SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) joins the Siemens Digital Industries Software Technology Partner Program. The collaboration gives customers access to Keysight Eggplant Test, an AI-driven test automation solution, to validate their digital engineering and product lifecycle management (PLM) environments.
Manufacturers face growing pressure to shorten development cycles while managing increasingly complex software-driven products. As engineering teams rely on digital tools like PLM platforms, testing those workflows, integrations, and system performance has become a significant operational challenge, with manual processes too slow and inconsistent to address at scale.
Siemens Digital Industries Software develops solutions for engineering, manufacturing, and product lifecycle management. Through the partnership, customers using the Teamcenter® software can deploy Keysight Eggplant Test, an AI-driven test design and generation solution, to validate their enterprise applications and engineering workflows before they reach production.
Gareth Smith, Software Quality Engineering General Manager at Keysight, said:
“As PLM environments grow in complexity, organizations need a reliable, AI-driven way to validate software before it reaches production. By joining the Siemens Digital Industries Software Solution Partner Program, engineers can use Keysight Eggplant Test to reduce the risk of undetected issues when upgrades or integrations are released, maintaining system performance and reliability at every stage of the product lifecycle.”
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LOS ANGELES, May 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (“Check Point” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: CHKP) for violations of the securities laws.
The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors. Check Point released its Q1 2026 financial results on April 30, 2026. The Company claimed its product revenue suffered due to "go-to-market changes implemented at the beginning of the quarter." During the Company’s earnings call, executives disclosed that these changes would continue to have "a short-term impact on our business" and would also "negatively affect our 2026 revenue projections." Based on this news, shares of Check Point fell by more than 19.6% on the same day.
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BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces an investigation on behalf of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (“Check Point” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CHKP) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of federal securities laws.
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On April 30, 2026, Check Point reported first quarter 2026 financial results, disclosing that product revenue was impacted by “go-to-market changes implemented at the beginning of the quarter,” which created near-term headwinds in its security appliance business. During the accompanying earnings call, management further disclosed that these changes would have “a short-term impact on our business” and would “negatively affect our 2026 revenue projections.”
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, /PRNewswire/ -- Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, today announced that its board of directors has authorized a $2.0 billion expansion of the company's on-going share repurchase program.
As of March 31, 2026, Check Point had approximately 104,027,807 ordinary shares outstanding, and since the beginning of the share repurchase program, Check Point has repurchased approximately 230 million shares for a total purchase price of approximately $17.4 billion. The updated plan extends the company's existing repurchase authorization from July 2024, which was completed in the second quarter of 2026.
Under the extended repurchase authorization, shares may be repurchased from time to time in open-market transactions, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations. The actual timing, number and value of the shares repurchased will depend on market conditions, share price, trading volume and other factors. For all or a portion of the authorized repurchase amount, Check Point may enter into a plan that is compliant with Rule 10b5-1 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is designed to facilitate such purchases. The repurchase program does not require Check Point to acquire a specific number of shares and may be suspended from time to time, amended, or discontinued. The share repurchases are expected to be funded from available working capital.
About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a leading AI-powered, cloud-delivered cyber security platform provider protecting over 100,000 organizations worldwide. Check Point leverages the power of AI everywhere to enhance cyber security efficiency and accuracy through its Infinity Platform, with industry-leading catch rates enabling proactive threat anticipation and smarter, faster response times. The comprehensive platform includes cloud-delivered technologies consisting of Check Point Harmony to secure the workspace, Check Point CloudGuard to secure the cloud, Check Point Quantum to secure the network, and Check Point Infinity Core Services for collaborative security operations and services.
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NEW YORK, May 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (“Check Point” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CHKP). Such investors are advised to contact Danielle Peyton at [email protected] or 646-581-9980, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Check Point and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
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On April 30, 2026, Check Point reported first quarter 2026 financial results, disclosing that product revenue was impacted by “go-to-market changes implemented at the beginning of the quarter,” which created near-term headwinds in its security appliance business. During the accompanying earnings call, management further disclosed that these changes would have “a short-term impact on our business” and would “negatively affect our 2026 revenue projections.”
On this news, Check Point’s stock price fell $27.49 per share, or 19.64%, to close at $112.47 per share on April 30, 2026.
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, /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. ("Check Point" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CHKP). Such investors are advised to contact Danielle Peyton at [email protected] or 646-581-9980, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Check Point and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
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On April 30, 2026, Check Point reported first quarter 2026 financial results, disclosing that product revenue was impacted by "go-to-market changes implemented at the beginning of the quarter," which created near-term headwinds in its security appliance business. During the accompanying earnings call, management further disclosed that these changes would have "a short-term impact on our business" and would "negatively affect our 2026 revenue projections."
On this news, Check Point's stock price fell $27.49 per share, or 19.64%, to close at $112.47 per share on April 30, 2026.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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, /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. ("Check Point" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CHKP). Such investors are advised to contact Danielle Peyton at [email protected] or 646-581-9980, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Check Point and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
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On April 30, 2026, Check Point reported first quarter 2026 financial results, disclosing that product revenue was impacted by "go-to-market changes implemented at the beginning of the quarter," which created near-term headwinds in its security appliance business. During the accompanying earnings call, management further disclosed that these changes would have "a short-term impact on our business" and would "negatively affect our 2026 revenue projections."
On this news, Check Point's stock price fell $27.49 per share, or 19.64%, to close at $112.47 per share on April 30, 2026.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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As enterprise networks approach the limits of human-driven management, Check Point moves the industry from rules to intent, from fixed controls to dynamic prevention, and from fragmented consoles to unified orchestration
, /PRNewswire/ -- Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pioneer and global leader in cyber security solutions, today launched its Agentic Network Security Orchestration Platform, a purpose-built autonomous agent architecture that executes network security operations across enterprise environments, without requiring constant human intervention. The launch continues the company's mission to fundamentally transform the way enterprise network security is managed, an approach that has remained largely unchanged since the early days of the firewall era.
Enterprise networks have grown beyond human capacity to manage. Hybrid cloud adoption, M&A-driven fragmentation, the explosion of connected devices, and the rapid proliferation of AI agents across infrastructure have created environments that no human team was designed to secure at this scale. A single change request can take two to four weeks to work through analysis, security review, and policy dependencies - only to break something else and restart the cycle. Segmentation projects sit on the board for years and never ship. Policies drift because workloads move faster than any team can follow. The result is predictable: Zero Trust projects stall, policy tightening never completes, and organisations are left exposed. Check Point's platform addresses this by beginning a transformation across three dimensions that have defined and constrained network security management for decades: moving from thousands of static rules to intent-based policy, from fixed threat prevention profiles to dynamic exposure-based controls, and from fragmented vendor consoles to a single orchestration layer across the entire network. Security teams set the business intent. The agents handle everything below it.
"For the first time, security teams can operate entirely at the level of business intent," said Jonathan Zanger, Chief Technology Officer at Check Point Software Technologies. "With Agentic Network Security Orchestration, teams define what needs to be protected and what the policy should achieve. Everything below that, the rule creation, the policy tightening, the virtual patching, is handed to AI agents to execute autonomously, within predefined guardrails and under continuous human oversight. We are turning projects that used to take months into days of auditable action."
"Enterprise network security has reached an inflection point. Layering agentic AI on top of modern hybrid environments creates complexity that outpaces the capabilities of what human teams can manage manually. The consequence is that critical security initiatives like Zero Trust and micro-segmentation languish in administrative density and stall before they deliver value. Agentic approaches like Check Point's ground autonomous execution in a live understanding of the actual network environment, representing a meaningful architectural shift in how organizations' can structurally close that gap." Frank Dickson, Group Vice President, Security and Trust, IDC.
At the center of the platform is a proprietary Network Knowledge Graph, a live, relational model of the customer's actual environment, continuously updated with topology, traffic flows, asset dependencies, and real-time configuration data. This is what separates Check Point's agents from generic AI applied to security problems. Rather than reasoning over static training data, agents reason over the customer's actual network as it exists right now, grounding every decision in the customer's specific reality.
The platform's semantic intelligence layer goes further, interpreting not just the syntax of existing firewall policies but the business intent behind them, including rules created years or decades ago. Once that intent is understood, agents act on it autonomously across four core capabilities:
Intent-to-Policy translates natural language business requirements into hardened, risk-validated firewall rules across multi-vendor environments. Zero Trust and Policy Tightening continuously analyses active traffic to identify shadow access and over-permissive configurations, autonomously applying validated tightening recommendations without risking connectivity breaks. Autonomous Troubleshooting conducts multi-step reasoning across topology, policy history, and logs to diagnose failures autonomously, reducing mean time to resolution from hours to minutes. Continuous Compliance maps every rule and configuration change to DORA, PCI-DSS, and NIST in real time, replacing annual audit fire drills with continuous automated enforcement. Security teams retain authority at the intent level, approving high-impact changes before execution, with full visibility into every agent's action through a complete execution trace. Underlying the platform are agent skills fine-tuned on more than 30 years of operational expertise protecting over 100,000 organisations, spanning the edge cases and configuration complexity that generic models have never encountered.
Accelerating the Roadmap: The Acquisition of Deepchecks's Team and Intellectual Property
As part of the commitment to deliver on the Agentic Network Security Orchestration roadmap, Check Point has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the team and intellectual property of Deepchecks, a production-grade platform that unifies evaluation, observability, testing, and monitoring, giving teams the visibility and control needed to trust agents in production. The team is comprised of LLM experts, graduates of the prestigious Talpiot technological excellence program. Deepchecks' talent and intellectual property will significantly accelerate the execution of the Agentic Network Security Orchestration roadmap.
"Any multi-agent system must include a robust evaluation layer that enables continuous measurement, tuning, and improvement over time," explained Ofir Korzenyak, VP AI Technologies. "Deepchecks' team brings cutting-edge capabilities precisely in this area, strengthening our ability to deliver agents that continuously improve and can be fine-tuned to customers' specific needs."
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Check Point's Agentic Security Management capabilities are available today - Policy Auditor prevents policy drift, Policy Insights drives zero-trust tightening, and AI Assist accelerates daily admin tasks. Playblocks Agents is available through our Early Availability program, with a broader customer preview introducing more agents, skills, and multi-vendor support launching in H2 2026. For more information and to request access, visit.
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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a global cyber security leader protecting more than 100,000 organizations worldwide. Its mission is to secure enterprises' AI transformation. With a prevention-first approach and an open ecosystem architecture, Check Point helps organizations block advanced threats, prioritize exposures, and automate security operations across complex digital environments. The unified architecture simplifies protection across hybrid networks, multi-cloud environments, digital workspaces, and AI systems. Structured around four strategic pillars, Hybrid Mesh Network Security, Workspace Security, Exposure Management, and AI Security, Check Point delivers consistent protection and visibility across multivendor environments, enabling organizations to reduce risk, improve efficiency, and accelerate innovation without increasing complexity.
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NEW YORK, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (“Check Point” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CHKP). Such investors are advised to contact Danielle Peyton at [email protected] or 646-581-9980, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Check Point and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
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On April 30, 2026, Check Point reported first quarter 2026 financial results, disclosing that product revenue was impacted by “go-to-market changes implemented at the beginning of the quarter,” which created near-term headwinds in its security appliance business. During the accompanying earnings call, management further disclosed that these changes would have “a short-term impact on our business” and would “negatively affect our 2026 revenue projections.”
On this news, Check Point’s stock price fell $27.49 per share, or 19.64%, to close at $112.47 per share on April 30, 2026.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz continues its investigation of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (“Check Point” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CHKP) on behalf of investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of federal securities laws.
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On April 30, 2026, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. reported first quarter 2026 financial results, disclosing that product revenue was impacted by “go-to-market changes implemented at the beginning of the quarter,” which created near-term headwinds in its security appliance business. During the accompanying earnings call, management further disclosed that these changes would have “a short-term impact on our business” and would “negatively affect our 2026 revenue projections.”
On this news, Check Point’s stock price fell $27.49 per share, or 19.64%, to close at $112.47 on April 30, 2026, thereby injuring investors.
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BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith continues its investigation on behalf of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (“Check Point” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CHKP) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of federal securities laws.
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On April 30, 2026, Check Point reported first quarter 2026 financial results, disclosing that product revenue was impacted by “go-to-market changes implemented at the beginning of the quarter,” which created near-term headwinds in its security appliance business. During the accompanying earnings call, management further disclosed that these changes would have “a short-term impact on our business” and would “negatively affect our 2026 revenue projections.”
On this news, Check Point’s stock price fell $27.49 per share, or 19.64%, to close at $112.47 on April 30, 2026, thereby injuring investors.
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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) Shareholders Who Lost Money -- Contact Law Offices of Howard G. Smith About Securities Fraud Investigation Law Offices of Howard G. Smith continues its investigation on behalf of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (“Check Point” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CHKP) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of federal securities laws.
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On April 30, 2026, Check Point reported first quarter 2026 financial results, disclosing that product revenue was impacted by “go-to-market changes implemented at the beginning of the quarter,” which created near-term headwinds in its security appliance business. During the accompanying earnings call, management further disclosed that these changes would have “a short-term impact on our business” and would “negatively affect our 2026 revenue projections.”
On this news, Check Point’s stock price fell $27.49 per share, or 19.64%, to close at $112.47 on April 30, 2026, thereby injuring investors.
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Glancy Prongay Wolke & Rotter LLP, a leading national shareholder rights law firm, continues its investigation on behalf of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (“CHKP” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: CHKP) investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of the federal securities laws.
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On April 30, 2026, Check Point reported first quarter 2026 financial results, disclosing that product revenue was impacted by “go-to-market changes implemented at the beginning of the quarter,” which created near-term headwinds in its security appliance business. During the accompanying earnings call, management further disclosed that these changes would have “a short-term impact on our business” and would “negatively affect our 2026 revenue projections.”
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Time to Buy These Up-and-Coming Software Firms?Check Point Software Technologies NASDAQ: CHKP executives said the company has moved past the most disruptive phase of a broad go-to-market reorganization and expects its firewall product business to return to growth later this year, according to remarks at a JPMorgan software event.
The discussion featured Sherif Seddik, Check Point’s newly appointed chief revenue officer; Roei Golan, chief financial officer; and Kip Meintzer, head of investor relations. Seddik, who was named to the CRO role two weeks before the event, said his background includes senior roles at Microsoft, Citrix and Check Point, with experience spanning sales leadership, product management, consulting and go-to-market strategy.
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Is CoStar Group Stock a Buy Before Earnings? Analysts Think SoSeddik said Check Point’s strategy is built around four pillars and a shift toward “multi-pillar selling,” which required a significant review of the company’s go-to-market model. He said the effort began in the middle of last year and was designed to support sustainable double-digit growth by focusing resources on large enterprise customers, new logo acquisition and subscription and SaaS businesses.
Go-to-Market Changes Affected About One-Third of Staff Seddik said the changes were “pretty deep,” with roughly one-third of employees moving into new roles. Even employees who remained in existing positions often received new account or partner assignments as the company narrowed its focus to fewer, larger customers and partners.
Sentinel One Stock Is the Growth Story Goldman Sachs Is Buying“We are absolutely convinced that it is the right model to take us forward,” Seddik said. He added that Check Point believes it has exited the disruption phase and moved into execution, with improving funnel generation across the company’s product portfolio, including firewall.
The reorganization included increased investment in customer success, renewal teams, specialist sales and partner programs. Seddik said the company also shifted toward a hunter-farmer model for its largest strategic customers and prospects, hiring more “hunter” profiles focused on new customer acquisition.
Firewall Business Saw Near-Term Disruption Golan said the disruption most affected the company’s firewall appliance business, particularly new business handled by generalist account teams. Renewals were less affected, he said, because they were managed separately and involve a different selling motion.
Golan said the company saw delays in pipeline generation early in the year, especially in January and February, which affected the second-quarter outlook and may also affect third-quarter results. He said net new firewall business typically has a sales cycle of five to nine months, and sometimes longer.
“The main impact is Q2,” Golan said, adding that Check Point updated its guidance because of the pipeline disruption. He said the issue was not limited to new logos, but also included expansion projects with existing customers, such as data center expansions.
Seddik said the reorganization was launched to the field on Jan. 6. He said funnel generation improved in February, was strong in March and was even stronger in April on a year-over-year basis. He also said new-logo pipeline is growing faster than the overall pipeline, which was one of the company’s strategic objectives.
Golan said Check Point expects product revenue to decline in the second quarter and probably also in the third quarter due to the disruption, but said the company expects the firewall product business to return to growth from the fourth quarter onward.
Competitive Displacement and AI Data Centers Identified as Growth Areas Seddik said Check Point is launching a competitive displacement program that includes three main elements: focusing on use cases where the company believes it has differentiation, offering partner incentives and pre-approved pricing levels, and providing customer transition support.
He said the company has built tooling to automate the movement of policies and rules from other vendors’ platforms to Check Point’s platform. It is also offering both CapEx and OpEx models, depending on customer preference.
Seddik said Check Point has “ring-fenced” aggressive displacement pricing with policies requiring proof of displacement, in order to prevent that pricing from affecting normal deals.
AI data centers were another major focus of the discussion. Seddik said data centers represent the majority of Check Point’s firewall business, though not the majority of the company’s total business. He said the company is starting from a position of strength in data center security and expects AI data centers to provide additional opportunities.
Seddik cited Check Point’s partnership with NVIDIA, saying the company can run its firewall on NVIDIA’s data processing unit, or DPU. He said that approach can help address latency concerns while leaving the GPU available for AI workloads. He also pointed to Check Point’s Lakera acquisition for AI guardrails, its Maestro architecture for scalability and its web application firewall capabilities as part of a broader AI data center security offering.
According to Seddik, Check Point has already won AI data center deals in Asia and the Middle East and is discussing large opportunities in the Americas and Western Europe. He said some deals can lead to follow-on opportunities when customers include Check Point’s security capabilities in services they offer to their own customers.
Executives Say Macro Was Not the Cause of Guidance Change Golan said the company does not view the recent guidance update as a result of macroeconomic conditions. He acknowledged that rising memory costs could potentially influence customer behavior, but said Check Point is not currently seeing broad evidence that customers are delaying refreshes because of those costs.
Seddik said customers are placing increased emphasis on cybersecurity and reprioritizing within security budgets, although he said he has not seen customers broadly increasing cybersecurity budgets by large amounts. He said there are no signs that budgets are being reduced.
Seddik also said exposure management is becoming a more important topic in customer discussions. He highlighted Check Point’s acquisitions of Cyberint and Veriti, saying Cyberint added external visibility while Veriti provides capabilities to implement changes across multiple vendors. He said the company is developing capabilities that, with customer permission, could allow automated patching based on defined rules.
On platform strategy, Seddik said Check Point is building platforms within each of its pillars while maintaining an “open garden” approach. He said the company recognizes that customers use multiple vendors and has built native integrations with other security products, including partnerships or integrations involving Wiz, Illumio, CrowdStrike and Microsoft Defender. He said Check Point has more than 80 native integrations with competing and other products.
About Check Point Software Technologies NASDAQ: CHKPCheck 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).
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On April 30, 2026, Check Point reported first quarter 2026 financial results, disclosing that product revenue was impacted by "go-to-market changes implemented at the beginning of the quarter," which created near-term headwinds in its security appliance business. During the accompanying earnings call, management further disclosed that these changes would have "a short-term impact on our business" and would "negatively affect our 2026 revenue projections."
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77% of organizations update security for AI, but only 26% can enforce it, exposing a growing 'AI Security Gap' across the enterprise
, /PRNewswire/ -- Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions, today released its 2026 Cloud Security Report: Enter the AI Era, revealing a growing disconnect between rapid AI adoption and security readiness.
The report reveals a critical shift from the cloud "blind spots" of 2025 to a deeper challenge in 2026: organizations are no longer just struggling with visibility, but with governance, control, and real-time enforcement. AI is changing how users behave, how applications communicate, and where threats enter the environment. This year, 77% of organizations have updated their security strategy for cloud in response to AI, yet only 26% report having the architecture to enforce it. This reveals a 51-point gap between intent and capability.
Meanwhile, attackers are weaponizing AI tools to accelerate phishing, generate malware, and launch adversarial attacks faster than traditional security models can respond. The impact is already measurable: 78% of organizations reported confirmed or suspected AI-related security incidents over the past year.
"The 2026 Cloud Security Report confirms what many security practitioners already sense," said Paul Barbosa, Vice President of Cloud Security and SASE at Check Point Software Technologies. "AI adoption has outpaced the architecture built to govern it. Agents are acting inside live systems; data is moving through external AI services, and most enterprises still lack the visibility and enforcement to keep pace. At Check Point, we believe security has to be built into the architecture from the start. Beginning at the infrastructure layer, through clouds, and especially at runtime. Visibility, Control, and Security need to be present at all layers in the stack AI workloads will operate in. "
Key findings for cloud-native environments include:
Infrastructure Misalignment: 52% of AI workloads span hybrid environments, yet 64% say their architecture needs redesign Perimeter Gaps: 76% rate datacenter security as critical for AI, but only 35% say it can support current needs Performance Challenges: Only 24% can fully inspect AI traffic without impacting performance; 71% report increased WAF false positives Operational Complexity: 88% say AI has increased security complexity; 67% report fragmented policies Limited Visibility: 54% of organizations have experienced an AI-related security incident, while another 24% cannot confirm due to lack of visibility. This means more than three-quarters have either been hit or cannot determine whether they have Identity Risks: 48% cite non-human identities (AI agents, APIs) as a top concern Inconsistent access model: Organizations have yet to converge on a single access model. 24% say they have no AI-specific access controls, and only 16% enforce controls consistently across the environment Closing the AI Security Gap
To address these challenges, the report emphasizes the need for a unified, prevention-first architecture across cloud, datacenter, SaaS, and endpoints.
Unified Management: 86% of leaders rate unified security management across cloud, datacenter, and edge as critical for AI workloads. A hybrid mesh architecture keeps policies and protections consistent everywhere, no matter where data or workloads run Prevention-First Security: Real-time blocking of ransomware, zero-day threats, and data leaks using AI-driven insights, validated by a 99.8% security effectiveness score in the 2026 Miercom report Secure Connectivity and Threat Prevention: Identity-based protection ensures every user, device, and application is verified and protected in real time, with consistent security across all access points and without impacting performance AI Defense Plane: A unified control plane governing how AI is connected, deployed, and operated, with runtime protection across employee AI use, applications, and agentic systems Agentic Network Security Orchestration: The 51-point enforcement gap is more than a visibility problem; it's also an operational one. Check Point's newly launched Agentic Network Security Orchestration Platform shifts security teams to the level of business intent, letting AI agents autonomously handle policy creation, Zero Trust tightening, and compliance across hybrid environments Download the full 2026 Cloud Security Report: Enter the AI Era here, or read the accompanying blog post.
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About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a global cyber security leader protecting more than 100,000 organizations worldwide. Its mission is to secure enterprises' AI transformation. With a prevention-first approach and an open ecosystem architecture, Check Point helps organizations block advanced threats, prioritize exposures, and automate security operations across complex digital environments. The unified architecture simplifies protection across hybrid networks, multi-cloud environments, digital workspaces, and AI systems. Structured around four strategic pillars, Hybrid Mesh Network Security, Workspace Security, Exposure Management, and AI Security, Check Point delivers consistent protection and visibility across multivendor environments, enabling organizations to reduce risk, improve efficiency, and accelerate innovation without increasing complexity.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements related to our expectations regarding our products and solutions, our expectations regarding future growth, the expansion of Check Point's industry leadership, the enhancement of shareholder value and the delivery of an industry-leading cyber security platform to customers worldwide. Our expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results or events in the future are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those projected. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2026. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Check Point as of the date hereof, and Check Point disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
Check Point Exposure Management introduces new AI agents that reason like attackers – proving what is actually exploitable and giving security teams the evidence to act before adversaries do
, /PRNewswire/ -- Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions today launched Agentic Exposure Validation (AEV) for Exposure Management, to put defenders on equal footing with AI-driven attackers. As frontier AI models like Anthropic's Mythos and OpenAI's GPT-5.5 gain the ability to autonomously find thousands of exploitable vulnerabilities at scale, the question for boards and CISOs is no longer "are we patched?" but "what can attackers actually exploit right now? and how do we find it before they do?" AEV is the answer.
"The era of autonomous, AI-driven exploitation is here. Frontier AI models are attacking critical vulnerabilities at scale, without human steering," said Yochai Corem, General Manager of Exposure Management at Check Point. "Security teams are already inundated and cannot effectively address that emerging threat. Agentic Exposure Validation is our answer: AI agents that reason like attackers reviewing your organization digital surface from the outside with our unique threat intelligence context and prove what is actually exploitable and provides security teams the evidence and the remediation to act smartly and effectively before attackers do."
Agentic Exposure Validation (AEV) uses AI agents that reason like attackers across the organization's specific environment, correlating exposure data, asset context, live exploit research, threat intelligence, and protection coverage to determine whether an exposure is truly exploitable. Rather than relying on static severity scores, AEV follows a safe proving loop: it analyzes the relevant asset or CVE, enriches findings with live Check Point threat intelligence, checks whether existing controls already block the path, and builds a targeted validation that mirrors attacker reasoning without disruptive techniques. It then either proves the exposure with direct evidence, pivots to a new attack path when blocked, or discards the threat altogether. AEV is a critical validation capability within Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) programs, helping organizations move from discovery and prioritization into confident, evidence-based exposure reduction at AI scale.
Early customer engagements have already demonstrated this pattern, and AEV was able to create novel exploit for dozens of vulnerabilities that had no known exploit.
Agentic Exposure Validation is available now as part of Check Point Exposure Management. To learn more or to request a complimentary AEV scan, organizations can complete the demo request form here to see what an agentic attacker would uncover on their external attack surface.
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About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a global cyber security leader protecting more than 100,000 organizations worldwide. Its mission is to secure enterprises' AI transformation. With a prevention-first approach and an open ecosystem architecture, Check Point helps organizations block advanced threats, prioritize exposures, and automate security operations across complex digital environments. The unified architecture simplifies protection across hybrid networks, multi-cloud environments, digital workspaces, and AI systems. Structured around four strategic pillars, Hybrid Mesh Network Security, Workspace Security, Exposure Management, and AI Security, Check Point delivers consistent protection and visibility across multivendor environments, enabling organizations to reduce risk, improve efficiency, and accelerate innovation without increasing complexity.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements related to our expectations regarding our products and solutions, our expectations regarding future growth, the expansion of Check Point's industry leadership, the enhancement of shareholder value and the delivery of an industry-leading cyber security platform to customers worldwide. Our expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results or events in the future are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those projected. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2026. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Check Point as of the date hereof, and Check Point disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
MSP platform expansion is purpose-built for partners navigating the next wave of enterprise AI
, /PRNewswire/ -- Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions, today announced a major expansion of its Managed Service Provider (MSP) platform. Unveiled at the Pax8 Beyond 2026 flagship conference and rolling out globally to Check Point partners, the new platform is designed to help MSPs secure AI adoption, streamline operations, and simplify managed security delivery.
The announcement brings together three strategic innovations under a single MSP vision:
Securing AI and AI usage for MSPs A new multi-tenant MSP management platform with Management Control Plane (MCP) access Unified managed security bundles delivered through a simplified licensing model Together, these capabilities are designed to help MSPs evolve from infrastructure providers into strategic security and AI transformation partners for their customers.
Securing AI and AI usage for the MSP Market
As AI adoption accelerates across businesses of all sizes, the conversation in the MSP community has focused largely on using AI, not securing it. According to Check Point's 2026 Cloud Security Report, while 77 percent of organizations have updated their security strategies in response to AI, only 26 percent say they have the architectural capability to enforce those strategies, exposing a growing AI security gap.
To help address this challenge, Check Point is extending Workforce AI Security into its MSP ecosystem, enabling MSPs to discover AI usage, govern employee interactions with AI tools, and protect sensitive data across emerging AI applications and agents.
"AI is reshaping both the threat landscape, and the expectations customers now place on their service providers," said Dave Meister, Vice President of MSP/MSSP at Check Point Software Technologies. "MSPs are no longer just managing infrastructure -- they are helping customers navigate AI transformation. With these new capabilities, we're giving our partners their first opportunity to discover, secure and govern AI usage, and AI agents at scale in an MSP friendly monthly consumption model with no minimums or locks in in a multi-tenanted environment"
New MSP Platform: Multi-Tenant, AI-Integrated, Built for Scale
The new MSP platform is purpose-built to meet the operational demands of managed service providers, providing:
Access to the Check Point product portfolio in a multi-tenant, MSP-friendly environment Native integration of AI security capabilities, including Workforce AI Reinforces Check Point's open-garden strategy through expanded Professional Services Automation (PSA) integrations MCP (Management Control Plane) for the MSP portal A new dedicated MSP experience team focused on support, onboarding, enablement, and ongoing partner success This platform establishes the foundation for Check Point to serve as a long-term infrastructure partner for MSPs, enabling them to manage comprehensive security from a single interface.
Unified Security Bundles for Simplified Managed Delivery
Check Point also introduced new unified MSP security bundles that simplify how partners procure, manage, and deliver managed security services.
The bundles combine email security, endpoint security, browser security, mobile security, SASE, Workforce AI, security awareness training, and DMARC into a single integrated offering. Delivered through a unified management experience and single SKU aligned to the partners' Microsoft licensing, the bundles help MSPs reduce tool sprawl, streamline procurement, improve operational efficiency, and accelerate customer onboarding.
For partners, the bundles create a more scalable and cost-effective managed security model. For customers, they deliver a simplified, enterprise-grade security experience spanning users, devices, email, SaaS applications, networks, and AI environments. The bundles are also packaged in a simple, easy-to-understand format that enables MSPs to more effectively communicate security value to customers, regardless of their technical expertise.
"As MSPs help customers navigate rapid AI adoption, there is growing demand for solutions that are easier to manage, consolidate fragmented tools, and support evolving security requirements," said Oguo Atuanya, Corporate Vice President of Vendor Experience at Pax8. "Check Point's approach brings together AI security, centralized management, and simplified service delivery in a way that aligns with how partners want to scale and support their customers in the era of AI transformation."
Pax8, which named Check Point the official AI sponsor of Beyond 2026, highlighted the announcement during its keynote, reflecting growing demand for AI-driven security and the expanding role of MSPs as strategic advisors. Pax8 has also named Check Point its Most Valuable Vendor, recognizing its leadership in delivering innovative cyber security solutions across North America. The award will be presented on the Beyond 2026 mainstage, reinforcing Check Point's commitment to advancing security and threat prevention for the MSP community.
The new MSP platform is available to Check Point partners beginning today. For more information visit https://www.checkpoint.com/partners/msp-program/.
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About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a global cyber security leader protecting more than 100,000 organizations worldwide. Its mission is to secure enterprises' AI transformation. With a prevention-first approach and an open ecosystem architecture, Check Point helps organizations block advanced threats, prioritize exposures, and automate security operations across complex digital environments. The unified architecture simplifies protection across hybrid networks, multi-cloud environments, digital workspaces, and AI systems. Structured around four strategic pillars, Hybrid Mesh Network Security, Workspace Security, Exposure Management, and AI Security, Check Point delivers consistent protection and visibility across multivendor environments, enabling organizations to reduce risk, improve efficiency, and accelerate innovation without increasing complexity.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements related to our expectations regarding our products and solutions, our expectations regarding future growth, the expansion of Check Point's industry leadership, the enhancement of shareholder value and the delivery of an industry-leading cyber security platform to customers worldwide. Our expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results or events in the future are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those projected. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2026. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Check Point as of the date hereof, and Check Point disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
Check Point gains access to GPT-5.5 with Trusted Access for Cyber for high-stakes defensive security operations and dedicated support from OpenAI's cybersecurity team
, /PRNewswire/ -- Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions, today announced it has been approved as a member of OpenAI's Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program and accepted into Daybreak, OpenAI's cybersecurity initiative for vetted security organizations.
The threat landscape is being shaped by AI. Threat actors are using it to move faster, craft more convincing attacks, and find vulnerabilities at scale. Cyber defenders need equivalent or stronger capabilities, and the quality of the models powering defensive security workflows is a real variable in that equation.
As a Trusted Access for Cyber member, Check Point now leverages GPT-5.5 with Trusted Access for Cyber as part of its defensive security operations. This supports security teams with analyzing threats, investigating incidents, or building detections in real time. Security operations do not pause for friction.
Daybreak goes further, additionally providing Check Point with access to OpenAI's Codex harness and direct expert support from OpenAI's cybersecurity team. This is a collaborative framework, and having dedicated support from the team building the models that power Check Point's defensive workflows is a meaningful operational advantage.
"The quality of the models powering your defenses is no longer a technical detail, it is a strategic one. Trusted Access for Cyber and Daybreak give us access to OpenAI's most capable models and the expert support to operationalize them, which means faster, more accurate protection for the enterprises we serve," said Jonathan Zanger, Chief Technology Officer at Check Point Software Technologies.
OpenAI Trusted Access for Cyber and Daybreak membership represent foundational investments in how Check Point integrates AI into its security platform, built with the rigor and responsibility that enterprise security demands.
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About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a global cyber security leader protecting more than 100,000 organizations worldwide. Its mission is to secure enterprises' AI transformation. With a prevention-first approach and an open ecosystem architecture, Check Point helps organizations block advanced threats, prioritize exposures, and automate security operations across complex digital environments. The unified architecture simplifies protection across hybrid networks, multi-cloud environments, digital workspaces, and AI systems. Structured around four strategic pillars, Hybrid Mesh Network Security, Workspace Security, Exposure Management, and AI Security, Check Point delivers consistent protection and visibility across multivendor environments, enabling organizations to reduce risk, improve efficiency, and accelerate innovation without increasing complexity.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements related to our expectations regarding our products and solutions, our expectations regarding future growth, the expansion of Check Point's industry leadership, the enhancement of shareholder value and the delivery of an industry-leading cyber security platform to customers worldwide. Our expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results or events in the future are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those projected. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2026. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Check Point as of the date hereof, and Check Point disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
Check Point gains access to GPT-5.5 with Trusted Access for Cyber for high-stakes defensive security operations and dedicated support from OpenAI's cybersecurity team
, /PRNewswire/ -- Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions, today announced it has been approved as a member of OpenAI's Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program and accepted into Daybreak, OpenAI's cybersecurity initiative for vetted security organizations.
The threat landscape is being shaped by AI. Threat actors are using it to move faster, craft more convincing attacks, and find vulnerabilities at scale. Cyber defenders need equivalent or stronger capabilities, and the quality of the models powering defensive security workflows is a real variable in that equation.
As a Trusted Access for Cyber member, Check Point now leverages GPT-5.5 with Trusted Access for Cyber as part of its defensive security operations. This supports security teams with analyzing threats, investigating incidents, or building detections in real time. Security operations do not pause for friction.
Daybreak goes further, additionally providing Check Point with access to OpenAI's Codex harness and direct expert support from OpenAI's cybersecurity team. This is a collaborative framework, and having dedicated support from the team building the models that power Check Point's defensive workflows is a meaningful operational advantage.
"The quality of the models powering your defenses is no longer a technical detail, it is a strategic one. Trusted Access for Cyber and Daybreak give us access to OpenAI's most capable models and the expert support to operationalize them, which means faster, more accurate protection for the enterprises we serve," said Jonathan Zanger, Chief Technology Officer at Check Point Software Technologies.
OpenAI Trusted Access for Cyber and Daybreak membership represent foundational investments in how Check Point integrates AI into its security platform, built with the rigor and responsibility that enterprise security demands.
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About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a global cyber security leader protecting more than 100,000 organizations worldwide. Its mission is to secure enterprises' AI transformation. With a prevention-first approach and an open ecosystem architecture, Check Point helps organizations block advanced threats, prioritize exposures, and automate security operations across complex digital environments. The unified architecture simplifies protection across hybrid networks, multi-cloud environments, digital workspaces, and AI systems. Structured around four strategic pillars, Hybrid Mesh Network Security, Workspace Security, Exposure Management, and AI Security, Check Point delivers consistent protection and visibility across multivendor environments, enabling organizations to reduce risk, improve efficiency, and accelerate innovation without increasing complexity.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements related to our expectations regarding our products and solutions, our expectations regarding future growth, the expansion of Check Point's industry leadership, the enhancement of shareholder value and the delivery of an industry-leading cyber security platform to customers worldwide. Our expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results or events in the future are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those projected. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2026. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Check Point as of the date hereof, and Check Point disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
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Key Takeaways Zscaler raised fiscal 2026 guidance after Q3 results topped consensus estimates on revenue and earnings.ZS is expanding AI, Zero Trust and security offerings while adding capabilities through acquisitions.Palantir added AI partnerships and customer wins as triple-digit U.S. revenue growth reflected demand. Markets are under pressure even as the headlines appear overwhelmingly positive. Going by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the stronger-than-expected May jobs report shows an improving picture in the U.S. labor market, with payroll growth of 172,000 and the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.3%. However, what would normally be viewed as a positive development for the economy has also reduced expectations for near-term Federal Reserve rate cuts.
More specifically, inflation is currently above the Federal Reserve's long-term target. Consumer prices were running at an annual rate of 3.8% in April, nearly double the Fed's 2% objective, showing persistent price pressures across the economy.
In such circumstances, the market's reaction reflects a shift in focus from economic growth to monetary policy. A resilient labor market suggests that consumer spending and overall economic activity remain healthy. At the same time, it raises concerns that inflationary pressures could prove more persistent than policymakers had hoped. If inflation remains above the Federal Reserve's target, the central bank may have less urgency to ease policy.
As a result, investors have been reassessing the "higher-for-longer" interest-rate scenario. The Federal Reserve left its benchmark federal funds rate unchanged at a target range of 3.50%-3.75% at its most recent meeting, maintaining a restrictive policy stance as policymakers monitor inflation risks.
Why Quality Growth Stocks Stand OutThis shift has created a challenging backdrop for highly valued and speculative growth stocks, particularly those whose valuations depend heavily on distant future earnings. As Treasury yields move higher and expectations for monetary easing are pushed out, investors have become increasingly selective.
In this environment, capital is gravitating toward companies that combine growth with strong fundamentals. Businesses with durable earnings growth, healthy balance sheets and consistent cash flow generation are generally better positioned to navigate market volatility than companies whose valuations rely primarily on future promises.
Here are two stocks from two of 2026's fastest-growing sectors that investors may want to consider as markets adapt to a higher-for-longer interest-rate environment.
Zscaler: Benefiting From the Shift to AI-Driven CybersecurityCybersecurity remains one of the most resilient areas of enterprise technology spending in 2026 and Zscaler (ZS - Free Report) is well-positioned to capitalize on that trend. ZS recently reported fiscal 2026 third-quarter results that topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate on both fronts. Management also raised its fiscal 2026 guidance, reflecting healthy customer demand and continued momentum across its Zero Trust security platform.
Zscaler is benefiting from rising demand for zero trust security as enterprises expand cloud, hybrid work and AI initiatives. The company continues to broaden its platform through metered usage offerings, AI-focused controls and the Z-Flex program, which supports larger multi-year commitments and improves revenue visibility. Portfolio expansion through acquisitions with the likes of SquareX, SPLX and Red Canary adds capabilities in security operations, browser security and AI security and governance capabilities.
This Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock is expected to report fiscal 2026 earnings growth of 23.2% on revenue growth of 24.5%. Based on short-term price targets offered by 42 analysts, the average price target represents an increase of 47.9% from Zscaler’s last closing price of $130.78.
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Palantir: Turning AI Adoption Into Real RevenuesPalantir (PLTR - Free Report) continues to emerge as one of the biggest beneficiaries of enterprise and government AI adoption. The company recently expanded its commercial AI ecosystem through new partnerships announced at AIPCon 10, including a collaboration with Google Cloud that integrates Google's Gemini models into Palantir's platform. Management also announced new customer wins across legal, construction and insurance markets, further broadening its commercial footprint.
Beyond the commercial market, Palantir remains deeply entrenched in government AI initiatives. The company continues to benefit from large public-sector contracts, including a recently awarded $1 billion Department of Homeland Security agreement and ongoing expansion of AI-driven decision platforms across government agencies. Palantir reported triple-digit U.S. revenue growth in its latest quarter, demonstrating that AI demand is translating into tangible business results rather than speculative future opportunities.
This Zacks Rank #2 stock is expected to report 2026 earnings growth of 98.7% on revenue growth of 78.7%. Based on short-term price targets offered by 26 analysts, the average price target represents an increase of 43.7% from Zscaler’s last closing price of $135.53. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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LAS VEGAS, June 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zenith Live 2026 -- Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZS), the cybersecurity platform for the AI era, today announced major innovations to extend the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform to secure AI Agents–how they connect, access data, and run on devices. With these innovations, Zscaler is delivering the industry’s first complete Zero Trust platform for Agentic AI.
Today, enterprise security is undergoing a shift from human users to autonomous agents. Traditional security tools were designed around known human identities and predictable access patterns. Autonomous AI agents change that model. They operate on a user’s behalf as well as autonomously and at machine speed, creating ephemeral identities, spawning sub-agents and tasks, and exercising permissions in ways that traditional security tools cannot fully see or control. While they can deliver significant efficiency gains, AI agents also introduce new gaps in visibility, access, and governance, obscuring agent risk and making data flows difficult to track at scale. As AI becomes more deeply embedded in software development, endpoints are also increasingly exposed to malicious agents, tools, and plugins that many legacy endpoint security solutions were not designed to detect.
To help companies adopt agentic AI more securely, Zscaler is introducing the next evolution of its Zero Trust Exchange with new solutions that expand protections across the AI ecosystem – helping organizations put agentic AI to work with stronger security and greater confidence. These include two key advances:
Zscaler AI Broker helps secure agentic communications through MCP and A2A brokers. With an integrated Agent Registry, it helps organizations understand what each agent is allowed to access and apply fine-grained access across enterprise AI agents.Zscaler Endpoint AI Security helps customers find and stop AI-related threats on employee devices, including risks hidden in browsers, plugins, extensions, and local AI tools. This capability reaches into the browser, extension, and plugin layers that traditional endpoint security tools miss. Now Zscaler can enforce policies to secure AI everywhere including endpoint and cloud. Introducing Zscaler AI Access Graph: Connecting the dots of Data and Identity lineage with AI for enhanced security and governance of Agentic AI
An important element of agentic security is understanding which agents, users, and identities are communicating with which models, applications, and data sources. Powered by Zscaler's recent acquisition of Symmetry Systems, Zscaler AI Access Graph maps how identities, applications, and other data sources connect across the enterprise. The integration of this technology with Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange enables organizations to understand and then enforce policies, reduce unnecessary access and risk, and track data lineage in real-time across every channel.
Building on Zscaler AI Protect launched in January 2026, Zscaler is also delivering major new enhancements across AI Protect's three core use cases:
AI Asset Management (visibility into AI assets, usage, and risk) gains new capabilities to discover embedded AI in SaaS and internet traffic, identify AI agents and MCP servers in public cloud environments, uncover risks in agentic codebases through code scanning, and extend visibility to AI activity on endpoints.Secure Access to AI (safe, governed access to sanctioned AI tools) expands controls for AI interactions with prompt extraction across more than 250 GenAI apps and adds full conversational views, support for Anthropic and OpenAI Compliance APIs, and intent-based guardrails for multi-turn conversations.Secure AI Infrastructure and Apps (protection for AI apps across the development and runtime lifecycle) introduces AI red teaming for MCP servers, a standalone prompt hardening service, and compliance heat maps to strengthen AI governance.
“Traditional security was never designed for millions of autonomous agents that act and reach sensitive data at machine speed,” said Jay Chaudhry, Chairman and CEO of Zscaler. “We pioneered Zero Trust Exchange to secure users, branches and cloud workloads and now we are innovating to extend the Zero Trust security to AI Agents. Now Enterprises are not held back from rolling out agents everywhere.”
“Managing data security is no longer just about building high walls; it is about scaling visibility and treating data as a highly active, strategic asset,” said John Israel, Global CISO at KPMG, who joined Zscaler as a guest speaker to discuss the launch. “As businesses scale their use of AI agents to optimize operations, having a unified, zero-trust framework to trace data lineage and govern agent-to-agent interactions is paramount to maintaining trust, compliance, and competitive advantage.”
Together, these innovations deliver a comprehensive framework for securing agentic AI – built on Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange platform to protect enterprises today and into the future. By safeguarding agents with comprehensive security controls, organizations can now accelerate their AI adoption with confidence.
For more information on the latest Zenith Live announcements, please visit: http://www.zscaler.com/events/zenithlive2026
About Zscaler
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) is a pioneer and global leader in zero trust security. The world’s largest businesses, critical infrastructure organizations, and government agencies rely on Zscaler to secure users, branches, applications, data & devices, and to accelerate digital transformation initiatives. Distributed across 160+ data centers globally, the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform combined with advanced AI combats billions of cyber threats and policy violations every day and unlocks productivity gains for modern enterprises by reducing costs and complexity.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on our management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. These forward-looking statements include the expected development, integration, adoption, performance and benefits of Zscaler’s new AI Security Platform offerings and Zscaler AI Protect enhancements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A significant number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including those factors related to Zscaler’s ability to develop, deliver and achieve customer adoption of these AI security solutions and platform enhancements. Additional risks and uncertainties are set forth in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 26, 2026, which is available on our website at ir.zscaler.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements in this release are based on the limited information currently available to Zscaler as of the date hereof, which is subject to change, and Zscaler will not necessarily update the information, even if new information becomes available in the future.
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LAS VEGAS, June 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zenith Live 2026- Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZS), the cybersecurity platform for the AI era, today announced the next phase of its Project AI-Guardian by expanding the initiative to include technology alliance partners. The expansion broadens the ecosystem collaboration first built with the world’s leading global system integrators (GSIs), deepening interoperability across the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform and the Company's AI Protect portfolio with complementary partner technologies.
As enterprises adopt generative AI, agentic workflows, and AI-enabled SaaS, no single vendor secures the entire AI estate on its own. Security teams are left stitching together point products that don't share context, leaving blind spots across the rapidly expanding AI attack surface. What organizations need is not another silo, but a comprehensive AI security platform that interoperates with leading and existing technologies to share signals, identity context, and enforcement work.
The expansion of Project AI-Guardian is built around that principle. Through the Zero Trust Exchange, core Zscaler AI services will integrate directly with technology alliance partners. The integration includes the AI Access Graph, which continuously maps how identities, applications, agents, and data connect to AI services; AI attack surface and risk modeling, which discovers and quantifies AI-related exposure across the environment; and additional governance and protection capabilities. Partners both enrich and act on these signals, so insight gathered in one platform can drive enforcement in another.
Because every interaction is brokered through the Zero Trust Exchange, enforcement happens inline and in real time. Access is verified continuously, data is inspected as it moves, and zero trust policy is applied to AI usage the same way Zscaler applies zero trust to users, workloads, and devices today. For customers, interoperability means a consistent control plane for AI without the integration burden of connecting disparate tools. For partners, it means a platform-native path to extend their capabilities across the enterprise AI estate.
Technology alliance partners include: AWS, CoreWeave, Databricks, Deep Cogito, Equinix, Glean, Google Cloud, OpenAI, Saviynt, along with additional GSI Partners Coforge and NTT DATA. These partners join the founding GSI partners (Cognizant, EY, HCLTech, Infosys, TCS, and Wipro) to deliver a comprehensive, end-to-end framework for securing AI.
“AI is creating enormous opportunities for organizations, but it is also reshaping the threat across the security and governance landscape,” said Dhawal Sharma, EVP- AI Security and Strategic Initiatives, Zscaler. “Securing AI is an ecosystem effort. With the expansion of Project AI-Guardian through our technology alliance partners, Zscaler is helping customers extend zero trust across enterprise AI interactions so they can adopt AI faster while maintaining the visibility, control, and data protection they need to innovate securely.”
Through this expanded initiative, Zscaler and its technology alliance partners will deliver deep integrations across the entire AI pipeline, addressing critical security needs:
Zero Trust Controls for AI Workflows: Enforcing granular policy controls for AI applications, development infrastructures, and workflows designed to prevent unauthorized access and usage.Comprehensive Data Protection: Helping prevent the leakage of sensitive intellectual property or customer data through prompts, model training inputs, or autonomous AI-to-AI interactions, both inline and out-of-band.Continuous Visibility and Governance: Delivering a 360-degree view of the organization's AI footprint—including shadow AI apps, model APIs, and cloud-hosted infrastructure—to help ensure alignment with compliance and risk management frameworks.Streamlined Deployment and Time-to-Value: Providing pre-validated, interoperable partner integrations that simplify deployment and allow security teams to safely accelerate business transformation. This next phase of Project AI-Guardian reflects Zscaler’s vision for secure AI transformation: an open, security-first framework that helps enterprises unlock the value of AI with confidence.
Coforge
“As enterprises accelerate their AI transformation journey and deploy agentic systems at scale, the urgency to secure AI assets from edge to cloud has never been greater. Through Project AI-Guardian, Coforge is uniting Zscaler's AI Asset Management and Zero Trust Everywhere with our Secure Edge2Cloud Solution and Trust AI platform. The combination embeds automated governance, privacy guardrails, and continuous assurance directly into the AI lifecycle — enabling enterprises to discover, secure, and scale their AI deployments without compromising on trust or business velocity,” Ashish Kumar, SVP & Global Head - Cloud, AI-Infra & Security, Coforge.
CoreWeave
“As enterprises move AI into production, the attack surface expands at the infrastructure level, beyond just the application layer, said Jim Higgins, Chief Information Security Officer, CoreWeave. “CoreWeave's security is built from the silicon up, and working with Zscaler through Project AI-Guardian means customers will be able to enforce zero trust access controls at every layer of their AI stack, from compute to agent interaction.”
Databricks
“Customers consistently tell us they want to route their security data to their Databricks environment and extend their existing security vendor protections to our platform. Our partnership with Zscaler delivers on both fronts. By ingesting Zscaler logs into Databricks and collaborating on Project AI-Guardian, we are helping joint customers safely accelerate their AI initiatives without creating new security silos,” Stephen Orban, SVP Product Partnerships & Ecosystem.
Deep Cogito
“Defending against frontier-grade threats requires specialized intelligence models, post-trained on a security team's data and outcomes. Zscaler understood this from the start - going beyond lightweight customization to build specialized intelligence into the model itself,” said Drishan Arora, Co-founder and CEO Deep Cogito. “Through Project AI Guardian, we're extending that work to help enterprises adopt AI with the security posture this moment demands.”
Equinix
“Equinix is committed to enabling secure, scalable AI innovation across the enterprise,” said Maryam Zand, Vice President of Partnerships and Ecosystem Strategy at Equinix. “Our longstanding partnership with Zscaler makes that vision even more powerful, by combining global digital infrastructure with zero trust security to help customers protect their AI interactions. Together, we’re giving our joint customers the security controls and infrastructure they need to deploy AI workloads with confidence, at scale.”
Glean
“Scaling enterprise AI safely requires both trusted business context and a security ecosystem that can govern how that context is accessed and used,” said Sunil Agrawal, CISO, Glean. “Glean helps organizations bring secure, permissions-aware enterprise knowledge directly into AI workflows, and Zscaler’s Project AI-Guardian provides an important framework for extending visibility, control, and protection across those interactions. Together, we’re helping customers move AI from experimentation to impact while giving security teams greater confidence as adoption scales.”
NTT DATA
“As organizations enter the AI execution era, driving a new wave of autonomous enterprise transformation, security must evolve just as rapidly. By collaborating with Zscaler on Project AI Guardian, NTT DATA is combining Zscaler's Zero Trust Everywhere framework with our full-stack Security for AI capabilities to help enterprises prepare for frontier AI risks and accelerate their agentic AI-driven transformation with confidence, resilience and speed,” Sheetal Mehta, Global Head of Cybersecurity at NTT DATA, Inc.
OpenAI
“As AI becomes an increasingly important tool for cybersecurity, organizations need systems that are not only capable, but secure, reliable, and aligned with the realities of enterprise risk management. Through our partnership with Zscaler and initiatives like Trusted Access for Cyber and Project AI-Guardian, we're advancing a shared commitment to deploying AI responsibly—combining frontier capabilities with rigorous safeguards, transparency, and human oversight. Together, we're helping security teams strengthen their defenses while building confidence in the safe adoption of AI across the enterprise,” Scott Rosecrans, Vice President, Strategic Pursuits, OpenAI.
Saviynt
“AI security is an identity problem first. Zscaler stops threats in motion; Saviynt governs the identities behind them. Together, we give enterprises the control plane they need to adopt AI without losing visibility or governance,” Vibhuti Sinha, Chief Product Officer, Saviynt.
For more information on the latest Zenith Live announcements please visit: http://www.zscaler.com/events/zenithlive2026
About Zscaler
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) is a pioneer and global leader in zero trust security. The world’s largest businesses, critical infrastructure organizations, and government agencies rely on Zscaler to secure users, branches, applications, data & devices, and to accelerate digital transformation initiatives. Distributed across 160+ data centers globally, the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform combined with advanced AI combats billions of cyber threats and policy violations every day and unlocks productivity gains for modern enterprises by reducing costs and complexity.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on our management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. These forward-looking statements include the expected performance and benefits of Project AI-Guardian and Zscaler's Technology Alliance Partners, including delivering zero trust controls across enterprise AI workflows. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A significant number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including those factors related to Zscaler’s ability to achieve partner and customer adoption of Project AI-Guardian and initiatives with Zscaler’s Technology Alliance Partners. Additional risks and uncertainties are set forth in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 26, 2026, which is available on our website at ir.zscaler.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements in this release are based on the limited information currently available to Zscaler as of the date hereof, which is subject to change, and Zscaler will not necessarily update the information, even if new information becomes available in the future.
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LOS ANGELES, June 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Saviynt, the leader in identity security for AI, today announced an expanded partnership with Zscaler, the cybersecurity platform for the AI era, to help enterprises strengthen Zero Trust architectures by aligning identity-driven decisions with real-time enforcement. In addition, Zscaler Ventures has participated in Saviynt’s recent Series B funding round alongside KKR, Carrick Capital Partners, Ten Eleven and Sixth Street Growth, to support joint innovation as Identity Security becomes pivotal in securing enterprises in the AI era.
As organizations adopt Zero Trust principles, identity becomes the control plane for determining who or what should have access, while enforcement ensures that those decisions are continuously applied. Saviynt and Zscaler close this gap between governance and enforcement. The companies' combined capabilities help customers reduce risk, simplify operations, and secure least-privileged access across users, applications, and infrastructure in increasingly complex cloud, AI, and distributed work environments.
The initial integration focuses on eliminating standing privileges through just-in-time (JIT) access. This addresses enterprises still reliant on fragmented access models tickets, VPNs, group memberships, and persistent credentials that extend privileges beyond their intended use. Saviynt governs identity, validates access requests, and provisions time-bound entitlements, while Zscaler enforces those decisions inline at session initiation through the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform.
“Zero Trust strategy is ultimately driven by the quality of identity decisions and how rigorously they are enforced,” said Anirudh Sen, SVP of Products at Saviynt. “With Zscaler, we’re helping customers move to a model where access is continuously verified, context-aware, and designed to expire. This marks an important step in delivering a Zero Trust approach to Identity Security.”
Through the expanded partnership, organizations can:
Eliminate standing privilege through just-in-time access that is approved, policy validated, and automatically revokedGovern third-party access with stronger onboarding, delegated controls, and built-in expirationEnforce identity-aware access policies inline at session start, ensuring access is current and justifiedCapture end-to-end visibility across the privileged access lifecycle for audit and compliance “Zscaler and Saviynt help organizations accelerate Zero Trust adoption by bringing identity governance and inline enforcement together,” said Joby Menon, SVP of Product Management at Zscaler. “By combining them, we enable organizations to reduce standing privilege, improve visibility across the access lifecycle, and better protect users, applications, and data.”
The companies intend to expand integration across additional use cases and broader AI and infrastructure access scenarios. The partnership unites Saviynt’s identity management with Zscaler’s security platform, grounding access decisions in identity while enforcing continuous, context-aware protection across the enterprise.
Saviynt also joined Zscaler’s Project AI-Guardian as a Technology Alliance Partner to help deliver a comprehensive, end-to-end framework for securing AI.
The companies will showcase the latest solution this week at Zenith Live in Las Vegas. To learn more about how Saviynt helps organizations secure identities across human and AI-driven environments, visit www.saviynt.com.
About Saviynt
Saviynt's identity platform manages and governs human, non-human, and AI access to all of an organization's applications, data, and business processes. Saviynt delivers enterprise control over AI, enabling organizations to safely accelerate their deployment and usage of AI now. Customers trust Saviynt to safeguard their digital assets, drive operational efficiency, and reduce compliance costs. Saviynt is recognized as the leader in identity security, with solutions that protect and empower the world’s leading brands, Fortune 500 companies, and government institutions. For more information, please visit www.saviynt.com.
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS | ZS Price Prediction) founder and CEO Jay Chaudhry used the company’s latest earnings call to sharpen a thesis becoming the bull case for cybersecurity: autonomous AI agents will soon outnumber human users on corporate networks, and each needs security. On a recent Motley Fool Money segment titled The Invisible Layer Protecting the World’s Biggest Companies, the host framed it directly: “Today we protect more than 50 million users, and tomorrow that could be millions or billions of agents that are doing work on behalf of organizations.”
Chaudhry tightened the timeline during the Q3 FY2026 call. “We expect it will not be long before millions of AI agents have access to organizations’ mission-critical applications and sensitive data,” he said. “Today, users are the weakest link in cybersecurity. But soon, AI agents will be the weakest link, because they operate at far greater speed and have far less oversight. Even a single compromised agent can move to data theft in minutes.”
Why the “billions of agents” framing matters now Zscaler reported fiscal Q3 results on May 26, 2026, posting revenue of $850.48 million, up 25.43% year over year, with non-GAAP EPS of $1.08, the company’s ninth consecutive EPS beat. Annual recurring revenue reached $3.525 billion on 25% growth, and management raised full-year FY2026 EPS guidance to $4.10 to $4.11.
The market reaction was harsh. ZS opened at $182.73 at filing and trades around $129.52 today, down 41.85% year to date. The sticking point was the reduced free cash flow margin outlook of 22.8% to 23.3%, down from 26.5% to 27%, as capex rises to support the AI buildout.
The architecture behind the pitch Zscaler’s argument rests on two ideas for non-human identities: hide applications so attackers cannot find them, and eliminate lateral movement once inside. To extend that to agents, Zscaler announced its intent to acquire Symmetry Systems on May 21st, whose access graph maps how identities, applications, and data sources connect across the enterprise. Chaudhry confirmed the company’s Project Glasswing partnership with Anthropic and DayBreak partnership with OpenAI, giving Zscaler engineers early access to frontier models discovering vulnerabilities at machine speed.
That is the threat side of the thesis. “Frontier models are multiplying these unremediated vulnerabilities by as much as 10x,” Chaudhry said. Customer urgency shows in bookings: Zscaler’s AI Protect product crossed $100 million in bookings over the past 12 months, and Zero Trust Everywhere customer count grew to 700+ enterprises from 550+ in Q2.
How Palo Alto Networks fits the same story Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) reported one week later and validated the demand signal from the other side of the platform debate. Q3 FY2026 revenue rose 31.15% to $3.00 billion, and next-generation security ARR jumped 60% year over year to $8.10 billion. CEO Nikesh Arora attributed the acceleration to “accelerating organic bookings growth as customers turn to us to secure their AI deployments at scale.”
PANW is up 47.69% year to date, a striking divergence given that both CEOs tell the same story about agentic AI demand. Investors rewarded Palo Alto’s platformization push, including CyberArk and Chronosphere acquisitions that contributed $388 million to the quarter, while penalizing Zscaler’s heavier near-term capex profile.
What to watch next Chaudhry pushed the agent opportunity timeline past Q4. “We are not factoring in any meaningful impact of these new opportunities for Q4, but I do believe we will have an impact in fiscal 27,” he said. CFO Kevin Rubin offered a preliminary FY27 ARR and revenue growth outlook of 16% to 17%, a deceleration that the “billions of agents” narrative must reverse. The Symmetry Systems close, AI Protect bookings cadence, and monetization tied to OpenAI and Anthropic integrations are markers worth tracking through the back half of calendar 2026.
LAS VEGAS, June 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zenith Live 2026 -- Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZS), the cybersecurity platform for the AI era, today announced a significant expansion of the Zscaler Zero Trust SASE solution with the introduction of its ZAgent Framework and additional innovations designed to secure every communication, from browser to workload, on one cloud-native architecture.
Work now happens on unmanaged devices, across supply chains — and AI-driven attacks move faster than teams can defend against them. Legacy SASE, built on firewalls and VPNs, was never designed for any of this. It exposes applications to the internet, enables lateral movement, and legacy management consoles create an administration nightmare.
Scaling to Secure More Than 750 Billion Daily Transactions
Zscaler is the world’s largest inline security cloud, which now secures more than 750 billion daily transactions to protect the modern enterprise. The volume of real-time intelligence serves as the ultimate training ground for the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform and AI engine, resulting in a stronger, more resilient Zero Trust SASE solution.
Zscaler’s new innovations unveiled today simplify SASE operations and extend Zero Trust SASE everywhere:
Agentic AI Operations for Simplified SASE Management
ZAgent Framework: Orchestrates Zscaler agents from across the Zero Trust SASE platform to automate and simplify administration, including faster configuration and troubleshooting. Administrators engage with ZAgent through a simple and familiar natural language prompt in the Zscaler Experience Center.Zscaler Digital Experience™ (ZDX™) Agent: The ZDX agent is one of many ZAgents, enabling administrators to quickly diagnose the root cause of end-user experience issues (such as Wi-Fi, ISP, or device) and remediate them, before they escalate. A Unified Zero Trust SASE Platform that Secures Users and Supply Chains Everywhere
Zero Trust Browser Extension & Enterprise Browser: Integrates Zero Trust SASE natively into a cross-browser extension or full Chromium-based browser, replacing expensive VDI and VPN setups for unmanaged and BYOD devices. Both form factors deliver localized data controls and Browser Detection & Response on any device, serving as a unified on-ramp to the Zero Trust Exchange™ platform.Zero Trust B2B Connectivity: Zscaler B2B exchange enables bi-directional application access for Zscaler customers and their partners without ever exposing networks or managing complex firewall rules. This replaces high-risk, complex legacy partner connectivity (including site-to-site VPNs and MPLS networks) with policy-controlled application access to secure the entire B2B supply chain.Endpoint Sandbox: Zscaler’s endpoint sandbox protects users from malicious files introduced to the endpoint from offline sources such as flash drives. This extends the current cloud sandboxing capability to support inline, API, and endpoint channels for comprehensive patient zero protection.
Workload-to-Workload Zero Trust SASE across Multi-Cloud
Zero Trust Gateway for GCP: Extends uniform SASE protection to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), in addition to the existing AWS support. This enables consistent, policy-driven security for workload-to-workload and workload-to-internet traffic, eliminating fragmented, cloud-specific security silos and complex cloud firewalls.Microsegmentation for Kubernetes: Delivers automated, granular microsegmentation directly inside Google Kubernetes Engine and Kubernetes environments. It stops lateral threat movement across Virtual Machines (VMs) and containers with zero code changes or operational friction. "Legacy SASE was built in the post-pandemic rush, based on a firewall and VPN model for a network perimeter that no longer exists. In a world of AI with distributed users, partners, and cloud workloads, that model leaves enterprises exposed," said Jay Chaudhry, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Zscaler. "Security in the AI era has to be dynamic. With this expansion of Zero Trust SASE, we are giving organizations one platform that secures every communication, simplifies operations through agentic AI, without the cost and complexity of legacy infrastructure.”
"Security teams are spending too much time stitching together fragmented tools and reacting to misconfigurations they should never have to see," said Adam Geller, Chief Product Officer at Zscaler. "By embedding our ZAgent Framework into Zscaler’s platform, we are making SASE management largely autonomous–with root cause analysis, drift detection, policy validation all happening via agents in the platform. Combined with browser-based access and PQC readiness, this gives organizations a foundation that can scale with their AI initiatives."
"The SASE market is undergoing a fundamental shift as organizations realize that legacy network security approaches cannot keep pace with the scale of the AI era,” said John Grady, Principal Analyst at Omdia. “Today's modern, AI-driven enterprise needs Zero Trust protections across everything from unmanaged devices and B2B partners to multi-cloud workloads. Zscaler’s introduction of the ZAgent agentic AI framework goes beyond basic automation and redefines how enterprises can manage and scale security across all these areas, within a single, unified architecture."
"As we accelerate our AI initiatives, data security and operational agility are our top priorities," said Brad Skibitzki, CISO, Zebra Technologies. "Legacy VPN and firewall models have failed to provide the granular control and visibility required for a distributed workforce and multi-cloud environment. Zscaler’s Zero Trust SASE platform gives us the confidence to innovate rapidly. By leveraging the ZAgent Framework and the new Zero Trust Browser, we can secure every connection, whether it involves employee BYOD devices or cloud workloads, all while dramatically simplifying our security management."
For more information on the latest Zenith Live announcements, please visit: http://www.zscaler.com/events/zenithlive2026
About Zscaler
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) is a pioneer and global leader in zero trust security. The world’s largest businesses, critical infrastructure organizations, and government agencies rely on Zscaler to secure users, branches, applications, data & devices, and to accelerate digital transformation initiatives. Distributed across 160+ data centers globally, the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform combined with advanced AI combats billions of cyber threats and policy violations every day and unlocks productivity gains for modern enterprises by reducing costs and complexity.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on our management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. These forward-looking statements include the expected development, adoption, performance and benefits of Zscaler’s Zero Trust SASE platform expansion. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. A significant number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including those factors related to Zscaler’s ability to develop, deliver and achieve customer adoption of these platform expansions and capabilities, and to address evolving AI-related, cloud, workload, unmanaged device security requirements. Additional risks and uncertainties are set forth in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 26, 2026, which is available on our website at ir.zscaler.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statements in this release are based on the limited information currently available to Zscaler as of the date hereof, which is subject to change, and Zscaler will not necessarily update the information, even if new information becomes available in the future.
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While total phishing volume declined for the second year in a row, ThreatLabz identified 413,524 AI-generated site instances, underscoring how quickly adversaries can scale high-fidelity phishing June 10, 2026 08:05 ET | Source: Zscaler, Inc.
News Highlights
Quality Over Quantity: Phishing volume fell 20% for the second year in a row as attackers recalibrate to high-fidelity, AI-accelerated lures.Services Sector Surge: Targeted hits against the Services sector jumped 65.5%, as adversaries exploit trust-based workflows like billing and renewals.The Encryption Blind Spot: 95.2% of phishing attempts now hide in encrypted traffic, bypassing legacy security stacks that lack deep TLS inspection."Text-to-Site" Weaponization: ThreatLabz identified over 413,000 AI-generated phishing instances, proving how easily attackers can now spin up polished, malicious sites.MFA Under Threat: Sophisticated kits like "BlackForce" are being deployed to hijack active sessions and bypass multi-factor authentication in real-time.Reconnaissance Exposed: Deception telemetry recorded 89.9 million hostile interactions from 1.37 million unique attacker IPs in six months, revealing large-scale scanning and credential validation before compromise. LAS VEGAS, June 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zenith Live 2026 -- Zscaler, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZS), the cybersecurity platform for the AI era, today announced the release of the Zscaler ThreatLabz 2026 Phishing and Initial Access Report. Based on the comprehensive telemetry across the world’s largest inline security cloud, spanning phishing activity, encrypted sessions, and deception decoy interactions, the research reveals a fundamental shift in the economics of cybercrime: while overall phishing volume dropped for the second consecutive year (down 20% year-over-year (YoY)), the effectiveness and sophistication of attacks have surged.
Threat actors are increasingly utilizing AI-powered "text-to-site" tools and real-time session hijacking kits to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). Crucially, adversaries are heavily cloaking these sophisticated campaigns, with 95.2% of phishing attempts now hiding within encrypted traffic to bypass legacy security stacks. Furthermore, newly unveiled deception telemetry, capturing nearly 90 million hostile interactions, reveals that attackers are aggressively scanning and probing enterprise identities and collaboration platforms long before the initial compromise occurs.
"We are witnessing a strategic recalibration in the way adversaries approach initial access," said Deepen Desai, Chief Security Officer, Zscaler. "The decline in raw phishing volume isn't a sign of retreat; it’s a sign of evolution. Attackers are trading quantity for quality, using GenAI to eliminate traditional 'tells' like poor grammar and generic lures. With 95% of phishing now hiding in encrypted traffic, organizations can no longer afford to leave their TLS traffic uninspected. A Zero Trust architecture is the only way to break the attack chain, from discovery to data exfiltration."
How Adversaries Are Using GenAI for High-Fidelity Initial Compromise
The report highlights how AI has become the primary engine for modern intrusion. ThreatLabz identified 413,524 AI-generated site instances, with nearly 10% flagged as explicitly malicious. Tools like Manus AI, Blackbox AI, and Lovable AI are being weaponized to spin up polished, brand-consistent phishing portals in minutes, tasks that previously required days of manual development.
These AI-generated lures are particularly effective at mimicking trusted workflows. The Services sector bore the brunt of this shift, experiencing a 65.5% YoY surge in hits as attackers exploited trust-based interactions like billing, onboarding, and support renewals.
Additional Findings From the 2026 Report Include:
The Global Landscape: The U.S. remains a top target for email phishing attacks; Brazil saw a 2,522% surge in phishing hosting, becoming a top-five global origin.Industry Breakdown: Manufacturing and Government remain primary targets for email phishing attacks, with Government hits up 50% as attackers pursue high-value intelligence.Credential Harvesting Trends: Microsoft and Google are the most imitated brands for phishing attacks, showing continued focus on compromising enterprise identity systems.Detection Evasion: Encryption is now the default for cybercriminals, with 87% of malicious activity delivered via HTTPS.Hostile Scanning Activity: Attackers are leveraging legitimate cloud infrastructure for reconnaissance, using over 121,000 unique Public Cloud-hosted IPs to probe environments.
Deception Technology Unmasks Attacker Intent
Zscaler telemetry from global decoys captured nearly 90 million hostile interactions across 1.37 million unique attacker IPs. This data confirms that adversaries are aggressively probing collaboration and identity platforms to find weak spots, and test assumptions about what defenses will give.
Mitigating the Path to Compromise
To counter these evolving threats, the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform delivers the AI security platform built on Zero Trust that:
Minimizes Attack Surface Discovery: Reduces exposure by hiding applications behind a cloud-delivered proxy, while leveraging Deception technology to surface reconnaissance attempts via scanning, probing, and credential validation attempts early.Helps Eliminate Initial Compromise: Blocks AI-enabled phishing and session-based attacks with AI-driven inline inspection, including full TLS/SSL inspection, to expose threats hiding in encrypted traffic.Stops Lateral Movement: Connects users directly to applications and enforces Zero Trust access controls to prevent attackers from moving from a single foothold to broader environments.Prevents Data Loss: Reduces breach impact with AI-powered data protection to identify sensitive data in motion and prevent unauthorized sharing or exfiltration. For a deeper dive into the findings and best practices for securing your organization, download the full Zscaler ThreatLabz 2026 Phishing and Initial Access Report at https://www.zscaler.com/campaign/threatlabz-phishing-initial-access-report.
Methodology
ThreatLabz analyzed over 500 trillion daily signals from the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, blocking over 9 billion threats daily. The report is based on data collected from January to December 2025, supplemented by deception telemetry observed between October 2025 and March 2026.
About Zscaler
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) is a pioneer and global leader in zero trust security. The world’s largest businesses, critical infrastructure organizations, and government agencies rely on Zscaler to secure users, branches, applications, data & devices, and to accelerate digital transformation initiatives. Distributed across 160+ data centers globally, the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform combined with advanced AI combats billions of cyber threats and policy violations every day and unlocks productivity gains for modern enterprises by reducing costs and complexity.
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LOS ANGELES, June 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Zscaler (“Zscaler” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: ZS) for violations of the securities laws.
The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors. ZS is the subject of a report by CNBC on May 27, 2026, which stated the Company’s shares “tumbled more than 23% after the cloud security company guided for current-quarter revenue of between $875 million to $878 million, falling short of the $879 million analysts were seeking, per LSEG.” Based on this news, shares of Zscaler opened down more than 30% on the same day.
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On May 27, 2026, the Company issued weaker-than-expected guidance and disclosed disruptions tied to sales leadership changes, despite reporting quarterly results that exceeded analyst expectations. Reports indicated that investors were concerned about slowing growth projections, weaker customer expansion, and uncertainty surrounding the Company's sales execution and outlook. Following this news, Zscaler's stock suffered its steepest single-day decline since going public.
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The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors. ZS is the subject of a report by CNBC on May 27, 2026, which stated the Company's shares "tumbled more than 23% after the cloud security company guided for current-quarter revenue of between $875 million to $878 million, falling short of the $879 million analysts were seeking, per LSEG." Based on this news, shares of Zscaler opened down more than 30% on the same day.
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Zscaler (ZS - Free Report) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term.
Over the past month, shares of this cloud-based information security provider have returned -18%, compared to the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% change. During this period, the Zacks Security industry, which Zscaler falls in, has gained 25.6%. The key question now is: What could be the stock's future direction?
Although media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.
Earnings Estimate RevisionsRather than focusing on anything else, we at Zacks prioritize evaluating the change in a company's earnings projection. This is because we believe the fair value for its stock is determined by the present value of its future stream of earnings.
We essentially look at how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to reflect the impact of the latest business trends. And if earnings estimates go up for a company, the fair value for its stock goes up. A higher fair value than the current market price drives investors' interest in buying the stock, leading to its price moving higher. This is why empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements.
For the current quarter, Zscaler is expected to post earnings of $1.08 per share, indicating a change of +21.4% from the year-ago quarter. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed +531.3% over the last 30 days.
The consensus earnings estimate of $4.13 for the current fiscal year indicates a year-over-year change of +25.9%. This estimate has changed +436.5% over the last 30 days.
For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $4.58 indicates a change of +10.9% from what Zscaler is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed +0.8%.
With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for Zscaler.
The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:
12 Month EPS
Projected Revenue GrowthWhile earnings growth is arguably the most superior indicator of a company's financial health, nothing happens as such if a business isn't able to grow its revenues. After all, it's nearly impossible for a company to increase its earnings for an extended period without increasing its revenues. So, it's important to know a company's potential revenue growth.
In the case of Zscaler, the consensus sales estimate of $877.03 million for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of +21.9%. The $3.33 billion and $3.9 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of +24.5% and +17.3%, respectively.
Last Reported Results and Surprise HistoryZscaler reported revenues of $850.47 million in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +25.4%. EPS of $1.08 for the same period compares with $0.84 a year ago.
Compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $834.76 million, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +1.88%. The EPS surprise was +8%.
The company beat consensus EPS estimates in each of the trailing four quarters. The company topped consensus revenue estimates each time over this period.
ValuationNo investment decision can be efficient without considering a stock's valuation. Whether a stock's current price rightly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects is an essential determinant of its future price performance.
Comparing the current value of a company's valuation multiples, such as its price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), to its own historical values helps ascertain whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, whereas comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of how reasonable its stock price is.
As part of the Zacks Style Scores system, the Zacks Value Style Score (which evaluates both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics) organizes stocks into five groups ranging from A to F (A is better than B; B is better than C; and so on), making it helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.
Zscaler is graded F on this front, indicating that it is trading at a premium to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.
ConclusionThe facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Zscaler. However, its Zacks Rank #3 does suggest that it may perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
After a roughly 60% slide, Zscaler (ZS +2.67%) faces a classic execution‑versus‑valuation test amid shifting AI narratives and SaaS multiple compression. Watch the video below to see what must change before sentiment -- and the stock -- can recover.
*This video was published on Jun. 12, 2026.
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Key Takeaways WTI crude above $90 keeps ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips in focus as investors chase energy stocks.XOM targets 1.8M oil-equivalent barrels from the Permian, using lightweight proppant to lift recoveries.ConocoPhillips has low-cost drilling in Permian, Eagle Ford and Bakken; its debt-to-cap is 26.55%. Oil prices remain in bullish territory, keeping energy companies in the spotlight. Many investors are looking to capitalize on elevated oil prices by betting on energy stocks. Against this backdrop, let us compare two energy giants, Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM - Free Report) and ConocoPhillips (COP - Free Report) , to determine which stock offers a better buying opportunity now.
High Oil Price to Aid Upstream Operations of XOM, COPWest Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) crude is trading at more than the $90-per-barrel mark. The high price is being backed by ongoing tensions in the Middle East. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) in its latest short-term energy outlook projected WTI at $85.68 per barrel for this year, higher than $65.40 last year. A highly favorable pricing environment for the commodity is likely to continue supporting ExxonMobil's exploration and production activities, which contribute to the majority of its earnings.
To provide a glimpse of the upstream assets, the company has a massive footprint in the Permian, the most prolific oil and gas play in the United States, and offshore Guyana. In the Permian, the integrated giant has been employing lightweight proppant technology and hence is capable of boosting its well recoveries by up to as much as 20%. On the first quarter earnings call, XOM mentioned that it is staying aligned with its plan of growing its production in the most prolific basin to 1.8 million oil equivalent barrels this year.
In Guyana, XOM has made several oil and gas discoveries, further highlighting its solid production outlook. Record production from both resources has been aiding its top and bottom lines. In both resources, the breakeven costs are low.
With its solid portfolio of upstream assets, COP is well-positioned to gain. The upstream energy giant has low-cost drilling opportunities across Permian, Eagle Ford and Bakken that could be successfully developed over two decades. The outlook for ConocoPhillips’ upstream operations also looks highly profitable.
Low Debt Burden of XOM & COP a Savior During UncertaintyBoth ConocoPhillips and XOM have strong balance sheets that they could rely on during an unfavorable business environment. The debt-to-capitalization of ExxonMobil is only 15.44%, lower than COP’s 26.55%.
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Thus, both the energy giants could rely on their balance sheet strengths to run their operations smoothly when the business scenario turns unfavorable.
XOM vs. COP: Which is a Better Stock?Coming to the price chart, both ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips have had a strong run-up over the past year. Over the period, XOM has jumped 50.3%, while COP gained 41.4%.
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On a relative basis, XOM is trading at a 10.24x trailing 12-month Enterprise Value to Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EV/EBITDA), which is a discount compared with COP’s 6.59x.
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Thus, it has become evident that investors are willing to pay a premium for XOM over COP. This is because, although both XOM and COP are benefiting from the ongoing strength in oil prices, being an integrated energy player with a footprint in refining and chemicals businesses, ExxonMobil’s operation is relatively more stable, making it a better investment pick. Currently, XOM sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
However, investors willing to take on more risk to capitalize primarily on high oil prices may consider ConocoPhillips, which currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Key Takeaways COP targets $7B more free cash flow by 2029 from LNG, Willow, and cost-cutting efforts.ConocoPhillips' Port Arthur LNG project is on track to ship its first LNG cargo in 2027.COP extended Equatorial Guinea LNG's operational life into the 2030s, poised to serve Europe & Asia demand. ConocoPhillips (COP - Free Report) is a leading upstream energy company with operations spread across the globe. The company boasts a diverse, capital-efficient and low-cost-of-production asset base that is expected to significantly enhance its free cash flow profile in the coming years. COP has highlighted that it is currently working toward delivering a $7 billion improvement in free cash flow by 2029, driven by its cost-reduction initiatives, liquefied natural gas (LNG - Free Report) projects and the Willow Project in Alaska.
Notably, ConocoPhillips is strengthening its position in the global LNG market through strategic infrastructure investments. The current geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have tightened global LNG markets, driven by QatarEnergy’s production shut-in and disruptions to energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz. This has significantly improved the outlook for COP’s LNG portfolio.
One of COP’s key growth drivers is the Port Arthur LNG project, which is progressing steadily and is on track to deliver its first LNG cargo in 2027. It is also focused on expanding its international LNG footprint through its Equatorial Guinea LNG operations. The company recently executed a third-party tolling agreement, extending the facility’s operational life into the 2030s. Additionally, the asset is located in a gas-rich region, with discovered resources in its vicinity that support its long-term production potential. The Equatorial Guinea LNG asset is geographically well-positioned to ship LNG cargoes to high-demand markets like Europe and Asia.
Overall, COP’s LNG strategy is expected to become a free cash flow growth engine, supported by rising global demand, strategic geographic positioning of its assets and energy security concerns across the globe.
Other Energy Players With Growing LNG PortfoliosVenture Global (VG - Free Report) is a leading U.S.-based exporter of LNG. VG is advancing several natural gas liquefaction and export projects along the U.S. Gulf Coast: Calcasieu Pass, Plaquemines, CP2 and CP3. These projects have seen strong recent progress, positioning the company for meaningful capacity growth.
Cheniere Energy (LNG - Free Report) is an energy infrastructure company, primarily engaged in the liquefied natural gas business. It operates the Sabine Pass LNG terminal and the Corpus Christi liquefaction and export facility in the United States. Cheniere Energy continues to benefit from large-scale brownfield expansion opportunities at both the Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi facilities. Management stated that the projects could expand the company’s production platform by nearly 20% over time.
COP’s Price Performance, Valuation & EstimatesConocoPhillips’ shares have jumped 35.8% over the past year compared with the 34.4% improvement of the composite stocks belonging to the industry.
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From a valuation standpoint, COP trades at a trailing 12-month enterprise value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) of 6.59X. This is above the broader industry average of 5.48X.
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for COP’s 2026 earnings has been revised upward over the past seven days.
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COP, VG and LNG each currently carry a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 (Strong Buy) Rank stocks here.
On a recent episode of The Real Eisman Playbook, Bernstein Research senior energy analyst Bob Brackett made a claim that should change how income investors look at the oil majors. “Don’t compare the yields you get from a commodity company to government yields. Compare them to TIPS. These are inflation protected,” he told host Steve Eisman. That single reframing is the entire bull case for owning Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM | XOM Price Prediction), Chevron (NYSE:CVX), and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) in a portfolio’s income sleeve.
A 10-year Treasury today pays 4.57% in nominal terms. The 10-year TIPS real yield is 2.16%. That TIPS number is the honest benchmark for any asset whose cash flows adjust to inflation. An Exxon or Chevron dividend is, by definition, indexed to a barrel of oil.
The “My 3% Dividend From Exxon” Thesis Brackett’s clearest articulation: “My 3% dividend from Exxon, if the dollar devalues, the barrel of oil gets more valuable and they’ll sustain that.” A fixed Treasury coupon cannot do that. The bond pays the same dollars whether the dollar buys a loaf of bread or half a loaf next year.
The numbers back Exxon’s durability. The company posted a $1.03 per share Q2 2026 dividend payable June 10, 2026, sitting on a 43-year dividend growth streak and a planned $20 billion of share repurchases in 2026. Underlying Q1 2026 earnings rose to $8.77 billion from $7.58 billion from a year earlier, per the company’s Q1 2026 8-K filing. CEO Darren Woods called Exxon “a fundamentally stronger company than it was just a few years ago, built to perform through disruption and across market cycles.”
Exxon shares are up 30% year to date and 55% over one year, helped by WTI crude trading at $112.25 per barrel as of May 18, 2026, near a 12-month high.
The COVID Stress Test Brackett’s evidence that these dividends are real runs through 2020. During COVID, demand collapsed by roughly 20 million barrels per day. The US majors paid through it. Exxon, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips maintained their dividends through the COVID demand shock. European peers Shell, BP, and Total cut theirs during the same period.
The dividend history confirms it. Exxon held its quarterly payout at $0.87 through all of 2020. Chevron held at $1.29 per quarter throughout 2020 and has now stacked a 39-year run of annual increases, paying $1.78 per share for Q2 2026. Chevron’s Q1 2026 results delivered $2.5 billion in repurchases, the 16th consecutive quarter of more than $5 billion returned to shareholders.
Collectively, the US majors are returning roughly $30 billion to $50 billion annually through dividends and buybacks while still growing. Brackett calls them “really attractive widows and orphans, pack them away, compound for a long time.”
Why Eisman Says They’re Finally Ownable Steve Eisman, who spent much of his career hating the E&P sector, brought the historical frame. “Until maybe 2016, ’17, I thought they were run by lunatics,” he said. CEOs would “drill baby drill” regardless of commodity prices, apparently compensated on volume rather than returns. “These were companies that were crazy” and “not ownable” back then. Today, after shareholder pressure rewired comp plans toward returns on capital, Eisman calls them “almost ownable.”
ConocoPhillips is exhibit A of the new discipline. The company is targeting 45% of cash from operations returned to shareholders in 2026, with over $1 billion in run-rate synergies from the completed Marathon Oil deal. The Q2 2026 dividend of $0.84 per share follows an increase from $0.78 in late 2025. Shares are up 31% year to date.
The Practical Takeaway I’ve been watching this sector reluctantly for the better part of a decade, mostly because Eisman’s old view was correct: management teams torched capital chasing rigs. Something changed around 2017. The buybacks got bigger, debt got smaller, and the Q1 2026 numbers across all three majors confirm the new playbook is holding.
When you screen for income, the choice between a Treasury and a dividend stock has always felt binary. Brackett’s reframe collapses that wall. A commodity-backed dividend from a disciplined operator behaves more like an inflation-linked bond than an equity coupon. That doesn’t make energy risk-free, and oil at the 98.4th percentile of its 12-month range is a reminder of how quickly the setup can change. But against a 2.16% real yield on TIPS, a 3% dividend backed by a barrel of oil deserves a place in the income sleeve of the portfolio alongside inflation-protected bonds.
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Value ScoreFinding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under their true value, are what value investors like to focus on. So, the Value Style Score takes into account ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, Price/Cash Flow, and a host of other multiples to highlight the most attractive and discounted stocks.
Growth ScoreGrowth investors, on the other hand, are more concerned with a company's financial strength and health, and its future outlook. The Growth Style Score examines things like projected and historic earnings, sales, and cash flow to find stocks that will experience sustainable growth over time.
Momentum ScoreMomentum traders and investors live by the saying "the trend is your friend." This investing style is all about taking advantage of upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook. Employing factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates, the Momentum Style Score can indicate favorable times to build a position in high-momentum stocks.
VGM ScoreIf you like to use all three kinds of investing, then the VGM Score is for you. It's a combination of all Style Scores, and is an important indicator to use with the Zacks Rank. The VGM Score rates each stock on their shared weighted styles, narrowing down the companies with the most attractive value, best growth forecast, and most promising momentum.
How Style Scores Work with the Zacks Rank The Zacks Rank, which is a proprietary stock-rating model, employs earnings estimate revisions, or changes to a company's earnings expectations, to make building a winning portfolio easier.
Investors can count on the Zacks Rank's success, with #1 (Strong Buy) stocks producing an unmatched +23.7% average annual return since 1988, more than double the S&P 500's performance. But the model rates a large number of stocks, and there are over 200 companies with a Strong Buy rank, plus another 600 with a #2 (Buy) rank, on any given day.
With more than 800 top-rated stocks to choose from, it can certainly feel overwhelming to pick the ones that are right for you and your investing journey.
That's where the Style Scores come in.
To have the best chance of big returns, you'll want to always consider stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2 that also have Style Scores of A or B, which will give you the highest probability of success. If you're looking at stocks with a #3 (Hold) rank, it's important they have Scores of A or B as well to ensure as much upside potential as possible.
The direction of a stock's earnings estimate revisions should always be a key factor when choosing which stocks to buy, since the Scores were created to work together with the Zacks Rank.
Here's an example: a stock with a #4 (Sell) or #5 (Strong Sell) rating, even one with Style Scores of A and B, still has a downward-trending earnings outlook, and a bigger chance its share price will decrease too.
Thus, the more stocks you own with a #1 or #2 Rank and Scores of A or B, the better.
Stock to Watch: ConocoPhillips (COP - Free Report) Headquartered in Houston, TX, ConocoPhillips is primarily involved in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. Considering proved reserves and production, the company is among the largest explorers and producers in the world. The company, founded in 1875, has a strong presence across conventional and unconventional plays in 13 countries. ConocoPhillips’ low-risk and cost-effective operations are spread across North America, Asia, Australia and Europe.
COP is a #3 (Hold) on the Zacks Rank, with a VGM Score of B.
It also boasts a Value Style Score of A thanks to attractive valuation metrics like a forward P/E ratio of 11.76; value investors should take notice.
For fiscal 2026, five analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $2.48 to $9.92 per share. COP boasts an average earnings surprise of +5.8%.
With a solid Zacks Rank and top-tier Value and VGM Style Scores, COP should be on investors' short list.
ConocoPhillips offers compelling value at $114, trading at 11.6x forward P/E and yielding 2.9%, supported by robust fundamentals. COP's growth is underpinned by the Willow project in Alaska and an expanding LNG platform, including Port Arthur LNG nearing first production. Strong balance sheet with A- credit rating, and a shareholder-friendly capital return policy reinforce COP's investment appeal.
As I do now and then, I'm here to recommend an exchange-traded fund (ETF) for your consideration. (Remember that ETFs are funds that trade like stocks.) Specifically, one that's focused on dividend-paying stocks. There are many such ETFs to choose from, but it's hard for me to recommend any other one than the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD +0.89%).
Here's a look at why I like it so much.
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A glorious mix of income and growth With dividend-focused ETFs, there's generally a trade-off between dividend income and growth. The highest-yielding ETFs tend to grow more slowly, and vice versa. The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF, though, is strong on both counts.
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Its dividend yield is 3.25% (as of June 3); a look at its recent performance follows. I'm including the performance of the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO +0.56%), which recently yielded merely 1.1%, too, for comparison.
Fund
3-Year Avg. Annual Return
5-Year Avg. Annual Return
10-Year Avg. Annual Return
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
15.09%
8.50%
12.78%
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
22.44%
14.10%
15.56%
Data source: Morningstar.com, as of June 3, 2026.
You can see that the Schwab fund, up 19% year to date, delivers less growth than the S&P 500, but not that much less, especially when compared with many other dividend-focused ETFs. Also, it kicks out almost three times the dividend income as the S&P 500.
Meanwhile, its expense ratio -- i.e., its annual fee -- is also compelling, at a mere 0.06%. That means that for every $10,000 you have invested in the fund, you'll pay only $6.
The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index, which encompasses 100 stocks with a track record of paying dividends for at least 10 years. The index also demands that its components appear financially healthy, gauging factors such as cash flow to total debt and return on equity. That requirement can help it perform well, as companies on shakier financial ground may have to reduce or even suspend their dividend payments should they run into trouble.
Also, healthy and growing dividend-paying stocks tend to increase their payouts over time, which will benefit shareholders.
What's in the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF? Here are the top 10 holdings as of June 2, along with their weighting in the fund and their recent dividend yield:
Stock
Weight in ETF
Recent Yield
Qualcomm
6.21%
1.47%
Texas Instruments
5.72%
1.84%
UnitedHealth Group
5.14%
2.46%
Coca-Cola
3.98%
2.69%
Chevron
3.95%
3.75%
Merck
3.78%
2.96%
Verizon Communications
3.68%
6.07%
ConocoPhillips
3.60%
2.82%
Procter & Gamble
3.50%
3.04%
Amgen
3.43%
2.98%
Data source: Morningstar.com, as of June 2, 2026.
These 10 holdings together make up about 43% of the ETF's value. About 18% of its assets are in consumer defensive stocks, 15% in energy stocks, and 18% in healthcare stocks. That kind of mix is appealing to me because I think there's a significant chance of a market pullback in the coming year or two. If that happens, those three sectors are likely to hold their value more than some others.
So give this dividend-focused ETF some consideration for your long-term stock portfolio, especially if you seek growth and income.
Selena Maranjian has positions in Amgen, Procter & Gamble, Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF, and Verizon Communications. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amgen, Chevron, Merck, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool recommends ConocoPhillips, UnitedHealth Group, and Verizon Communications. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors, and Zacks Premium offers many different ways to do both.
The popular research service can help you become a smarter, more self-assured investor, giving you access to daily updates of the Zacks Rank and Zacks Industry Rank, the Zacks #1 Rank List, Equity Research reports, and Premium stock screens.
It also includes access to the Zacks Style Scores.
What are the Zacks Style Scores? The Zacks Style Scores is a unique set of guidelines that rates stocks based on three popular investing types, and were developed as complementary indicators for the Zacks Rank. This combination helps investors choose securities with the highest chances of beating the market over the next 30 days.
Each stock is given an alphabetic rating of A, B, C, D or F based on their value, growth, and momentum qualities. With this system, an A is better than a B, a B is better than a C, and so on, meaning the better the score, the better chance the stock will outperform.
The Style Scores are broken down into four categories:
Value ScoreFinding good stocks at good prices, and discovering which companies are trading under their true value, are what value investors like to focus on. So, the Value Style Score takes into account ratios like P/E, PEG, Price/Sales, Price/Cash Flow, and a host of other multiples to highlight the most attractive and discounted stocks.
Growth ScoreWhile good value is important, growth investors are more focused on a company's financial strength and health, and its future outlook. The Growth Style Score takes projected and historic earnings, sales, and cash flow into account to uncover stocks that will see long-term, sustainable growth.
Momentum ScoreMomentum investors, who live by the saying "the trend is your friend," are most interested in taking advantage of upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook. Utilizing one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates, among other factors, the Momentum Style Score can help determine favorable times to buy high-momentum stocks.
VGM ScoreIf you like to use all three kinds of investing, then the VGM Score is for you. It's a combination of all Style Scores, and is an important indicator to use with the Zacks Rank. The VGM Score rates each stock on their shared weighted styles, narrowing down the companies with the most attractive value, best growth forecast, and most promising momentum.
How Style Scores Work with the Zacks Rank The Zacks Rank, which is a proprietary stock-rating model, employs earnings estimate revisions, or changes to a company's earnings expectations, to make building a winning portfolio easier.
It's highly successful, with #1 (Strong Buy) stocks producing an unmatched +23.7% average annual return since 1988. That's more than double the S&P 500. But because of the large number of stocks we rate, there are over 200 companies with a Strong Buy rank, plus another 600 with a #2 (Buy) rank, on any given day.
This totals more than 800 top-rated stocks, and it can be overwhelming to try and pick the best stocks for you and your portfolio.
That's where the Style Scores come in.
You want to make sure you're buying stocks with the highest likelihood of success, and to do that, you'll need to pick stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2 that also have Style Scores of A or B. If you like a stock that only has a #3 (Hold) rank, it should also have Scores of A or B to guarantee as much upside potential as possible.
Since the Scores were created to work together with the Zacks Rank, the direction of a stock's earnings estimate revisions should be a key factor when choosing which stocks to buy.
Here's an example: a stock with a #4 (Sell) or #5 (Strong Sell) rating, even one with Style Scores of A and B, still has a downward-trending earnings outlook, and a bigger chance its share price will decrease too.
Thus, the more stocks you own with a #1 or #2 Rank and Scores of A or B, the better.
Stock to Watch: ConocoPhillips (COP - Free Report) Headquartered in Houston, TX, ConocoPhillips is primarily involved in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. Considering proved reserves and production, the company is among the largest explorers and producers in the world. The company, founded in 1875, has a strong presence across conventional and unconventional plays in 13 countries. ConocoPhillips’ low-risk and cost-effective operations are spread across North America, Asia, Australia and Europe.
COP is a #3 (Hold) on the Zacks Rank, with a VGM Score of B.
Momentum investors should take note of this Oils-Energy stock. COP has a Momentum Style Score of A, and shares are up 2.9% over the past four weeks.
Five analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days for fiscal 2026. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $2.59 to $10.03 per share. COP boasts an average earnings surprise of +5.8%.
With a solid Zacks Rank and top-tier Momentum and VGM Style Scores, COP should be on investors' short list.
Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (NYSEARCA:COWZ) owns the 100 Russell 1000 names that generate the most free cash flow relative to market value. That pitch has worked. COWZ trades around $64 and is up 17% over the past year. But the engine powering the fund depends on one variable holding up across cyclical sectors, and that variable is starting to wobble.
What “dogs” actually means here In stock-picker shorthand, dogs are laggards. The original Dogs of the Dow strategy bought the ten highest-yielding Dow names every January on the theory that a fat dividend yield signaled a beaten-down price that would mean-revert. COWZ inverts the logic.
Instead of hunting cheap yield, it hunts cheap cash generation, screening the Russell 1000 for the highest trailing free-cash-flow yields and capping each name near 2% at quarterly rebalances. The expense ratio is 0.49%, which is steep for a rules-based screen, but the rules have produced real numbers: 63% over five years.
The screen is the strategy Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capex. Raise capex, and even a healthy operating business stops qualifying. When Energy and Industrials, two sectors that historically dominate the fund’s roster, start spending more to maintain production or build capacity, the screen quietly demotes them at the next rebalance. The current top holding are a mix of chip companies, mixed with industrials and well-established cash cows like Altria (NYSE:MO | MO Price Prediction).
Another holding, ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), shows how this can go sideways. Annual capex ran $5.3 billion in 2021, then climbed to $11.2 billion in 2023 and $12.1 billion in 2024. Operating cash flow stayed roughly flat, so implied free cash flow collapsed from $18.2 billion in 2022 to about $8 billion in 2023 and 2024.
The buyback program kept running at $5 billion to $9 billion annually through the squeeze, which is how a cash cow starts to look indistinguishable from a dog on a free-cash-flow-yield screen.
Pharma adds its own capex problem The pharma sector is seeing rising expenses. And with The White House trying to lower drug prices, it could see lower profits too.
Pfizer’s (NYSE:PFE) capex jumped to $3.9 billion in 2023, well above its decade baseline near $2.5 billion. More worrying for a fund tilted toward cash returners: Pfizer paid $9.77 billion in dividends against $9.08 billion of free cash flow in 2025, a payout ratio of about 108%. Sustainable for a quarter or two, but not for a multi-year thesis.
What this means at the next rebalance If Energy capex stays elevated and pharma payout ratios stay above 100%, the quarterly screen will rotate out of familiar names and into whatever sector generates the next wave of free cash. That rotation is the design working as intended. COWZ is supposed to chase the cash. But investors who bought it for the current roster, or who assume Energy will always be the engine, are not really buying what the rules deliver.
BEA data backs the broader squeeze. Transportation profits fell from $125.2 billion in Q1 2024 to $96.8 billion in Q4 2025, and utilities slipped from $66.5 billion to $54.9 billion. Capex-heavy sectors are giving back margin even as total corporate profits grew 12% year over year in Q1 2026.
Who should own it COWZ fits an investor who wants a value tilt without deep-value drawdowns from pure book-value screens, and who accepts that holdings will look different a year from now. A 5% to 10% sleeve next to a broad index reflects how the fund’s rotating roster tends to be used in practice.
Anyone expecting the current Energy-heavy lineup to persist into 2027 is buying a snapshot of a fund that, by design, refuses to stand still. The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD) covers similar quality-value ground at lower cost if you prefer dividend durability to free-cash-flow momentum.
Oil prices tumbled in Tuesday trading, with Brent crude futures falling 3% and WTI down 3.5% as of 3:15 p.m. ET -- and both flavors of oil suffered even bigger losses earlier in the day.
Curiously, ConocoPhillips (COP +1.40%) stock didn't. This oil major started the day off with only about a 2% decline and remains down about 2.2%. Why?
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Is the Strait of Hormuz leaking oil? In an interview with CNBC this morning, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright asserted that despite what you might have heard, oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz are "rising very meaningfully" as U.S. Navy vessels coordinate with commercial captains to move their tankers safely through the contested waters. This goes against the accepted wisdom, but according to one recent JPMorgan report, oil shipments through the Strait may now be reaching 2 million barrels per day -- still a fraction of pre-war traffic, but significantly more than many investors were aware of.
And if these reports are true, it would imply that global oil supplies may not be as tight as we thought -- causing investors to worry about the durability of Conoco's profits.
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What it might mean for ConocoPhillips But are the reports true? And even if they are, will they stay true long enough to slake pent-up oil demand and allow prices to fall significantly? I have my doubts.
Continued tensions -- and missile fire! -- continue between Israel and Iran, and between U.S. naval forces and Iran as well. Repeated assurances from the President that a "deal" with Iran is just days away have been issued, then disappointed for weeks. On top of all this, there's the damage already done to oil infrastructure in Gulf oil states, which will take years to repair.
Seems to me, oil prices could stay high at least that long.
Rich Smith has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends ConocoPhillips. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
If you bought iShares U.S. Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:IYE) on the last trading day of 2025 at about $47 and you are still holding it this morning at about $61, you are sitting on an about 29% gain in a little over five months. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) is up about 8% over the same window. Energy, the sector everyone left for dead in 2024 and the back half of 2025, has been the trade of 2026 so far, and not by a little.
A $10,000 stake in IYE on December 31, 2025 is worth about $12,854 today. The same $10,000 in SPY is worth about $10,808. That gap, almost three to one, is the kind of spread you usually see in a thematic single-stock bet, not in two broad index products owned by retirement accounts. So the obvious question is what put it there, and the slightly less obvious question is whether any of it travels into the back half of the year.
The arithmetic, with a fair window IYE finished 2025 around $47 and closed yesterday at $61. Over twelve months, the move is even larger, with the ETF up about 41% versus about 23% for SPY. The five-year picture, which captures the post-pandemic energy rerating and the soft patch that followed, has IYE up about 138%, modestly ahead of SPY at about 74% on a price basis.
One honest caveat. IYE pays a meaningful dividend, and the price-only number understates total return for any holder who reinvested distributions. The figures above are adjusted closes, which is the cleanest apples-to-apples available against SPY. The headline 27% in the title rounds down the 28.54% figure, which is fine for a magazine number, but anyone running this through a spreadsheet should use the longer figure.
What actually did the work Three things, in roughly this order of importance. The first and biggest is crude.
WTI started 2026 near $57.26 a barrel and ran to a 52-week high of $114.58 on April 7. Brent did the same trip from $61.98 on January 2 to $138.21 on April 7. The trigger was the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which the EIA flagged in its May Short-Term Energy Outlook as the central reason it expected global oil inventories to fall by an average of 8.5 million b/d in 2Q26 and Brent to average around $106/b in May and June. When a chunk of the world’s seaborne crude cannot move, the marginal barrel reprices fast, and equities of companies that own the barrel reprice with it.
The second thing is what those companies did with the windfall. IYE is concentrated in a handful of large-cap U.S. producers. Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM | XOM Price Prediction) reported Q1 2026 adjusted EPS of $1.16 versus a $1.01 consensus, with underlying earnings rising to $8.77 billion from $7.58 billion a year earlier even as headline net income was distorted by a $3.88 billion derivative timing hit and a $706 million Middle East supply disruption loss. CEO Darren Woods told investors that “this quarter demonstrated that ExxonMobil is a fundamentally stronger company than it was just a few years ago, built to perform through disruption and across market cycles.” Exxon shares are up 25.4% year to date.
Chevron (NYSE:CVX) did even better against the bar. Q1 2026 adjusted EPS came in at $1.41 against a $0.97 consensus, a beat of about 46% and the company’s sixth straight, with worldwide production up 15% year over year on the Hess integration and a third consecutive quarter of U.S. output above 2 million barrels per day. CEO Mike Wirth framed it directly. “Despite heightened geopolitical volatility and related supply disruptions, Chevron delivered solid first quarter performance, underscoring the resilience of our portfolio and the value of disciplined execution.” Chevron is up about 25% YTD. ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) printed Q1 adjusted EPS of $1.89 versus $1.69 expected and is up about 27%.
The third piece is the part that gets undercovered. These companies started the year cheap and shareholder-friendly. Exxon is running a $20 billion buyback program in 2026 and extended its 43 consecutive years of dividend growth. Chevron returned $27.1 billion to shareholders in 2025 and raised its dividend for the 39th straight year. ConocoPhillips is targeting 45% of cash flow from operations back to shareholders. When the commodity spikes against that backdrop, you get a fund priced for a 2024 oil regime suddenly earning a 2026 oil regime’s cash flows, with the buyback already authorized to soak up the float.
The recent wobble The last month has been quieter. IYE is up only about 3% over the past 30 days and down about 1% on the week, with WTI pulling back from its April peak to $95.96 by June 1. That is consistent with the EIA’s working assumption that the strait reopens in late May and shut-in production gradually returns. The energy trade has stopped getting easier.
What you actually need to watch from here The mechanism that drove IYE’s 28.54% YTD is regime-dependent, not structural. The EIA’s own forecast has Brent falling to an average of $89/b in 4Q26 and $79/b in 2027 as Middle East barrels return. If they are right, the back half of 2026 looks materially harder for energy equities than the front half did, because the marginal price of crude that powered Q1 earnings will not be there to power Q3 and Q4.
Three things are worth tracking, and all are observable without a Bloomberg terminal. One, Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic, which the EIA publishes and the major shipping trackers update daily. A durable reopening is the single biggest bear case for IYE from here. Two, the Brent forward curve, which currently embeds the EIA’s glide path lower. If futures roll back into the $100s and stay there, the energy trade still has legs. If they drift toward $80, the easy money is behind you. Three, capital discipline at the majors. Exxon’s $27 to $29 billion 2026 capex guide and Chevron’s structural cost program are the reason these stocks compound through cycles rather than just spike through them. If either company breaks discipline and starts chasing the price with the drill bit, the long-term thesis weakens regardless of where crude prints.
The honest read is that IYE has done what it does. It owns a concentrated basket of oil-and-gas majors, and when crude triples off a December low because a strategic chokepoint closes, the basket triples-adjacent. The capital return story underneath those stocks is durable. The crude price that delivered a 28.54% YTD in five months is probably not. If you missed the run, the right question is whether you want sector exposure for the next geopolitical surprise (the case for owning some IYE through the cycle), or whether you are reaching for a tape that the world’s energy agencies are openly forecasting to cool. Pick one. The ETF will not pick for you.
Key Takeaways BP says it has made 14 discoveries since early 2025, including Bumerangue at 8B barrels in place.COP's crude-heavy revenue mix and low-cost Permian, Eagle Ford and Bakken drilling could pay off for decades.XOM's upstream footprint spans the Permian and Guyana, positioning it to benefit from high oil prices. West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) crude is trading at more than $85 per barrel. The high price is being backed by ongoing tensions in the Middle East. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) in its latest short-term energy outlook projected WTI at $88.32 per barrel this year, higher than $65.40 last year. A highly favorable pricing environment for the commodity is likely to continue supporting BP plc's (BP - Free Report) exploration and production activities, which generate a significant proportion of its earnings.
The British energy major’s production outlook seems bright, thanks to major discoveries. On its latest earnings call, BP mentioned that since the beginning of 2025, it has made 14 discoveries. BP said Bumerangue appears to be a very large oil discovery, estimated at around 8 billion barrels in place, though further appraisal work is needed to determine how much can actually be extracted and commercialized.
Given the prevailing high crude pricing environment and key discoveries, the British energy giant’s overall upstream business outlook, both in the near and long terms, seems highly encouraging.
Will XOM & COP Also Gain From High Oil Prices?Like BP, Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM - Free Report) and ConocoPhillips (COP - Free Report) will benefit from the ongoing strength in oil prices. Let’s delve a little deeper.
With COP generating a significant proportion of revenues from crude oil, the high price of the commodity is extremely favorable for the leading oil and gas exploration and production company, much like other energy giants such as XOM and BP.
The upstream energy giant also has low-cost drilling opportunities across Permian, Eagle Ford and Bakken that could be successfully developed over two decades. Thus, the outlook for ConocoPhillips’ upstream operations looks highly profitable.
To provide a glimpse of ExxonMobil’s upstream assets, the company has a massive footprint in the Permian, the most prolific oil and gas play in the United States, and offshore Guyana. Hence, XOM is also well-positioned to capitalize on the ongoing high commodity prices.
BP’s Price Performance, Valuation & EstimatesShares of BP have gained 38.9% over the past year, surpassing the industry’s 35.4% growth.
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From a valuation standpoint, BP trades at a trailing 12-month enterprise value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) of 3.20X. This is below the broader industry average of 6.40X.
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for BP’s 2026 earnings has seen upward revisions over the past 30 days.
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BP currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
ConocoPhillips (COP) is delivering robust FCF, with a current annualized yield near 7% and a strong commitment to shareholder returns. COP targets $7 billion in FCF improvement by 2029, driving FCF yields from high single-digits to double-digits at current oil prices. The company maintains a resilient balance sheet, minimal leverage, and a disciplined capital return policy, returning 45% of CFO to shareholders.
