CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH (CHKP) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:CHKP • IL0010824113
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144.53 USD
-6.72 (-4.44%)
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This CHKP fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. CHKP Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- CHKP had positive earnings in the past year.
- CHKP had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- In the past 5 years CHKP has always been profitable.
- Each year in the past 5 years CHKP had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- With an excellent Return On Assets value of 13.54%, CHKP belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 91.37% of the companies in the same industry.
- CHKP has a Return On Equity of 36.67%. This is amongst the best in the industry. CHKP outperforms 93.17% of its industry peers.
- CHKP has a better Return On Invested Capital (12.32%) than 88.85% of its industry peers.
- The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CHKP is significantly above the industry average of 10.92%.
- The 3 year average ROIC (17.67%) for CHKP is well above the current ROIC(12.32%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 13.54% | ||
| ROE | 36.67% | ||
| ROIC | 12.32% |
ROA(3y)14.33%
ROA(5y)14.15%
ROE(3y)32.26%
ROE(5y)29.8%
ROIC(3y)17.67%
ROIC(5y)18.33%
1.3 Margins
- Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 38.78%, CHKP belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 94.60% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CHKP has remained more or less at the same level.
- The Operating Margin of CHKP (30.49%) is better than 94.24% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CHKP has declined.
- CHKP's Gross Margin of 86.72% is amongst the best of the industry. CHKP outperforms 93.53% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CHKP has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 30.49% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 38.78% | ||
| GM | 86.72% |
OM growth 3Y-7.03%
OM growth 5Y-6.98%
PM growth 3Y4.27%
PM growth 5Y-1.11%
GM growth 3Y-0.08%
GM growth 5Y-0.52%
2. CHKP Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so CHKP is creating value.
- CHKP has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- CHKP has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
- Compared to 1 year ago, CHKP has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
- CHKP has an Altman-Z score of 5.69. This indicates that CHKP is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
- With a decent Altman-Z score value of 5.69, CHKP is doing good in the industry, outperforming 79.86% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of CHKP is 1.59, which is an excellent value as it means it would take CHKP, only 1.59 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 1.59, CHKP is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 69.06% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.68 indicates that CHKP is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.68, CHKP is not doing good in the industry: 69.06% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- Although CHKP's pure debt/equity ratio does not look good, it has limited outstanding debt compared to the Free Cash Flow. We will not put too much weight on the debt/equity number as it may be because of low equity, which could be a consequence of a share buyback program for instance. This needs to be investigated.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.68 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.59 | ||
| Altman-Z | 5.69 |
ROIC/WACC1.47
WACC8.36%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 2.05 indicates that CHKP has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 2.05, CHKP is in line with its industry, outperforming 58.99% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Quick Ratio of 2.05 indicates that CHKP has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
- CHKP has a Quick ratio (2.05) which is in line with its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.05 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 2.05 |
3. CHKP Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- CHKP shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 30.13%, which is quite impressive.
- Measured over the past years, CHKP shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 11.85% on average per year.
- The Revenue has been growing slightly by 6.25% in the past year.
- Measured over the past years, CHKP shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 5.71% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)30.13%
EPS 3Y17.01%
EPS 5Y11.85%
EPS Q2Q%25.93%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.25%
Revenue growth 3Y5.37%
Revenue growth 5Y5.71%
Sales Q2Q%5.85%
3.2 Future
- Based on estimates for the next years, CHKP will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 15.55% on average per year.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 7.62% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-10.66%
EPS Next 2Y-0.73%
EPS Next 3Y4.89%
EPS Next 5Y15.55%
Revenue Next Year6.11%
Revenue Next 2Y6.07%
Revenue Next 3Y6.41%
Revenue Next 5Y7.62%
3.3 Evolution
- When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
- The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. CHKP Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- With a Price/Earnings ratio of 12.13, CHKP is valued correctly.
- 85.61% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CHKP, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
- CHKP's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 25.54.
- CHKP is valuated correctly with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 13.57.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, CHKP is valued a bit cheaper than 78.06% of the companies in the same industry.
- CHKP is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 22.70, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12.13 | ||
| Fwd PE | 13.57 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CHKP indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: CHKP is cheaper than 79.14% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, CHKP is valued cheaply inside the industry as 84.17% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 12.52 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 15.13 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The excellent profitability rating of CHKP may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)1.02
EPS Next 2Y-0.73%
EPS Next 3Y4.89%
5. CHKP Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for CHKP!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
CHKP Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
144.53
-6.72 (-4.44%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)02-12 2026-02-12/bmo
Earnings (Next)04-21 2026-04-21/bmo
Inst Owners77.44%
Inst Owner Change4.72%
Ins Owners23.17%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap15.52B
Revenue(TTM)2.73B
Net Income(TTM)1.06B
Analysts73.64
Price Target208.29 (44.12%)
Short Float %5.95%
Short Ratio3.45
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)39.07%
Min EPS beat(2)20.55%
Max EPS beat(2)57.59%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)18.89%
Min EPS beat(4)-1.7%
Max EPS beat(4)57.59%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)8.96%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)6.59%
EPS beat(16)9
Avg EPS beat(16)5.29%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.73%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.13%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.33%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.65%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.13%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.33%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.55%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.63%
Revenue beat(16)0
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.42%
PT rev (1m)-7.73%
PT rev (3m)-10.22%
EPS NQ rev (1m)1.09%
EPS NQ rev (3m)1.03%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.26%
EPS NY rev (3m)-0.83%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.66%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.63%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.07%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12.13 | ||
| Fwd PE | 13.57 | ||
| P/S | 5.69 | ||
| P/FCF | 12.52 | ||
| P/OCF | 12.26 | ||
| P/B | 5.38 | ||
| P/tB | 20.32 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 15.13 |
EPS(TTM)11.92
EY8.25%
EPS(NY)10.65
Fwd EY7.37%
FCF(TTM)11.54
FCFY7.99%
OCF(TTM)11.79
OCFY8.16%
SpS25.39
BVpS26.85
TBVpS7.11
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)1.02
Graham Number84.86
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 13.54% | ||
| ROE | 36.67% | ||
| ROCE | 14.16% | ||
| ROIC | 12.32% | ||
| ROICexc | 25.33% | ||
| ROICexgc | 98.2% | ||
| OM | 30.49% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 38.78% | ||
| GM | 86.72% | ||
| FCFM | 45.46% |
ROA(3y)14.33%
ROA(5y)14.15%
ROE(3y)32.26%
ROE(5y)29.8%
ROIC(3y)17.67%
ROIC(5y)18.33%
ROICexc(3y)30.45%
ROICexc(5y)31.45%
ROICexgc(3y)131.72%
ROICexgc(5y)107.95%
ROCE(3y)20.31%
ROCE(5y)21.07%
ROICexgc growth 3Y6.73%
ROICexgc growth 5Y14.36%
ROICexc growth 3Y-9.55%
ROICexc growth 5Y-3.44%
OM growth 3Y-7.03%
OM growth 5Y-6.98%
PM growth 3Y4.27%
PM growth 5Y-1.11%
GM growth 3Y-0.08%
GM growth 5Y-0.52%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.35
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.68 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.59 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.13 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 28.63% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 0.98% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 136.96% | ||
| Profit Quality | 117.22% | ||
| Current Ratio | 2.05 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 2.05 | ||
| Altman-Z | 5.69 |
F-Score5
WACC8.36%
ROIC/WACC1.47
Cap/Depr(3y)32.27%
Cap/Depr(5y)41.93%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.9%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.87%
Profit Quality(3y)120.03%
Profit Quality(5y)128.17%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)30.13%
EPS 3Y17.01%
EPS 5Y11.85%
EPS Q2Q%25.93%
EPS Next Y-10.66%
EPS Next 2Y-0.73%
EPS Next 3Y4.89%
EPS Next 5Y15.55%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.25%
Revenue growth 3Y5.37%
Revenue growth 5Y5.71%
Sales Q2Q%5.85%
Revenue Next Year6.11%
Revenue Next 2Y6.07%
Revenue Next 3Y6.41%
Revenue Next 5Y7.62%
EBIT growth 1Y-5.13%
EBIT growth 3Y-2.05%
EBIT growth 5Y-1.67%
EBIT Next Year4.73%
EBIT Next 3Y2.53%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y20.49%
FCF growth 3Y4.8%
FCF growth 5Y1.65%
OCF growth 1Y20.25%
OCF growth 3Y4.83%
OCF growth 5Y1.74%
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH / CHKP Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for CHKP stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 7 / 10 to CHKP.
Can you provide the valuation status for CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH (CHKP). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
What is the profitability of CHKP stock?
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH (CHKP) has a profitability rating of 9 / 10.
What is the valuation of CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH based on its PE and PB ratios?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH (CHKP) is 12.13 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 5.38.
Can you provide the expected EPS growth for CHKP stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH (CHKP) is expected to decline by -10.66% in the next year.