Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) Key Metrics
CHKP valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 17, 2026- Market cap
- $14.08B
- Enterprise value
- $14.11B
- P/E (TTM)
- 14.1 10-yr median 20.3
- Forward P/E
- 12.5
- PEG ratio
- 1.25
- Price / sales
- 5.1 10-yr median 8.3
- Price / book
- 5.3 10-yr median 5.1
- EV / EBITDA
- 14.1 10-yr median 16.1
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 0.47
CHKP key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsCHKP valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
CHKP returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
CHKP per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
CHKP financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
CHKP efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
CHKP valuation history
CHKP returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
CHKP debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
CHKP cash returned to shareholders
CHKP price vs earnings per share
CHKP key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $20.39B | $21.17B | $18.08B | $15.94B | $15.63B | $18.87B | $16.88B | $16.36B | $17.26B | $14.64B |
| Enterprise value | $19.35B | $19.83B | $16.58B | $14.30B | $13.94B | $17.19B | $15.30B | $14.61B | $15.85B | $13.27B |
| P/E ratio | 19.3 | 25.0 | 21.5 | 20.0 | 19.2 | 22.3 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 21.5 | 20.2 |
| Price / sales | 7.5 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 8.4 |
| Price / book | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| Price / free cash flow | 17.4 | 20.6 | 17.7 | 14.8 | 13.2 | 16.5 | 15.7 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 15.8 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 17.0 | 20.1 | 17.4 | 14.5 | 13.0 | 16.3 | 15.3 | 14.3 | 15.6 | 15.4 |
| EV / sales | 7.1 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 7.6 |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.6 | 18.8 | 16.2 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 18.5 | 16.9 | 14.6 | 16.1 | 15.3 |
| EV / free cash flow | 16.5 | 19.3 | 16.3 | 13.3 | 11.7 | 15.1 | 14.2 | 13.0 | 14.7 | 14.3 |
| Earnings yield | 5.2% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.0% |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.8% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 6.9% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 6.9% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 8.3% | 6.9% | 7.6% | 6.7% | 5.8% | 6.7% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $185.56 | $186.70 | $152.79 | $126.16 | $116.56 | $132.91 | $110.96 | $102.65 | $103.62 | $84.46 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $24.80 | $22.62 | $20.40 | $18.44 | $16.16 | $14.54 | $13.12 | $12.02 | $11.13 | $10.05 |
| Earnings per share | $9.62 | $7.46 | $7.10 | $6.31 | $6.08 | $5.96 | $5.43 | $5.15 | $4.82 | $4.18 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $10.91 | $9.28 | $8.77 | $8.69 | $8.98 | $8.18 | $7.26 | $7.17 | $6.66 | $5.48 |
| Free cash flow per share | $10.67 | $9.07 | $8.61 | $8.52 | $8.86 | $8.04 | $7.09 | $7.07 | $6.49 | $5.34 |
| Cash per share | $27.43 | $12.10 | $12.93 | $12.96 | $12.63 | $11.89 | $10.39 | $10.99 | $8.47 | $7.92 |
| Book value per share | $26.22 | $24.60 | $23.84 | $23.19 | $24.29 | $24.41 | $23.46 | $23.67 | $21.61 | $20.15 |
| Tangible book value per share | $6.95 | $7.87 | $9.06 | $12.93 | $14.91 | $17.08 | $16.73 | $17.45 | $16.62 | $15.33 |
| Capex per share | $0.24 | $0.21 | $0.16 | $0.17 | $0.12 | $0.14 | $0.17 | $0.11 | $0.17 | $0.14 |
| Debt per share | $17.94 | $0.26 | $0.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.03 |
| Shares outstanding | 109.9M | 113.4M | 118.3M | 126.3M | 134.1M | 142.0M | 152.1M | 159.4M | 166.6M | 173.3M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −3.1% | −4.2% | −6.3% | −5.8% | −5.6% | −6.6% | −4.6% | −4.3% | −3.9% | −5.6% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 37.3% | 30.1% | 29.2% | 25.8% | 24.3% | 24.1% | 22.5% | 22.3% | 22.6% | 20.6% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 50.6% | 55.1% | 59.4% | 53.2% | 46.6% | 41.9% | 37.7% | 36.4% | 35.4% | 31.4% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 15.6% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 13.7% | 13.9% | 14.6% | 14.2% | 14.5% | 15.0% | 14.1% |
| Return on tangible assets | 18.6% | 21.9% | 21.1% | 18.0% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.4% | 17.0% | 17.3% | 16.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | 43.0% | 40.1% | 42.2% | 46.2% | 54.8% | 55.3% | 54.1% | 58.8% | 58.3% | 53.1% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.13 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.38 | 1.48 | 1.37 | 1.34 | 1.39 | 1.38 | 1.31 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $1.97B | $29.8M | $26.1M | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5.5M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $3.01B | $1.37B | $1.53B | $1.64B | $1.69B | $1.69B | $1.58B | $1.75B | $1.41B | $1.37B |
| Net debt | −$1.04B | −$1.34B | −$1.50B | −$1.64B | −$1.69B | −$1.69B | −$1.58B | −$1.75B | −$1.41B | −$1.37B |
| Debt / equity | 0.68 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 |
| Debt / assets | 0.25 | 0.01 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.00 | −1.27 | −1.47 | −1.69 | −1.72 | −1.81 | −1.74 | −1.75 | −1.43 | −1.58 |
| Current ratio | 2.05 | 1.13 | 1.18 | 1.27 | 1.37 | 1.48 | 1.53 | 1.74 | 1.63 | 1.62 |
| Quick ratio | 2.05 | 1.13 | 1.18 | 1.27 | 1.37 | 1.48 | 1.53 | 1.74 | 1.63 | 1.62 |
| Interest coverage | 415.6 | 486.7 | 390.9 | 491.3 | 197.3 | 411.0 | 352.7 | 397.3 | 440.0 | 432.6 |
| Working capital | $2.03B | $249.2M | $341.6M | $492.6M | $625.8M | $734.8M | $737.5M | $990.0M | $757.5M | $726.6M |
| Invested capital | $1.84B | $1.45B | $1.32B | $1.29B | $1.56B | $1.78B | $1.99B | $2.02B | $2.19B | $2.12B |
| Tangible asset value | $763.6M | $892.3M | $1.07B | $1.63B | $2.00B | $2.43B | $2.54B | $2.78B | $2.77B | $2.66B |
| Net current asset value | −$960.3M | −$771.7M | −$645.6M | −$463.7M | −$305.2M | −$94.4M | −$61.9M | $266.1M | $101.6M | $165.9M |
| Graham number | $75.33 | $64.25 | $61.71 | $57.36 | $57.65 | $57.22 | $53.53 | $52.38 | $48.41 | $43.54 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$12.13 | −$9.23 | −$7.34 | −$5.34 | −$3.74 | −$1.97 | −$1.61 | $0.42 | −$0.59 | $0.03 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Share buybacks (net) | $1.40B | $1.30B | $1.29B | $1.30B | $1.30B | $1.30B | $1.28B | $1.10B | $995.3M | $987.9M |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 119.4% | 126.4% | 126.3% | 120.8% | 109.4% | 113.7% | 118.5% | 98.0% | 92.1% | 106.8% |
| Capex / revenue | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 2.2% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 2.5% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.39 | 0.61 | 0.52 | 0.71 | 1.08 | 0.83 | 1.72 | 1.63 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 7.5% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.8% |
| R&D / revenue | 16.8% | 15.4% | 15.3% | 15.0% | 13.5% | 12.2% | 12.0% | 11.0% | 10.4% | 10.2% |
| SG&A / revenue | 39.5% | 38.0% | 35.8% | 34.0% | 32.7% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 30.8% | 28.3% | 29.2% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 100.3 | 99.8 | 99.6 | 97.3 | 95.9 | 91.6 | 90.7 | 92.1 | 93.6 | 93.2 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 41.6 | 58.9 | 50.3 | 23.6 | 19.3 | 26.9 | 31.0 | 29.8 | 27.6 | 34.2 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 58.7 | 40.8 | 49.3 | 73.7 | 76.6 | 64.7 | 59.7 | 62.3 | 65.9 | 59.0 |
| Receivables turnover | 3.64 | 3.66 | 3.67 | 3.75 | 3.81 | 3.98 | 4.03 | 3.96 | 3.90 | 3.92 |
| Payables turnover | 8.78 | 6.19 | 7.26 | 15.45 | 18.91 | 13.56 | 11.77 | 12.23 | 13.21 | 10.67 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | 282,600,000.00 | — | — | 226,500,000.00 | — | — | — | — |
| Asset turnover | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.34 |
| Average receivables | $749.0M | $701.0M | $658.7M | $621.0M | $569.3M | $518.3M | $495.6M | $483.8M | $475.4M | $444.6M |
| Average payables | $41.2M | $51.5M | $39.0M | $19.7M | $13.7M | $16.7M | $18.3M | $16.5M | $16.1M | $18.9M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $1 | — | — | $1 | — | — | — | — |
| Intangibles / total assets | 27.1% | 33.0% | 30.5% | 22.6% | 21.3% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.0% | 15.2% | 16.0% |
Computed from CHKP's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 31, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
CHKP valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Check Point Software Technologies traded at 19.3 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 20.3. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 14.1 and the forward P/E is 12.5. Check Point Software Technologies earned a return on equity of 37.3% and a return on invested capital of 50.6% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $2.0 billion of debt and $3.0 billion in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $1.0 billion. It returned $1.4 billion to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $1.4 billion in share buybacks, 119% of free cash flow. The share count fell 36.6% from 173.3M to 109.9M over 9 years.
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CHKP key metrics FAQ
What is Check Point Software Technologies's P/E ratio?
Check Point Software Technologies's trailing P/E ratio is 14.1 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 17, 2026), and its forward P/E is 12.5. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 19.3, compared with a 10-year median of 20.3.
What is Check Point Software Technologies's EV/EBITDA?
Check Point Software Technologies's enterprise value was 18.6 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $19.4 billion, EBITDA $1.0 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 14.1.
What is Check Point Software Technologies's return on equity?
Check Point Software Technologies's return on equity (ROE) was 37.3% in fiscal 2025: net income of $1.1 billion on average shareholders' equity of $2.8 billion.
What is Check Point Software Technologies's ROIC?
Check Point Software Technologies's return on invested capital was 50.6% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Check Point Software Technologies have?
Check Point Software Technologies had total debt of $2.0 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68 and more cash than debt.
Does Check Point Software Technologies buy back its shares?
Yes. Check Point Software Technologies spent $1.4 billion on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −3.1% over the year, to 109.9M..
What is Check Point Software Technologies's free cash flow yield?
Check Point Software Technologies generated $1.2 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 5.8% on its market value at year-end ($20.4 billion).
What is Check Point Software Technologies's current ratio?
Check Point Software Technologies's current ratio was 2.05 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.05 times current liabilities.