Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 10.050-10.850 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 10.060. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.8 billion-$2.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.9 billion. Check Point Software Technologies also updated its Q2 2026 guidance to 2.400-2.500 EPS.

Check Point Software Technologies Trading Down 19.6%

NASDAQ CHKP traded down $27.49 during trading on Thursday, hitting $112.47. The company had a trading volume of 8,480,014 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,362,621. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68. Check Point Software Technologies has a one year low of $112.23 and a one year high of $233.78. The company has a market cap of $11.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 0.65. The company’s fifty day moving average is $147.86 and its 200-day moving average is $173.78.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $2.50 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.40 by $0.10. Check Point Software Technologies had a net margin of 38.78% and a return on equity of 38.98%. The business had revenue of $668.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $672.62 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.21 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. Check Point Software Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.050-10.850 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.400-2.500 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Scotiabank decreased their price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $195.00 to $180.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Robert W. Baird set a $220.00 price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Stephens reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Thursday. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $240.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $180.00 price target on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Check Point Software Technologies currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $189.09.

Check Point Software Technologies News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Check Point Software Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 earnings beat — Check Point reported EPS of $2.50 vs. consensus ~$2.40 and posted 13% higher quarterly profit driven by double‑digit subscription growth, showing profitability and subscription momentum. Reuters: Profit Beats
• Positive Sentiment: Product/government market win — Check Point’s Infinity Platform for Government achieved GovRAMP authorization, expanding addressable market in public-sector customers that require vetted cloud/cybersecurity solutions. PR Newswire: GovRAMP
• Neutral Sentiment: Detailed metrics & filings available — The company released its Q1 results, slide deck and call transcript; revenues were $668.4M and overall billings/details are in the press deck for investors to parse. Earnings Release & Slides
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst write-ups — Several outlets (Zacks, MarketBeat) provide metric comparisons and context for the quarter; useful for modeling but not immediate market-moving by itself. Zacks: Key Metrics
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue and billings missed expectations — Revenue came in slightly below consensus ($668.4M vs. ~$672.6M) and billings were also cited as a miss, which raises near-term growth concerns despite the EPS beat. Investor’s Business Daily: Revenue & Billings Miss
• Negative Sentiment: Company cut 2026 revenue outlook — Management trimmed its full‑year revenue guidance, increasing uncertainty around growth and weighing on sentiment. Reuters: Cuts 2026 Revenue Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade — Piper Sandler lowered CHKP from Overweight to Neutral and set a $120 price target, signaling reduced conviction from a sell‑side firm. The Fly: Piper Sandler Downgrade
• Negative Sentiment: Unusual options activity — A large spike in put buying (~2,308 puts, ~+126% vs typical) suggests traders were positioning for further downside or protection ahead of/after the print. (Options volume reported in early trading.)
• Negative Sentiment: Investor litigation inquiry — Block & Leviton announced an investigation into possible securities law violations, which can raise legal risk and investor anxiety even if it’s early‑stage. GlobeNewswire: Investigation

Institutional Trading of Check Point Software Technologies

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC bought a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Ossiam increased its stake in Check Point Software Technologies by 139.1% during the 3rd quarter. Ossiam now owns 165 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Check Point Software Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. Horizon Investments LLC increased its stake in Check Point Software Technologies by 28.9% during the 3rd quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 241 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GW&K Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Check Point Software Technologies by 67.9% during the 4th quarter. GW&K Investment Management LLC now owns 282 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. 98.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Check Point Software Technologies Company Profile

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is an Israeli-founded cybersecurity company that develops, markets and supports a broad portfolio of network, cloud and endpoint security products. Founded in 1993, the company was an early pioneer of stateful inspection firewall technology and later developed a modular “software blade” approach that allowed customers to combine protection capabilities. Check Point’s product set spans physical and virtual security appliances, software and cloud-native services designed to prevent cyberattacks, protect data and simplify security management for enterprises and service providers.

Key product families include Quantum Security Gateways (on-premises and hybrid appliances), CloudGuard (cloud security posture and workload protection), Harmony (endpoint, remote access and unified endpoint security), and SandBlast (advanced threat prevention and sandboxing).