Can JFrog Stock Keep Its Lead Over Its Industry?
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Over the five years to October 26, 2026, one software stock beat 123 of its 126 industry peers. The standout is JFrog (FROG), an application software company that sells the JFrog Platform as a system of record for the software its customers build. A run like that can come from a strong industry or from the company alone. Take a guess: was it JFrog’s industry, or JFrog itself?
How Far JFrog Is Ahead Of Its Industry
JFrog stock rose 193.2% over those five years, while the typical company in the Application Software industry (the median one, of any size) lost 47.1%. Here is how JFrog sits beside its sector, the typical stock and the S&P 500:
| 1-year | 3-year | 5-year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JFrog (FROG) | 99.9% | 363.3% | 193.2% |
| Application Software industry (median company) | -20.1% | -3.3% | -47.1% |
| Information Technology sector (median company) | -8.6% | 39.6% | -21.9% |
| All stocks in our data (median company) | -1.4% | 32.5% | -3.8% |
| S&P 500 index | 11.7% | 86.4% | 67.8% |
Total return to 2026-10-26, including dividends; the S&P 500 row is the index level, price only. Industry, sector and all-stock rows are the median company of each group.
JFrog’s shareholders made money in an industry where most companies’ shares fell. Among the larger companies in its industry, only Palantir Technologies rose more.
Was It JFrog’s Industry?
No. JFrog rose against its industry’s tide. The S&P 500 climbed 67.8% over the five years, even as the typical stock fell 3.8%. JFrog still rose far more than the index.
The closer the comparison gets to JFrog’s own business, the worse its neighbors did. The typical Information Technology company fell 21.9%. Application Software ranked last of the sector’s 12 industries on that measure. JFrog had no tailwind from its industry, and the gain was the company’s own.
What Did JFrog’s Business Do?
JFrog grew its sales much faster than its industry. Its revenue grew 24.3% a year on average over the past three years, compared with 11.1% for the typical application software company.
On its fiscal Q2 2026 call, management said cloud revenues, growing demand for its security core products and expansion in its Enterprise Plus portfolio fueled the quarter’s results. Cloud revenue rose 53% from a year earlier.
Is JFrog Still Ahead Over The Past Year?
Yes. Over the year to October 26, 2026, JFrog stock did better than 147 of its 151 industry peers. That is almost exactly the share of peers it beat over five years.
On the August 6, 2026 call, management again raised its revenue forecast for 2026, now expecting growth of 22% at the midpoint, while saying its forecasts stay cautious on any benefit from cloud usage above customers’ contractual commitments. When JFrog reports in November 2026, the number to watch is revenue against management’s guide of $164 million to $166 million, which would mean growth of about 20% from a year earlier, down from 28.7% in fiscal Q2 2026.
How To Act On FROG?
Not necessarily on JFrog alone, if your goal is long-term wealth. Wealth is built by owning the companies that keep outperforming, the leaders of their industries, wherever they are. JFrog is one. Over the five years to October 2026, its stock rose 193.2%, ahead of 123 of the 126 other companies in Application Software, where the typical company fell 47.1%.
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