Cloudflare (NET) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cloudflare, Inc. is a global web infrastructure and security company that provides a suite of services designed to improve the performance, reliability and security of internet properties. Its core offerings include a content delivery network (CDN), distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection, managed DNS, and a web application firewall (WAF). Cloudflare also provides tools for bot management, SSL/TLS, load balancing and rate limiting to help organizations maintain uptime and protect web applications from attack.

In addition to traditional edge and security services, Cloudflare has expanded into edge computing and developer platforms. Notable products include Cloudflare Workers, a serverless platform that runs code at the network edge; Pages, a JAMstack hosting service for static sites; R2, an object storage service designed to reduce egress costs; and Argo Smart Routing for optimized traffic flows. The company markets integrated zero-trust and secure access offerings—Cloudflare for Teams and Cloudflare One—aimed at replacing legacy VPN and network security architectures for enterprises.

Cloudflare was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. It has grown its footprint through a global network that spans hundreds of cities and serves customers in more than 100 countries, supporting a diverse base that ranges from individual developers and small businesses to large enterprises and public sector organizations. The company completed its initial public offering in 2019 and operates a hybrid go-to-market model that includes direct sales, self-service plans and partnerships.

Leadership at Cloudflare includes co-founders Matthew Prince, who serves as chief executive officer, and Michelle Zatlyn, who serves as president and chief operating officer. The company emphasizes performance, security and privacy as cornerstones of its product strategy as it continues to evolve its platform to address emerging internet infrastructure and security needs.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $248.62 to $258.88
• 50-Day Range: $167.41 to $257.05
• 52-Week Range: $121.46 to $260.00
• Volume: 8.52 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.63 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $90.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $232.62
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Cloudflare Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cloudflare scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 411th out of 624 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Cloudflare has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 19 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Cloudflare has a consensus price target of $232.62, representing about 9.5% downside from its current price of $257.05.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cloudflare has been the subject of 19 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cloudflare are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.11) to ($0.02) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cloudflare is -886.35, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cloudflare is -886.35, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cloudflare has a P/B Ratio of 61.94. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.72% of the float of Cloudflare has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cloudflare has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.52, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cloudflare has recently increased by 5.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Cloudflare does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Cloudflare does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.79

News Sentiment

Cloudflare has a news sentiment score of 0.79. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 55 news articles for Cloudflare this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

67 people have searched for NET on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 31% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

42 people have added Cloudflare to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 147% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cloudflare insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $125,757,221.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

10.89% of the stock of Cloudflare is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

82.68% of the stock of Cloudflare is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

NET Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NET shares performed this year?

Cloudflare's stock was trading at $197.31 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, NET stock has increased by 30.3% and is now trading at $257.05.

How were Cloudflare's earnings last quarter?

Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE:NET) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 7th. The company reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.02. Cloudflare's quarterly revenue was up 33.5% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Cloudflare IPO?

Cloudflare (NET) raised $455 million in an initial public offering on Friday, September 13th 2019. The company issued 35,000,000 shares at a price of $12.00-$14.00 per share. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan served as the underwriters for the IPO and Jefferies, Wells Fargo Securities, RBC Capital Markets, JMP Securities, Evercore ISI, Needham & Company, Oppenheimer, BTIG and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey were co-managers.

Who are Cloudflare's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Cloudflare include Jennison Associates LLC (1.25%), Pictet Asset Management Holding SA (0.39%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.31%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.30%). Insiders that own company stock include Carl Ledbetter, John Graham-Cumming, Matthew Prince, Thomas J Seifert, Douglas James Kramer, Janel Riley, Katrin Suder, Michelle Zatlyn, Mark J Hawkins, Scott D Sandell and Maria S Eitel.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Cloudflare?

Shares of NET stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Cloudflare own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cloudflare investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Datadog (DDOG), MongoDB (MDB), Splunk (SPLK), Endava (DAVA) and SiTime (SITM).

Company Calendar

• Today: 5/07/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/07/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 6/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NET
• CIK: 1477333
• Web: www.cloudflare.com
• Phone: 888-993-5273
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 5,156
• Year Founded: 2009

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cloudflare: $232.62
• High Price Target: $300.00
• Low Price Target: $140.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -9.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 30 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.29)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$102.27 million
• Net Margins: -4.72%
• Pretax Margin: -4.28%
• Return on Equity: -7.24%
• Return on Assets: -1.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.35
• Current Ratio: 1.98
• Quick Ratio: 1.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 41.73
• Cash Flow: $0.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 563.72
• Book Value: $4.15 per share
• Price / Book: 61.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 351,980,000
• Free Float: 313,649,000
• Market Cap: $90.48 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.67