Why CrowdStrike Holdings stock moves
CrowdStrike Holdings was roughly unchanged.
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Why today
16,437 news analyzed todayCrowdStrike Holdings was roughly unchanged.
The stock moved an ordinary amount, in line with the wider software selloff of the day before.
Over the same day the S&P 500 rose slightly, so CrowdStrike moved less than the market.
The main news was the company's acquisition of two AI security startups for about $495 million, though that deal was announced before the session.
Over the past five trading days the stock fell sharply, moving more than both the S&P 500 and its sector, as investors pulled back from AI-linked software names.
Today's move of −0.14% was 0.1 times a normal day's 2.1%. S&P 500 moved +0.31% on the same day.
CrowdStrike Holdings −0.14%S&P 500 +0.31%In step with the market
What analysts expect, and how often they have been right
Analysts’ estimates for CrowdStrike Holdings.
CrowdStrike Holdings earned more than expected in 8 out of 8 reports.
For comparison, about 82% of reports from US companies beat the estimate in the last three years.
The share moved in the same direction as the earnings surprise in 4 out of 8 reports with a measured move, against about 55% of reports from US companies.
Ratings
Price targets
Latest price $216.90
Earnings against expectations, and the share’s reaction
Expected EPSAbove estimateBelow estimateAs expected$
Next reported quarter: expected earnings per share of $0.31 (December 1). For the current fiscal year, expected earnings per share changed from $1.28 three months ago to $1.26 now. 2027 estimate: $1.26. 2028 estimate: $1.61.
Has the share price followed the business?
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 1 out of 3 years. Across US companies, that happens in about 65% of years. In 2026, the price changed +11% and earnings per share went from -$0.02 to -$0.16.
Revenue, profit and market cap
RevenueProfitMarket capHatched bars: analysts’ estimates.$B
Assets, liabilities and market cap
AssetsLiabilitiesMarket cap$B
Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 1 out of 3 years.Market cap (Now): $222.1BRevenue 2026: $4.8B
What the key figures say about CrowdStrike Holdings
The figures connect what CrowdStrike Holdings earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale. Hatched bars: analysts’ estimates.
Profit divided by the number of shares. Each share represents this much of the earnings.
2023–2026: -$0.20–$0.09. Peers: Palo Alto Networks $0.40, Oracle $6.38, Palantir $1.42. 2027 estimate: $1.26 ($1.25–$1.32). 2028 estimate: $1.61 ($1.50–$2.04).
What the company sold during the year.
2023–2026: $2.2B–$4.8B. Peers: Palo Alto Networks $11.5B, Oracle $71.8B, Palantir $7.3B. 2027 estimate: $6.0B ($6.0B–$6.1B). 2028 estimate: $7.4B ($7.2B–$7.9B).
The percentage of revenue left after the costs of running the business.
2023–2026: −8.5%–−0.6%. Peers: Palo Alto Networks 6.1%, Oracle 34.2%, Palantir 45.6%.
Profit as a percentage of shareholders’ money in the company.
2023–2026: −12.5%–3.1%. Peers: Palo Alto Networks 1.7%, Oracle 41.2%, Palantir 40.9%.
The price investors pay for each unit of annual earnings per share. Not shown for a loss.
2023–2026: 790.5–790.5. Peers: Palo Alto Networks 784.6, Oracle 18.2, Palantir 112.9. 2027 estimate: 172.6. 2028 estimate: 134.7.
What investors pay for each unit the company sells.
2023–2026: 10.53–24.96. Peers: Palo Alto Networks 22.37, Oracle 5.04, Palantir 53.02. 2027 estimate: 36.97. 2028 estimate: 30.08.
Net debt divided by operating earnings before depreciation and amortisation.
2023–2026: -24.17–-9.69. Peers: Palo Alto Networks -0.32, Oracle 3.84, Palantir -3.08.
More key figures
Market cap divided by shareholders’ equity, what remains after liabilities.
2023–2026: 16.12–30.09. Peers: Palo Alto Networks 9.30, Oracle 5.68, Palantir 34.41.
Cash left after investments, divided by the number of shares.
2023–2026: $0.76–$1.23. Peers: Palo Alto Networks $5.03, Oracle -$9.21, Palantir $1.68.
The percentage of assets financed by shareholders’ equity.
2023–2026: 29.1%–39.9%.
What followed similar falls?
Including reinvested dividends, CrowdStrike Holdings fell 13.4% over the latest five trading days. Since June 12, 2019, falls at least this large were followed by a higher value 21 trading days later in 10 out of 18 non-overlapping periods. The median was +3.2%, against +4.8% for an ordinary 21-day period, which ended higher 62 times in 100.
Such a fall has not said much about the next month.
+3.2% · 10/18
What to watch next, and why
The earnings report shows how CrowdStrike Holdings's revenue and profit have changed.
- Earnings report
The earnings report shows how CrowdStrike Holdings's revenue and profit have changed.
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On its last 15 report days CrowdStrike Holdings usually moved about 4.6%. On a normal day it moves 2.1%.
+20.50% −3.81% +4.15% +1.48%
$10,000 in CrowdStrike Holdings bought on June 12, 2019 is worth $150,000 today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $28,500.
What would $10,000 in CrowdStrike Holdings be worth today? →
What would $10,000 in CrowdStrike Holdings be worth today?
$150,000
with dividends reinvested, bought on June 12, 2019. The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $28,500.
At worst it was worth $5,690 (March 16, 2020).
The five biggest days of the journey
· +20.5% · the whole market rose 0.7% the same day · report day
· +17.4% · the whole market fell 4.3% the same day · report day
· −16.5% · the whole market fell 12.0% the same day
· +16.5% · the whole market rose 0.4% the same day
· +16.3% · the whole market rose 9.5% the same day
Earlier days
−13.39% market −2.70% CrowdStrike Holdings fell sharply over the week, a big move for the stock. Read →
CrowdStrike Holdings fell sharply over the week, a big move for the stock.
The S&P 500 also fell sharply, and the Technology sector fell even more, so CrowdStrike dropped more than the market.
The sharpest drop came on Thursday, when the stock fell about 9% alongside a selloff in AI software names after the midterm elections.
The stock then recovered somewhat on Friday as Cloudflare's strong results lifted security stocks.
−9.88% market −4.41% CrowdStrike Holdings fell, moving much more than the market. Read →
CrowdStrike Holdings fell, moving much more than the market.
It fell in line with its sector, and the market and sector fell sharply too.
Most likely, the software sell-off hit AI winners, with Palantir and Okta falling as well.
Trading volume was well above normal, and the move was very big for this stock.
Its earnings report is due on 1 December.
−3.44% market −0.48% CrowdStrike Holdings fell clearly without a company-news explanation. Read →
CrowdStrike Holdings fell clearly without a company-news explanation.
Over the same session the S&P 500 fell slightly, so CrowdStrike Holdings moved more than the market.
Its sector, the Technology sector ETF (a fund that holds technology stocks), fell sharply, so it moved in line with that sector.
Over the last five trading days it also fell clearly, as the market and sector did.
Shares of CrowdStrike Holdings traded around their usual volume.
−4.10% market −1.77% CrowdStrike Holdings fell sharply. Read →
CrowdStrike Holdings fell sharply.
The S&P 500 also fell sharply that session, and the Technology sector ETF fell very sharply, so the stock moved in line with its sector.
Trading volume was around its usual level.
Most likely the drop was tied to the wider tech and security selloff: Datadog and Palo Alto also fell, and Fortinet's steep post-earnings slide weighed on rivals.
Insider share sales are background only and do not explain the move.
−2.77% market −0.56% CrowdStrike Holdings fell slightly over the week, moving more than the S&P 500, which also fell slightly. Read →
CrowdStrike Holdings fell slightly over the week, moving more than the S&P 500, which also fell slightly.
The sector-wide Technology selloff, which hit rivals like Palo Alto and Fortinet, is the most likely driver.
Fortinet's sharp post-earnings drop on October 28 spread fear through cybersecurity stocks, and the shares slid again on Thursday, October 29, and Friday, October 30.
Analyst commentary, including Jim Cramer's view on October 29 that the selling was overdone, did not stop the decline.
+8.25% market −0.52% CrowdStrike Holdings jumped sharply after an Nvidia AI security deal on Friday. Read →
CrowdStrike Holdings jumped sharply after an Nvidia AI security deal on Friday.
The move was very big for the stock, and it rose against a market that fell clearly while its sector was slightly up.
Trading was well above normal, and the stock rallied on news of a PHP flaw that analysts expect to fuel more cyberattacks.
Evercore's survey of stronger cyber demand, announced in the last session, also lifted the stock.
Over the last five trading days, the stock rose sharply, while the S&P 500 fell slightly.
+13.27% market −0.43% CrowdStrike Holdings rose sharply over the last five trading days. Read →
CrowdStrike Holdings rose sharply over the last five trading days.
The S&P 500 slipped slightly over the same days, so the stock moved against the market.
Cybersecurity stocks rallied after a wave of software security flaws, and the CEO warned of many coming breaches, which likely drew buyers into the sector.
Analysts also raised their price targets, the share prices they see as fair, after strong early customer feedback.
+5.26% market +0.53% CrowdStrike Holdings rose sharply, outpacing the market. Read →
CrowdStrike Holdings rose sharply, outpacing the market.
CrowdStrike Holdings rose sharply in the last session, while the S&P 500 rose clearly, so it outpaced the broad market.
The main driver was an expanded AI security partnership with NVIDIA, which lifted shares as investors saw it as a strengthening position in AI-related cybersecurity.
Over the last five trading days, the stock fell clearly, while the S&P 500 rose slightly and its technology sector fell slightly.
Next, watch the earnings report, due Tuesday 1 December 2026.
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