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CrowdStrike (CRWD - Free Report) is winning more customers that want to replace multiple cybersecurity products with a single platform. Instead of buying separate tools for endpoint security, SIEM, cloud security, identity protection and vulnerability management, customers are moving these functions to the Falcon platform. This bodes well for CrowdStrike’s prospects as it increases revenues from each customer while reducing the number of vendors customers need to manage.
The company shared several examples during the first quarter of fiscal 2027. A major fuel retailer selected CrowdStrike to replace its legacy SIEM platform, its endpoint detection and response solution and software from a network security vendor. The customer also chose the Falcon platform to build its AI-powered security operations center. This deal shows that CrowdStrike is replacing several security products with one platform instead of competing for a single product.
CrowdStrike is also expanding its business with existing customers. During the quarter, a U.S. government agency replaced its legacy antivirus, operating system endpoint detection and vulnerability management tools with the Falcon platform across more than 200,000 devices. In another deal, a large U.S. healthcare company purchased Falcon Next-Gen Identity and SGNL to control what AI agents can access across its systems. These deals show that customers continue to add more Falcon products after adopting the platform.
Platform consolidation is also supported by Falcon Flex subscription model, which allows customers to adopt additional CrowdStrike products under a single agreement. As organizations add identity, cloud security, SIEM and AI security to their existing Falcon deployments, CrowdStrike can increase customer spending without relying only on new customer additions. If this trend continues, platform consolidation could remain an important driver of the company's recurring revenue growth.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2027 and 2028 revenues indicates a year-over-year increase of around 23.5% and 21.6%, respectively.
How Competitors Fare Against CRWD
Competitors like Palo Alto Networks (PANW - Free Report) and SentinelOne (S - Free Report) are also gaining ground through platform expansion and AI innovation.
In the third quarter of fiscal 2026, Palo Alto Networks saw robust growth in its Next-Gen Security ARR, which increased 60% year over year. The growth was driven by increased customer adoption of PANW’s advanced cybersecurity offerings, including its AI-driven XSIAM platform, SASE and software firewalls.
Though comparatively a small competitor, SentinelOne posted first-quarter fiscal 2027 year-over-year growth of 23% in its ARR. The growth was fueled by the rising adoption of SentinelOne’s AI-first Singularity platform and Purple AI.
CRWD’s Price Performance, Valuation and Estimates
Shares of CrowdStrike have jumped 56.6% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Security industry’s return of 54.8%.
CRWD YTD Price Return Performance
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From a valuation standpoint, CrowdStrike trades at a forward price-to-sales ratio of 28.19, significantly higher than the industry’s average of 17.38. The Zacks Value Score of F also suggests that CRWD stock is overvalued.
CRWD Forward 12-Month P/S Ratio
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CrowdStrike’s fiscal 2027 and 2028 earnings indicates year-over-year growth of 32.3% and 27.2%, respectively. The estimates for fiscal 2027 have remained unchanged over the past 30 days, while the same for fiscal 2028 have been revised upward by a penny over the past 30 days.
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CrowdStrike currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
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Can Platform Consolidation Accelerate CrowdStrike's Revenue Growth?
Key Takeaways
CrowdStrike (CRWD - Free Report) is winning more customers that want to replace multiple cybersecurity products with a single platform. Instead of buying separate tools for endpoint security, SIEM, cloud security, identity protection and vulnerability management, customers are moving these functions to the Falcon platform. This bodes well for CrowdStrike’s prospects as it increases revenues from each customer while reducing the number of vendors customers need to manage.
The company shared several examples during the first quarter of fiscal 2027. A major fuel retailer selected CrowdStrike to replace its legacy SIEM platform, its endpoint detection and response solution and software from a network security vendor. The customer also chose the Falcon platform to build its AI-powered security operations center. This deal shows that CrowdStrike is replacing several security products with one platform instead of competing for a single product.
CrowdStrike is also expanding its business with existing customers. During the quarter, a U.S. government agency replaced its legacy antivirus, operating system endpoint detection and vulnerability management tools with the Falcon platform across more than 200,000 devices. In another deal, a large U.S. healthcare company purchased Falcon Next-Gen Identity and SGNL to control what AI agents can access across its systems. These deals show that customers continue to add more Falcon products after adopting the platform.
Platform consolidation is also supported by Falcon Flex subscription model, which allows customers to adopt additional CrowdStrike products under a single agreement. As organizations add identity, cloud security, SIEM and AI security to their existing Falcon deployments, CrowdStrike can increase customer spending without relying only on new customer additions. If this trend continues, platform consolidation could remain an important driver of the company's recurring revenue growth.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2027 and 2028 revenues indicates a year-over-year increase of around 23.5% and 21.6%, respectively.
How Competitors Fare Against CRWD
Competitors like Palo Alto Networks (PANW - Free Report) and SentinelOne (S - Free Report) are also gaining ground through platform expansion and AI innovation.
In the third quarter of fiscal 2026, Palo Alto Networks saw robust growth in its Next-Gen Security ARR, which increased 60% year over year. The growth was driven by increased customer adoption of PANW’s advanced cybersecurity offerings, including its AI-driven XSIAM platform, SASE and software firewalls.
Though comparatively a small competitor, SentinelOne posted first-quarter fiscal 2027 year-over-year growth of 23% in its ARR. The growth was fueled by the rising adoption of SentinelOne’s AI-first Singularity platform and Purple AI.
CRWD’s Price Performance, Valuation and Estimates
Shares of CrowdStrike have jumped 56.6% in the year-to-date period compared with the Zacks Security industry’s return of 54.8%.
CRWD YTD Price Return Performance
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From a valuation standpoint, CrowdStrike trades at a forward price-to-sales ratio of 28.19, significantly higher than the industry’s average of 17.38. The Zacks Value Score of F also suggests that CRWD stock is overvalued.
CRWD Forward 12-Month P/S Ratio
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CrowdStrike’s fiscal 2027 and 2028 earnings indicates year-over-year growth of 32.3% and 27.2%, respectively. The estimates for fiscal 2027 have remained unchanged over the past 30 days, while the same for fiscal 2028 have been revised upward by a penny over the past 30 days.
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CrowdStrike currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.