PANW vs CRWD vs RBRK Stock Comparison

Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike Holdings and Rubrik Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc
$380.55 -3.2% 1M +77.0% 1Y
Market cap
$292.69B
P/E
953.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
7 wins
RBRK Rubrik, Inc.
$128.79 +11.4% 1M +67.6% 1Y
Market cap
$27.59B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.54B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionPANWCRWDRBRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $292.69B $266.97B $27.59B PANW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 953.4x 4,567x -108.5x PANW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 86.9x 193.7x 243.0x PANW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.5% +24.3% +42.4% RBRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% 1.1% -16.5% PANW
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 +77.0% -50.7% +67.6% PANW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +35.3%/yr -1.9%/yr — PANW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.5% 150.4% 65.7% PANW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 59/100 55/100 CRWD

Percentile Scorecard

PANWCRWDRBRK

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

AxisPANWCRWDRBRK
Valuation 42 #72 of 124 21 #98 of 124 50 #63 of 124
Growth 37 #72 of 113 88 #15 of 113 92 #10 of 113
Profitability 76 #27 of 110 67 #37 of 110 56 #49 of 110
Financial Health 38 #81 of 129 62 #50 of 129 26 #96 of 129
Shareholder Returns 54 #32 of 68 55 #31 of 68 49 #35 of 68
Overall 49 59 55
  • PANW ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • CRWD 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

PeriodPANWCRWDRBRKSPY
1 month -3.2%-1.9%+11.4% -1.0%
3 months +17.5%+40.5%+75.9% +2.9%
6 months +113.1%-42.5%+146.3% +6.4%
Year to date +106.6%-45.1%+68.4% +11.4%
1 year +77.0%-50.7%+67.6% +13.1%
3 years +201.9%+40.9%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +44.6%+12.1%— +21.5%
5 years +352.9%-9.1%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +35.3%-1.9%— +10.9%
10 years +1,420.4%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +31.3%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePANWCRWDRBRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.5%150.4%65.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%209.2%59.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.241.691.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.56-0.341.03 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.0%-77.1%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-67.1%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $419.91$782.17$128.79 $779.14
52-week low $141.67$179.38$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.

MultiplePANWCRWDRBRK
P/E now vs peer median 928.4xmedian 37.4x 4,492xmedian 37.4x -104.3xmedian 37.4x
P/S now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 4.4x 48.9xmedian 4.4x 17.3xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 143.5xmedian 35.0x 393.3xmedian 35.0x -210.1xmedian 35.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 75.4xmedian 27.2x 163.9xmedian 27.2x 87.8xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 3.4x 51.3xmedian 3.4x -53.4xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median -64.15median 1.27 120.90median 1.27 —median 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 monthsPANWCRWDRBRK
Revenue $11.48B $5.40B $1.54B
Gross profit $8.08B $4.06B $1.24B
Operating income $695.00M -$119.49M -$282.40M
Net income $307.00M $77.40M -$254.43M
Free cash flow $4.11B $1.61B $303.91M
R&D $2.55B $1.56B $440.96M
EPS (diluted) $0.40 $0.06 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $5.01B $416.17M
Total debt – $2.98B –
Shares (diluted) 764.00M 1.04B 206.10M
Enterprise value $277.77B $247.38B $20.82B

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
MetricPANWCRWDRBRK
P/E 928.4x 4,492x -104.3x
P/FCF 75.4x 163.9x 87.8x
P/Operating cash flow 68.1x 130.8x 79.2x
P/S 27.0x 48.9x 17.3x
P/B 11.3x 51.3x -53.4x
P/Tangible book 15.1x 54.2x -53.4x
EV/EBITDA 143.5x 393.3x -210.1x
EV/EBIT 441.8x -2,171x -88.3x
EV/Revenue 26.7x 48.1x 16.2x
EV/FCF 74.7x 161.3x 82.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 67.4x 128.7x 74.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -64.15 120.90 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPANWCRWDRBRK
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.5% 24.3% 42.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 26.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.3% 26.2% 46.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 27.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.1% 66.9% 34.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 7.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -72.9% 127.3% 42.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.3% 41.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) -74.9% 120.0% 45.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.5% 37.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.5% 45.2% 59.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 23.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% 45.4% 56.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 24.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPANWCRWDRBRK
Gross margin 70.4% 75.2% 80.2%
EBITDA margin 18.6% 12.2% -7.7%
Operating margin 6.1% -2.2% -18.3%
Pretax margin 4.7% 1.4% -14.6%
Net margin 2.7% 1.1% -16.5%
FCF margin 35.8% 29.8% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 39.7% 37.4% 21.9%
Return on equity 1.1% 1.6% –
Return on assets 0.6% 0.7% -9.1%
Return on invested capital – -2.1% –
Return on capital employed 1.9% -1.7% -19.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 14.8x 26.1x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 15.5% 23.1% 22.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPANWCRWDRBRK
Debt / assets – 6.2% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -6.5x –
Debt / FCF – 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 43.3% 57.3% 117.5%
Equity / assets 56.7% 42.7% -17.5%
Interest coverage – -4.5x -65.0x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.6x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.1x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 9.21 23.50 3.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPANWCRWDRBRK
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.0% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.0% -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.

ConsensusPANWCRWDRBRK
Forward P/E 86.9xFY2027 193.7xFY2026 243.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.38FY2027 $1.33FY2026 $0.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.1%FY2027 +43.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +16.2% +23.3% +41.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.37BFY2027 $6.28BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.5%FY2027 +30.5%FY2026 +34.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +22.3% +12.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPANWCRWDRBRK
Held by institutions 82.1% 77.4% 63.1%
Institutions holding 2,912 2,432 572
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +12.2% +12.3%
Institutions buying 1,545 1,374 404
Institutions selling 1,125 837 116
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.64 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.

PANWCRWDRBRK
PANW 1.00 0.34 0.64
CRWD 0.34 1.00 0.24
RBRK 0.64 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PANW, CRWD and RBRK?

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Palo Alto Networks (PANW) $292.69B, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $266.97B, Rubrik (RBRK) $27.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, PANW, CRWD and RBRK?

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 953.4x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 4,567x, Rubrik (RBRK) -108.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is cheapest (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 86.9x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 193.7x, Rubrik (RBRK) 243.0x). 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: Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +24.5%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) +24.3%, Rubrik (RBRK) +42.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) has the highest net margin (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 2.7%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%, Rubrik (RBRK) -16.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Palo Alto Networks (PANW) returned the most: Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +77.0%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -50.7%, Rubrik (RBRK) +67.6%. Over five years, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) compounded fastest (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +35.3%/yr, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -1.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) has been the steadiest (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 49.5%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.4%, Rubrik (RBRK) 65.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PANW, CRWD 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, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 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.