Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) Releases Q1 2026 Earnings Guidance

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) issued an update on its first quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.350-2.450 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.450. The company issued revenue guidance of $655.0 million-$685.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $746.3 million. Check Point Software Technologies also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 10.050-10.850 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Check Point Software Technologies from $215.00 to $240.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on Check Point Software Technologies from $260.00 to $240.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Check Point Software Technologies from $210.00 to $200.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Check Point Software Technologies from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “neutral” rating and set a $220.00 target price on shares of Check Point Software Technologies in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $226.62.

Check Point Software Technologies Trading Down 6.8%

Check Point Software Technologies stock traded down $12.00 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $164.47. The company had a trading volume of 4,146,677 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,385,330. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $185.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $191.15. The company has a market cap of $18.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.01, a P/E/G ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.58. Check Point Software Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $161.00 and a fifty-two week high of $234.35.

Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $3.40 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.77 by $0.63. The company had revenue of $744.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $746.40 million. Check Point Software Technologies had a return on equity of 37.91% and a net margin of 37.62%.Check Point Software Technologies’s revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.70 EPS. Check Point Software Technologies has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.450 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 10.050-10.850 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Check Point Software Technologies will post 8.61 EPS for the current year.

Trending Headlines about Check Point Software Technologies

Here are the key news stories impacting Check Point Software Technologies this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS materially beat estimates ($3.40 non‑GAAP vs. ~$2.77 consensus), with strong margins and security‑subscription growth—evidence of durable profitability. Cyber security firm Check Point Software Q4 profit tops estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Management announced three acquisitions (Cyata, Cyclops, Rotate) aimed at expanding AI security, CTEM/asset‑discovery and MSP Workspace capabilities—moves that support the company’s AI security strategy. Check Point buys 3 Israeli startups for over $150m
• Positive Sentiment: Balance sheet actions: cash and marketable securities rose ~ to $4.34B after convertible notes proceeds, and the company repurchased ~$1.4B of shares in 2025—supportive for shareholder returns. Check Point Software Reports Fourth Quarter and 2025 Full Year Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Calculated billings, RPO and security‑subscription revenue all grew (~8%, RPO +8%, subscriptions +11%), signaling steady demand but not a dramatic acceleration.
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors can review the full earnings call transcript and slide deck for management commentary on AI product roadmaps and 2026 priorities. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data in feeds shows anomalous 0 share figures (NaN changes) and is not meaningful—no clear short‑squeeze signal.
• Negative Sentiment: Total revenue ($744.9M) was effectively flat to estimates (slightly under some analyst forecasts), producing a “mixed” quarter: EPS beat but revenue didn’t clearly outpace expectations. Check Point Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
• Negative Sentiment: Reported EPS benefited from a one‑time tax benefit/tax settlement (company disclosed ~ $0.52 per share benefit in Q4 and larger full‑year tax adjustments), raising questions about sustainability of the EPS uplift. Check Point Software Reports Fourth Quarter and 2025 Full Year Results
• Negative Sentiment: Operating expenses (R&D, S&M) rose and GAAP operating income declined sequentially, which alongside multiple small acquisitions could pressure near‑term margins if integration costs persist. Quiver Quant summary of results

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Check Point Software Technologies

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Check Point Software Technologies in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $262,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Check Point Software Technologies by 24.3% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 598 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $132,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its holdings in Check Point Software Technologies by 20.9% in the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 26,464 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $5,855,000 after purchasing an additional 4,577 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in Check Point Software Technologies by 6.5% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 36,240 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $8,018,000 after purchasing an additional 2,198 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Check Point Software Technologies by 17.3% during the 2nd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,153 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $476,000 after buying an additional 317 shares during the period. 98.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Check Point Software Technologies

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. is an Israeli-founded cybersecurity company that develops, markets and supports a broad portfolio of network, cloud and endpoint security products. Founded in 1993, the company was an early pioneer of stateful inspection firewall technology and later developed a modular “software blade” approach that allowed customers to combine protection capabilities. Check Point’s product set spans physical and virtual security appliances, software and cloud-native services designed to prevent cyberattacks, protect data and simplify security management for enterprises and service providers.

Key product families include Quantum Security Gateways (on-premises and hybrid appliances), CloudGuard (cloud security posture and workload protection), Harmony (endpoint, remote access and unified endpoint security), and SandBlast (advanced threat prevention and sandboxing).