GEN vs CRWD vs NTSK Stock Comparison

Gen Digital, CrowdStrike Holdings and Netskope Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$24.35 +16.8% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$16.86B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins
NTSK Netskope Inc
$26.52 +48.6% 1M +13.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.59B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$802.64M
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, CrowdStrike Holdings 3, Netskope 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGENCRWDNTSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.86B $264.73B $10.59B CRWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.0x 4,528x -14.4x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x 200.5x — GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.9% +24.3% +30.4% NTSK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.1% -91.8% CRWD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -2.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -6.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.8% -51.2% +13.8% NTSK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr -1.1%/yr — GEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 150.4% 77.4% GEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 59/100 24/100 CRWD

Percentile Scorecard

GENCRWDNTSK

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

AxisGENCRWDNTSK
Valuation 81 #24 of 124 21 #98 of 124 13 #108 of 124
Growth 63 #43 of 113 88 #15 of 113 38 #71 of 113
Profitability 80 #23 of 109 68 #36 of 109 24 #83 of 109
Financial Health 8 #117 of 127 61 #50 of 127 31 #88 of 127
Shareholder Returns – 58 #27 of 63 15 #54 of 63
Overall 58 59 24
  • GEN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CRWD ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • NTSK ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGENCRWDNTSKSPY
1 month +16.8%+2.9%+48.6% +0.9%
3 months -11.9%+48.7%+121.7% +5.9%
6 months +27.2%-41.1%+166.5% +8.5%
Year to date -10.4%-43.1%+51.2% +13.3%
1 year -8.8%-51.2%+13.8% +12.4%
3 years +47.5%+54.3%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +13.8%+15.6%— +23.5%
5 years -4.3%-5.4%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -0.9%-1.1%— +11.0%
10 years -2.1%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year -0.2%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGENCRWDNTSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%150.4%77.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%208.3%88.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.841.701.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.22-0.340.18 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.7%-77.1%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.5%-65.9%0.0% -0.9%
52-week high $31.41$782.17$26.52 $779.14
52-week low $17.89$179.38$7.73 $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.

MultipleGENCRWDNTSK
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 37.9x 4,650xmedian 37.9x -14.6xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 4.4x 50.6xmedian 4.4x 13.5xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x 407.4xmedian 34.5x -14.8xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 26.6x 169.7xmedian 26.6x -154.3xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 3.4x 53.1xmedian 3.4x 69.0xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median -4.45median 1.24 125.16median 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 monthsGENCRWDNTSK
Revenue $5.23B $5.40B $802.64M
Gross profit $4.05B $4.06B $561.19M
Operating income $2.19B -$119.49M -$759.79M
Net income $1.21B $77.40M -$737.16M
Free cash flow – $1.61B -$70.14M
R&D $430.00M $1.56B $575.79M
EPS (diluted) $2.00 $0.06 $-1.82
Cash & equivalents $589.00M $5.01B $220.85M
Total debt – $2.98B –
Shares (diluted) 603.00M 1.04B 405.05M
Enterprise value $16.86B $245.13B $6.10B

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
MetricGENCRWDNTSK
P/E 12.1x 4,650x -14.6x
P/FCF 8.6x 169.7x -154.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 135.4x -263.3x
P/S 2.8x 50.6x 13.5x
P/B 5.3x 53.1x 69.0x
P/Tangible book 17.9x 56.1x 78.3x
EV/EBITDA – 407.4x -14.8x
EV/EBIT – -2,249x -12.8x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 49.8x 12.1x
EV/FCF – 167.1x -139.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x 133.3x -237.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.45 125.16 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGENCRWDNTSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.9% 24.3% 30.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 26.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.1% 26.2% 32.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 27.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.5% 66.9% -307.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.3% 7.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 111.6% 127.3% -132.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.8% 41.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 118.9% 120.0% 38.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 37.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 34.4% 45.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 23.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 45.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 24.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGENCRWDNTSK
Gross margin – 75.2% 69.9%
EBITDA margin – 12.2% -82.0%
Operating margin – -2.2% -94.7%
Pretax margin – 1.4% -90.3%
Net margin – 1.1% -91.8%
FCF margin – 29.8% -8.7%
Operating cash flow margin 34.0% 37.4% -5.1%
Return on equity 44.7% 1.6% -443.7%
Return on assets 7.7% 0.7% -43.3%
Return on invested capital – -2.1% –
Return on capital employed – -1.7% -75.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 26.1x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 4.3% 23.1% 79.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGENCRWDNTSK
Debt / assets – 6.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -6.5x –
Debt / FCF – 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 82.4% 57.3% 90.8%
Equity / assets 17.6% 42.7% 9.2%
Interest coverage – -4.5x –
Current ratio 0.4x 1.6x 2.0x
Quick ratio – 1.4x 1.8x
Cash ratio – 1.1x 1.5x
Altman Z-score – 24.32 1.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGENCRWDNTSK
Dividend yield 2.1% – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% -9.6%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 0.0% -9.6%
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.

ConsensusGENCRWDNTSK
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 200.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.07FY2026 $1.33FY2026 $-0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.9%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.4% +23.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $6.28BFY2026 $868.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.7%FY2026 +30.5%FY2026 +22.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.2% +22.3% +28.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGENCRWDNTSK
Held by institutions 89.1% 77.4% 76.2%
Institutions holding 688 2,433 203
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +12.2% +31.5%
Institutions buying 391 1,375 154
Institutions selling 211 837 30
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.64 5.13

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.

GENCRWDNTSK
GEN 1.00 0.09 0.39
CRWD 0.09 1.00 0.23
NTSK 0.39 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEN, CRWD and NTSK?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gen Digital (GEN) $16.86B, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $264.73B, Netskope (NTSK) $10.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, GEN, CRWD and NTSK?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gen Digital (GEN) 14.0x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 4,528x, Netskope (NTSK) -14.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (Gen Digital (GEN) 7.9x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 200.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Netskope (NTSK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gen Digital (GEN) +16.9%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) +24.3%, Netskope (NTSK) +30.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) has the highest net margin (CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%, Netskope (NTSK) -91.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Netskope (NTSK) returned the most: Gen Digital (GEN) -8.8%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -51.2%, Netskope (NTSK) +13.8%. Over five years, Gen Digital (GEN) compounded fastest (Gen Digital (GEN) -0.9%/yr, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gen Digital (GEN) has been the steadiest (Gen Digital (GEN) 40.3%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.4%, Netskope (NTSK) 77.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GEN, CRWD and NTSK?

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.