Check Point
Check Point's revenue rose 6.2% to $2.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 30.5%, down from 34.1% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $1.2 billion, up 14.1%. It paid out $1.4 billion in dividends and buybacks, 119% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.1%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on equity is net income as a share of shareholders' equity.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, earnings per share grew 9.7% a year and net income 4.3% a year, as buybacks cut the share count by 37%.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 3,783 | 3,503 | 2,960 | 2,784 | 4,342 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | — | — | 0 | 1,972 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | — | — | — | −2,784 | −2,370 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | −3.1x | −2.8x |
| Debt to equity | — | — | — | 0.0x | 0.7x |
| Interest coverage | — | — | — | — | — |
| Current ratio | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.1x | 2.0x |
| Quick ratio | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.1x | 2.0x |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | — | — | Fail |
| Current ratio rose | Fail | Fail | Pass |
| Share count didn't rise | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Gross margin rose | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| F-score | — | — | 7 of 9 |
| Accruals ratio | −3.5% | −3.6% | −2.1% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check Point | FY25 | 6.2% | 30.5% | 43.0% | — | −2.8x | 7 | |
| Nutanix | FY26 | 12.4% | 9.6% | 29.5% | — | −2.9x | — | Compare |
| Zscaler | FY26 | 25.4% | −4.0% | 25.4% | — | −116.4x | 3 | Compare |
| UiPath | FY26 | 12.7% | 3.5% | 21.9% | 13.7% | −20.0x | 7 | Compare |
| CrowdStrike | FY26 | 21.7% | −6.1% | 27.2% | — | — | 4 | Compare |
10 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 1,741 | 1,855 | 1,916 | 1,995 | 2,065 | 2,167 | 2,330 | 2,415 | 2,565 | 2,725 |
| Revenue growth | 6.8% | 6.5% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 7.5% | 3.6% | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| Gross profit | 1,539 | 1,642 | 1,715 | 1,779 | 1,838 | 1,909 | 2,026 | 2,132 | 2,246 | 2,364 |
| Research and development | 178 | 192 | 212 | 239 | 253 | 293 | 350 | 369 | 395 | 457 |
| Operating income | 852 | 924 | 914 | 882 | 904 | 908 | 884 | 899 | 876 | 831 |
| Net income | 725 | 803 | 821 | 826 | 847 | 816 | 797 | 840 | 846 | 1,057 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | 4.18 | 4.82 | 5.15 | 5.43 | 5.96 | 6.08 | 6.31 | 7.10 | 7.46 | 9.62 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 173 | 167 | 159 | 152 | 142 | 134 | 126 | 118 | 113 | 110 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | 949 | 1,110 | 1,144 | 1,104 | 1,161 | 1,204 | 1,098 | 1,038 | 1,052 | 1,199 |
| Capital expenditure | 24 | 29 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 27 |
| Free cash flow | 925 | 1,081 | 1,126 | 1,078 | 1,142 | 1,188 | 1,076 | 1,019 | 1,028 | 1,173 |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share buybacks | 988 | 995 | 1,104 | 1,278 | 1,298 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 1,288 | 1,300 | 1,400 |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 155 | 38 | 23 | 220 | 48 | 459 | 186 | 273 |
| Stock-based compensation | 83 | 87 | 89 | 107 | 112 | 120 | 131 | 145 | 150 | 206 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 1,266 | 1,410 | 1,746 | 3,949 | 4,000 | 3,783 | 3,503 | 2,960 | 2,784 | 4,342 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1,972 |
| Total assets | 5,218 | 5,463 | 5,828 | 5,765 | 5,839 | 5,900 | 5,725 | 5,696 | 5,754 | 7,806 |
| Total liabilities | 1,726 | 1,863 | 2,056 | 2,196 | 2,373 | 2,643 | 2,796 | 2,874 | 2,965 | 4,924 |
| Shareholders' equity | 3,491 | 3,600 | 3,772 | 3,569 | 3,466 | 3,257 | 2,929 | 2,821 | 2,789 | 2,882 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 88.4% | 88.5% | 89.5% | 89.2% | 89.0% | 88.1% | 86.9% | 88.3% | 87.5% | 86.7% |
| Operating margin | 48.9% | 49.8% | 47.7% | 44.2% | 43.8% | 41.9% | 38.0% | 37.2% | 34.1% | 30.5% |
| Net margin | 41.6% | 43.3% | 42.9% | 41.4% | 41.0% | 37.6% | 34.2% | 34.8% | 33.0% | 38.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | 53.1% | 58.3% | 58.8% | 54.1% | 55.3% | 54.8% | 46.2% | 42.2% | 40.1% | 43.0% |
| Return on capital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Return on equity | 20.6% | 22.6% | 22.3% | 22.5% | 24.1% | 24.3% | 25.8% | 29.2% | 30.1% | 37.3% |
| Return on assets | 14.1% | 15.0% | 14.6% | 14.2% | 14.6% | 13.9% | 13.7% | 14.7% | 14.8% | 15.6% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −3.1x | −2.8x |