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SentinelOne (S)


Market Price (12/18/2025): $14.6 | Market Cap: $4.9 Bil
Sector: Information Technology | Industry: Systems Software

SentinelOne (S)


Market Price (12/18/2025): $14.6
Market Cap: $4.9 Bil
Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Systems Software

Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow


0 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 24%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -87%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -77%
Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -309 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -32%
1 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 47%
  Expensive valuation multiples
P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 85x
2 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence. Themes include Endpoint Protection, AI Software Platforms, Show more.
  Key risks
S key risks include [1] chronic unprofitability with deeply negative margins and [2] execution risks tied to its international expansion and reliance on hyperscaler partnerships.
0 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 24%
1 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 47%
2 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence. Themes include Endpoint Protection, AI Software Platforms, Show more.
3 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -87%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -77%
4 Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -309 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -32%
5 Expensive valuation multiples
P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 85x
6 Key risks
S key risks include [1] chronic unprofitability with deeply negative margins and [2] execution risks tied to its international expansion and reliance on hyperscaler partnerships.

Valuation, Metrics & Events

S Stock


Why The Stock Moved


Qualitative Assessment

AI Generated Analysis | Feedback

Here are the key points explaining the -23.2% stock movement for SentinelOne (S) between August 31, 2025, and December 18, 2025: 1. Weaker-than-expected Q4 Fiscal Year 2026 Guidance and CFO Departure. On December 5, 2025, SentinelOne's shares dropped significantly after the company provided Q4 fiscal year 2026 revenue guidance of approximately $271 million, which fell short of analyst expectations of around $273.2 million, indicating lower projected growth. This news was coupled with the announcement of CFO Barbara Larson's departure, further impacting investor confidence. The company also reduced its operating margin expectation by about 50 basis points.

2. Acquisitions and Concerns over Share Dilution. In September 2025, SentinelOne announced two notable acquisitions: Observo AI for approximately $225 million and Prompt Security, Inc. for about $180 million. The combined cost of over $400 million for these back-to-back acquisitions, particularly the stock-based portion of the payments, raised investor concerns about potential share dilution.

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Stock Movement Drivers

Return vs. Risk


Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
S Return-71%88%-19%-33%
Peers Return158%62%-40%86%23%15%560%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%14%108%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
S Win Rate50%25%67%58%50% 
Peers Win Rate65%73%35%67%58%55% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%73% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
S Max Drawdown-74%-12%-39%-35% 
Peers Max Drawdown-27%-12%-43%-9%-13%-13% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: CRWD, PANW, MSFT, FTNT, ZS.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 12/17/2025 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

Unique KeyEventSS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-83.3%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven497.5%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to BreakevenNot Fully Recovered days464 days

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In The Past

SentinelOne's stock fell -83.3% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 11/12/2021. A -83.3% loss requires a 497.5% gain to breakeven.

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Trade Ideas

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Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ENPH_11302025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE11302025ENPHEnphase EnergyDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
9.6%9.6%-0.9%
PD_11262025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11262025PDPagerDutyDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
10.1%10.1%0.0%
CRM_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11212025CRMSalesforceDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
13.5%13.5%-0.1%
HUBS_11212025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE11212025HUBSHubSpotDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
9.1%9.1%0.0%
FIVN_11212025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11212025FIVNFive9Dip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
11.5%11.5%0.0%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
ENPH_11302025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE11302025ENPHEnphase EnergyDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
9.6%9.6%-0.9%
PD_11262025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11262025PDPagerDutyDip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
10.1%10.1%0.0%
CRM_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield11212025CRMSalesforceDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin
13.5%13.5%-0.1%
HUBS_11212025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE11212025HUBSHubSpotDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap
9.1%9.1%0.0%
FIVN_11212025_Dip_Buyer_High_FCF_Yield_ExInd_DE_RevG11212025FIVNFive9Dip BuyDB | FCF Yield | Low D/EDip Buy with High Free Cash Flow Yield
Buying dips for companies with significant free cash flow yield (FCF / Market Cap) and reasonable debt / market cap
11.5%11.5%0.0%

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Financials

SCRWDPANWMSFTFTNTZSMedian
NameSentinel.CrowdStr.Palo Alt.MicrosoftFortinet Zscaler  
Mkt Price14.48470.02183.44476.1279.38226.43204.94
Mkt Cap5.9118.1138.33,539.060.047.589.0
Rev LTM9564,5659,557293,8126,5552,8335,560
Op Inc LTM-309-3921,265135,9372,033-133566
FCF LTM451,1043,69178,0172,0288481,566
FCF 3Y Avg-171,0233,23171,3021,9196541,471
CFO LTM691,4603,977147,0392,4481,0891,954
CFO 3Y Avg51,3123,428121,3842,2318451,771

Growth & Margins

SCRWDPANWMSFTFTNTZSMedian
NameSentinel.CrowdStr.Palo Alt.MicrosoftFortinet Zscaler  
Rev Chg LTM24.1%22.0%15.3%15.6%14.8%23.2%18.8%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg39.0%31.1%18.1%13.2%17.1%32.9%24.6%
Rev Chg Q22.9%22.2%15.7%18.4%14.4%25.5%20.3%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM5.3%5.2%3.6%4.3%3.4%6.0%4.7%
Op Mgn LTM-32.4%-8.6%13.2%46.3%31.0%-4.7%4.3%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg-47.8%-4.0%10.2%44.6%27.6%-7.1%3.1%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM3.8%0.1%-0.2%0.6%0.1%0.1%0.1%
CFO/Rev LTM7.2%32.0%41.6%50.0%37.3%38.5%37.9%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg-1.2%35.8%41.1%47.2%38.6%36.4%37.5%
FCF/Rev LTM4.7%24.2%38.6%26.6%30.9%29.9%28.2%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg-4.1%28.0%38.8%28.0%33.3%28.2%28.1%

Valuation

SCRWDPANWMSFTFTNTZSMedian
NameSentinel.CrowdStr.Palo Alt.MicrosoftFortinet Zscaler  
Mkt Cap5.9118.1138.33,539.060.047.589.0
P/S6.125.914.513.19.716.813.8
P/EBIT--578.6-29.628.0-28.0
P/E-14.2-376.0123.836.733.9-1,158.09.8
P/CFO85.180.934.826.225.943.639.2
Total Yield-7.0%-0.3%0.8%3.4%2.9%-0.1%0.4%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg-1.6%-2.3%3.5%-2.3%
D/E-0.0-0.00.0-0.0
Net D/E--0.0--0.0-0.0--0.0

Returns

SCRWDPANWMSFTFTNTZSMedian
NameSentinel.CrowdStr.Palo Alt.MicrosoftFortinet Zscaler  
1M Rtn-10.4%-11.3%-9.6%-6.2%-3.1%-23.2%-10.0%
3M Rtn-21.1%5.5%-9.7%-6.5%-1.1%-19.0%-8.1%
6M Rtn-17.8%-3.1%-8.2%-0.5%-21.3%-25.9%-13.0%
12M Rtn-39.5%24.9%-8.8%5.5%-18.7%13.0%-1.7%
3Y Rtn3.6%321.5%143.0%99.2%52.9%98.3%98.7%
1M Excs Rtn-11.1%-12.0%-10.3%-6.9%-3.9%-24.0%-10.7%
3M Excs Rtn-24.0%-7.8%-12.2%-7.5%-3.3%-23.6%-10.0%
6M Excs Rtn-30.2%-15.5%-20.6%-12.9%-33.6%-38.2%-25.4%
12M Excs Rtn-50.5%16.6%-17.8%-3.8%-30.0%3.0%-10.8%
3Y Excs Rtn-77.2%228.1%58.3%24.6%-20.4%18.3%21.5%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil202520242023
Single Segment621422205
Total621422205


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date11282025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity17,983,350
Short Interest: % Change Since 111520252.9%
Average Daily Volume5,771,978
Days-to-Cover Short Interest3.12
Basic Shares Quantity332,732,831
Short % of Basic Shares5.4%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
12/4/2025-14.4%-11.7% 
8/28/20257.1%6.4%2.7%
5/28/2025-11.6%-8.6%-9.3%
3/12/2025-5.5%0.7%-9.3%
12/4/2024-13.2%-17.8%-20.3%
8/27/2024-1.3%-6.6%-3.2%
5/30/2024-13.3%-11.2%4.8%
3/13/2024-16.6%-16.6%-22.3%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive575
# Negative121012
Median Positive7.1%6.4%4.8%
Median Negative-8.7%-10.1%-9.3%
Max Positive16.6%33.6%24.2%
Max Negative-35.1%-28.0%-27.0%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
103120251204202510-Q 10/31/2025
7312025828202510-Q 7/31/2025
4302025528202510-Q 4/30/2025
1312025326202510-K 1/31/2025
103120241204202410-Q 10/31/2024
7312024827202410-Q 7/31/2024
4302024530202410-Q 4/30/2024
1312024327202410-K 1/31/2024
103120231205202310-Q 10/31/2023
7312023831202310-Q 7/31/2023
4302023601202310-Q 4/30/2023
1312023329202310-K 1/31/2023
103120221206202210-Q 10/31/2022
7312022831202210-Q 7/31/2022
4302022601202210-Q 4/30/2022
1312022407202210-K 1/31/2022