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Elastic vs Cloudflare

ESTC and NET side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.

How ESTC and NET compare

Cloudflare is the larger company, worth 12 times as much as Elastic ($112B against $9.2B).

Cloudflare grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (35.7% versus 16.2% for Elastic).

Elastic keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 20.8% compared with −8.7% at Cloudflare.

Elastic scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 9 for Cloudflare), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.

Key numbers

A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.

MetricESTCNET
Size and price
Market cap$9.2B$112B
Share price$87.31$315.00
Change, 1 year−6.2%31.0%
Change, 5 years−50.2%49.3%
Beta (5Y)1.792.31
Employees4,0195,156
StockData Score
Total score10 (better)9
Valuation score1 (better)0
Growth score4 (better)3
Performance score3 (better)1
Health score25 (better)
Dividend score00
Valuation
P/E26.2×–
P/S5.1× (better)41.0×
P/B7.1× (better)76.6×
P/FCF26.3× (better)312×
FCF yield3.8% (better)0.32%
Fair value–$77.80
Margin of safety–−305%
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)16.2%35.7% (better)
Revenue growth, 5Y average23.4%38.1% (better)
Profitability
Gross margin75.5% (better)71.9%
Operating margin−2.6% (better)−14.1%
Net margin20.8% (better)−8.7%
FCF margin19.4% (better)13.2%
Return on equity33.1% (better)−17.0%
Financial health
Debt / equity–0.00
Interest coverage−1.9× (better)−31.8×
Current ratio1.813.80 (better)
Altman Z-score3.7611.40 (better)
Piotroski F-score6 (better)5
Dividends and buybacks
Buyback yield4.1%–
Shareholder yield4.1% (better)0.00%
Ownership
Held by institutions87.6%79.9%
Held by insiders18.7%8.1%
Insider net buying, 12 months−$435M (better)−$638M
Short interest, % of float5.8%2.4%

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