CRWD vs LULU: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. and Lululemon Athletica Inc. โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-25.
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. ยท Technology
$259.67
-13.1% upside to fair value
Low Conviction Grade C High Quality
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Lululemon Athletica Inc. ยท Consumer Cyclical
$98.06
+1.5% upside to fair value
Low Conviction Grade C
QuantHub Verdict
LULU has more upside to fair value (+1.5%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric CRWD LULU
Current Price $259.67 $98.06
Fair Value Estimate $225.56 $99.50
Upside to Fair Value -13.1% +1.5%
Market Cap $264.4B $11.1B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 595.7x 4.6x
Price / Sales 49.0x 1.0x
Price / FCF 167.9x 8.2x
Revenue Growth YoY +25.8% -4.3%
Gross Margin 75.2% 56.1%
Operating Margin -2.2% 17.8%
Return on Equity 1.3% 29.7%
Dividend Yield 0% 0%
FCF Yield 0.6% 12.24%
Analyst Consensus Strong Buy Sell
Investment Thesis
CRWD โ€” CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
CrowdStrike Holdings is a cloud-native cybersecurity platform company that sells subscriptions to its Falcon platform and a growing array of cloud modules spanning endpoint protection, cloud workload security, identity protection, Next-Gen SIEM, threat intelligence, and managed services, generating revenue through a direct sales force and channel partners from its Austin, Texas headquarters with โ€ฆ
LULU โ€” Lululemon Athletica Inc.
Lululemon Athletica designs and retails premium athletic apparel and accessories through company-owned stores and direct-to-consumer channels, with roughly 39,000 employees and a brand built on technical fabrics and community-led fitness positioning. The business still earns high returns on equity of 29.7% and generates $12.00 of free cash flow per share on $97.70 of revenue per share, with TTM gโ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric CRWD LULU
Zone Low $169.17 $74.62
Zone High $191.73 $84.58
In Buy Zone? No No
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