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Neutral 58 (OpenAI - 5.2)
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Neutral 58 (OpenAI - 5.2)
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Neutral 58 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:58Neutral
Price Target:
$15.00
▲(4.97% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/17/26
The score is driven by improving financial quality (positive operating and free cash flow and a no-debt balance sheet) and a strong, upbeat earnings call with FY2027 growth and margin expansion guidance. These are tempered by still-weak GAAP profitability and mixed technicals (below longer-term moving averages), with valuation metrics offering limited support due to negative earnings and no dividend yield.
Positive Factors
High gross margins / strong unit economics
Sustained ~74% gross margins indicate robust unit economics for a subscription platform. High gross margins give room to invest in sales, R&D and product while still enabling operating-leverage gains as ARR scales, supporting durable path to sustained profitability.
Positive operating and free cash flow inflection
The shift to consistent positive OCF and FCF is structurally important: it reduces external financing reliance, funds reinvestment and buybacks, and provides a stable base for scaling sales and product investment while management pursues higher margins.
Product momentum and platform expansion
Diversified ARR across AI, data, cloud and Wayfinder shows the Singularity platform is broadening its addressable market. Cross-sell and higher attach rates foster durable dollar retention, making revenue per customer more predictable and reducing single-product dependence.
Negative Factors
Persistent GAAP losses and weak returns
Despite operating improvements, GAAP losses and negative ROE mean shareholder capital is not yet generating accounting profits. This structural deficit raises execution risk: the company must sustain growth and margin gains to convert to consistent GAAP profitability.
Tax settlement adds medium-term cash commitments
The resolved transfer-pricing dispute creates a multi-year payment obligation and interest cost. These scheduled outflows reduce free cash available for capex, acquisitions or product investment and impose an ongoing financing constraint over the next several years.
Reported revenue deceleration / growth consistency risk
A material slowdown in reported top-line growth suggests the company may face tougher market comps or saturation in some segments. Slower revenue expansion lengthens the timeline to leverage fixed costs and achieve durable margin expansion, raising execution sensitivity.

SentinelOne (S) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

SentinelOne Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company DescriptionSentinelOne, Inc. operates as a cybersecurity provider in the United States and internationally. The company's Extended Detection and Response (XDR) data stack that fuses together the data, access, control, and integration planes of endpoint protection platform, endpoint detection and response, cloud workload protection platform, and IoT security into a centralized platform. Its Singularity XDR Platform delivers an artificial intelligence-powered autonomous threat prevention, detection, and response capabilities across an organization's endpoints; and cloud workloads, which enables seamless and automatic protection against a spectrum of cyber threats. The company was formerly known as Sentinel Labs, Inc. and changed its name to SentinelOne, Inc. in March 2021. SentinelOne, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
How the Company Makes MoneySentinelOne primarily makes money by selling subscriptions to its cybersecurity software platform, typically priced per endpoint/workload/user and sold under term-based contracts (commonly annual or multi-year). Revenue is recognized over the subscription term as the service is delivered. Key revenue streams include: (1) Platform subscriptions for endpoint security and detection/response capabilities (e.g., EPP/EDR/XDR) sold in different tiers/editions; (2) Add-on modules and expanded capabilities—such as identity-related protection, cloud workload security, data/telemetry analytics, and other security operations features—that increase annual contract value through upsell and cross-sell; and (3) Professional services (e.g., implementation, deployment support, and training), which are generally a smaller portion of revenue compared with subscriptions. The company sells through a mix of direct enterprise sales and channel partners, including value-added resellers, distributors, and managed security service providers (MSSPs), where partner-led deals can expand reach and influence customer acquisition economics. Renewal of existing subscriptions and expansion within existing customers (adding more endpoints or additional modules) are significant drivers of ongoing revenue because cybersecurity tooling is typically deployed as a continuing service rather than a one-time purchase.

SentinelOne Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

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Annual Recurring Revenue
Annual Recurring Revenue
Measures the predictable revenue generated from subscriptions or contracts over a year, highlighting the company's financial stability and growth potential through consistent income streams.
Chart InsightsSentinelOne's Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) has shown consistent growth, reaching over $1 billion by mid-2025. This growth is fueled by new business and customer expansion, with a 23% year-over-year increase. Despite concerns over lighter-than-expected Q4 guidance and leadership changes, the company remains optimistic about profitability, aiming for positive free cash flow and strategic investments in AI and cloud infrastructure to sustain momentum. The recent acquisition of Observo AI highlights a focus on enhancing AI-native security operations, indicating a strategic push towards innovation and market leadership.
Data provided by:The Fly

SentinelOne Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Mar 12, 2026
(Q4-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jun 03, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call highlights substantial execution progress: reaching $1B revenue, durable ARR growth (22% YoY), record $64M net new ARR in Q4, expanding product-led adoption across AI, Data, Cloud, Purple and Wayfinder, improving profitability and positive free cash flow, and a healthy balance sheet with buybacks. Near-term concerns are limited and operational: lumpiness in collections and seasonality, modest Q1 margins, a small gross margin tick, and a $40M tax payment affecting FY2027 free cash flow. Overall, the positives—strong growth, product momentum, profitable scaling, and strategic customer and partner wins—materially outweigh the operational and timing headwinds.
Q4-2026 Updates
Positive Updates
Reached $1 Billion Revenue Scale with Strong YoY Growth
Fiscal 2026 revenue surpassed $1.0 billion, growing 22% year over year, marking a major scale milestone and full-year operating profitability.
Q4 Revenue and ARR Momentum
Q4 revenue was $271 million, up 20% year over year. Total ARR grew 22% year over year, and the company added a record $64 million in net new ARR in Q4.
Improving Profitability and Cash Generation
Full-year operating margin improved by 600+ basis points year over year to ~3.5% (company-reported FY improvement). Q4 operating margin was 6% (up 450 bps YoY) and Q4 net income margin was 9%. Trailing 12-month free cash flow margin was 5%, and this was the second consecutive year of positive free cash flow.
Strong Balance Sheet and Capital Return
Ended FY2026 with $770 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments, no debt, and repurchased 6.5 million shares in Q4 (12.2 million shares repurchased in FY2026 total).
International and Upmarket Traction
International revenue grew 30% in Q4 and comprised 40% of total revenue. Customers with ARR ≥$1M increased 20% YoY to 153, and those with ARR ≥$100k increased 18% YoY to 1,667.
High Retention Among Larger Customers
For customers with $100k+ ARR, gross retention was 96% in Q4 and dollar-based net retention was 109%, indicating strong expansion within larger accounts.
Product Momentum — AI, Data, Cloud, Wayfinder, Purple
AI/security products accelerated: Prompt Security ARR more than doubled sequentially; Purple attach rate exceeded 50% on licenses sold in Q4 (IDC: Purple users saw 55% faster remediation, 60% lower major incidents, 338% ROI over 3 years). Data ARR surpassed $130 million, Cloud security ARR exceeded $160 million, and Wayfinder crossed $100 million in ARR. Endpoint delivered double-digit ARR growth.
Strategic Wins and Partnerships
Notable customer wins included a seven-figure deal with Cloudflare and an eight-figure TCV with a global logistics company; a Fortune 100 financial services customer deployed nearly 100,000 AI security licenses. Announced a multi-year infrastructure partnership with a global hyperscaler and achieved FedRAMP High authorization.
FY2027 Guidance Indicates Continued Growth and Profitability
FY2027 revenue guidance of $1.195–1.205 billion (≈20% YoY at midpoint). FY2027 operating income guided to $110–120 million (~10% operating margin at midpoint). Q1 FY2027 revenue guided to $276–278 million (~21% YoY at midpoint). FY2027 EPS guidance $0.32–0.38 (midpoint $0.35).
Negative Updates
Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Uncertainty Risk
Management cautioned that evolving macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical uncertainties could influence deal timing and sales cycles, representing an external risk to near-term execution.
FY2027 FCF Impact from Tax Settlement
Guidance notes scheduled tax settlement payments of $40 million in FY2027, which will affect adjusted free cash flow and capital allocation in the next fiscal year.
Dilution and EPS Sensitivity
Weighted average diluted share count guidance of ~345 million (Q1) and ~352 million (full year) implies EPS sensitivity despite revenue/profit growth; EPS guidance remains modest (Q1 $0.01–0.02).
Quarterly Collections/DSO Lumpiness and Seasonality
Management noted lumpiness in cash collections and higher DSOs in Q4 due to timing of larger deals, producing some back-end loaded revenue/collections; seasonality appears to be shifting but caused short-term variability.
Near-Term Margin and Linearity Questions
Some analysts flagged lower-than-expected near-term margins—Q1 operating margin guidance is modest at ~2% (operating income $4–6 million) despite full-year profitability targets, reflecting front‑loaded investments and seasonality.
Gross Margin Tick and Commentary on Lumpiness
Gross margin in Q4 was 78% (high overall) but management acknowledged a slight tick down in the quarter and emphasized that collections timing and larger deal rollouts can be lumpy.
Company Guidance
SentinelOne guided fiscal 2027 revenue of $1.195–1.205 billion (≈20% y/y at the midpoint) and Q1 revenue of $276–278 million (≈21% y/y at the midpoint), operating income of $110–120 million (≈10% operating margin at the midpoint) and Q1 operating income of $4–6 million (≈2% margin at the midpoint), fully diluted EPS of $0.32–0.38 for the year ($0.35 midpoint) and $0.01–0.02 for Q1, a non‑GAAP tax rate of ~17%, weighted average diluted share count of ~345M in Q1 and ~352M for the full year, and an expectation that adjusted free cash flow (after scheduled $40M tax settlement payments) will closely track operating margin with Q1 adjusted FCF margins in the low teens; management also expects year‑over‑year improvement in net new ARR and a seasonality shift toward roughly a 50/50 first‑half/second‑half split.

SentinelOne Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Mixed fundamentals: strong and stable gross margins (~74%) and a low-debt balance sheet (effectively no debt in 2026) support resilience, and cash flow has inflected positive (2026 operating cash flow $76.6M; free cash flow $75.9M). Offsetting this, profitability remains weak with a large 2026 net loss (net margin ~-45%) and evidence of slowing growth in the financial-statement summary, keeping execution risk elevated.
Income Statement
38
Negative
Revenue has scaled rapidly over the last several years (from $93M in 2021 to $1.00B in 2026), but growth has decelerated meaningfully in the latest year (2026 annual revenue growth ~4.8% vs. much higher in prior years). Gross margin is strong and stable (~74% in 2025–2026), indicating good unit economics. However, profitability remains weak with persistent operating losses and a large net loss in 2026 (net margin ~-45%), showing the business is still heavily investing and not yet consistently operating-levered.
Balance Sheet
72
Positive
The balance sheet is conservatively levered with very low debt historically and effectively no debt in 2026 (debt-to-equity ~0.0), which reduces financial risk. Equity is sizable ($1.44B in 2026) and assets have grown to $2.44B, supporting flexibility. The key weakness is continued losses driving weak returns on equity (2026 return on equity ~-31%), meaning shareholder capital is not yet producing accounting profits.
Cash Flow
63
Positive
Cash generation improved materially: operating cash flow turned positive in 2025 and expanded in 2026 ($76.6M), with free cash flow also positive and improving sharply in 2026 ($75.9M). This is a notable inflection from earlier years of meaningful cash burn (negative operating and free cash flow in 2021–2024). The main watch item is that profitability is still negative, so sustaining positive cash flow likely depends on continued expense discipline and working-capital dynamics while the company works toward durable earnings improvement.
BreakdownJan 2026Jan 2025Jan 2024Jan 2023Jan 2022
Income Statement
Total Revenue1.00B821.46M621.15M422.18M204.80M
Gross Profit732.70M610.36M442.59M278.00M123.12M
EBITDA-254.11M-238.67M-292.71M-349.18M-258.54M
Net Income-450.74M-288.44M-338.69M-378.68M-271.10M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets2.44B2.41B2.32B2.26B2.04B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments628.67M721.90M925.96M623.52M1.67B
Total Debt0.0019.07M22.93M26.97M29.08M
Total Liabilities1.00B737.38M727.36M602.21M391.39M
Stockholders Equity1.44B1.67B1.59B1.66B1.65B
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow75.90M6.59M-87.14M-212.10M-105.88M
Operating Cash Flow76.62M33.73M-68.37M-193.29M-95.59M
Investing Cash Flow86.99M-218.40M140.59M-1.31B-19.74M
Financing Cash Flow-160.75M55.88M47.46M36.31M1.39B

SentinelOne Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Positive
Last Price14.29
Price Trends
50DMA
13.94
Positive
100DMA
15.02
Negative
200DMA
16.43
Negative
Market Momentum
MACD
0.13
Negative
RSI
55.60
Neutral
STOCH
76.69
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For S, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 14.29 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 13.56, above the 50-day MA of 13.94, and below the 200-day MA of 16.43, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.13 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 55.60 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 76.69 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for S.

SentinelOne Risk Analysis

SentinelOne disclosed 56 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. SentinelOne reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks

SentinelOne Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
74
Outperform
$136.64B71.1815.49%15.30%-60.71%
72
Outperform
$62.52B31.84123.64%14.78%22.52%
69
Neutral
$16.41B18.8436.62%6.31%25.27%
69
Neutral
$107.49B-686.05-4.68%22.05%-341.24%
66
Neutral
$24.71B-232.70-3.48%23.24%-8.83%
61
Neutral
$37.18B12.37-10.20%1.83%8.50%-7.62%
58
Neutral
$4.92B-29.84%24.09%-34.25%
* Technology Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
S
SentinelOne
14.49
-4.88
-25.19%
CHKP
Check Point
153.95
-75.80
-32.99%
FTNT
Fortinet
83.16
-13.75
-14.19%
PANW
Palo Alto Networks
169.19
-13.91
-7.60%
ZS
Zscaler
156.00
-45.59
-22.62%
CRWD
CrowdStrike Holdings
433.20
70.05
19.29%

SentinelOne Corporate Events

Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
SentinelOne Hits $1B Revenue and Non-GAAP Profitability
Positive
Mar 12, 2026

On March 12, 2026, SentinelOne reported results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2026 ended January 31, 2026, surpassing $1 billion in annual revenue with 22% year-over-year growth and reaching full-year operating profitability on a non-GAAP basis. The company posted Q4 revenue of $271.2 million, up 20%, annualized recurring revenue of $1.12 billion, an 18% increase in large customers with ARR above $100,000, and improvements in operating, net income and cash flow margins, though GAAP results remained in loss territory.

For fiscal 2026, revenue rose to $1.0 billion from $821.5 million as SentinelOne maintained strong gross margins while converting to positive non-GAAP operating and free cash flow margins, signaling improving operating leverage. Management highlighted growing traction of its unified Singularity platform and continued upmarket momentum, while guidance for fiscal 2027 pointed to further revenue expansion and higher non-GAAP profitability, reinforcing the company’s drive toward sustainable, scaled growth in the competitive cybersecurity market.

The most recent analyst rating on (S) stock is a Buy with a $20.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on SentinelOne stock, see the S Stock Forecast page.

Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresRegulatory Filings and Compliance
SentinelOne Resolves Israeli Tax Dispute, Adds Future Liabilities
Negative
Jan 14, 2026

On January 8, 2026, SentinelOne entered into an Assessment Agreement with the Israeli Tax Authority resolving transfer pricing and intellectual property valuation disputes related to intercompany transactions with its Israeli subsidiary for fiscal years ended January 31, 2021 through January 31, 2025, incorporating principles from its ongoing bilateral Advanced Pricing Agreement process with U.S. and Israeli tax authorities. As a result of the settlement and the integration of intellectual property from its September 2025 acquisition of Prompt Security, the company expects to recognize an additional $44 million in tax expense in the fiscal year ending January 31, 2026, and will satisfy the liability through installment payments totaling tens of millions of dollars through 2030 at a 7% interest rate, a structure that clarifies its long-term tax obligations but adds to near- and medium-term cash outflows and financial commitments, with any change in control triggering acceleration of remaining payments.

The most recent analyst rating on (S) stock is a Buy with a $22.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on SentinelOne stock, see the S Stock Forecast page.

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This AI Analyst Stock Report is automatically generated by our AI systems using advanced algorithms and publicly available financial, technical, and market data. While the information provided aims to be accurate and insightful, it is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Any content created by an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system may contain inaccuracies and/or contain errors. Investing in stocks carries inherent risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results. This report does not account for your personal financial circumstances, objectives, or risk tolerance. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. The analysis and recommendations provided are based on historical and current data and may not fully reflect future market conditions or unexpected developments. Neither the creators of this report nor its affiliated entities guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information presented. Use this report at your own discretion and risk.Date of analysis: Mar 17, 2026