PANW vs RSKD vs GEN Stock Comparison

Palo Alto Networks, Riskified and Gen Digital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc
$401.70 +7.2% 1M +82.4% 1Y
Market cap
$298.15B
P/E
971.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
3 wins
RSKD Riskified Ltd.
$8.98 +15.4% 1M +82.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.42B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$368.15M
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
1 win
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$24.25 +12.2% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.44B
P/E
13.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.08B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gen Digital leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Gen Digital 5, Palo Alto Networks 3, Riskified 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPANWRSKDGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $298.15B $1.42B $14.44B PANW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 971.2x -91.4x 13.7x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 91.9x 32.1x 7.9x GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.5% +9.6% +20.2% PANW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% -4.2% 20.7% GEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 13.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +82.4% +82.5% -9.6% RSKD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +37.1%/yr -14.1%/yr -1.4%/yr PANW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.6% 43.7% 40.3% GEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 59/100 71/100 GEN

Percentile Scorecard

PANWRSKDGEN

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

AxisPANWRSKDGEN
Valuation 42 #72 of 124 72 #36 of 124 89 #15 of 124
Growth 38 #71 of 113 80 #24 of 113 61 #45 of 113
Profitability 76 #27 of 109 58 #46 of 109 95 #6 of 109
Financial Health 38 #79 of 127 75 #32 of 127 15 #108 of 127
Shareholder Returns 55 #30 of 65 11 #58 of 65 94 #5 of 65
Overall 50 59 71
  • PANW ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RSKD ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • GEN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPANWRSKDGENSPY
1 month +7.2%+15.4%+12.2% -0.2%
3 months +25.9%+66.9%-12.1% +3.9%
6 months +121.9%+101.3%+26.0% +8.2%
Year to date +118.1%+80.7%-10.8% +12.9%
1 year +82.4%+82.5%-9.6% +12.3%
3 years +236.5%+145.4%+46.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +49.9%+34.9%+13.7% +23.3%
5 years +383.6%-53.2%-6.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +37.1%-14.1%-1.4% +10.9%
10 years +1,510.7%—-2.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +32.0%—-0.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePANWRSKDGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.6%43.7%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.9%37.9%40.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.250.860.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.661.89-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.0%-82.5%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.3%-2.6%-22.8% -1.2%
52-week high $419.91$9.22$31.41 $779.14
52-week low $141.67$3.79$17.89 $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.

MultiplePANWRSKDGEN
P/E now vs peer median 980.0xmedian 38.6x -90.8xmedian 38.6x 13.8xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 4.4x 3.8xmedian 4.4x 2.9xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 151.5xmedian 34.5x -542.4xmedian 34.5x 8.5xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 79.6xmedian 29.4x 29.4xmedian 29.4x 9.4xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 3.3x 6.8xmedian 3.3x 5.5xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -67.72median 1.28 -2.33median 1.28 -2.62median 1.28

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 monthsPANWRSKDGEN
Revenue $11.48B $368.15M $5.08B
Gross profit $8.08B $188.72M $3.96B
Operating income $695.00M -$17.28M $2.12B
Net income $307.00M -$15.58M $1.05B
Free cash flow $4.11B $48.05M $1.55B
R&D $2.55B $69.17M $418.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.40 $-0.10 $1.75
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $105.24M $564.00M
Total debt – – $8.16B
Shares (diluted) 764.00M 157.46M 603.00M
Enterprise value $283.22B $320.79M $12.15B

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
MetricPANWRSKDGEN
P/E 980.0x -90.8x 13.8x
P/FCF 79.6x 29.4x 9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 71.9x 29.9x 9.3x
P/S 28.5x 3.8x 2.9x
P/B 11.9x 6.8x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 16.0x 6.8x 23.8x
EV/EBITDA 151.5x -542.4x 8.5x
EV/EBIT 466.6x -69.2x 10.4x
EV/Revenue 28.3x 3.2x 4.4x
EV/FCF 78.9x 24.9x 14.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 71.2x 25.3x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -67.72 -2.33 -2.62

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPANWRSKDGEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.5% 9.6% 20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.5% 9.0% 12.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.3% 12.3% 17.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 8.7% 11.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.1% 63.9% 29.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 42.0% 17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -72.9% 60.4% 76.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.3% 40.2% -7.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -74.9% 57.0% 82.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -14.5% 39.0% -5.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.5% 38.6% 14.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.9% 82.8% 26.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% 37.9% 14.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 99.3% 26.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPANWRSKDGEN
Gross margin 70.4% 51.3% 78.0%
EBITDA margin 18.6% -0.6% 51.4%
Operating margin 6.1% -4.7% 41.7%
Pretax margin 4.7% -2.7% 30.2%
Net margin 2.7% -4.2% 20.7%
FCF margin 35.8% 13.1% 30.5%
Operating cash flow margin 39.7% 12.9% 30.9%
Return on equity 1.1% -6.5% 40.0%
Return on assets 0.6% -4.5% 6.7%
Return on invested capital – – 13.4%
Return on capital employed 1.9% -6.3% 16.4%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 14.8x -3.0x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 15.5% 12.4% 4.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPANWRSKDGEN
Debt / assets – – 52.1%
Debt / equity – – 3.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.9x
Debt / FCF – – 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 43.3% 36.9% 83.0%
Equity / assets 56.7% 63.1% 17.0%
Interest coverage – – 3.9x
Current ratio 0.9x 3.6x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 3.4x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.8x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 9.70 6.55 1.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPANWRSKDGEN
Dividend yield – – 2.1%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -11.2% 4.1%
Shareholder yield -0.1% -11.2% 6.2%
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.

ConsensusPANWRSKDGEN
Forward P/E 91.9xFY2027 32.1xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.37FY2027 $0.28FY2026 $3.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.8%FY2027 +40.0%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.5% +46.4% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.37BFY2027 $389.54MFY2026 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.5%FY2027 +13.0%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% +9.8% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPANWRSKDGEN
Held by institutions 82.1% 32.7% 89.1%
Institutions holding 2,914 111 688
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% -3.8% +3.8%
Institutions buying 1,547 57 391
Institutions selling 1,125 25 211
Buyers to sellers 1.38 2.28 1.85

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.

PANWRSKDGEN
PANW 1.00 0.24 0.40
RSKD 0.24 1.00 0.25
GEN 0.40 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PANW, RSKD and GEN?

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Palo Alto Networks (PANW) $298.15B, Riskified (RSKD) $1.42B, Gen Digital (GEN) $14.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, PANW, RSKD and GEN?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 971.2x, Riskified (RSKD) -91.4x, Gen Digital (GEN) 13.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 91.9x, Riskified (RSKD) 32.1x, Gen Digital (GEN) 7.9x). 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%, Gen Digital (GEN) +20.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gen Digital (GEN) has the highest net margin (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 2.7%, Riskified (RSKD) -4.2%, Gen Digital (GEN) 20.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Riskified (RSKD) returned the most: Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +82.4%, Riskified (RSKD) +82.5%, Gen Digital (GEN) -9.6%. Over five years, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) compounded fastest (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +37.1%/yr, Riskified (RSKD) -14.1%/yr, Gen Digital (GEN) -1.4%/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) 49.6%, Riskified (RSKD) 43.7%, Gen Digital (GEN) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.