RBRK vs PANW vs GEN Stock Comparison

Rubrik, Palo Alto Networks and Gen Digital Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RBRK Rubrik, Inc.
$133.66 +16.5% 1M +85.8% 1Y
Market cap
$27.70B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.54B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins
PANW Palo Alto Networks Inc
$380.57 -2.0% 1M +75.2% 1Y
Market cap
$310.16B
P/E
928.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.48B
Div. yield
–
Cybersecurity Software Technology
2 wins
GEN Gen Digital Inc.
$28.20 +35.3% 1M +9.1% 1Y
Market cap
$16.72B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.23B
Div. yield
1.81%
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 2, Rubrik 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRBRKPANWGENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.70B $310.16B $16.72B PANW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -108.3x 928.5x 13.9x GEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 252.2x 87.1x 9.2x GEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.4% +24.5% +16.9% RBRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -16.5% 2.7% 23.1% GEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 14.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.81% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +85.8% +75.2% +9.1% RBRK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +35.0%/yr +2.1%/yr PANW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.5% 49.7% 42.8% GEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 50/100 72/100 GEN

Percentile Scorecard

RBRKPANWGEN

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

AxisRBRKPANWGEN
Valuation 50 #63 of 124 43 #71 of 124 87 #17 of 124
Growth 92 #10 of 113 37 #72 of 113 63 #42 of 113
Profitability 57 #48 of 109 75 #28 of 109 95 #6 of 109
Financial Health 27 #93 of 127 39 #78 of 127 18 #104 of 127
Shareholder Returns 50 #32 of 63 55 #29 of 63 95 #4 of 63
Overall 55 50 72
  • RBRK ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • PANW 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

PeriodRBRKPANWGENSPY
1 month +16.5%-2.0%+35.3% +0.7%
3 months +86.9%+16.9%+3.3% +3.7%
6 months +151.3%+112.2%+46.2% +7.1%
Year to date +74.8%+106.6%+3.7% +12.8%
1 year +85.8%+75.2%+9.1% +11.9%
3 years —+219.1%+69.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+47.3%+19.2% +22.8%
5 years —+348.5%+10.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+35.0%+2.1% +10.9%
10 years —+1,406.6%+13.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+31.2%+1.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRBRKPANWGENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.5%49.7%42.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.0%47.0%40.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.671.260.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.311.510.21 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.1%-36.0%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-9.4%-10.2% -1.2%
52-week high $136.14$419.91$31.41 $779.14
52-week low $43.81$141.67$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.

MultipleRBRKPANWGEN
P/E now vs peer median -108.3xmedian 39.0x 928.5xmedian 39.0x 13.9xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 4.6x 27.0xmedian 4.6x 3.2xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -218.6xmedian 32.7x 143.5xmedian 32.7x 9.1xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 91.1xmedian 27.4x 75.4xmedian 27.4x 9.5xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median -55.5xmedian 3.2x 11.3xmedian 3.2x 6.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.23 -64.16median 1.23 -5.13median 1.23

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 monthsRBRKPANWGEN
Revenue $1.54B $11.48B $5.23B
Gross profit $1.24B $8.08B $4.05B
Operating income -$282.40M $695.00M $2.19B
Net income -$254.43M $307.00M $1.21B
Free cash flow $303.91M $4.11B $1.76B
R&D $440.96M $2.55B $430.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.23 $0.40 $2.00
Cash & equivalents $416.17M $2.51B $589.00M
Total debt – – $8.12B
Shares (diluted) 206.10M 764.00M 603.00M
Enterprise value $20.92B $295.24B $14.54B

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
MetricRBRKPANWGEN
P/E -108.3x 928.5x 13.9x
P/FCF 91.1x 75.4x 9.5x
P/Operating cash flow 82.2x 68.1x 9.4x
P/S 18.0x 27.0x 3.2x
P/B -55.5x 11.3x 6.1x
P/Tangible book -55.5x 15.1x 20.5x
EV/EBITDA -218.6x 143.5x 9.1x
EV/EBIT -91.9x 441.9x 11.1x
EV/Revenue 16.8x 26.8x 4.6x
EV/FCF 85.4x 74.7x 13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 77.0x 67.4x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -64.16 -5.13

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRBRKPANWGEN
Debt / assets – – 52.2%
Debt / equity – – 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.8x
Debt / FCF – – 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 117.5% 43.3% 82.4%
Equity / assets -17.5% 56.7% 17.6%
Interest coverage -65.0x – 4.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 0.9x 0.4x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.94 9.21 1.45

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRBRKPANWGEN
Dividend yield – – 1.8%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.1% 4.6%
Shareholder yield -0.1% -0.1% 6.4%
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.

ConsensusRBRKPANWGEN
Forward P/E 252.2xFY2026 87.1xFY2027 9.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.53FY2026 $4.37FY2027 $3.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +13.8%FY2027 +19.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.5% +16.5% +10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 $13.37BFY2027 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +34.8%FY2026 +16.5%FY2027 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.1% +12.7% +8.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRBRKPANWGEN
Held by institutions 63.1% 82.1% 89.1%
Institutions holding 573 2,916 689
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.3% +6.6% +3.8%
Institutions buying 405 1,548 392
Institutions selling 116 1,126 211
Buyers to sellers 3.49 1.37 1.86

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.

RBRKPANWGEN
RBRK 1.00 0.64 0.36
PANW 0.64 1.00 0.34
GEN 0.36 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RBRK, PANW and GEN?

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rubrik (RBRK) $27.70B, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) $310.16B, Gen Digital (GEN) $16.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, RBRK, PANW and GEN?

Gen Digital (GEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rubrik (RBRK) -108.3x, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 928.5x, Gen Digital (GEN) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gen Digital (GEN) is cheapest (Rubrik (RBRK) 252.2x, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 87.1x, Gen Digital (GEN) 9.2x). 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: Rubrik (RBRK) +42.4%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +24.5%, Gen Digital (GEN) +16.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rubrik (RBRK) returned the most: Rubrik (RBRK) +85.8%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +75.2%, Gen Digital (GEN) +9.1%. Over five years, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) compounded fastest (Palo Alto Networks (PANW) +35.0%/yr, Gen Digital (GEN) +2.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gen Digital (GEN) 1.81%. Rubrik (RBRK) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gen Digital (GEN) has been the steadiest (Rubrik (RBRK) 65.5%, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 49.7%, Gen Digital (GEN) 42.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RBRK, PANW 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.