Check Point vs CrowdStrike
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KIRAβs take AI analyst
I put Check Point and CrowdStrike side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- CrowdStrike is the larger business, with $4.8B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $2.7B for Check Point, about 1.8 times as much.
- CrowdStrike grew revenue faster (21.7%, against 6.3%).
- Check Point kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (30.5% operating margin, against β6.1%).
- Check Point turned more of its sales into free cash flow (43.0% FCF margin, against 27.2%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 9 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Check Point
CHKP
7/9
Gross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreShare count change
CrowdStrike
CRWD
2/9
Revenue growth5-year growth
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CHKP FY25 | CRWD FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $17.5B | $273.5B |
| Revenue | $2.7B | $4.8B |
| Free cash flow | $1.2B | $1.3B |
| Net income | $1.1B | β$163M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 6.3% | 21.7% |
| 5-year growth | 5.7% | 40.6% |
| Share count change | β3.1% | 2.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 86.7% | 74.7% |
| Operating margin | 30.5% | β6.1% |
| Net margin | 38.8% | β3.4% |
| FCF margin | 43.0% | 27.2% |
| Return on capital | β | β |
| Return on equity | 37.3% | β4.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | β$2.4B | β$4.5B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β2.8x | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.4B | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | β |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 4 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.