Cloudflare, Inc. (NET)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | San Francisco, United States | NYSE
299.84 USD
-8.39
(-2.722%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4:04 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 301.61 +1.77 (0.591%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:57 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:38 a.m. EDT
Cloudflare presents a classic high-growth, high-risk profile where the business trajectory is stellar but the financials are not yet mature. The revenue growth of nearly 36% is exceptional, and the company generates free cash flow despite operating losses, which is a strong sign of operational efficiency. However, the valuation is aggressive, with a forward P/E exceeding 175 times, pricing in perfection. The long-term outlook is positive due to the dominant market position and cash generation, but the lack of profitability prevents a top-tier rating. On the short end, momentum is building as the stock trades well above its moving averages, yet the high beta and institutional selling pressure suggest caution. Options flow confirms a tug-of-war, with bulls pushing for upside while bears secure downside protection. Investors should view this as a speculative growth play rather than a stable income vehicle. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.173015 |
| MSTL | 0.189164 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.207279 |
| AutoETS | 0.207281 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 35% |
| H-stat | 2.67 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.939 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.19 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 217.858 |
| Revenue per Share | 7.14 |
| Market Cap | 106,766,942,208 |
| Forward P/E | 179.44 |
| Beta | 1.66 |
| Profit Margins | -8.21% |
| Website | https://www.cloudflare.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:38 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for continued volatility with a bullish bias. Call volume is concentrated near the money and slightly out-of-the-money (300-320 strikes), suggesting bets on a move higher toward analyst targets. However, significant put open interest exists at lower strikes (140-260 range), indicating a hedge against a sharp correction or a contrarian bet on a downside reversal. Implied volatility remains elevated, reflecting uncertainty around the near-term price path.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.44119203 |
| Address1 | 101 Townsend Street |
| All Time High | 332.22 |
| All Time Low | 14.5 |
| Ask | 301.17 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.9 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,916,110 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,654,514 |
| Average Volume | 3,654,514 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,916,110 |
| Beta | 1.66 |
| Bid | 299.4 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 4.552 |
| City | San Francisco |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 299.84 |
| Current Ratio | 1.818 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 307.48 |
| Day Low | 298.02 |
| Debt To Equity | 217.858 |
| Display Name | Cloudflare |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,050,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,050,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,304,000 |
| Ebitda | -3,610,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.0014399999 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -29,399.86 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 42.245 |
| Enterprise Value | 106,133,495,808 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.26262 |
| Eps Forward | 1.67098 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.57 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 274.0422 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 25.79779 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.09413802 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 44.1192 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 332.22 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -32.380005 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.09746555 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 158.83 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 141.01 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.8878045 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 158.83 - 332.22 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,568,381,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 320,453,940 |
| Forward Eps | 1.67098 |
| Forward P E | 179.4396 |
| Free Cashflow | 691,946,368 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 5,156 |
| Fullday Change | -8.39001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.722 |
| Fullday Price | 301.611 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.72577006 |
| Gross Profits | 1,823,376,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00616 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.90196 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 356,079,715 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Cloudflare, Inc. operates as a cloud services provider that delivers a range of services to businesses worldwide. The company provides a cloud-based security solution to secure a range of combination of platforms, including public and private cloud, on-premises, software-as-a-service applications, and Internet of things (IoT) devices; and application security products comprising web application firewall, bot management, distributed denial of service mitigation, API security, SSL/TLS encryption, client-side security, and security center products. It also offers application performance solutions, such as content delivery, load balancing, DNS, smart shield, video stream delivery, web optimization, cloudfare waiting room, and cloudfare data localization suite; SASE platform that combines network services and Zero Trust and workplace security products that provides a cloud-based network and security-as-a-service; network services, including magic WAN, magic transit, magic firewall, cloudflare network interconnect, and spectrum. In addition, the company provides zero trust security services which include cloudflare zero trust network access, secure web gateway, and one client; and remote browser isolation, cloud access security broker, cloud email security, digital experience monitoring, and data loss prevention products. Further, it provides developer-based solutions comprising workers AI, vectorize, AI gateway, cloudflare workers, cloudflare pages, R2 object storage, workers KV, durable objects, D1, hyperdrive, queues, cloudfare stream, cloudfare images, and cloudflare realtime; and consumer offerings, such as 1.1.1.1 DNS and with WARPm and cloudfare registrar that offers secure registration and management of domain names. The company serves customers in technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer and retail, industrial, and non-profit industries, as well as government. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. |
| Long Name | Cloudflare, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 106,766,942,208 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_81851700 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -206,275,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 109,754,450,554 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 31 |
| Open | 306.21 |
| Operating Cashflow | 633,427,968 |
| Operating Margins | -0.07603 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.38 |
| Phone | 888 993 5273 |
| Post Market Change | 1.7709961 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.59064704 |
| Post Market Price | 301.611 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,450 |
| Previous Close | 308.23 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 237.47446 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 65.86995 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 42.49684 |
| Profit Margins | -0.082100004 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.755 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.88235 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -8.39001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.722 |
| Regular Market Day High | 307.48 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 298.02 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 298.02 - 307.48 |
| Regular Market Open | 306.21 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 308.23 |
| Regular Market Price | 299.84 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,473 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,541,324 |
| Return On Assets | -0.02037 |
| Return On Equity | -0.14425999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.359 |
| Revenue Per Share | 7.14 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 322,618,775 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0209 |
| Shares Short | 7,432,334 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 9,834,475 |
| Short Name | Cloudflare, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.026099999 |
| Short Ratio | 1.9 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | NET |
| Target High Price | 400.0 |
| Target Low Price | 160.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 333.55194 |
| Target Median Price | 355.0 |
| Total Cash | 4,162,798,080 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 11.691 |
| Total Debt | 3,529,349,888 |
| Total Revenue | 2,512,349,952 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.57 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 220.6472 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 79.192795 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.3589114 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,541,324 |
| Website | https://www.cloudflare.com |
| Zip | 94,107 |