Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) is an Israeli cybersecurity company founded in 1993 by Gil Shwed, Marius Nacht, and Shlomo Kramer. Shwed developed the company’s foundational technology, stateful inspection, which became the basis for its first product, FireWall-1, and remains a core concept in network security today.
Products and Platform
Check Point offers a unified cybersecurity platform spanning network, cloud, endpoint, and mobile security. Quantum handles network security gateways and firewalls. CloudGuard provides cloud-native security and posture management. Harmony covers endpoint, email, and remote access security. Infinity serves as the consolidated security management platform, and ThreatCloud AI powers real-time threat intelligence.
Check Point Research (CPR), the company’s threat intelligence division, publishes widely cited vulnerability disclosures and threat analyses.
Financials
Check Point is one of the most consistently profitable cybersecurity companies. TTM revenue as of September 2025 reached $2.68 billion with 6% year-over-year growth. Annual revenue for 2024 was $2.57 billion. The company has a market cap of approximately $20 billion and serves over 100,000 organizations globally.
Revenue breaks down to approximately 50% from EMEA, 40% from the Americas, and 10% from Asia-Pacific.
Industry Standing
Check Point is credited with inventing the modern firewall. The company is a perennial Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Firewalls. Unlike many peers, Check Point has maintained consistent profitability throughout its 30+ year history, operating with high margins and generating substantial free cash flow.