CHKP

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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Ordinary Shares
Technology · Software - Infrastructure · NASDAQ · United States
$132.71-2.58%
Market cap $13.5BNext earnings 2026-10-27Updated Sep 18, 2026
FAIR VALUE · CONSENSUS
$132.71+0.0%
confidence-weighted across 5 of 6 models
Now $132.71
$132.71
$59.32$291.49
Hold
Price vs fair value
2.6% below
+2.7% to fair value
ACCE score
55
out of 100
Analysts
42% buy
38 covering
P/E
13.6x
forward 11.8x
1-year return
-32.4%
Dividend yield
0.00%
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Overview

ACCE thesis

Check Point sells network security hardware, software, and cloud-delivered threat prevention to enterprises and governments across 100+ countries, with Infinity being its unified platform play increasingly anchored in AI-driven threat intelligence. The company generates 87.7% gross margins on a largely subscription and maintenance revenue base, creating the kind of cash conversion that lets it buy back stock aggressively without straining operations. The catalyst here is Infinity Platform adoption accelerating the transition from legacy product licenses toward higher-value, recurring ARR - a mix shift that compresses reported revenue growth today but builds a more durable earnings stream. At 10.9x forward earnings with a 38% ROE, the market is pricing this like a melting hardware business, not a security franchise with 40 years of customer entrenchment and zero net debt. The gap between that multiple and what Palo Alto or CrowdStrike trade at reflects a growth discount that closes if Gil Shwed's platform consolidation pitch lands with enterprise buyers already fatigued by vendor sprawl.

Written May 18, 2026
Investor warnings · 2 flags
  • moderate
    Revenue growth deceleration
    Revenue growth slowed to 4.8% YoY vs 5.4% 5-year CAGR, with concerning -10.3% QoQ decline.
  • moderate
    High debt leverage
    Debt/Equity ratio of 70.12 is elevated for a software company, creating financial risk.
Reports in 36 days, last quarter beat by 0.1%.

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Price

-34.0% · 1Y

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Wall Street consensus

Mixed42% buy · 38 covering analysts
Strong buy 13 Buy 3 Hold 22 Sell 0 Strong sell 0
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Where it sits vs peers

This stock Peer Peer median weaker → stronger
P/Ebetter than 83% of peers
low 0.0x13.6xhigh 59.2x
ROEbetter than 67% of peers
low -3%38%high 62%
Div yieldbetter than 100% of peers
low 0.0%0.0%high 0.0%

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News and Record

Reports in 36 days, last quarter beat by 0.1%.

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Recent performance

1 week
+0.8%
1 month
+0.3%
3 months
+8.5%
6 months
-13.1%
YTD
-28.5%
1 year
-32.4%

SEC filings

36 filings of 40
September 2026
Sep 14
6-KForeign current reportPeriod 2026-09-14
Sep 3
Form 4Insider transactionPeriod 2026-09-02
Sep 3
Form 4Insider transactionPeriod 2026-09-02
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