CrowdStrike shares fall 4.1% to $250.43 after a 119.8% year-to-date run
The gist
CrowdStrike stock fell 4.1% to $250.43 on Oct 30, after gaining 119.8% year-to-date.
The pullback tests whether its 48.7x sales valuation holds into December earnings.
How it unfolded
- Oct 23, 2026CrowdStrike rose 8.2% while the S&P 500 fell 0.5%, alongside gains in cybersecurity peers Palo Alto Networks (7.2%) and Okta (5.8%), after an Evercore ISI survey found a strengthening budget outlook for the sector.
- Oct 26, 2026Trefis reported CRWD up 119.8% year-to-date versus SPY +12.0% and QQQ +14.9%.
- Oct 27, 2026CRWD closed up 1.65% at $261.83, versus S&P 500 +0.7% and Nasdaq +0.83%, having gained 2.16% over the past month while the Computer and Technology sector lost 7.7%.