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Check Point Software Technologies

CHKP
79
Software - Infrastructure · Technology
Also trades as: 0Y9S.L GBP 1.51 (+0.59%)
Price
$151.98
+8.55 (+5.96%)
Market Cap
$15.52B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
79
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Strong
25/30
Growth
Strong
16/20
Cash Flow
Exceptional
10/10
Stability
Strong
8/10
Valuation
Good
6/10
Ownership
Good
10/15
Dividends
Not counted
n/a

75 of 95 counted points = Winston Score 79. Pillars marked n/a do not apply to this company and are left out of the total.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−18.0% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 134.1M (2021) → 109.9M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Check Point Software Technologies is a cybersecurity company based in Israel. It makes software and hardware that protect computer networks, devices, and cloud systems from hackers and cyberattacks. Its main products include firewalls, endpoint security tools, and its Infinity platform, which bundles many security services together. Customers are mostly large businesses and governments around the world.

Check Point earns money through a mix of software subscriptions, security service renewals, and hardware appliance sales. It operates globally, with strong presence in North America, Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly $2.4 billion in annual revenue. Its moat comes from deep customer relationships, high switching costs, and a reputation built over 30 years in the industry. The key growth driver is expanding its subscription-based Infinity platform, which moves customers toward recurring cloud-delivered security — though it faces intense competition from larger rivals like Palo Alto Networks and Cisco, which could pressure its market share over time.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

Reported EPS Growth

-0.5% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

30 Jun 2025: $1.89

30 Jun 2026: $1.88

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS decreased year over year

R&D Spend

$457M/ year

↑ Rising (+16% vs prior year)

16.8% of revenue

In line with sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

23.9%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$4.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Heavy R&D investment

Check Point Software Technologies is putting 17% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. And they're generating enough cash to self-fund it.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
85.2%
Premium pricing power — 85.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
27.5%
Excellent — 27.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
17.0%
Strong — 17.0% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+4.6%
Slow sales growth (+4.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+25.5%
Earnings growing fast (+25.5% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
112%
Turns 112% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
41.2%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (41.2%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.72
Moderate — manageable debt (0.72)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
—
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
15.4x
Fair value — P/E 15.4

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+1.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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