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Best cybersecurity stocks
Security budgets are among the last to be cut, which is why the sector trades at a premium and rarely gives it back cheaply.
The screen: 6 US exchange-listed companies in Technology, 1 of which pay a dividend. Size mix: 4 large-cap, 2 mid-cap.
What separates the winners from the losers here
- Platform consolidation — customers are collapsing many vendors into few
- Billings and remaining performance obligation, not just revenue
- Whether renewal pricing holds after the initial land
The full list
| Ticker | Company | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| CSCO | Cisco | Enterprise networking shifting toward software and security. |
| PANW | Palo Alto Networks | Security platform consolidating point products. |
| CRWD | CrowdStrike | Endpoint security delivered as a cloud agent. |
| FTNT | Fortinet | Network security appliances plus a growing software line. |
| ZS | Zscaler | Zero-trust access delivered from the cloud edge. |
| NET | Cloudflare | Edge network selling security, delivery and now inference. |
Where to buy them
To hold these as real shares you need a stockbroker rather than a CFD provider. If you only want exposure to the price movement, a share CFD does that with leverage — and without ownership.
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Frequently asked questions
How many cybersecurity stocks are in this list?
6, drawn from our US exchange-listed universe and spread across 1 sector. 1 of them pay a dividend.
Is this a list of cybersecurity stocks to buy?
No. It is a screen — a defined, reproducible filter over a stated universe. A screen tells you which companies share a characteristic; it says nothing about whether the price you would pay today is a sensible one. Nothing here is investment advice.
What is the main risk with cybersecurity stocks?
Premium multiples with no margin for a growth deceleration; a single quarter of slower billings routinely takes 20% off these names.
How do I actually buy these from outside the US?
You need a broker that accepts your country of residence and gives you access to US exchanges. To own the shares outright, that usually means an international stockbroker plus a W-8BEN form to claim your treaty rate on dividend withholding.
Screen definition reviewed August 2026. Universe: US exchange-listed securities tracked by InvestingTrading. This page is information, not investment advice.