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COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC (CVLT) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA - Nasdaq - NASDAQ:CVLT - US2041661024 - Common Stock

126.33 USD
+1.95 (+1.57%)
Last: 1/15/2026, 2:03:56 PM
Fundamental Rating

6

CVLT gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 276 industry peers in the Software industry. CVLT has an excellent profitability rating, but there are some minor concerns on its financial health. CVLT is growing strongly while it is still valued neutral. This is a good combination! These ratings would make CVLT suitable for growth investing!


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • CVLT had positive earnings in the past year.
  • CVLT had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In multiple years CVLT reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years CVLT had a positive operating cash flow.
CVLT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCVLT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50M -50M 100M 150M 200M

1.2 Ratios

  • CVLT has a Return On Assets of 4.19%. This is in the better half of the industry: CVLT outperforms 70.29% of its industry peers.
  • CVLT's Return On Equity of 38.13% is amongst the best of the industry. CVLT outperforms 93.84% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 4.83%, CVLT is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 72.46% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CVLT had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 12.45%. This is in line with the industry average of 10.78%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (4.83%) for CVLT is well below the 3 year average (12.45%), which needs to be investigated, but indicates that CVLT had better years and this may not be a problem.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.19%
ROE 38.13%
ROIC 4.83%
ROA(3y)6.71%
ROA(5y)4.16%
ROE(3y)21.64%
ROE(5y)14.04%
ROIC(3y)12.45%
ROIC(5y)10.45%
CVLT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCVLT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 40 60

1.3 Margins

  • CVLT has a better Profit Margin (7.32%) than 67.75% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CVLT has grown nicely.
  • With a decent Operating Margin value of 7.71%, CVLT is doing good in the industry, outperforming 72.10% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CVLT has grown nicely.
  • The Gross Margin of CVLT (81.55%) is better than 86.59% of its industry peers.
  • CVLT's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 7.71%
PM (TTM) 7.32%
GM 81.55%
OM growth 3Y12.49%
OM growth 5Y69.82%
PM growth 3Y20.53%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.26%
GM growth 5Y-0.13%
CVLT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCVLT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 40 60 80

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so CVLT is still creating some value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, CVLT has more shares outstanding
  • Compared to 5 years ago, CVLT has less shares outstanding
  • CVLT has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
CVLT Yearly Shares OutstandingCVLT Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M 40M
CVLT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCVLT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.26 indicates that CVLT is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • The Altman-Z score of CVLT (2.26) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • CVLT has a debt to FCF ratio of 4.20. This is a neutral value as CVLT would need 4.20 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • CVLT has a better Debt to FCF ratio (4.20) than 60.51% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 4.18 is on the high side and indicates that CVLT has dependencies on debt financing.
  • CVLT has a Debt to Equity ratio of 4.18. This is amonst the worse of the industry: CVLT underperforms 86.23% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 4.18
Debt/FCF 4.2
Altman-Z 2.26
ROIC/WACC0.44
WACC11.02%
CVLT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCVLT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 2.53 indicates that CVLT has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 2.53, CVLT is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 69.20% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CVLT has a Quick Ratio of 2.53. This indicates that CVLT is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • CVLT's Quick ratio of 2.53 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CVLT outperforms 69.57% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.53
Quick Ratio 2.53
CVLT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCVLT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 19.69% over the past year.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 20.11% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
  • The Revenue has grown by 22.02% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
  • The Revenue has been growing by 8.21% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)19.69%
EPS 3Y13.14%
EPS 5Y20.11%
EPS Q2Q%9.64%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)22.02%
Revenue growth 3Y8.96%
Revenue growth 5Y8.21%
Sales Q2Q%18.39%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, CVLT will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 14.30% on average per year.
  • CVLT is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 9.98% yearly.
EPS Next Y9.95%
EPS Next 2Y12.96%
EPS Next 3Y14.3%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year18.46%
Revenue Next 2Y15.43%
Revenue Next 3Y14.62%
Revenue Next 5Y9.98%

3.3 Evolution

  • Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
CVLT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCVLT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 500M 1B 1.5B
CVLT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCVLT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 1 2 3 4 5

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 32.48 indicates a quite expensive valuation of CVLT.
  • CVLT's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. CVLT is cheaper than 60.14% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CVLT is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.33, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 27.13, CVLT can be considered very expensive at the moment.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, CVLT is valued a bit cheaper than 63.04% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 24.12. CVLT is around the same levels.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 32.48
Fwd PE 27.13
CVLT Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCVLT Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40 50

4.2 Price Multiples

  • CVLT's Enterprise Value to EBITDA is on the same level as the industry average.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, CVLT is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 72.10% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 26.59
EV/EBITDA 55.58
CVLT Per share dataCVLT EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10 15 20

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
  • CVLT has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • CVLT's earnings are expected to grow with 14.30% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)3.26
PEG (5Y)1.61
EPS Next 2Y12.96%
EPS Next 3Y14.3%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for CVLT!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC

NASDAQ:CVLT (1/15/2026, 2:03:56 PM)

126.33

+1.95 (+1.57%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)10-28
Earnings (Next)01-27
Inst Owners108.03%
Inst Owner Change1.12%
Ins Owners0.56%
Ins Owner Change-3.3%
Market Cap5.57B
Revenue(TTM)1.10B
Net Income(TTM)80.24M
Analysts83
Price Target199.24 (57.71%)
Short Float %4.04%
Short Ratio2.15
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-1.45%
Min EPS beat(2)-5.13%
Max EPS beat(2)2.23%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)2.87%
Min EPS beat(4)-5.13%
Max EPS beat(4)8.73%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)5.39%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)5.74%
EPS beat(16)13
Avg EPS beat(16)6.06%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.5%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.21%
Max Revenue beat(2)3.21%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)2.15%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.21%
Max Revenue beat(4)4.83%
Revenue beat(8)7
Avg Revenue beat(8)2.44%
Revenue beat(12)9
Avg Revenue beat(12)1.43%
Revenue beat(16)10
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.1%
PT rev (1m)-0.23%
PT rev (3m)-5.33%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0.28%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-6.16%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.04%
EPS NY rev (3m)-4.71%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.01%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.28%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.25%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 32.48
Fwd PE 27.13
P/S 5.08
P/FCF 26.59
P/OCF 25.84
P/B 26.47
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 55.58
EPS(TTM)3.89
EY3.08%
EPS(NY)4.66
Fwd EY3.69%
FCF(TTM)4.75
FCFY3.76%
OCF(TTM)4.89
OCFY3.87%
SpS24.85
BVpS4.77
TBVpS-0.5
PEG (NY)3.26
PEG (5Y)1.61
Graham Number20.44
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 4.19%
ROE 38.13%
ROCE 6.11%
ROIC 4.83%
ROICexc 20.98%
ROICexgc 78.04%
OM 7.71%
PM (TTM) 7.32%
GM 81.55%
FCFM 19.11%
ROA(3y)6.71%
ROA(5y)4.16%
ROE(3y)21.64%
ROE(5y)14.04%
ROIC(3y)12.45%
ROIC(5y)10.45%
ROICexc(3y)39.74%
ROICexc(5y)33.46%
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)15.76%
ROCE(5y)13.23%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-8.14%
ROICexgc growth 5Y58.13%
ROICexc growth 3Y2.91%
ROICexc growth 5Y71.5%
OM growth 3Y12.49%
OM growth 5Y69.82%
PM growth 3Y20.53%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.26%
GM growth 5Y-0.13%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.57
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 4.18
Debt/FCF 4.2
Debt/EBITDA 9.22
Cap/Depr 56.27%
Cap/Sales 0.56%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 226.09%
Profit Quality 261.02%
Current Ratio 2.53
Quick Ratio 2.53
Altman-Z 2.26
F-Score5
WACC11.02%
ROIC/WACC0.44
Cap/Depr(3y)44.84%
Cap/Depr(5y)44.31%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.42%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.58%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)19.69%
EPS 3Y13.14%
EPS 5Y20.11%
EPS Q2Q%9.64%
EPS Next Y9.95%
EPS Next 2Y12.96%
EPS Next 3Y14.3%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)22.02%
Revenue growth 3Y8.96%
Revenue growth 5Y8.21%
Sales Q2Q%18.39%
Revenue Next Year18.46%
Revenue Next 2Y15.43%
Revenue Next 3Y14.62%
Revenue Next 5Y9.98%
EBIT growth 1Y-2.44%
EBIT growth 3Y22.58%
EBIT growth 5Y83.77%
EBIT Next Year20.44%
EBIT Next 3Y16.46%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y20.23%
FCF growth 3Y5.52%
FCF growth 5Y19.01%
OCF growth 1Y21.51%
OCF growth 3Y5.38%
OCF growth 5Y18.57%

COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC / CVLT FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to CVLT.


What is the valuation status of COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC (CVLT) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC (CVLT). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


Can you provide the profitability details for COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC?

COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC (CVLT) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.


What is the valuation of COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC (CVLT) is 32.48 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 26.47.