Gross margin
80.5% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 92 of 100: higher than 92% of 153 peers (All). strong.
Rank 94 of 100: higher than 94% of 57 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Technology: 56.1%
Share of revenue left after the direct cost of the products sold.
Fortinet is a network security provider from California. It is known for its FortiGate firewalls with custom chips. It also offers security services by subscription, protection for cloud and remote access, and networking equipment such as Wi-Fi and switches. As of Oct 11, 2026
Fortinet develops cybersecurity products that combine networking and security. The Fortinet Security Fabric platform comprises secure networking, cloud-delivered access and security operations supported by artificial intelligence. Its core technologies are the FortiOS operating system and in-house developed custom chips. Customers are companies of all sizes and government agencies from industries such as finance, retail, manufacturing and healthcare. Sales run mainly through distributors that supply resellers and managed security service providers. In addition, there are subscriptions for security services and technical support.
Automatically summarized from SEC annual report (10-K, filed Feb 25, 2026) (website of the US Securities and Exchange Commission) · reviewed Oct 14, 2026
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Fortinet · Sector Technology · amounts in USD
Information only – does not affect the other analysis methods, not investment advice. Source: SEC filings, As of Feb 25, 2026.
Four angles on the annual figures. Each check counts how many disclosed criteria are met – criteria without data do not count. The bars show where the company ranks on each figure among the stocks we cover and within its sector.
Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025
80.5% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 92 of 100: higher than 92% of 153 peers (All). strong.
Rank 94 of 100: higher than 94% of 57 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Technology: 56.1%
Share of revenue left after the direct cost of the products sold.
30.7% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 78 of 100: higher than 78% of 192 peers (All). strong.
Rank 74 of 100: higher than 74% of 60 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Technology: 14.2%
Operating income divided by revenue: what the core business earns before interest and taxes.
27.3% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 79 of 100: higher than 79% of 237 peers (All). strong.
Rank 75 of 100: higher than 75% of 63 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Technology: 12.5%
Profit after all costs, interest and taxes divided by revenue.
149.8% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 98 of 100: higher than 98% of 218 peers (All). strong.
Rank 98 of 100: higher than 98% of 61 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Technology: 13.5%
Net income divided by equity at fiscal year end.
17.8% Fiscal year 2025 (total assets at year end)
Rank 88 of 100: higher than 88% of 238 peers (All). strong.
Rank 79 of 100: higher than 79% of 63 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Technology: 5.9%
Net income divided by total assets at fiscal year end.
11.9% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 16 of 100: higher than 16% of 239 peers (All). weak.
Rank 6 of 100: higher than 6% of 63 peers (Sector). weak.
Median Technology: 51.6%
Equity as a share of total assets. Usually low for banks.
32.7% Fiscal year 2025
Rank 87 of 100: higher than 87% of 213 peers (All). strong.
Rank 80 of 100: higher than 80% of 62 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Technology: 19.0%
Free cash flow divided by revenue.
2.2B USD Fiscal year 2025
Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure on property and equipment.
+15.5% per year
Rank 70 of 100: higher than 70% of 230 peers (All). strong.
Rank 52 of 100: higher than 52% of 59 peers (Sector). medium.
Median Technology: +14.3%
Average growth per year over 3 fiscal years.
+21.3% per year
Rank 75 of 100: higher than 75% of 217 peers (All). strong.
Rank 58 of 100: higher than 58% of 54 peers (Sector). medium.
Median Technology: +14.5%
Average growth per year over 5 fiscal years.
+21.0% per year
Rank 88 of 100: higher than 88% of 157 peers (All). strong.
Rank 74 of 100: higher than 74% of 37 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Technology: +12.4%
Average growth per year over 10 fiscal years.
+31.7% per year
Rank 83 of 100: higher than 83% of 157 peers (All). strong.
Rank 73 of 100: higher than 73% of 32 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Technology: +19.2%
Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.
+33.0% per year
Rank 88 of 100: higher than 88% of 146 peers (All). strong.
Rank 78 of 100: higher than 78% of 34 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Technology: +17.0%
Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.
+73.1% per year
Rank 100 of 100: higher than 100% of 140 peers (All). strong.
Rank 98 of 100: higher than 98% of 27 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Technology: +17.5%
Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.
5 of 9 Fiscal year 2025
Rank 21 of 100: higher than 21% of 134 peers (All). weak.
Rank 24 of 100: higher than 24% of 44 peers (Sector). weak.
Median Technology: 6.0 of 9
Nine yes/no tests on profit, cash flow, debt, liquidity and efficiency compared with the prior year.
0.40 at fiscal year end
Rank 64 of 100: lower than 64% of 199 peers (All). medium.
Rank 53 of 100: lower than 53% of 54 peers (Sector). medium.
Median Technology: 0.41
Long-term financial debt divided by equity.
1.17 at fiscal year end
Rank 38 of 100: higher than 38% of 215 peers (All). medium.
Rank 21 of 100: higher than 21% of 63 peers (Sector). weak.
Median Technology: 2.02
Current assets divided by current liabilities.
−8.8% in 5 years
Rank 77 of 100: lower than 77% of 199 peers (All). strong.
Rank 87 of 100: lower than 87% of 51 peers (Sector). strong.
Median Technology: +2.8%
Change in diluted share count. Negative = share buybacks, positive = new shares.
Last fiscal year compared with the one before. Returns and revenue per total assets use total assets at the start of the year; leverage = long-term financial debt divided by total assets at year end; new shares via the average diluted share count.
Price-based criteria (P/E, dividend yield) are shown to signed-in users.
Computed automatically from SEC annual reports – not investment advice. Describes the reported figures; points are not a rating of the stock. Rank 0–100 against the 239 stocks we cover and against the sector (from 5 peers); the stronger side is always on the right.
Summarized from the lights below. Describes the reported figures – not a recommendation to buy or sell.
No reported values for “Dividend per share” in this interval.
No reported values for “Dividend per share” in this interval.
Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Revenue 6.8B USD · Net income 1.9B USD · Net margin 27.3%
Where the money of a fiscal year goes and how margins, returns, balance sheet, cash flow and share count developed over up to 10 years. Each chart has one sentence saying what the trend shows.
Of 100 USD of revenue, 80.5 USD gross profit, 30.7 USD operating income and 27.3 USD net income remained.
| Item | Amount | of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 6.8B USD | 100.0% |
| Gross profit | 5.5B USD | 80.5% |
| Cost of revenue | 1.3B USD | 19.5% |
| Operating income | 2.1B USD | 30.7% |
| Research & development | 815.5M USD | 12.0% |
| Other operating expenses | 2.6B USD | 37.8% |
| Net income | 1.9B USD | 27.3% |
| Interest expense | 20.1M USD | 0.3% |
| Taxes & other (net) | 211.2M USD | 3.1% |
Taxes, interest and other items are not available separately in the SEC data; they are combined as the difference.
The operating margin rose in 5 years from 20.5% to 30.7%.
Gross marginOperating marginNet marginReturn on equity rose in 5 years from 57.1% to 149.8%.
Return on equityReturn on assetsThe equity ratio fell in 5 years from 21.2% to 11.9%.
EquityLong-term debt in USD Long-term debt, depending on the filing, includes the current portion or leases.The current ratio fell in 5 years from 1.50 to 1.17.
Current ratioFree cash flow rose in 5 years from 957.8M USD to 2.2B USD.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow in USDThe share count fell in 5 years by 8.8% (mostly through share repurchases).
Diluted share countFrom annual reports filed with the SEC (10-K, 20-F, 40-F) as first reported, share count adjusted for splits; obvious filing errors (e.g. wrong unit, outliers against both neighbouring years) are hidden. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.
How much the company returns to its shareholders – as dividends or by repurchasing its own shares – and whether free cash flow supports it.
Over 4 years, at least 6.5B USD went back to shareholders; some years are not counted because of obvious filing errors.
Dividends paidShare repurchasesNew shares issued (including employee plans)Free cash flow in USDDividends paid, repurchases and new shares issued from the cash flow statement of annual reports filed with the SEC (as first reported). Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.
Price-based valuation (P/E, P/S, price/free cash flow and dividend yield per fiscal year, compared with its own average) for signed-in users. Log in
Fortinet next to 8 stocks of the sector Technology we cover that are closest in revenue. Click a column header to sort the table.
| Symbol | Revenue (FY) | Growth 5 yrs | Gross margin | Op. margin | Net margin | ROE | Equity ratio | FCF margin | Piotroski |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANET Arista Networks | 9.0B USD | +31.2% | 64.1% | 42.8% | 39.0% | 28.4% | 63.6% | 47.2% | – |
| MRVL Marvell Technology | 8.2B USD | +22.5% | 51.0% | 16.1% | 32.6% | 18.7% | 64.2% | 17.0% | 7/9 |
| COHR Coherent Corp. | 7.1B USD | +18.0% | 37.5% | – | 11.3% | 7.4% | 59.6% | −14.4% | 7/9 |
| SNPS Synopsys | 7.1B USD | +13.9% | 77.0% | 13.0% | 18.9% | 4.7% | 58.7% | 19.1% | 3/9 |
| FTNT Fortinet this stock | 6.8B USD | +21.3% | 80.5% | 30.7% | 27.3% | 149.8% | 11.9% | 32.7% | 5/9 |
| CDNS Cadence Design Systems | 5.3B USD | +14.6% | – | 28.2% | 20.9% | 20.3% | 53.9% | 30.0% | – |
| CRWV CoreWeave | 5.1B USD | – | 71.7% | −0.9% | −22.7% | −35.0% | 6.8% | −141.3% | – |
| CRWD CrowdStrike | 4.8B USD | +40.6% | 74.7% | −6.1% | −3.4% | −3.7% | 39.9% | 27.2% | – |
| SNOW Snowflake | 4.7B USD | +51.2% | 67.2% | −30.6% | −28.4% | −69.2% | 21.1% | 23.9% | 6/9 |
| Median of the sector 63 symbols | 11.0B USD | +14.5% | 56.1% | 14.2% | 12.5% | 13.5% | 51.6% | 19.0% | 6/9 |
Growth 5 yrs = revenue growth per year over 5 fiscal years · Op. margin = operating margin · ROE = return on equity · FCF = free cash flow · Piotroski = F-Score (only with all 9 criteria).
Figures of the last fiscal year from SEC annual reports (peers as of Oct 28, 2026). Median across all companies of the sector we cover (from 5 stocks; several share classes of one company count once). Signed-in users also see P/E, P/S and dividend yield in the comparison. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.
Each light follows a simple, disclosed rule. The comparison is with the sector median Sector medianThe middle value of all companies in a sector: half are above it, half below. Unlike the average, single outliers hardly distort it.Example: Margins 4%, 8%, 10%, 12%, 60% → median 10%, average 18.8%.More in the Academy: Lesson putting the P/E in context of all 97 symbols in the Technology sector on our list (current members of the S&P 500 and other lists).
+21.3% per year, last 5 years
Sector Technology: median +13.5% (88 symbols)
What does this mean? Revenue: over 5 years it grew by 21.3% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+13.5%).
Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.
+30.6% per year, last 5 years
Sector Technology: median +13.3% (62 symbols)
per share: +33.0% per year (5 years, split-adjusted)
What does this mean? Total net income: over 5 years it grew by 30.6% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+13.3%).
Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.
27.3% last fiscal year
Sector Technology: median 12.5% (97 symbols)
What does this mean? Of every 100 USD in revenue, 27.26 USD remained as profit – at least as much as the median company in the sector (12.5%). Five years ago the margin was 18.8%.
Light rule: Green: at least the sector median (without a sector comparison: profit) · Yellow: profit, but below the median · Red: loss.
0.32 latest balance sheet
Sector Technology: median 0.45 (79 symbols)
What does this mean? For every 1 USD of equity there is 0.32 USD of financial debt – no more than the median company in the sector (0.45). More debt amplifies good and bad years alike.
Light rule: Green: at most the sector median · Yellow: up to twice the median · Red: more than twice · Gray: without a sector comparison.
– Dividend / earnings per share
Sector Technology: median 30% (36 symbols)
What does this mean? The loaded SEC filings of the last two fiscal years contain no dividend per share. Either the company pays none, or it reports it under a different tag.
Light rule: Green: up to 60% of earnings · Yellow: up to 100% · Red: more than earnings or a dividend despite a loss · Gray for real estate (REITs). The sector median is for comparison only.
10 of 10 fiscal years with a profit
What does this mean? In 10 of the last 10 fiscal years the bottom line showed a profit. There were no losses in this period.
Light rule: Green: profit in every year · Yellow: one loss year · Red: several loss years (at least 3 years needed).
| Year | End | Revenue | Net income | Margin | Earnings per share | Dividend per share | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 6.8B | 1.9B | 27.3% | 2.42 | – | – |
| 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 6.0B | 1.7B | 29.3% | 2.26 | – | – |
| 2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 5.3B | 1.1B | 21.6% | 1.46 | – | – |
| 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 4.4B | 857.3M | 19.4% | 1.06 | – | – |
| 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 3.3B | 606.8M | 18.2% | 0.73 | – | – |
| 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 2.6B | 488.5M | 18.8% | 0.58 | – | – |
| 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 2.2B | 326.5M | 15.1% | 0.37 | – | – |
| 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 1.8B | 332.2M | 18.4% | 0.38 | – | – |
| 2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 1.5B | 31.4M | 2.1% | 0.04 | – | – |
| 2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 1.3B | 32.2M | 2.5% | 0.04 | – | – |
| Quarter | End | Revenue | Net income | Margin | Earnings per share | Dividend per share | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2/26 | Jun 30, 2026 | 2.0B | 606.3M | 29.6% | 0.82 | – | – |
| Q1/26 | Mar 31, 2026 | 1.8B | 534.5M | 28.9% | 0.72 | – | – |
| Q4/25* | Dec 31, 2025 | 1.9B | 506.0M | 26.6% | – | – | – |
| Q3/25 | Sep 30, 2025 | 1.7B | 473.9M | 27.5% | 0.62 | – | – |
| Q2/25 | Jun 30, 2025 | 1.6B | 440.1M | 27.0% | 0.57 | – | – |
| Q1/25 | Mar 31, 2025 | 1.5B | 433.4M | 28.1% | 0.56 | – | – |
| Q4/24* | Dec 31, 2024 | 1.7B | 526.2M | 31.7% | – | – | – |
| Q3/24 | Sep 30, 2024 | 1.5B | 539.9M | 35.8% | 0.70 | – | – |
| Q2/24 | Jun 30, 2024 | 1.4B | 379.8M | 26.5% | 0.49 | – | – |
| Q1/24 | Mar 31, 2024 | 1.4B | 299.3M | 22.1% | 0.39 | – | – |
| Q4/23* | Dec 31, 2023 | 1.4B | 310.9M | 22.0% | – | – | – |
| Q3/23 | Sep 30, 2023 | 1.3B | 322.9M | 24.2% | 0.41 | – | – |
* Q4 derived: fiscal year minus the 9-month value (EPS cannot be derived this way); may be distorted by restatements.
How we calculate: values as first reported to the SEC (later corrections are left out), a fixed order of reporting tags per figure, partial sums are never added up. Growth per year Growth per year (CAGR)The average annual growth rate over several years, as if the value had grown equally strongly every year. Individual good or bad years even out in it.Example: Revenue €100m → €161m in 5 years → (161 ÷ 100) to the power of 1/5 − 1 = 10% per year.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth over 5 years (otherwise 3 years). Per-share values adjusted for stock split Stock splitA company divides each share into several new ones; the value of the company stays the same. We convert per-share values from before the split to today’s scale.Example: Split 4 : 1, earnings per share before $11.89 → comparable today $2.97.More in the Academy: Lesson revenue, profit and margin 5:1 (between May 6, 2022 and Aug 5, 2022). Quarters are labeled by the calendar quarter in which they end.
| Period | Purchases | Sales | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | $00 people | $36.2M4 people | −$36.2M |
| 6 months | $00 people | $79.9M4 people | −$79.9M |
| 12 months | $00 people | $136.2M4 people | −$136.2M |
Source: mandatory filings with the SEC (Form 4), open-market purchases and sales only. General information, not investment advice.
ATR ATR (Average True Range)The average range per trading day over the last 14 days. It makes distances comparable, whether a stock costs 10 or 1,000.Example: ATR 2.50 at a price of 100: 0.4 ATR is 1.00, i.e. 1%.More in the Academy: Lesson ATR and moving averages as price values only when logged in.
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