CRWD

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
Technology·Cybersecurity
Current Price
$384.15
Market Cap
$94.1B
Net Debt
-$3.6B
Shares Outstanding
0.24B

Financial Statements

MetricFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024TTM (Q3 FY2026)
Revenue$481M$874M$2.2B$3.1B$4.0B$3.5B
Revenue Growth81.6%156.3%36.3%29.4%-20.4%
Operating Income-$146M-$93M-$190M-$2M-$120M-$54M
Operating Margin-30.3%-10.6%-8.5%-0.1%-3.0%-1.6%
Net Income-$142M-$93M-$183M$89M-$19M$65M
Net Margin-29.5%-10.6%-8.2%2.9%-0.5%1.9%
EPS (Diluted)$0.00$-0.42$-0.79$0.37$-0.08$0.26
Free Cash Flow$20M$304M$706M$990M$1.1B$362M
FCF Margin4.1%34.7%31.5%32.4%28.5%10.4%

Historical Cash Flows

Historical Cash Flows

($M)FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024
Revenue$481M$874M$2.2B$3.1B$4.0B
Growth81.6%156.3%36.3%29.4%
EBIT-$146M-$93M-$190M-$2M-$120M
EBIT Margin-30.3%-10.6%-8.5%-0.1%-3.0%
NOPAT-$115M-$73M-$150M-$2M-$95M
D&A$0$0$0$0$0
CapEx$80M$53M$235M$177M$255M
ΔNWC$0$750M$102M$529M$592M
Unlevered FCF-$196M-$876M-$488M-$707M-$942M

DCF Valuation

Adjust the assumptions below to derive your own intrinsic value. All calculations update in real-time.

Perpetuity Growth
$72.00
vs $384.15-81.3%
Exit Multiple
$143.91
vs $384.15-62.5%

Projected Cash Flows

($M)Y1Y2Y3Y4Y5
Revenue$4.7B$5.6B$6.4B$7.3B$8.1B
Revenue % Chg.
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EBIT$474M$728M$966M$1.2B$1.5B
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NOPAT$380M$582M$773M$989M$1.2B
NOPAT Margin8.0%10.4%12.0%13.6%15.2%
D&A$190M$224M$258M$291M$323M
D&A / Revenue
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CapEx$142M$168M$193M$218M$242M
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Chg. NWC$47M$56M$64M$73M$81M
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Unlevered FCF$380M$582M$773M$989M$1.2B
PV of UFCF$345M$481M$580M$676M$762M
Σ PV of UFCF$345M$826M$1.4B$2.1B$2.8B
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Valuation Waterfall

Perpetuity Method

PV of FCFs$2.8B
PV of Terminal Value$11.2B
Enterprise Value$14.1B
Less: Net Debt$3.6B
Equity Value$17.6B

Exit Multiple Method (EV/EBITDA)

PV of FCFs$2.8B
PV of Terminal Value$28.8B
Enterprise Value$31.7B
Less: Net Debt$3.6B
Equity Value$35.3B

Sensitivity Analysis

WACC vs Terminal Growth (Perpetuity)

WACC \ Terminal Growth2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%4.0%
8.0%$84.93$90.51$97.21$105.39$115.62
9.0%$74.03$77.93$82.49$87.86$94.32
10.0%$65.89$68.74$72.00$75.76$80.15
11.0%$59.57$61.73$64.16$66.91$70.05
12.0%$54.54$56.22$58.08$60.16$62.50

WACC vs Exit Multiple

WACC \ Exit Multiple (EV/EBITDA)19x22x25x28x31x
8.0%$125.00$140.48$155.96$171.44$186.92
9.0%$120.21$134.99$149.77$164.55$179.34
10.0%$115.66$129.79$143.91$158.03$172.15
11.0%$111.36$124.86$138.36$151.85$165.35
12.0%$107.28$120.18$133.09$146.00$158.90

Investment Thesis

CrowdStrike is the leader in cloud-native endpoint security, expanding into a full cybersecurity platform. Strong net dollar retention, growing module adoption per customer, and rapid ARR growth. Transitioning from high-growth to profitable growth phase.

Bull Case

  • +Module adoption deepening — customers using 5+ modules growing rapidly
  • +Cloud security (Falcon Cloud) and identity (Falcon Identity) expanding TAM
  • +Charlotte AI and next-gen SIEM driving platform consolidation wins
  • +Operating leverage improving with scale — path to 25%+ GAAP op margins

Bear Case

  • -July 2024 global IT outage damaged brand reputation and trust
  • -Premium valuation leaves little room for execution missteps
  • -Intense competition from Microsoft, SentinelOne, Palo Alto Networks
  • -Customer commitment deals (CCDs) may pull forward revenue

Key Catalysts

  • Recovery from IT outage incident — customer retention proving resilient
  • Next-gen SIEM (LogScale) displacing Splunk and legacy SIEM
  • Federal/government contract expansion
  • Continued operating margin expansion toward profitability

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Disclaimer: This is not investment advice. All projections are estimates based on publicly available data. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always do your own research before making investment decisions. Last updated: 2026-02-19.