8% +12.4%
3 years +47.5%+110.8%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.8%+28.2%— +23.5%
5 years -4.3%+135.1%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -0.9%+18.7%— +11.0%
10 years -2.1%+1,783.3%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -0.2%+34.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGENAXONRBRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%61.5%65.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%61.6%59.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.841.561.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.711.20 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-60.3%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.5%-44.3%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $31.41$759.44$136.14 $779.14
52-week low $17.89$345.94$43.81 $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.

MultipleGENAXONRBRK
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 37.9x 171.1xmedian 37.9x -110.3xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 4.4x 10.7xmedian 4.4x 18.3xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x 266.1xmedian 34.5x -223.0xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 26.6x 258.1xmedian 26.6x 92.8xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 3.4x 9.4xmedian 3.4x -56.5xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median -4.45median 1.24 7.46median 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 monthsGENAXONRBRK
Revenue $5.23B $3.22B $1.54B
Gross profit $4.05B $1.91B $1.24B
Operating income $2.19B $23.77M -$282.40M
Net income $1.21B $199.30M -$254.43M
Free cash flow – $133.19M $303.91M
R&D $430.00M $768.36M $440.96M
EPS (diluted) $2.00 $2.41 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $589.00M $597.70M $416.17M
Total debt – $1.73B –
Shares (diluted) 603.00M 82.54M 206.10M
Enterprise value $14.59B $28.90B $21.43B

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
MetricGENAXONRBRK
P/E 12.1x 171.1x -110.3x
P/FCF 8.6x 258.1x 92.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 129.3x 83.7x
P/S 2.8x 10.7x 18.3x
P/B 5.3x 9.4x -56.5x
P/Tangible book 17.9x 10.1x -56.5x
EV/EBITDA – 266.1x -223.0x
EV/EBIT – 1,490x -93.7x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 11.0x 17.2x
EV/FCF – 266.0x 87.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x 133.3x 78.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.45 7.46 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGENAXONRBRK
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.9% 34.6% 42.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 33.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% 32.2% 46.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 32.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.5% 1,682% 34.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% -40.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 111.6% -38.9% 42.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.8% 26.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 118.9% -39.3% 45.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 22.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.4% -3.5% 59.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 18.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -24.5% 56.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGENAXONRBRK
Gross margin – 59.4% 80.2%
EBITDA margin – 4.1% -7.7%
Operating margin – 0.7% -18.3%
Pretax margin – 5.7% -14.6%
Net margin – 6.2% -16.5%
FCF margin – 4.1% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 34.0% 8.3% 21.9%
Return on equity 44.7% 5.5% –
Return on assets 7.7% 2.7% -9.1%
Return on invested capital – 0.4% –
Return on capital employed – 0.4% -19.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.3x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 19.7% 22.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGENAXONRBRK
Debt / assets – 23.1% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.9x –
Debt / FCF – 13.0x –
Liabilities / assets 82.4% 50.9% 117.5%
Equity / assets 17.6% 49.1% -17.5%
Interest coverage – 0.2x -65.0x
Current ratio 0.4x 2.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio – 1.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – 6.33 4.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGENAXONRBRK
Dividend yield 2.1% – –
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.1% – -0.1%
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.

ConsensusGENAXONRBRK
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 53.2xFY2026 256.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.07FY2026 $7.95FY2026 $0.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.9%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +29.2% +41.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $3.57BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026 +34.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% +41.4% +12.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGENAXONRBRK
Held by institutions 89.1% 88.7% 63.1%
Institutions holding 688 1,118 572
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +8.0% +12.3%
Institutions buying 391 667 404
Institutions selling 211 324 116
Buyers to sellers 1.85 2.06 3.48

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.

GENAXONRBRK
GEN 1.00 0.36 0.39
AXON 0.36 1.00 0.41
RBRK 0.39 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEN, AXON and RBRK?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gen Digital (GEN) $14.59B, Axon Enterprise (AXON) $34.38B, Rubrik (RBRK) $28.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, GEN, AXON and RBRK?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gen Digital (GEN) 12.1x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 171.1x, Rubrik (RBRK) -110.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (Gen Digital (GEN) 7.9x, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 53.2x, Rubrik (RBRK) 256.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rubrik (RBRK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gen Digital (GEN) +16.9%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +34.6%, Rubrik (RBRK) +42.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Axon Enterprise (AXON) has the highest net margin (Axon Enterprise (AXON) 6.2%, Rubrik (RBRK) -16.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rubrik (RBRK) returned the most: Gen Digital (GEN) -8.8%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) -44.0%, Rubrik (RBRK) +78.8%. Over five years, Axon Enterprise (AXON) compounded fastest (Gen Digital (GEN) -0.9%/yr, Axon Enterprise (AXON) +18.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gen Digital (GEN) 2.09%. Axon Enterprise (AXON) and Rubrik (RBRK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gen Digital (GEN) has been the steadiest (Gen Digital (GEN) 40.3%, Axon Enterprise (AXON) 61.5%, Rubrik (RBRK) 65.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GEN, AXON and RBRK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gen Digital (GEN) leads on 4. 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.