Secureworks's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Secureworks (SCWX) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Secureworks vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 338M vs 858,126M combined for its competitors (0.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-2.8% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-15.8%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Secureworks generated -7.5% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2024, vs 5.7% for its competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -33.5% net margin compares with 7.0% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Secureworks accounted for 0.1% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 0.1% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.16M compares with $0.86M for the peer group (0.2x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
SCWX Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2024
Secureworks reported revenue contraction of 7.53 % year on year in Q3 2024, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 5.68 %.
With a net margin of -33.51 %, Secureworks reported lower profitability than its competitors (7.02 %).
Secureworks generated 0.05 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 0.05 % a year earlier.
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Secureworks vs. its Competitors, Q3 2024
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in Secureworks reports; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Secureworks and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Secureworks Corp | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Secureworks's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Software & Programming industry grew revenue 16.7% year over year, combined, vs -7.5% for Secureworks. Secureworks's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.03% to 0.03%, a loss of 0.01 percentage points.
Secureworks's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secureworks Corp | No | No | No | No |
| Competitors combined (34) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | - | - | - | |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
SCWX Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
SCWX Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
SCWX Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Secure Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Tenable Holdings Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Intel Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Fastly Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Secureworks's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Secureworks's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Secureworks Corp
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Secureworks Corp |
756.09 | 337.73 |
 Microsoft Corporation |
4,059,410.28 | 346,445.00 |
 Palantir Technologies Inc |
435,508.28 | 7,289.50 |
 Intel Corporation |
315,076.59 | 59,892.00 |
 Palo Alto Networks Inc |
252,799.96 | 11,480.00 |
 Crowdstrike Holdings Inc |
238,744.72 | 5,395.06 |
| SUBTOTAL | 6,195,944.65 | 862,442.19 |
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Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Secureworks's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Secureworks reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| High Wire Networks Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Microsoft Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Tenable Holdings Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Mimecast Limited | Company report | 85% |
| Rapid7 Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Mandiant Inc. | Company report | 85% |
| Sentinelone Inc | Company report | 85% |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Qualys Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Splunk Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Check Point Software Technologies Ltd | Company report | 85% |
| Varonis Systems Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Zscaler Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Akamai Technologies Inc | Company report | 85% |
| At and t Inc | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Secureworks's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Secureworks's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Agents and Infra 83.22 % |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | Commercial 50.48 % |
| Intel Corporation | Client Computing and Physical AI Group 49.03 % |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Software 45.63 % |
| Verizon Communications Inc | Verizon Consumer Group 77.03 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Secureworks's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secureworks Corp | 756 | 160,825 | -41,237 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 4,059,410 | 1,553,565 | 639,601 |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 435,508 | 1,645,856 | 831,335 |
| Intel Corporation | 315,077 | 703,784 | -144,853 |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | 252,800 | 523,699 | 14,005 |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | 238,745 | 504,306 | 7,166 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 6,195,189 | 859,999 | 184,422 |
Secureworks's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent report. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | US 53.60 % |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | United States 61.76 % |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | United States 66.86 % |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Americas 50.14 % |
| Cloudflare Inc | United States 52.13 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Secureworks's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Software & Programming industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (442 companies). See the full Software & Programming industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 67.23 % | 50.49 % (avg) | +16.7 pp |
| Operating Margin | -28.79 % | industry median | -20.9 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -5.90 % | 1.87 % (avg) | -7.8 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 2.34 % | 5.21 % (avg) | -2.9 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Secureworks's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Software & Programming industry average (442 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Software & Programming industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 40.6x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 20.3x | - |
| P/B | 1.4x | 5.5x | -4.1x |
| Return on Equity | -18.49 % | industry aggregate | -39.53 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -10.14 % | -3.24 % (avg) | -6.90 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Secureworks's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 10.86 % | 6.57 % | 0.00 % | -4.60 % | -13.40 % | -21.20 % |
| Operating Margin | -9.39 % | -9.44 % | -9.44 % | -6.13 % | -11.30 % | -40.53 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -3.26 % | -3.62 % | -3.69 % | -2.37 % | -4.22 % | -14.19 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Secureworks's Strategic Group Map
Secureworks is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC are labeled. See Methodology: Strategic Group Map for how this chart is built.
Secureworks's trailing-12-month revenue growth of -13.7% and operating margin of -28.8% compares with an average of -10.7% growth and -22.0% margin across its 8 closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC -- Secureworks sits below that peer average on growth and below it on margin.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Secureworks's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 2.34 % vs industry average 5.21 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Secureworks's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Secureworks's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Secureworks falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Secureworks's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 20.9 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 39.5 points below the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-2.8% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 11.3% median pace.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-15.8% annualized).
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Secureworks's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secureworks Corp | 0.28 | 0.64 | - |
| Microsoft Corporation | 0.16 | 1.27 | 0.10 |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 1.59 | 7.09 | - |
| Intel Corporation | 0.50 | 2.02 | 0.40 |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | 0.30 | 0.91 | 0.04 |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | 1.21 | 1.67 | 0.16 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Secureworks's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secureworks Corp | Q3 2024 | -7.5 % | - |
| Microsoft Corporation | Q3 2026 | +18.8 % | +32.0 % |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | Q3 2026 | +95.9 % | +136.6 % |
| Intel Corporation | Q3 2026 | +20.9 % | -22.2 % |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | Q2 2026 | +34.4 % | - |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | Q2 2026 | +25.9 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +12.6 % | +3.2 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Secureworks's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secureworks Corp | Q3 2024 | -23.5 % | +21.3 % |
| Microsoft Corporation | Q3 2026 | +23.6 % | +103.0 % |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | Q3 2026 | +85.2 % | +18.0 % |
| Intel Corporation | Q3 2026 | +11.6 % | +65.9 % |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | Q2 2026 | +62.9 % | +19.4 % |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | Q2 2026 | +20.6 % | +222.1 % |
Secureworks's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secureworks Corp | - | - | - |
| Microsoft Corporation | 20.01% | 23.87% | 34.15% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 33.33% | 37.35% | 39.51% |
| Intel Corporation | - | - | - |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | 0.87% | 0.81% | 1.71% |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | 0.69% | 1.09% | 1.67% |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Secureworks's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Secureworks Corp | - | 2.24 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 28.47 | 11.72 |
| Palantir Technologies Inc | 118.32 | 59.74 |
| Intel Corporation | - | 5.26 |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | 675.29 | 22.02 |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | 1,523.87 | 44.25 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 33.53 | 7.18 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.