Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) Stock Forecast Oct. 16, 2026
Analysis updated on Oct. 16, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · NYSE
Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) stock forecast summary
Our AI ranks Cloudflare, Inc. outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
Cloudflare, Inc. is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $112.64B. It ranks number 8 by market capitalization among the 60 Services-Prepackaged Software issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For NET, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 37.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 30.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.8%, buy ≥ +0.2%, sell < -0.9%, strong sell < -1.2% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-16 signals)
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How NET ranks among 5171 stocks
90D Alpha forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).
Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) fundamentals
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Services-Prepackaged Software peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
| Metric | NET | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $112.64B | 8/60 |
| P/B Ratio | 69.53x | 4/53 |
| EPS | $-0.62 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $4.55 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $7.06 | – |
| FCF/Share | $0.98 | – |
Profitability & Margins
| Metric | NET | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | -12.7% | 41/47 |
| ROA | -3.2% | 40/48 |
| ROIC | -9.2% | 46/53 |
| Gross Margin | 72.6% | 32/55 |
| Operating Margin | -14.1% | 47/58 |
| Net Margin | -8.2% | 40/50 |
| EBT Margin | -7.9% | 45/58 |
| Tax Rate | -4.2% | – |
Financial Health
| Metric | NET | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.82x | 23/59 |
| D/E Ratio | 3.00x | 10/54 |
| Financial Leverage | 4.00x | 10/52 |
| Interest Coverage | -6428.0x | 46/46 |
| Working Capital | $2.15B | 12/59 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | NET | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $633M | 31/58 |
| Free Cash Flow | $348M | 32/49 |
| Capital Spending | -$285M | 44/49 |
| OCF Growth YoY | 32.6% | 23/51 |
| FCF Growth YoY | 67.1% | 8/42 |
| FCF/Sales | 13.9% | 43/49 |
| CapEx/Sales | 11.3% | 4/49 |
Operational Efficiency
| Metric | NET | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.39x | 39/48 |
| Receivables Turnover | 5.9x | 29/51 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 3.6x | 47/51 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 61 days | 23/51 |
| Payables Period | 67 days | 10/55 |
Income Statement
| Metric | NET | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $2.51B | 27/52 |
| Operating Income | -$354M | 54/58 |
| Net Income | -$206M | 43/50 |
| R&D Expense | $573M | 28/58 |
| SG&A Expense | $2.49B | 19/57 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $689M | 23/56 |
Dividend & Shareholder Information
| Metric | NET | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Shares Outstanding | 356M | – |
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
| Total Current Assets | $4.78B | 73.8% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $1.66B | 25.7% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $423M | 6.5% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $4.85B | 75.0% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $2.50B | 38.6% of assets |
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Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Cloudflare, Inc. (Services-Prepackaged Software): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| NET Cloudflare, Inc. | ▲ | $112.64B |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp | ▼ | $4.01T |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. | ▲ | $481.78B |
| ORCL Oracle Corp | ▲ | $406.60B |
| SAP Sap Se | ▼ | $276.41B |
| CRWD Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. | ▲ | $232.83B |
| SHOP Shopify Inc. | ▲ | $229.20B |
| CRM Salesforce, Inc. | ▶ | $198.10B |
| ADBE Adobe Inc. | ▼ | $95.43B |
| SNPS Synopsys Inc | ▼ | $89.71B |
| DDOG Datadog, Inc. | ▲ | $88.73B |
| CDNS Cadence Design Systems Inc | ▼ | $86.97B |
| NTES Netease, Inc. | ▼ | $80.88B |
| TEAM Atlassian Corp | ▶ | $54.96B |
| VEEV Veeva Systems Inc | ▼ | $50.68B |
| ADSK Autodesk, Inc. | ▼ | $50.14B |
| XYZ Block, Inc. | ▶ | $47.96B |
| TWLO Twilio Inc | ▲ | $41.99B |
| TTWO Take Two Interactive Software Inc | ▼ | $39.15B |
| RBLX Roblox Corp | ▲ | $36.52B |
| OKTA Okta, Inc. | ▲ | $36.45B |
| CRWV Coreweave, Inc. | ▲ | $33.86B |
| MDB Mongodb, Inc. | ▲ | $29.52B |
| RBRK Rubrik, Inc. | ▲ | $24.59B |
| PTC Ptc Inc. | ▶ | $20.96B |
| SSNC Ss&C Technologies Holdings Inc | ▼ | $19.76B |
| NTNX Nutanix, Inc. | ▶ | $18.93B |
| DT Dynatrace, Inc. | ▶ | $17.66B |
| TYL Tyler Technologies Inc | ▼ | $14.89B |
| CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd | ▼ | $14.56B |
| GEN Gen Digital Inc. | ▲ | $14.46B |
| GWRE Guidewire Software, Inc. | ▲ | $13.85B |
| MANH Manhattan Associates Inc | ▶ | $13.23B |
| HUBS Hubspot Inc | ▲ | $11.52B |
| FIG Figma, Inc. | ▲ | $11.45B |
| PAYC Paycom Software, Inc. | ▲ | $11.40B |
| SAIL Sailpoint, Inc. | ▲ | $11.28B |
| BSY Bentley Systems Inc | ▶ | $10.69B |
| FROG Jfrog Ltd | ▲ | $10.40B |
| ESTC Elastic N.V. | ▶ | $9.63B |
| PCOR Procore Technologies, Inc. | ▲ | $8.90B |
| PCTY Paylocity Holding Corp | ▼ | $8.82B |
| GTLB Gitlab Inc. | ▲ | $8.79B |
| NTSK Netskope Inc | ▲ | $8.36B |
| ZETA Zeta Global Holdings Corp. | ▲ | $8.26B |
| S Sentinelone, Inc. | ▲ | $8.13B |
| DBX Dropbox, Inc. | ▲ | $8.03B |
| APPF Appfolio Inc | ▼ | $7.51B |
| DSGX Descartes Systems Group Inc | ▼ | $7.49B |
| TTAN Servicetitan, Inc. | ▲ | $7.26B |
| PATH Uipath, Inc. | ▲ | $7.15B |
| NICE Nice Ltd. | ▲ | $6.94B |
| QLYS Qualys, Inc. | ▲ | $6.66B |
| DUOL Duolingo, Inc. | ▲ | $6.63B |
| GLBE Global-E Online Ltd. | ▲ | $6.56B |
| NAVN Navan, Inc. | ▲ | $6.56B |
| CVLT Commvault Systems Inc | ▲ | $6.18B |
| MBLY Mobileye Global Inc. | ▶ | $6.05B |
| OCTV Octave Intelligence Plc | ▼ | $5.55B |
| VRNS Varonis Systems Inc | ▲ | $5.44B |
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Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) stock forecast FAQ
What is the Cloudflare, Inc. (NET) stock forecast?
Our AI ranks Cloudflare, Inc. outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
How accurate are Cloudflare, Inc. stock predictions?
For NET, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 37.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 30.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Cloudflare, Inc. forecasts updated?
Cloudflare, Inc. forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 16, 2026.
Which companies are Cloudflare, Inc.'s industry peers?
60 issuers in our coverage, NET included, share the SEC industry code Services-Prepackaged Software. The largest are: Microsoft Corp (MSFT), Palantir Technologies Inc. (PLTR), Oracle Corp (ORCL), Sap Se (SAP), Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD), Shopify Inc. (SHOP).
This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.