Arista Networks (ANET)
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Arista Networks
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Rating:82Outperform
Price Target:
$148.00
▲(20.77% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:02/17/26
The score is driven primarily by exceptional financial strength (high margins, strong free cash flow, near debt-free balance sheet) and a positive earnings-call outlook with raised FY2026 and AI targets. These are tempered by a high valuation (P/E ~51) and only moderate, higher-volatility technical momentum.
Positive Factors
Near‑debt‑free balance sheet
Near-zero debt across recent years materially reduces financial risk and preserves flexibility. With low leverage the company can fund R&D, absorb cyclical demand swings, pursue opportunistic buybacks or M&A, and sustain operating spend through 2–6 month industry cycles without pressure from interest costs.
Negative Factors
Memory and supply‑chain pressure
Sustained memory shortages and rising component costs compress gross margins and force higher purchase commitments that tie up capital. If elevated memory pricing persists, product margins and shipment cadence may be impaired for multiple quarters, limiting margin sustainability.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Near‑debt‑free balance sheet
Near-zero debt across recent years materially reduces financial risk and preserves flexibility. With low leverage the company can fund R&D, absorb cyclical demand swings, pursue opportunistic buybacks or M&A, and sustain operating spend through 2–6 month industry cycles without pressure from interest costs.
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Arista Networks (ANET) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$153.99B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)7.58M
Price to Earnings (P/E)43.1
Beta (1Y)2.13
Revenue Growth27.75%
EPS Growth25.42%
CountryUS
Employees4,412
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustryComputer Hardware
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.82
Shares Outstanding1,256,538,000
10 Day Avg. Volume6,530,184
30 Day Avg. Volume7,580,204
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio2.05
Price to Book (P/B)13.32
Price to Sales (P/S)18.30
P/FCF Ratio38.76
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.99
Enterprise Value/Revenue16.92
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit26.41
Enterprise Value/Ebitda38.78
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$181.79Price Target Upside48.34% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering17
EPS Forecast (FY)3.53
Revenue Forecast (FY)$11.43B
Arista Networks Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Arista Networks, Inc. develops, markets, and sells cloud networking solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company's cloud networking solutions consist of extensible operating systems, a set of networ...
How the Company Makes Money
Arista Networks generates revenue primarily through the sale of its networking hardware and software solutions. The company's key revenue streams include the sale of Ethernet switches, which are integral to data centers and cloud networking infras...
Arista Networks Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Revenue by Geography
Breaks down revenue across different regions, revealing where Arista Networks is strongest and where it may face risk or growth potential due to local economic conditions or market share shifts.
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The FlyArista Networks Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 12, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 04, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a strongly positive operational and financial story: record FY2025 revenue and profitability, robust cash generation, significant AI momentum with raised 2026 guidance (25% revenue growth and a $3.25B AI networking target), international expansion, and continued product/technology wins. Offsetting these positives are meaningful near-term headwinds: worsening memory shortages and higher component costs, deferred revenue lumpiness and recognition timing uncertainty, a sharp quarter-to-quarter services normalization, and working capital volatility (DSO and inventory dynamics). Management believes the guidance is achievable but flagged supply and timing risks that could affect the pace of shipments and margins.Positive Updates
Record Revenue and Strong Top-Line Growth
Fiscal 2025 revenue reached $9,000,000,000, up 28.6% year-over-year; Q4 revenue was $2,490,000,000, up 28.9% YoY and above guidance. Company raised 2026 revenue guidance to approximately $11,250,000,000 (25% growth).
Negative Updates
Memory and Supply Chain Pressure
Management cited materially worsening memory shortages and sharply higher memory prices into 2026, describing prices as significantly elevated and likely to force one-time price increases on memory‑intensive SKUs; purchase commitments rose to $6.8B from $4.8B, reflecting planned chip/memory buys and increased supply risk.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Revenue and Strong Top-Line Growth
Fiscal 2025 revenue reached $9,000,000,000, up 28.6% year-over-year; Q4 revenue was $2,490,000,000, up 28.9% YoY and above guidance. Company raised 2026 revenue guidance to approximately $11,250,000,000 (25% growth).
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Company Guidance
Arista raised its fiscal 2026 outlook on a non‑GAAP basis to 25% revenue growth to approximately $11,250,000,000, with AI networking revenue now targeted at $3,250,000,000 (up from $2.75B) and a maintained cognitive campus/branch goal of $1,250,000,000; it reiterated a full‑year gross margin range of 62%–64% (inclusive of mix and anticipated memory/silicon cost pressure), raised operating margin guidance to ~46%, expects a structural tax rate of ~21.5%, and provided Q1 guidance of roughly $2,600,000,000 revenue, 62%–63% gross margin, ~46% operating margin, ~21.5% tax rate and ~1,275,000,000 diluted shares.Arista Networks Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
92
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
97
Very Positive
Cash Flow
90
Very Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 9.01B | 7.00B | 5.86B | 4.38B | 2.95B |
| Gross Profit | 5.77B | 4.49B | 3.63B | 2.68B | 1.88B |
| EBITDA | 3.93B | 3.01B | 2.33B | 1.59B | 975.07M |
| Net Income | 3.51B | 2.85B | 2.09B | 1.35B | 840.85M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 19.45B | 14.04B | 9.96B | 6.78B | 5.73B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 10.74B | 8.30B | 5.01B | 3.02B | 3.41B |
| Total Debt | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 43.96M | 56.53M |
| Total Liabilities | 7.08B | 4.05B | 2.74B | 1.89B | 1.76B |
| Stockholders Equity | 12.37B | 9.99B | 7.22B | 4.89B | 3.98B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 4.25B | 3.68B | 2.00B | 448.17M | 951.12M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 4.37B | 3.71B | 2.03B | 492.81M | 1.02B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -3.58B | -2.46B | -687.45M | 216.33M | -925.56M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.60B | -421.81M | -83.75M | -654.60M | -360.88M |
Arista Networks Technical Analysis
Negative
122.55
Price Trends
135.34
Negative
133.09
Negative
130.88
Negative
Market Momentum
-1.20
Positive
39.98
Neutral
28.76
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For ANET, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 122.55 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 133.67, below the 50-day MA of 135.34, and below the 200-day MA of 130.88, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -1.20 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 39.98 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 28.76 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for ANET.
Arista Networks Risk Analysis
Arista Networks disclosed 57 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Arista Networks reported the most risks in the "Ability to Sell" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Arista Networks Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 Outperform | $153.99B | 43.11 | 31.01% | ― | 27.75% | 25.42% | |
74 Outperform | $324.52B | 23.23 | 23.64% | 2.09% | 8.91% | 14.53% | |
70 Outperform | $113.54B | 13.34 | -218.24% | 1.45% | 19.12% | 39.59% | |
66 Neutral | $33.26B | 17.34 | -0.64% | 2.17% | 14.17% | -102.25% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
54 Neutral | $2.08B | 70.53 | 12.12% | ― | 14.31% | ― |
* Technology Sector Average
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122.55
44.61
57.24%
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