CrowdStrike vs Gen Digital
Gen Digital reported revenue of $5.0 billion in fiscal 2026, about the same as CrowdStrike's $4.8 billion in fiscal 2026. CrowdStrike's revenue grew 21.7% in its latest year, and Gen Digital's grew 27.1%. CrowdStrike had an operating margin of -6.1%, against 42.4% at Gen Digital. Free cash flow was $1.3 billion at CrowdStrike and $1.5 billion at Gen Digital. Their fiscal years end in different months (January 31 and April 3), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| CrowdStrike | Gen Digital | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Jan 31, 2026 | FY2026, Apr 3, 2026 |
| Revenue | $4.8B | $5.0B |
| Revenue growth | 21.7% | 27.1% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 40.6% | 14.4% |
| Gross margin | 74.7% | 78.5% |
| Operating margin | −6.1% | 42.4% |
| Net margin | −3.4% | 19.5% |
| Free cash flow | $1.3B | $1.5B |
| Free cash flow margin | 27.2% | 30.5% |
| Return on capital | — | 13.7% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 3.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $946M |
| Change in diluted share count | 2.4% | −0.8% |
| Last close | $261.83 | $24.41 |
| P/E at the last close | — | 14.3× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $771.3 million | bought $216,880, sold $21.9 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the CrowdStrike and Gen Digital pages.