Fortinet vs Xerox
FTNT and XRX side by side, both in computer and office equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FTNT and XRX compare
Fortinet is the larger company, worth 778 times as much as Xerox ($93.5B against $120M).
Fortinet grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.2% versus 16.0% for Xerox).
Fortinet keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 29.0% compared with −15.4% at Xerox.
Xerox pays a dividend yielding 10.9%; Fortinet does not pay one.
Fortinet scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 11 for Xerox), 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.
| Metric | FTNT | XRX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $93.5B | $120M |
| Share price | $127.22 | $0.915 |
| Change, 1 year | 54.9% | −69.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 85.7% | −95.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.38 | 1.72 |
| Employees | 15K | 23K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 41.3× | – |
| P/S | 11.9× | 0.0× (better) |
| P/B | 41.6× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 32.7× | – |
| P/FCF | 27.2× | 1.6× (better) |
| PEG | 1.30 | – |
| FCF yield | 3.7% | 63.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $114.96 | $44.09 |
| Margin of safety | −10.7% | 97.9% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 20.2% (better) | 16.0% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 21.3% (better) | 0.00% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 21.8% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 26.7% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 33.1% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 79.7% | – |
| Operating margin | 33.0% | – |
| Net margin | 29.0% (better) | −15.4% |
| FCF margin | 43.5% (better) | 0.99% |
| Return on equity | 153% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.22 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.18 | – |
| Interest coverage | 176× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.40 (better) | 1.14 |
| Altman Z-score | 7.40 (better) | 1.17 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 10.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | −27.5% |
| Buyback yield | 1.0% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.0% | 10.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 68.6% | 98.3% |
| Held by insiders | 10.7% | 39.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$143M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.8% | – |
Go deeper
- FTNT stock overview
- FTNT income statement
- FTNT valuation and score
- XRX stock overview
- XRX income statement
- XRX valuation and score
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