PANW vs RSKD vs FFIV Stock Comparison

Palo Alto Networks, Riskified and F5 Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc
$394.49 +0.6% 1M +78.2% 1Y
Market cap
$321.51B
P/E
962.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
4 wins
RSKD Riskified Ltd.
$9.03 +17.3% 1M +85.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$368.15M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins
FFIV F5, Inc.
$365.53 -16.1% 1M +36.6% 1Y
Market cap
$20.77B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Palo Alto Networks leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Palo Alto Networks 4, F5 3, Riskified 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPANWRSKDFFIVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $321.51B $1.42B $20.77B PANW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 962.5x -91.3x 28.7x FFIV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 90.3x 32.2x 21.4x FFIV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.5% +9.6% — PANW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% -4.2% — PANW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +78.2% +85.0% +36.6% RSKD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +36.0%/yr -14.1%/yr +11.6%/yr PANW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.6% 43.7% 41.2% FFIV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 59/100 — RSKD

Percentile Scorecard

PANWRSKDFFIV

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

AxisPANWRSKDFFIV
Valuation 42 #72 of 124 68 #40 of 124 73 #34 of 124
Growth 37 #72 of 113 80 #23 of 113 38 #70 of 113
Profitability 76 #27 of 109 58 #46 of 109 –
Financial Health 38 #79 of 127 75 #32 of 127 –
Shareholder Returns 57 #28 of 63 11 #56 of 63 –
Overall 50 59 –
  • PANW ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RSKD ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FFIV ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPANWRSKDFFIVSPY
1 month +0.6%+17.3%-16.1% +0.9%
3 months +25.6%+68.5%-5.5% +5.9%
6 months +117.3%+104.3%+11.4% +8.5%
Year to date +114.2%+81.7%+43.2% +13.3%
1 year +78.2%+85.0%+36.6% +12.4%
3 years +230.4%+146.7%+144.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +49.0%+35.2%+34.7% +23.5%
5 years +364.9%-53.3%+73.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +36.0%-14.1%+11.6% +11.0%
10 years +1,461.7%—+171.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +31.6%—+10.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePANWRSKDFFIVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.6%43.7%41.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.8%38.0%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.250.861.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.581.950.89 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.0%-82.5%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-2.1%-23.8% -0.9%
52-week high $419.91$9.22$479.83 $779.14
52-week low $141.67$3.79$223.99 $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.

MultiplePANWRSKDFFIV
P/E now vs peer median 962.5xmedian 37.9x -91.3xmedian 37.9x 28.7xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 4.4x 3.9xmedian 4.4x 7.5xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 148.8xmedian 34.5x -546.0xmedian 34.5x —median 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 78.2xmedian 26.6x 29.6xmedian 26.6x 25.7xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 3.4x 6.8xmedian 3.4x 5.2xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median -66.50median 1.24 -2.34median 1.24 1.19median 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 monthsPANWRSKDFFIV
Revenue $11.48B $368.15M –
Gross profit $8.08B $188.72M $2.80B
Operating income $695.00M -$17.28M $818.22M
Net income $307.00M -$15.58M $722.15M
Free cash flow $4.11B $48.05M –
R&D $2.55B $69.17M $621.42M
EPS (diluted) $0.40 $-0.10 $12.55
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $105.24M $1.59B
Shares (diluted) 764.00M 157.46M 57.55M
Enterprise value $306.58B $319.23M $20.77B

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
MetricPANWRSKDFFIV
P/E 962.5x -91.3x 28.7x
P/FCF 78.2x 29.6x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 70.6x 30.0x 21.6x
P/S 28.0x 3.9x 7.5x
P/B 11.7x 6.8x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 15.7x 6.8x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 148.8x -546.0x –
EV/EBIT 458.2x -69.7x –
EV/Revenue 27.7x 3.3x –
EV/FCF 77.4x 25.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 69.9x 25.4x 21.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -66.50 -2.34 1.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPANWRSKDFFIV
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.5% 9.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 9.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.3% 12.3% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 8.7% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.1% 63.9% 6.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 42.0% 20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -72.9% 60.4% 4.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.3% 40.2% 22.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -74.9% 57.0% 6.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.5% 39.0% 24.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.5% 38.6% 1.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 82.8% 13.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% 37.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 99.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPANWRSKDFFIV
Gross margin 70.4% 51.3% –
EBITDA margin 18.6% -0.6% –
Operating margin 6.1% -4.7% –
Pretax margin 4.7% -2.7% –
Net margin 2.7% -4.2% –
FCF margin 35.8% 13.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 39.7% 12.9% –
Return on equity 1.1% -6.5% –
Return on assets 0.6% -4.5% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 1.9% -6.3% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 14.8x -3.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 15.5% 12.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPANWRSKDFFIV
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 43.3% 36.9% –
Equity / assets 56.7% 63.1% 56.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.9x 3.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 3.4x –
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.8x –
Altman Z-score 9.53 6.59 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPANWRSKDFFIV
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% -11.1% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% -11.1% –
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.

ConsensusPANWRSKDFFIV
Forward P/E 90.3xFY2027 32.2xFY2026 21.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.37FY2027 $0.28FY2026 $17.06FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +13.8%FY2027 +40.0%FY2026 +34.0%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +16.5% +46.4% +14.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.37BFY2027 $389.54MFY2026 $3.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.5%FY2027 +13.0%FY2026 +13.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +9.8% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPANWRSKDFFIV
Held by institutions 82.1% 32.7% 96.6%
Institutions holding 2,915 111 831
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% -3.8% -2.6%
Institutions buying 1,548 57 483
Institutions selling 1,125 25 240
Buyers to sellers 1.38 2.28 2.01

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.

PANWRSKDFFIV
PANW 1.00 0.24 0.32
RSKD 0.24 1.00 0.21
FFIV 0.32 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PANW, RSKD and FFIV?

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Palo Alto Networks (PANW) $321.51B, Riskified (RSKD) $1.42B, F5 (FFIV) $20.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, PANW, RSKD and FFIV?

F5 (FFIV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 962.5x, Riskified (RSKD) -91.3x, F5 (FFIV) 28.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, F5 (FFIV) is cheapest (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 90.3x, Riskified (RSKD) 32.2x, F5 (FFIV) 21.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +24.5%, Riskified (RSKD) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) has the highest net margin (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 2.7%, Riskified (RSKD) -4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Riskified (RSKD) returned the most: Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +78.2%, Riskified (RSKD) +85.0%, F5 (FFIV) +36.6%. Over five years, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) compounded fastest (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +36.0%/yr, Riskified (RSKD) -14.1%/yr, F5 (FFIV) +11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, F5 (FFIV) has been the steadiest (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 49.6%, Riskified (RSKD) 43.7%, F5 (FFIV) 41.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PANW, RSKD and FFIV?

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 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.