Strong Billings Growth
Total billings grew 31% year-over-year to $2.09 billion, driven by broad strength across secure networking and unified SASE.
Robust Revenue and Product Momentum
Total revenue increased 20% year-over-year to $1.85 billion; product revenue surged 41% to $645 million, reflecting customer shift to higher-performance products for AI workloads.
Services and Deferred Revenue Strength
Service revenue grew 11% to $1.21 billion; service billings reaccelerated to 27% growth and deferred revenue increased 15%, with SecOps ARR growth noted as a leading indicator.
Outstanding Profitability and Margins
Non-GAAP gross margin was 81% and GAAP gross margin 80.3%. Non-GAAP operating margin hit a first-quarter record of 35.8% (up 160 bps) and GAAP operating margin was 31.4%.
Earnings and Cash Flow Highlights
Non-GAAP EPS rose 41% to $0.82 and GAAP EPS rose 29% to $0.72. Free cash flow reached a record $1.01 billion (adjusted FCF $1.07 billion, up 27%) representing a 58% margin.
Capital Return and Buybacks
Repurchased 10.6 million shares for $827 million in the quarter (plus 1.9M shares for $146M quarter-to-date), with approximately $766 million remaining authorization.
AI-Driven and Segment-Specific Wins
OT billings accelerated over 70%; unified SASE billings grew 31%; AI-driven security operations billings grew 23%; large enterprise >$1M deals and total deal value grew over 60%.
Customer Additions and Product Launches
Added over 6.6k new organizations selecting FortiOS platform in the quarter and announced new 3500G and 400G series to improve performance for AI and high-throughput environments.
Raised and Reiterated Guidance
Reiterated and raised FY2026 guidance: billings $8.8B–$9.1B (midpoint +18%), revenue $7.71B–$7.87B (midpoint +15%), service revenue $5.09B–$5.15B (midpoint +12%); Q2 and full-year margin and EPS ranges provided.