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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

Trending onWhy it's trendingX chatter spiked vs its recent normBacked by solid revenue growthPrice and volume picking up
$CHKP·$14B·Software - Infrastructure·Technology
$137.10+0.4%YTD-26.2%1Y-37.0%
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CHCHKP
$CHKPCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd.
$137.10+0.43%308 posts+50%
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AI analysis

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Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-07-16

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Check Point Software is down 40% over twelve months after five straight EPS beats and just received a fresh analyst downgrade ahead of Q2.

Check Point Software Technologies makes network security appliances and cloud security (Infinity platform), $13.7B market cap, with Q2 2026 earnings due 2026-07-30.

  • Q1 revenue was $668M, up 4.8% year-over-year and down 10.3% sequentially — the fifth consecutive quarter of low-single-digit-to-mid-single-digit growth, and EPS $2.50 topped $2.41 consensus by 3.7%.
  • Gross margin 85.4%, operating margin 27.7%, trailing ROIC 14.1% and ROE 36.4% — operating economics as good as any large-cap security peer.
  • Trailing twelve-month return negative 39% and year-to-date negative 26% — the multiple compressed with the growth deceleration despite the operating-margin strength.
  • On July 15, an analyst reduced their rating on Check Point — one of a sixth cycle of downgrades or PT cuts as sell-side confidence erodes.
  • On July 14, Check Point Research published on AI crossing from assistant to operator in autonomous cyber attack and defense — a thought-leadership signal for the Infinity platform.
  • On July 8, Bill Ackman flagged Check Point as a 'next trillion-dollar company from Israel' candidate — a directional tailwind, not a fundamental catalyst.
  • Consensus models 2026 EPS $10.42 rising to $11.42 in 2027 and $12.46 in 2028 — at $132.39 the 12.3x multiple discounts continued mid-single-digit growth (undemanding).

The setup is a cash-generative security incumbent at compressed multiples with mid-single-digit growth — July 30 tests whether Q2 execution starts a re-rating.

What to watch: July 30 Q2 earnings — revenue growth versus the +4.8% pace (any acceleration signals the Infinity platform is scaling), operating-margin trajectory versus the 27.7% base, and any updated fiscal 2026 guide versus the $10.42 EPS consensus. Deferred-revenue and billings trajectory are the leading indicators for the growth-reacceleration case.

On the calendar: 2026-07-30 Q2 2026 earnings; revenue growth reacceleration is the fundamental fork.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Provides network firewalls, endpoint protection, and cloud cybersecurity products with integrated threat intelligence to enterprises globally.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Software - Infrastructure sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CHKP.

Software - Infrastructure · Technology

No material change from last week — Enterprise software infrastructure is in a multiple compression phase (-16.

What this means for $CHKP

Partial — Provides network firewalls, endpoint protection, and cloud cybersecurity products with integrated threat intelligence to enterprises globally; exposure exists but is diluted by diverse end markets and revenue mix.

Top industry ETF

$IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
-12.9%YTD
-16.6%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
12.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
14.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
29.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
10.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
36.4%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
86.4%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.7Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Apr 30, 2026$2.50$2.41+3.7%
Q4 2025Feb 12, 2026$3.40$2.77+22.7%
Q3 2025Oct 28, 2025$3.94$2.45+60.8%
Q2 2025Jul 30, 2025$2.37$2.36+0.4%
Next earningsThu, Jul 30·consensus EPS $2.45

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$668.4M+4.8%85.4%27.7%$1.83$435.9M
Q4 FY25$744.9M+5.9%86.8%31.3%$2.85$344.0M
Q3 FY25$677.5M+6.7%86.9%29.4%$3.34$272.7M
Q2 FY25$665.2M+6.0%86.3%30.6%$1.89$256.0M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 28 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$2.8B$2.8B – $2.9B$10.42$10.26 – $10.6427
FY27$3.0B$2.9B – $3.1B$11.42$10.98 – $11.8728
FY28$3.1B$3.1B – $3.2B$12.46$11.53 – $14.2311

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.3×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.22%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+6.6%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-15.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 79.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.495-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 11Jerry T UngermanDirector25.0K sh$3.1MSellJun 11Shavit Shenhav TalDirector25.0K sh$3.1MSellJun 2Yoav CheloucheDirector25.0K sh$3.5M
+ 8 other (3 awards · 3 exempts · 1 inkind · 1 gift) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 113
AI summary

Sherif Seddik, newly appointed Chief Revenue Officer at Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP), filed a Form 3 on May 11, 2026 disclosing direct ownership of 30,305 ordinary shares (including 26,957 RSUs vesting in tranches through September 2029), plus 41,935 stock options at $190.77/share expiring September 3, 2032 (vesting 25% per year beginning September 4, 2026). Routine initial Section 16 beneficial ownership disclosure for a newly appointed executive officer.

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
+ 15 other (5 6-Ks · 5 3s · 3 13Gs · 1 S-8) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Traders Purchase Large Volume of Call Options on Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP)defenseworld.net·1d agoHere Are Wednesday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Allstate, AMC Entertainment, Boeing, CAVA Group, Check Point Software, Digital Realty Trust, FedEx, IBM, UPS, and More247wallst.com·3d agoThis Check Point Software Analyst Is No Longer Bullish; Here Are Top 5 Downgrades For Wednesdaybenzinga.com·3d ago3 stocks riding the wave from IBM's earnings disasterinvezz.com·3d agoCheck Point Research: AI Has Crossed From Assistant to Operator, Rewriting the Rules of Autonomous AI Cyber Attack and Defenseprnewswire.com·4d ago

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