CRWD Technology

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

$244.68+1.19%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 8, 2026

Basics

Sector: Technology
Industry: Software - Infrastructure
Country: United States
Market cap: 250.5B USD
Enterprise value: 228.6B USD
Full-time employees: 11,706

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.20 vs a peer median of 0.87)bigger price swings (beta 1.20 vs peers 0.87)
About average: risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)risk

Ranks #1,056 of 1,612 technology companies (bottom 35%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock-based pay is a large cost. Stock pay was 23% of revenue in FY Jan 2026.
CrowdStrike paid employees $1.1B in stock in FY Jan 2026, 23% of its $4.8B revenue. It doesn't use cash, so it flatters cash flow, but it is a real cost to shareholders through dilution.
Earnings turned from a loss to a profit. Profit per share this year after a loss last year.
CrowdStrike made a profit per share in its latest year after a loss the year before.
Growing fast, still losing money. Revenue grew faster than 82% of peers, at an operating loss.
Revenue grew faster than 82% of peers, but the business runs at an operating loss (margin -2.5%).
Cash flow well above reported profit. Free cash flow is 34.7× reported profit.
Free cash flow is 34.7× reported profit. Large non-cash charges, such as depreciation, amortization or stock-based pay, reduce reported profit without using cash.

StockQuotient Score

43/ 100

Oct 5 43 → Nov 4 43

Valuation

Is the price right?

16/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ EBITDA yield
▼ Earnings yield
▼ FCF yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield0.0%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value30% base weight · Z-score -0.99Sector median: 0.0225 · MAD: 0.0225

EBITDA yield0.0%

Yahoo Finance fallback · SEC enterprise value unavailable (debt or EBITDA not reported in standard form) · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score -1.16Sector median: 0.0423 · MAD: 0.0361

Free cash flow yield0.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026 · operating cash flow − capital spendingReported value20% base weight · Z-score -0.77Sector median: 0.0274 · MAD: 0.0274

Other data (not scored)

Book yield2.0%

SEC filings · latest balance sheetOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentileInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3292 · MAD: 0.1754

Growth

Is it growing?

92/100

Strong

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

12-month revenue up 5.9%

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ 3-yr revenue
▲ EPS growth
▲ Revenue growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growthUnavailable

Earnings per share turned from a loss to a profit33% base weight · Z-score 3.96Sector median: 0.1108 · MAD: 0.3050

3-year revenue growth26.9%

SEC filings · 3 years to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 2.78Sector median: 0.0483 · MAD: 0.0793

Revenue growth24.3%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.55Sector median: 0.0853 · MAD: 0.1017

Profitability

Does it earn well?

19/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: ▲ Stronger

Turned profitable over the last 12 months

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ ROIC
▼ Operating margin
▼ ROA

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin-2.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -1.24Sector median: 0.0631 · MAD: 0.0710

Return on assets0.4%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.70Sector median: 0.0293 · MAD: 0.0362

Return on invested capital-12.6%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.26Sector median: 0.0676 · MAD: 0.0857

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin75.2%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3343 · MAD: 0.1632

Return on equity0.9%

SEC filings · 12 months to Jul 2026Reported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0753 · MAD: 0.0889

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Moderate

Moderate relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last quarter: No major change

Why

Mixed versus peers:

▲ Debt / equity
▼ Beta
▼ Current ratio

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.20

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.88Sector median: 0.8710 · MAD: 0.3700

Current ratio1.57×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.38Sector median: 1.8295 · MAD: 0.6848

Debt / equity0.15×

SEC filings · latest balance sheetReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.45Sector median: 0.2495 · MAD: 0.2270

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about CrowdStrike

Is CrowdStrike getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Aug 27, 2026) got stronger: turned profitable over the last 12 months. Its overall score is unchanged at 43/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is CrowdStrike valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 16/100 against 1,711 technology peers. EBITDA yield 0.0% vs a peer median of 4.2% (weaker than 81% of peers).EBITDA yield 0.0% vs peers 4.2% (weaker than 81% of peers).
Is CrowdStrike growing?: Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 92/100 against 1,711 technology peers. 3-year revenue growth 26.9% vs a peer median of 4.8% (stronger than 92% of peers).3-year revenue growth 26.9% vs peers 4.8% (stronger than 92% of peers).
How profitable is CrowdStrike?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 19/100 against 1,711 technology peers. Return on invested capital -12.6% vs a peer median of 6.8% (weaker than 89% of peers).Return on invested capital -12.6% vs peers 6.8% (weaker than 89% of peers).
How risky is CrowdStrike?: Moderate risk relative to 1,711 technology peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 0.15× vs a peer median of 0.25× (stronger than 62% of peers).Debt / equity 0.15× vs peers 0.25× (stronger than 62% of peers). Beta 1.20 vs a peer median of 0.87 (weaker than 70% of peers).Beta 1.20 vs peers 0.87 (weaker than 70% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Quarter ended Jul 31, 2026 · filed Aug 27, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Apr 30, 2026

Got stronger

Turned profitable over the last 12 months

Worth watching: CrowdStrike is in the bottom fifth of its sector on profitability. From 2021 to 2025, 63% of companies in that position posted a loss over the following year, against 4% for the top fifth.

	Previous quarter	Latest quarter	Change
Revenue (12 months)	5.1B USD	5.4B USD	+5.9%
Net income (12 months)	−29.1M USD	46.3M USD	turned positive
Operating margin	-4.0%	-2.5%	+1.6 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	1.5B USD	1.6B USD	+6.9%
Debt	745.8M USD	746.2M USD	+0.1%
Cash	4.6B USD	5.0B USD	+10.1%
Shares outstanding	1.02B	1.02B	+0.6%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.

Industry valuation context

Industry: Software - Infrastructure · 71 companies

Valuations in Software - Infrastructure are above their usual range since 2016.

61% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
22% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +19% and earnings +22% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is +97% vs the whole market, against a usual +103%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY Jan 2022	FY Jan 2023	FY Jan 2024	FY Jan 2025	FY Jan 2026	Change
Gross margin	73.6%	73.2%	75.2%	75.0%	74.7%	▼ 0.3 pts
Operating margin	-9.8%	-8.5%	-0.6%	-2.9%	-6.1%	▼ 3.2 pts
Net margin	-16.2%	-8.2%	2.4%	-0.4%	-3.4%	▼ 3.0 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	-6.5%	-3.6%	1.1%	-0.2%	-1.5%	▼ 1.3 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	-22.9%	-12.5%	3.1%	-0.5%	-3.7%	▼ 3.2 pts
Free cash flow margin	31.9%	31.5%	32.4%	28.5%	27.2%	▼ 1.3 pts
Current ratio	1.83×	1.73×	1.76×	1.77×	1.77×	▲ 0.4%
Debt to equity	0.72×	0.51×	0.32×	0.23×	0.17×	▼ 26%
Interest coverage	-5.65×	-7.51×	-0.74×	-4.42×	-10.47×	▼ 137%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Drawback: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.20 vs a peer median of 0.87)bigger price swings (beta 1.20 vs peers 0.87)

About average: risk (debt, liquidity and share-price swings)risk

Ranks #1,056 of 1,612 technology companies (bottom 35%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Stock-based pay is a large cost. Stock pay was 23% of revenue in FY Jan 2026.

CrowdStrike paid employees $1.1B in stock in FY Jan 2026, 23% of its $4.8B revenue. It doesn't use cash, so it flatters cash flow, but it is a real cost to shareholders through dilution.

Earnings turned from a loss to a profit. Profit per share this year after a loss last year.

CrowdStrike made a profit per share in its latest year after a loss the year before.

Growing fast, still losing money. Revenue grew faster than 82% of peers, at an operating loss.

Revenue grew faster than 82% of peers, but the business runs at an operating loss (margin -2.5%).

Cash flow well above reported profit. Free cash flow is 34.7× reported profit.

Free cash flow is 34.7× reported profit. Large non-cash charges, such as depreciation, amortization or stock-based pay, reduce reported profit without using cash.

Questions investors ask about CrowdStrike

Is CrowdStrike getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Aug 27, 2026) got stronger: turned profitable over the last 12 months. Its overall score is unchanged at 43/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is CrowdStrike valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 16/100 against 1,711 technology peers. EBITDA yield 0.0% vs a peer median of 4.2% (weaker than 81% of peers).EBITDA yield 0.0% vs peers 4.2% (weaker than 81% of peers).

Is CrowdStrike growing?

Yes, faster than most of its peers. Growth scores 92/100 against 1,711 technology peers. 3-year revenue growth 26.9% vs a peer median of 4.8% (stronger than 92% of peers).3-year revenue growth 26.9% vs peers 4.8% (stronger than 92% of peers).

How profitable is CrowdStrike?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 19/100 against 1,711 technology peers. Return on invested capital -12.6% vs a peer median of 6.8% (weaker than 89% of peers).Return on invested capital -12.6% vs peers 6.8% (weaker than 89% of peers).

How risky is CrowdStrike?

Moderate risk relative to 1,711 technology peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Debt / equity 0.15× vs a peer median of 0.25× (stronger than 62% of peers).Debt / equity 0.15× vs peers 0.25× (stronger than 62% of peers). Beta 1.20 vs a peer median of 0.87 (weaker than 70% of peers).Beta 1.20 vs peers 0.87 (weaker than 70% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous quarter

Latest quarter

Change

Revenue (12 months)

5.1B USD

5.4B USD

+5.9%

Net income (12 months)

−29.1M USD

46.3M USD

turned positive

Operating margin

-4.0%

-2.5%

+1.6 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

1.5B USD

1.6B USD

+6.9%

Debt

745.8M USD

746.2M USD

+0.1%

Cash

4.6B USD

5.0B USD

+10.1%

Shares outstanding

1.02B

1.02B

+0.6%

Key ratios

FY Jan 2022

FY Jan 2023

FY Jan 2024

FY Jan 2025

FY Jan 2026

Change

Gross margin

73.6%

73.2%

75.2%

75.0%

74.7%

▼ 0.3 pts

Operating margin

-9.8%

-8.5%

-0.6%

-2.9%

-6.1%

▼ 3.2 pts

Net margin

-16.2%

-8.2%

2.4%

-0.4%

-3.4%

▼ 3.0 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

-6.5%

-3.6%

1.1%

-0.2%

-1.5%

▼ 1.3 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

-22.9%

-12.5%

3.1%

-0.5%

-3.7%

▼ 3.2 pts

Free cash flow margin

31.9%

31.5%

32.4%

28.5%

27.2%

▼ 1.3 pts

Current ratio

1.83×

1.73×

1.76×

1.77×

▲ 0.4%

Debt to equity

0.72×

0.51×

0.32×

0.23×

0.17×

▼ 26%

Interest coverage

-5.65×

-7.51×

-0.74×

-4.42×

-10.47×

▼ 137%