CRWD
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
CRWD has a slight edge over NET overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
NET
Cloudflare, Inc.
NET offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
CRWD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable |
CRWD's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
NET Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Strong | |
| Unavailable |
NET's revenue and cash flow are currently strong, but its profitability is weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
CRWD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 153x | $230 | — |
| Cheap | 451x | $27.04 | -88% |
| Fair | 715x | $42.92 | -81% |
| Expensive | 3,337x | $200 | -13% |
| Current | 3,678x | $230 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CRWD's PE is in its expensive range at 3678x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 153x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
NET PE Valuation
NET has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CRWD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Broad | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for CRWD, with profitability improving.
NET Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for NET, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CRWD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.50 | +2400% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.06 | +$0.36 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.03 | +$0.14 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.16 | -$0.14 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.32 | -346% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.30 | -276% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.17 | -221% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.02 | -122% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.13 | +$0.15 |
CRWD has the edge over NET on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
NET Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.75 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.68 | -$0.37 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.58 | -$0.23 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.25 | -$0.01 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.29 | -$0.06 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.31 | -$0.05 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.35 | -$0.06 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.24 | +$0.29 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.23 | +$0.32 |
NET is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $0.68 per share over the past year, against $0.91 at its worst in mid-2022.
CRWD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.4B | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3B | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | +25% |
| Q4 2024 | $1B | +29% |
CRWD's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $1.5B last quarter, up 26% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.3% | +7.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.2% | +9.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.1% | +9.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -5.6% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -9.7% | -11 points |
| Q2 2025 | -11% | -12 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8.1% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.5% | -5.9 points |
CRWD has the edge over NET on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NET Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $782.5M | +39% |
| Q2 2026 | $696.1M | +36% |
| Q1 2026 | $639.8M | +34% |
| Q4 2025 | $614.5M | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $562M | +31% |
| Q2 2025 | $512.3M | +28% |
| Q1 2025 | $479.1M | +27% |
| Q4 2024 | $459.9M | +27% |
NET has the edge over CRWD on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -8.7% | -2 points |
| Q2 2026 | -30% | -16 points |
| Q1 2026 | -9.7% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -8% | -0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | -6.7% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | -13% | -4.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -11% | +3.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -7.5% | +4.3 points |
NET's operating margin was −8.7% last quarter, down 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CRWD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $405.9M | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $493.3M | +65% |
| Q1 2026 | $395.4M | +53% |
| Q4 2025 | $314.1M | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $302.3M | +5.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $298.4M | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $258.5M | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $247.4M | -1.9% |
CRWD's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $1.6B over the past year, up 45% from the year before.
NET Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $93.6M | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $67.6M | +69% |
| Q1 2026 | $93.1M | +55% |
| Q4 2025 | $105.2M | +94% |
| Q3 2025 | $82.5M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $39.9M | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $59.9M | +44% |
| Q4 2024 | $54.2M | -0.9% |
NET has the edge over CRWD on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CRWD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.3% | +12.9M shares |
| 1 year | +4.5% | +44.8M shares |
| 3 years | +7.8% | +75.9M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +139M shares |
| Available history | +28% | +228M shares |
CRWD has 1B diluted shares, up 4.5% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $175.6M |
| Q1 2020 | — |
NET Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +2.8M shares |
| 1 year | +2.2% | +7.8M shares |
| 3 years | +6.7% | +22.5M shares |
| 5 years | +14% | +42.6M shares |
| Available history | +144% | +211M shares |
NET has the edge over CRWD on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | $34,000 |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
CRWD Net Leverage
NET Net Leverage
NET's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
CRWD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.1 | Neutral |
CRWD's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (neutral).
NET Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 37.6 | Neutral |
NET's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 38 (neutral).
CRWD PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CRWD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 3,678x | 28x | 13,101% above |
| PE % | 91 | 35 | 56 pts above |
CRWD is trading at 3678x earnings, a 13101% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
NET PE vs Technology Sector
NET has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CRWD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $247.4 | 7.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $221.9 | 3.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $163.0 | 41% above |
| 100 week MA | $136.0 | 69% above |
| 200 week MA | $97.5 | 136% above |
CRWD's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 136% above its 200-week average.
NET Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $318.6 | 0% below |
| 20 week MA | $299.8 | 6.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $241.0 | 32% above |
| 100 week MA | $204.9 | 55% above |
| 200 week MA | $139.8 | 128% above |
NET's trend is up, with a small recent dip: it's below only its 8-week average, and 128% above its 200-week average.
CRWD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $12.2 | $55.3 | +352% |
| 2021 | $55.3 | $52.9 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | $52.9 | $25.5 | -52% |
| 2023 | $25.5 | $63.8 | +150% |
| 2024 | $63.8 | $88.8 | +39% |
| 2025 | $88.8 | $120.3 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $120.3 | $229.9 | +91% |
CRWD has the edge over NET on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NET Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16.7 | $85.0 | +409% |
| 2021 | $85.0 | $137.3 | +62% |
| 2022 | $137.3 | $43.8 | -68% |
| 2023 | $43.8 | $83.3 | +90% |
| 2024 | $83.3 | $110.6 | +33% |
| 2025 | $110.6 | $202.4 | +83% |
| 2026 YTD | $202.4 | $318.5 | +57% |
NET's yearly returns have swung widely, from +409% in 2020 to −68% in 2022. It's up 57% so far in 2026.