CrowdStrike is a cloud-native cybersecurity company specializing in security verticals such as endpoint, cloud workload, identity, and security operations.
It is a $282B technology company. Revenue grew 24.3% over the last year, it keeps 1¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and it holds more cash than debt. It trades at 4817.4× earnings — in the most expensive third of its own history.
- Website
- crowdstrike.com
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Employees
- 11 706
- Sector
- Technology
- Founded
- 2011
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong quality; Valuation, Profitability and Health lag behind.
Valuation10
- P/E vs own history73th pct · 5/25
- FCF yield0.6% · 5/25
- P/S52.2x · 0/25
- EV/EBITDA3059.0x · 0/25
Growth50
- Revenue CAGR34.9% · 25/25
- Net income CAGRn/a · 0/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Yn/a · 0/25
- Fwd implied growth2736.1% · 25/25
Profitability11
- ROICn/a · 0/25
- ROE1.3% · 5/25
- Net margin1.1% · 6/25
- Operating margin-2.2% · 0/25
Health43
- Altman Zn/a · 0/25
- Current ratio1.57 · 18/25
- Interest coverage-6.8x · 0/25
- Net cash / debtNet cash · 25/25
Quality77
- Piotroski F6/9 · 15/25
- Beneish M-2.91 · 25/25
- FCF conversion2752% · 25/25
- Margin stabilityσ 10.3% · 12/25
Moat50
- ROIC >12% yearsn/a · 0/25
- Median gross margin74.7% · 25/25
- FCF-positive years7/7 yrs · 25/25
- Worst-year net marginworst -29.5% · 0/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- FY2023FinancialTurned profitable$89.3M net income after a loss year
- FY2023FinancialBest year on record$89.3M net income
- 2023ProductCrowdStrike introduced CrowdStream service in collaboration with Cribl.io
- 2022MilestoneIt became a managed service, meaning CrowdStrike started running it for customers
- FY2022FinancialRevenue crossed $1B$1.45B for the year
- 2020ProductCrowdStrike launched a tool called Falcon Identity Threat Protection to help protect user identities
- FY2020FinancialPositive free cash flow every year since7-year streak
- 2019IPOCrowdStrike went public on the Nasdaq in 2019 and joined the S&P 500 index in 2024
- 2013ProductThe company launched CrowdStrike Falcon, an antivirus package
- 2011FoundedThe company was co-founded in 2011 by George Kurtz, Dmitri Alperovitch, and Gregg Marston
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- High gross margin (75.2%)
- Revenue growing 24.3% year over year
- Strong cash conversion — FCF is 29.8% of revenue
- Net cash position after subtracting debt from cash
Watch-outs
- Thin interest coverage (-6.8×)
- Loss-making in 6 of the recent years
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+24.3% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$58.5M TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-966.2% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$1.61B TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligationsmore cash than debt
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$282B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice+10.3% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it1/7 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distresshealth score 18/100
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersno data
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 4817.4
Peer comparisonCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. vs 6 largest technology peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRWD this company | $282.3B | 4817.4 | +24.3% | 1.1% | Strained |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp | $5.5T | 28.6 | +83.4% | 63.7% | Mixed |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | $4.9T | 38.1 | +14.2% | 27.6% | Strong |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | $4.3T | 17.6 | +20.1% | 54.8% | Mixed |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp | $4.0T | 29.7 | +17.8% | 40.3% | Strong |
| SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $2.1T | — | +33.2% | -34.0% | Strained |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. | $1.8T | 26.9 | +27.7% | 29.8% | Mixed |
Head-to-head: CRWD vs NVDA · CRWD vs AAPL · CRWD vs GOOGL
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2020–FY2026. For readers who want to check the numbers.
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Deeper analysis of CRWD on PreMarketPriceFigures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $275.70 · market cap $282B.