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Fortinet, Inc.

FTNT

Technology · 156.12 -1.7% today

Participation confirmed · construction unavailableMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Fortinet, Inc.'s move is being confirmed by its market group.

The latest filing evidence is available. 5 of 35 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 26 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 20.1% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Gross margin fell 0.7 percentage points.
Company-1.7% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group5 of 35 activeSoftware Stocks · inactive
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • At least 23 of 35 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • A filing-linked outsider such as ASAN begins moving with the group.

Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 12 of 35 members or fewer.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Software - Infrastructure

The latest filing evidence is available. 5 of 35 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 26 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 20.1% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.9 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 23.3% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Gross margin fell 0.7 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • At least 23 of 35 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • A filing-linked outsider such as ASAN begins moving with the group.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations602
Usable filing statements131
Verified relationships20
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +14.2% year over year.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.40x in the latest annual period.
  • Product pipeline and R&D has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Net margin changed -2.0 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 65% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 140% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

156.12
6m+85.0%12m+96.4%24m+107.7%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$3.3B+28.8%$0.73-0.4%
2022-12-31$4.4B+32.2%$1.06-3.6%
2023-12-31$5.3B+20.1%$1.46-2.1%
2024-12-31$6.0B+12.3%$2.26-2.1%
2025-12-31$6.8B+14.2%$2.42-0.9%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Foreign exchangemixed · 4 filings
35 Table of Contents Sales and marketing Sales and marketing expenses increased $93.6 million, or 17%, during the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period last year, primarily due to an increase of $73.1 million in personnel-related costs…
10-Q · May 8, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dmixed · 4 filings
The 1.9 percentage points increase in operating margin was primarily due to 1.3, 0.8 and 0.8 percentage points decreases in research and development expense, sales and marketing expense and general and administrative expense, as a percentage of revenue, respe…
10-Q · May 8, 2026
Credit and interest ratespositive · 3 filings
Interest income, interest expense and other income (expense) — net Year Ended December 31, 2025 2024 Change % Change (in millions, except percentages) Interest income $ 162.3 $ 155.2 $ 7.1 5 % Interest expense (20.1) (20.0) (0.1) 1 % Other income (expense)—ne…
10-K · Feb 25, 2026
Capital investment and capacitypositive · 2 filings
Total revenue is expected to increase in 2026 compared to the prior year; however, our expenses are expected to outpace revenue growth, primarily reflecting investments in sales and marketing headcount, product development and the continued capital expenditur…
10-Q · May 8, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 17.6× · EV/sales 17.3×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

156.12-1.7% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for FTNT. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-05-08 against the comparable filing from 2025-05-08.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +4
liquidityconstructiveEvidence score +1
valuationmixed

What improved

  • Revenue increased 20.1% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.9 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 23.3% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

  • Gross margin fell 0.7 percentage points.

Filing receipts

Service gross margin increased 0.3 percentage points during the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period last year, primarily driven by service revenue growth outpacing labor costs increase, partially offset by increased costs related to the continued expansion of our data center and cloud services.

Interest income, interest expense and other income — net Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 March 31, 2025 Change % Change (in millions, except percentages) Interest income $ 32.9 $ 44.3 $ (11.4) (26) % Interest expense $ (4.2) $ (4.9) $ 0.7 (14) % Other income—net $ 47.9 $ 26.1 $ 21.8 84 % Interest income decreased $11.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the same period last year, primarily due to lower average interest rates and lower average cash and cash equivalents balances as a result of share repurchases and debt repayment.

The 1.9 percentage points increase in operating margin was primarily due to 1.3, 0.8 and 0.8 percentage points decreases in research and development expense, sales and marketing expense and general and administrative expense, as a percentage of revenue, respectively, partially offset by 0.7 percentage points decrease in gross margin and 0.3 percentage points decrease in gain on intellectual property matters as a percentage of revenue.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind FTNT

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.partnerNov 7, 2025

We offer our products hosted in our own data centers, PoPs, and through colocations and major cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

AMDAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.supplierMay 8, 2026

Our limited source components for particular appliances and suppliers of those components include specific types of Central Processing Units from Intel Corporation (“Intel”) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., network and wireless chips from Broadcom Inc., Marv…

Depended on by

PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.competitorJun 3, 2026

Our main competitors fall into four categories: • large companies that incorporate security features in their products, such as Cisco Systems, Inc.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

FTNT is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Software Stocks. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.