CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) Expands AI Partnerships While Technicals Signal Near-Term Pullback

Product and partnership momentum accelerated through early summer, yet short-term technicals and momentum indicators point to a likely near-term retracement despite strong revenue growth and cash generation.

Recent News

June 17, 2026 — CrowdStrike expanded Project QuiltWorks with AWS to harden cloud attack surfaces against frontier AI risk. June 9, 2026 — the firm released its 2026 Technology Threat Landscape Report highlighting AI-targeting activity. June 2, 2026 — CrowdStrike and Cognizant expanded a strategic alliance to secure the agentic enterprise. July 22, 2026 — CrowdStrike announced a partnership with Cerebras Systems to accelerate AI detection and inference for Falcon.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators present coordinated bearish pressure: ADX at 26.47 denotes a measurable trend presence, while DI+ (30.53) trending lower signals weakening upside conviction and DI- exhibiting a dip-and-reversal (now increasing) reinforces downside bias; together these readings favor a near-term decline against the current valuation context.

MACD shows weakening momentum: MACD equals 2.72, the MACD line declines and sits below the signal line (5.88), which constitutes a bearish momentum profile and aligns with short-term price pressure relative to the valuation premium.

MRO reads 23.61 and is declining; the positive MRO implies price sits above the oscillator’s target and therefore carries downward potential as momentum normalizes toward implied targets, a dynamic that increases downside risk for an over-valued security.

Price structure and oscillators add near-term caution. The 12-day EMA shows a peak-and-reversal pattern, RSI at 55.8 and falling points to neutral-to-mild bearish momentum, and the close ($190.68) sits below the 20-day average ($210.31) and below the 50-day average ($193.50). Price also trades below short-term Tenkan (207.25) and Kijun (200.82) lines, while remaining above the Ichimoku cloud’s Senkou A (189.23), signaling conflicting longer-term support but clear short-term weakness. The close lies under the 1x lower Bollinger band ($196.41) but above the 2x lower band ($182.51), indicating an intraday overshoot rather than an extreme volatility event; volume slightly under the 10-day average suggests muted participation in the recent move. High short-term beta (42-day = 2.44) raises swing-risk through the next six weeks.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Top-line growth remains robust: total revenue of $1,385,629,000 and YoY revenue growth of 44.97% with QoQ revenue growth of 6.68% demonstrate continued demand expansion, supporting a premium valuation despite near-term technical weakness.

Profitability metrics show mixed signals versus peers. EBIT equals $45,179,000, producing an EBIT margin of 3.26%, down QoQ by 34.90% and down YoY by 143.26%. By comparison the industry peer mean EBIT margin sits at 40.63% with a median of 49.87% and an industry peer range from -32.77% to 80.92%; CrowdStrike’s margin sits well below the industry peer mean and median, reflecting current investment intensity and margin compression versus peer averages.

Cash generation and balance-sheet metrics support financial flexibility: cash and short-term investments total $4,552,801,000, operating cash flow equals $590,937,000, and free cash flow equals $470,742,000 (free cash flow yield approximately 0.35%). Free cash flow grew YoY by 47.00%, and free cash conversion and a cash conversion ratio of 0.6339 indicate solid conversion of revenue into cash. Debt remains modest: total debt $821,343,000 and debt-to-assets 7.29% with debt-to-equity 17.73%.

Market multiples reflect a steep premium: trailing P/E about 475.76, forward P/E about 273.34, P/S about 96.14, and price-target mean $232.44 versus current close $190.68. EPS for the period printed $0.28 versus an estimate of $0.27, an EPS surprise of roughly 3.70%. Return on equity registers near 0.60% and return on assets near 0.25%, indicating limited current earnings efficiency relative to the company’s size while revenue growth remains strong.

WMDST values the stock as over-valued; the combination of outsized multiples, compressed operating margins relative to the industry peer mean and median, and positive but modest free cash flow yield underpins that valuation verdict.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-04-30
REPORT DATE: 2026-06-03
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-09-02
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 5.3 B
 Operating Cash Flow 590.9 M
 Capital Expenditures -120.19 M
 Change In Working Capital 102.3 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta -598.89 M
 End Period Cash Flow 4.7 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 1.4 B
 Forward Revenue 5.0 B
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 342.3 M
 Depreciation 75.5 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 87.9 M
 Research and Development 408.3 M
 Total Operating Expenses 1.4 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 1.0 B
 EBITDA 133.1 M
 EBIT 45.2 M
 Operating Income -30.60 M
 Interest Income 40.5 M
 Interest Expense 6.1 M
 Net Interest Income 34.4 M
 Income Before Tax 39.1 M
 Tax Provision -6.90 M
 Tax Rate 40.0 %
 Net Income 27.8 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 46.0 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.27
 EPS Actual 0.28
 EPS Difference 0.01
 EPS Surprise 3.704 %
 Forward EPS 0.39
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 11.3 B
 Intangible Assets 2.6 B
 Net Tangible Assets 2.1 B
 Total Current Assets 6.3 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 4.6 B
 Cash 4.6 B
 Net Receivables 933.9 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments 469.5 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 54.2 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 4.1 B
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 821.3 M
 Total Liabilities 6.6 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 4.6 B
 Retained Earnings -1.26 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 18.21
 Shares Outstanding 1.018 B
 Revenue Per-Share 5.44
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 133.2 B
 Enterprise Value 129.5 B
 Enterprise Multiple 972.729
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 29.967 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -118.815 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA CRWD: 972.729
high: 477.541
mean: 78.425
median: 52.352
low: -246.135
 EV/R 93.442
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 2.432
 Asset To Liability 1.709
 Debt To Capital 0.151
 Debt To Assets 0.073
Debt To Assets QoQ -1.474 %
Debt To Assets YoY -19.076 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 1.037
mean: 0.165
median: 0.075
CRWD: 0.073
low: 0.005
 Debt To Equity 0.177
Debt To Equity QoQ -4.287 %
Debt To Equity YoY -22.119 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 3.078
mean: 0.248
CRWD: 0.177
median: 0.128
low: -2.107
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 28.746
Price To Book QoQ 14.312 %
Price To Book YoY -3.361 %
Price To Book IPRWA CRWD: 28.746
high: 19.185
mean: 7.616
median: 6.661
low: -10.151
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 475.758
Price To Earnings QoQ 21.23 %
Price To Earnings YoY -15.73 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA CRWD: 475.758
high: 359.099
mean: 107.288
median: 81.648
low: -196.279
 PE/G Ratio -266.382
 Price To Sales (P/S) 96.135
Price To Sales QoQ 12.688 %
Price To Sales YoY 3.339 %
Price To Sales IPRWA CRWD: 96.135
high: 74.712
median: 32.739
mean: 32.544
low: 0.213
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 273.338
Forward PE/G -153.045
Forward P/S 26.855
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -5.028
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.124
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -0.04 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -2.139 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.368
mean: 0.128
CRWD: 0.124
median: 0.124
low: 0.002
 Receivables Turnover 1.207
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 9.812 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 5.967 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 5.131
mean: 1.423
median: 1.277
CRWD: 1.207
low: 0.46
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 75.592
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC)
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 97.13
mean: 58.726
median: 53.784
CRWD: 0
low: -56.99
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.634
 CapEx To Revenue -0.087
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.592
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 5.4 B
 Net Invested Capital 5.4 B
 Invested Capital 5.4 B
 Net Tangible Assets 2.1 B
 Net Working Capital 2.2 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 1.106
 Current Ratio 1.531
Current Ratio QoQ -13.652 %
Current Ratio YoY -17.214 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 7.228
mean: 1.738
CRWD: 1.531
median: 1.23
low: 0.314
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 6.171
 Cost Of Debt 0.448 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 7.387
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -14.689 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -159.64 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 86.943
median: 53.499
mean: 38.243
CRWD: 7.387
low: -64.202
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.144
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 23.353
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 1.654 %
 Revenue Growth 6.148 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 6.681 %
Revenue Growth YoY 44.966 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 18.552 %
median: 8.591 %
mean: 8.19 %
CRWD: 6.148 %
low: -13.038 %
 Earnings Growth -1.786 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -110.716 %
Earnings Growth YoY -93.868 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 66.142 %
mean: 11.956 %
median: 10.345 %
CRWD: -1.786 %
low: -73.529 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 75.298 %
Gross Margin QoQ -1.082 %
Gross Margin YoY 2.035 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 90.951 %
CRWD: 75.298 %
mean: 71.121 %
median: 67.197 %
low: 35.718 %
 EBIT Margin 3.261 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -34.897 %
EBIT Margin YoY -143.261 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 80.922 %
median: 49.869 %
mean: 40.633 %
CRWD: 3.261 %
low: -32.768 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) -2.208 %
Return On Sales QoQ -309.091 %
Return On Sales YoY -70.708 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 77.678 %
median: 45.111 %
mean: 36.954 %
CRWD: -2.208 %
low: -32.768 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 470.7 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 0.353 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 3.824 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 28.832 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 5.981 %
mean: 0.758 %
median: 0.666 %
CRWD: 0.353 %
low: -3.884 %
 Free Cash Growth 24.486 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -9.852 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 47.001 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 215.912 %
CRWD: 24.486 %
median: 24.274 %
mean: 9.433 %
low: -222.15 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 16.949
 Cash Flow Margin 8.35 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 4.166
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 0.248 %
Return On Assets QoQ -56.028 %
Return On Assets YoY -119.605 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 9.707 %
median: 4.924 %
mean: 4.04 %
CRWD: 0.248 %
low: -9.216 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 0.631 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.006
Return On Equity QoQ -55.332 %
Return On Equity YoY -118.754 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.188
median: 0.081
mean: 0.07
CRWD: 0.006
low: -0.266
 DuPont ROE 0.613 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) -0.615 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -181.135 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -60.728 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 19.61 %
median: 7.551 %
mean: 6.3 %
CRWD: -0.615 %
low: -14.563 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near-term bias favors a corrective phase: converging bearish directional indicators, a declining MACD below its signal, positive but falling MRO, and price below short-term averages favor downside pressure over the next six weeks, particularly given elevated short-term volatility (42‑day beta 2.44). Support likely appears near the lower Bollinger band and the 200-day average ($139.08) serves as long-term structural support; sustained fundamental momentum—notably continued double‑digit revenue growth and improving free cash flow—would reduce downside risk if it persists. Monitor technical confirmation of trend reversal (DI+ stabilization and MACD turning higher) before inferring renewed upward momentum.

About CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) develops cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions designed to protect organizations from advanced cyber threats. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company has established itself as a key player in the cybersecurity sector, serving a diverse range of clients globally. CrowdStrike’s flagship product, the Falcon platform, delivers a comprehensive suite of cloud-native technologies that secure endpoints, cloud workloads, and identities. This platform addresses various security needs, including managed security services, vulnerability management, IT operations, and identity protection. By leveraging advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning, CrowdStrike enables real-time threat detection and response, ensuring robust protection against cyber attacks. Beyond its core platform, CrowdStrike provides additional services such as threat intelligence, data protection, and security orchestration. The company’s emphasis on automation and AI-driven processes allows clients to efficiently manage and mitigate risks, adapting to the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats. CrowdStrike’s dedication to innovation and quality has solidified its reputation in the cybersecurity industry, empowering organizations worldwide to safeguard their digital assets with confidence.



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