CommVault Systems (CVLT)
NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - ApplicationSnapshot 2026-09-14
$140.21+7.80%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - ApplicationSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Systems Software: fringe margins under pressure (2q confirmed)
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Primary pillar broken — Operating margin near 20.5%: 6.1% vs 20.5%.
View ThesisMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 62% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskCVLT's growth depends on expanding strategic partnerships and AI-enabled platform adoption. Revenue grew 11% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. It trades at 32× P/E versus a peer median of 41×. This suggests the price reflects less growth than forecasted. The primary risk is the operating margin, which is currently 6.1% versus a target of 20.5%. Peer multiples imply a price about 14% above where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. CVLT is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 19 analysts currently covering CVLT (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 11 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for CVLT in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Systems Software — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Advances: Expand strategic partnerships and AI-enabled platform adoption
New partnership enhances AI platform adoption and growth potential.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $140.21
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $140.21.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Increase subscription revenue and ARR growth
Tripling cloud safety net supports subscription revenue growth.
Advances: Expand strategic partnerships and AI-enabled platform adoption
Expanding Azure coverage supports AI platform adoption objective.
Advances: Increase subscription revenue and ARR growth
SaaS growth aligns with subscription revenue objectives.
Advances: Expand strategic partnerships and AI-enabled platform adoption
Integration enhances AI platform adoption and strengthens partnerships.
Advances: Increase subscription revenue and ARR growth
Earnings beat indicates strong subscription revenue growth.
Significant share price drop indicates potential investor concerns.
Threatens: Increase revenue growth
Analyst flags limited catalysts affecting revenue growth.