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Cloudflare, Inc.

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NYSE·Technology·Software - Infrastructure·Mkt cap $87.4B

$242.14

-1.69%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$158.83 - $276.82

P/E

-975.19

Fwd P/E

204.94

Beta

1.67

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

4.4M

Shares Out

353.5M

Mkt Cap

$87.4B

Price action

Price chart

Up 32.7% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Global Anycast Network - Distributed infrastructure providing low-latency access and DDoS mitigation at scale
  • Integrated Platform - Unified security, performance, and reliability solutions reduce complexity and vendor sprawl
  • Developer-First Approach - Programmable network and APIs enable customization and innovation for technical users
  • Market Leadership - Trusted by millions of internet properties with strong brand recognition and network effects

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Above-average volatility (beta 1.7).
  • Growth premium of 10.3x vs Enterprise SaaS peers. Significant premium - requires sustained high growth to justify.

Growth

Turning profitable

Increasing cybersecurity threats driving demand for advanced DDoS and bot management solutions

Value

Growth premium of 10.3x vs Enterprise SaaS peers. Significant premium - requires sustained high growth to justify.

Momentum

Strong

+16.4% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

High-growth business (32% revenue growth, 73% gross margin). Pre-profit but investing in growth.

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 30, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 7, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.25 vs $0.23 consensus (+8.4% surprise). Revenue of $639.8M vs $620.8M expected (+3.0%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +8.4%
Rev beat +3.0%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+8.4%

Next: Apr 30, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+27%

+27%

+28%

+31%

+34%

+34%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

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Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$401.0M

$430.1M

$459.9M

$479.1M

$512.3M

$562.0M

$614.5M

$639.8M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

71.2%

Operating

-9.6%

Profit

-3.6%

Wall Street consensus

18 analysts · 67% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

12

67%

Hold

5

28%

Sell

1

6%

Median Price Target

$242.50

+0.1% vs $242.14

Low $200.00
Median $242.50
High $260.00

Latest: Citi · Jun 15, 2026

4 analysts covering

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How NET stacks vs Software - Infrastructure

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