PANW vs GEN vs RBRK Stock Comparison

Palo Alto Networks, Gen Digital and Rubrik Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc
$348.04 -14.4% 1M +62.2% 1Y
Market cap
$237.43B
P/E
773.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$30.89 +38.6% 1M +19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.42B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
5 wins
RBRK Rubrik, Inc.
$118.98 -3.0% 1M +63.9% 1Y
Market cap
$21.77B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.54B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gen Digital leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Gen Digital 5, Palo Alto Networks 2, Rubrik 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPANWGENRBRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $237.43B $18.42B $21.77B PANW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 773.4x 15.3x -85.5x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 79.6x 10.1x 224.5x GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.5% +16.9% +42.4% RBRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% 23.1% -16.5% GEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.2% +19.4% +63.9% RBRK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.5%/yr +4.5%/yr — PANW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.0% 43.1% 66.1% GEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 69/100 54/100 GEN

Percentile Scorecard

PANWGENRBRK

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

AxisPANWGENRBRK
Valuation 42 #73 of 124 82 #23 of 124 50 #63 of 124
Growth 38 #71 of 114 63 #43 of 114 92 #10 of 114
Profitability 74 #30 of 111 96 #6 of 111 56 #50 of 111
Financial Health 37 #81 of 128 14 #110 of 128 24 #97 of 128
Shareholder Returns 54 #34 of 73 90 #8 of 73 50 #37 of 73
Overall 49 69 54
  • PANW ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GEN ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RBRK ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPANWGENRBRKSPY
1 month -14.4%+38.6%-3.0% -1.0%
3 months -4.0%+10.5%+40.3% -0.4%
6 months +89.5%+57.9%+105.9% +4.5%
Year to date +88.9%+13.6%+55.6% +12.4%
1 year +62.2%+19.4%+63.9% +13.6%
3 years +185.8%+75.2%— +76.4%
3 years, per year +42.0%+20.6%— +20.8%
5 years +322.9%+24.7%— +63.7%
5 years, per year +33.5%+4.5%— +10.4%
10 years +1,310.8%+31.5%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +30.3%+2.8%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasurePANWGENRBRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.0%43.1%66.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.2%41.1%60.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.270.771.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.240.450.97 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.0%-49.7%-56.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.1%-1.7%-12.6% -1.6%
52-week high $419.91$31.41$136.14 $779.14
52-week low $141.67$17.89$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.

MultiplePANWGENRBRK
P/E now vs peer median 849.1xmedian 41.0x 15.3xmedian 41.0x -96.4xmedian 41.0x
P/S now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 4.4x 3.5xmedian 4.4x 16.0xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 131.1xmedian 28.9x 9.7xmedian 28.9x -193.0xmedian 28.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 69.0xmedian 23.9x 10.4xmedian 23.9x 81.1xmedian 23.9x
P/B now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 3.1x 6.7xmedian 3.1x -49.4xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -58.67median 1.36 -5.62median 1.36 —median 1.36

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 monthsPANWGENRBRK
Revenue $11.48B $5.23B $1.54B
Gross profit $8.08B $4.05B $1.24B
Operating income $695.00M $2.19B -$282.40M
Net income $307.00M $1.21B -$254.43M
Free cash flow $4.11B $1.76B $303.91M
R&D $2.55B $430.00M $440.96M
EPS (diluted) $0.40 $2.00 $-1.23
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $589.00M $416.17M
Total debt – $8.12B –
Shares (diluted) 764.00M 603.00M 206.10M
Enterprise value $222.51B $16.24B $14.99B

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
MetricPANWGENRBRK
P/E 849.1x 15.3x -96.4x
P/FCF 69.0x 10.4x 81.1x
P/Operating cash flow 62.3x 10.3x 73.1x
P/S 24.7x 3.5x 16.0x
P/B 10.3x 6.7x -49.4x
P/Tangible book 13.9x 22.5x -49.4x
EV/EBITDA 131.1x 9.7x -193.0x
EV/EBIT 403.7x 11.8x -81.1x
EV/Revenue 24.4x 4.9x 14.9x
EV/FCF 68.2x 14.7x 75.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 61.6x 14.5x 68.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -58.67 -5.62 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPANWGENRBRK
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.5% 16.9% 42.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 11.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.3% 14.1% 46.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 10.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.1% 30.5% 34.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 26.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -72.9% 111.6% 42.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.3% -4.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -74.9% 118.9% 45.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.5% -2.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.5% 34.4% 59.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 22.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% 35.7% 56.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 22.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPANWGENRBRK
Gross margin 70.4% 77.4% 80.2%
EBITDA margin 18.6% 51.2% -7.7%
Operating margin 6.1% 41.8% -18.3%
Pretax margin 4.7% 32.3% -14.6%
Net margin 2.7% 23.1% -16.5%
FCF margin 35.8% 33.7% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 39.7% 34.0% 21.9%
Return on equity 1.1% 44.7% –
Return on assets 0.6% 7.7% -9.1%
Return on invested capital – 14.4% –
Return on capital employed 1.9% 18.0% -19.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 14.8x 1.5x -1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 15.5% 4.3% 22.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPANWGENRBRK
Debt / assets – 52.2% –
Debt / equity – 3.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x –
Debt / FCF – 4.6x –
Liabilities / assets 43.3% 82.4% 117.5%
Equity / assets 56.7% 17.6% -17.5%
Interest coverage – 4.3x -65.0x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.4x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.3x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 8.45 1.52 3.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPANWGENRBRK
Dividend yield – 1.7% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 4.2% -0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 5.8% -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.

ConsensusPANWGENRBRK
Forward P/E 79.6xFY2027 10.1xFY2026 224.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.37FY2027 $3.07FY2026 $0.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.8%FY2027 +19.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +16.5% +10.4% +41.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.37BFY2027 $5.64BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.5%FY2027 +12.7%FY2026 +34.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +8.2% +12.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPANWGENRBRK
Held by institutions 82.1% 89.1% 80.7%
Institutions holding 2,918 690 574
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +3.8% +12.3%
Institutions buying 1,549 392 406
Institutions selling 1,127 212 116
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.85 3.50

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.

PANWGENRBRK
PANW 1.00 0.32 0.64
GEN 0.32 1.00 0.33
RBRK 0.64 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PANW, GEN and RBRK?

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Palo Alto Networks (PANW) $237.43B, Gen Digital (GEN) $18.42B, Rubrik (RBRK) $21.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, PANW, GEN and RBRK?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 773.4x, Gen Digital (GEN) 15.3x, Rubrik (RBRK) -85.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 79.6x, Gen Digital (GEN) 10.1x, Rubrik (RBRK) 224.5x). 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%, Gen Digital (GEN) +16.9%, Rubrik (RBRK) +42.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gen Digital (GEN) has the highest net margin (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 2.7%, Gen Digital (GEN) 23.1%, Rubrik (RBRK) -16.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rubrik (RBRK) returned the most: Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +62.2%, Gen Digital (GEN) +19.4%, Rubrik (RBRK) +63.9%. Over five years, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) compounded fastest (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +33.5%/yr, Gen Digital (GEN) +4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gen Digital (GEN) has been the steadiest (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 50.0%, Gen Digital (GEN) 43.1%, Rubrik (RBRK) 66.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PANW, GEN 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 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.