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Fortinet, Inc. (FTNT) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

FTNT •
TechnologyInfrastructure SoftwareCybersecurity and identity management
AboutFortinet, Inc. provides broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers FortiGate hardware and software licenses that provide various security and networking functions, including firewall, intrusion prevention, anti-malware, virtual private network, application control, web filtering, anti-spam, and wide area network acceleration. The company also provides FortiSwitch product family that offers secure switching solutions for connecting customers their end devices; FortiAP product family, which provides secure wireless networking solutions; FortiExtender, a hardware appliance; FortiAnalyzer product family, which offers centralized network logging, analyzing, and reporting solutions; and FortiManager product family that provides central and scalable management solution for its FortiGate products. It offers FortiWeb product family provides web application firewall solutions; FortiMail product family that secure email gateway solutions; FortiSandbox technology that delivers proactive detection and mitigation services; FortiClient that provides endpoint protection with pattern-based anti-malware, behavior-based exploit protection, web-filtering, and an application firewall; FortiToken and FortiAuthenticator product families for multi-factor authentication to safeguard systems, assets, and data; and FortiEDR/XDR, an endpoint protection solution that provides both comprehensive machine-learning anti-malware execution and real-time post-infection protection. It provides security subscription, technical support, professional, and training services. It sells its security solutions to channel partners and directly to various customers in telecommunications, technology, government, financial services, education, retail, manufacturing, and healthcare industries. It has strategic alliance with Linksys. Fortinet, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.Show more
  • Revenue $6.8B +14.2%
  • EBITDA $2.23B +16.0%
  • Net Income $1.85B +6.2%
  • EPS (Diluted) 2.43 +7.5%
  • Gross Margin 80.84% +0.3%
  • EBITDA Margin 32.85% +1.6%
  • Operating Margin 30.62% +1.1%
  • Net Margin 27.26% -7.0%
  • ROE 135.72% -59.9%
  • ROIC -
  • Debt/Equity 0.81 +21.0%
  • Interest Coverage 103.58 +14.9%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 237.2%
  • ✓Strong 5Y profit CAGR of 30.6%
  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓FCF machine: 32.7% free cash flow margin
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 21.3%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Expensive at 47.8x book value

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y21.02%
5Y21.25%
3Y15.46%
TTM14.17%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y72.41%
5Y30.56%
3Y29.3%
TTM6.2%

EPS CAGR

10Y73.21%
5Y33.18%
3Y31.86%
TTM7.52%

ROCE

10Y Avg23.19%
5Y Avg32.98%
3Y Avg37.93%
Latest37.66%

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FTNTFortinet, Inc.58.77B79.0332.5214.17%27.26%149.77%3.79%0.81
GENGen Digital Inc.13.93B22.5721.913.55%12.76%25.86%8.66%3.66
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QLYSQualys, Inc.3.32B92.4719.899.58%28.96%35.73%6.98%0.10
RPDRapid7, Inc.394.95M6.2215.558.53%1.44%2.04%42.6%57.49

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Sales/Revenue+1.28B1.49B1.8B2.16B2.59B3.34B4.42B5.3B5.96B6.8B
Revenue Growth %26.37%17.21%20.72%19.86%19.94%28.82%32.17%20.09%12.27%14.17%
Cost of Goods Sold+337.8M385.3M450.4M505.9M570M783M1.08B1.24B1.16B1.3B
COGS % of Revenue26.49%25.77%24.96%23.39%21.97%23.43%24.56%23.32%19.44%19.16%
Gross Profit+937.6M1.11B1.35B1.66B2.02B2.56B3.33B4.07B4.8B5.5B
Gross Margin %73.51%74.23%75.04%76.61%78.03%76.57%75.44%76.68%80.56%80.84%
Gross Profit Growth %29.77%18.34%22.04%22.37%22.17%26.42%30.22%22.06%17.96%14.56%
Operating Expenses+894.7M999.8M1.12B1.31B1.49B1.91B2.36B2.83B2.99B3.42B
OpEx % of Revenue70.15%66.88%62.05%60.38%57.53%57.11%53.49%53.28%50.28%50.24%
Selling, General & Admin707.6M788.9M875.3M1.03B1.19B1.49B1.86B2.22B2.28B2.58B
SG&A % of Revenue55.48%52.77%48.5%47.57%45.92%44.56%42%41.8%38.33%37.96%
Research & Development183.1M210.6M244.5M277.1M341.4M424.2M512.4M613.8M716.8M815.5M
R&D % of Revenue14.36%14.09%13.55%12.81%13.16%12.69%11.6%11.57%12.04%11.99%
Other Operating Expenses4M300K00-40.2M-4.6M-4.6M-4.6M-4.6M20M
Operating Income+42.9M109.8M234.4M351M531.8M650.4M969.6M1.24B1.8B2.08B
Operating Margin %3.36%7.34%12.99%16.23%20.5%19.46%21.95%23.4%30.28%30.62%
Operating Income Growth %188.36%155.94%113.48%49.74%51.51%22.3%49.08%28%45.31%15.45%
EBITDA+91.4M165.3M290.1M412.6M600.6M734.8M1.07B1.35B1.93B2.23B
EBITDA Margin %7.17%11.06%16.08%19.08%23.15%21.99%24.31%25.53%32.34%32.85%
EBITDA Growth %96.7%80.85%75.5%42.23%45.56%22.34%46.15%26.13%42.21%15.98%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)48.5M55.5M55.7M61.6M68.8M84.4M104.3M113.4M122.8M152M
EBIT46.9M110.1M234.4M386M541.7M643.3M973.5M1.35B2.08B2.27B
Net Interest Income+7.3M13.5M26.5M42.5M17.7M-10.4M-600K98.7M135.2M142.2M
Interest Income7.3M13.5M26.5M42.5M17.7M4.5M17.4M119.7M155.2M162.3M
Interest Expense0000014.9M18M21M20M20.1M
Other Income/Expense200K14.2M19.9M35M9.9M-29.6M-82.2M50.5M225.7M210.5M
Pretax Income+43.1M124M254.3M386M541.7M620.8M887.4M1.29B2.03B2.29B
Pretax Margin %3.38%8.29%14.09%17.85%20.88%18.57%20.09%24.35%34.07%33.72%
Income Tax+10.9M92.6M-80.6M54.3M53.2M14.1M30.8M143.8M283.9M439.1M
Effective Tax Rate %74.71%25.32%131.69%85.93%90.18%97.74%96.61%88.87%86.01%80.85%
Net Income+32.2M31.4M334.9M331.7M488.5M606.8M857.3M1.15B1.75B1.85B
Net Margin %2.52%2.1%18.56%15.34%18.83%18.16%19.41%21.64%29.3%27.26%
Net Income Growth %303.16%-2.48%966.56%-0.96%47.27%24.22%41.28%33.89%52.05%6.2%
Net Income (Continuing)32.2M31.4M334.9M331.7M488.5M606.7M856.6M1.15B1.75B1.85B
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000016.7M0000
EPS (Diluted)+0.040.040.380.380.580.731.061.462.262.43
EPS Growth %260%0%955.56%0%52.63%25.86%45.21%37.74%54.79%7.52%
EPS (Basic)0.040.040.390.390.600.741.081.472.282.44
Diluted Shares Outstanding881.5M890.39M871M875M838.5M835.5M805.3M788.2M771.9M748M
Basic Shares Outstanding863M871.58M845.5M855M821M816M791.4M778.6M764.4M743.1M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Current Assets+1.54B1.72B2.22B2.77B2.74B3.6B3.81B4.43B5.97B5.9B
Cash & Short-Term Investments1.09B1.25B1.65B2.07B1.84B2.55B2.21B2.44B4.07B3.58B
Cash Only709M811M1.11B1.22B1.06B1.32B1.68B1.4B2.88B2.5B
Short-Term Investments376.52M440.27M537.2M843.1M775.5M1.23B528.1M1.04B1.19B1.09B
Accounts Receivable313M348.19M444.5M544.3M720M807.7M1.26B1.4B1.46B1.69B
Days Sales Outstanding89.5885.0189.9191.85101.388.21104.2596.4789.6890.78
Inventory106.89M77.3M90M117.9M139.8M175.8M264.6M484.8M315.5M399.5M
Days Inventory Outstanding115.4973.2372.9485.0689.5281.9589.02143.0399.48111.94
Other Current Assets00000073.1M101.1M126.1M0
Total Non-Current Assets+601.23M541.1M857.1M1.11B1.3B2.32B2.42B2.83B3.79B4.49B
Property, Plant & Equipment137.25M245.4M271.4M344.3M448M687.6M898.5M1.04B1.35B1.62B
Fixed Asset Turnover9.29x6.09x6.65x6.28x5.79x4.86x4.92x5.08x4.41x4.20x
Goodwill14.55M14.6M38.2M67.2M93M125.1M128M126.5M235.4M354.7M
Intangible Assets24.83M16.3M22.1M31.1M31.6M63.6M56M35.3M115M354.7M
Long-Term Investments224.98M98M67M144.3M118.3M440.8M45.5M00339.7M
Other Non-Current Assets16.87M19.9M203.4M297M368M659.1M720.2M755.6M756.1M2.18B
Total Assets+2.14B2.26B3.08B3.88B4.04B5.92B6.23B7.26B9.76B10.39B
Asset Turnover0.60x0.66x0.59x0.56x0.64x0.56x0.71x0.73x0.61x0.65x
Asset Growth %19.52%5.51%36.32%26.03%4.26%46.35%5.22%16.55%34.5%6.41%
Total Current Liabilities+829.44M1.03B1.26B1.46B1.83B2.32B3.08B3.72B4.06B5.03B
Accounts Payable56.73M70M86.4M96.4M141.6M148.4M243.4M204.3M190.9M230.8M
Days Payables Outstanding61.366.3170.0269.5590.6769.1881.8960.2760.1964.67
Short-Term Debt000000000499.7M
Deferred Revenue (Current)645.34M793.8M965.9M1.16B1.39B1.78B2.35B2.85B3.28B0
Other Current Liabilities0000000003.64B
Current Ratio1.86x1.67x1.77x1.90x1.50x1.55x1.24x1.19x1.47x1.17x
Quick Ratio1.73x1.60x1.70x1.82x1.42x1.48x1.15x1.06x1.39x1.09x
Cash Conversion Cycle143.7791.9392.82107.36100.14100.98111.38179.22128.97138.05
Total Non-Current Liabilities+472.82M641.3M811.4M1.08B1.36B2.8B3.43B4B4.21B4.12B
Long-Term Debt00000988.4M990.4M992.3M994.3M496.6M
Capital Lease Obligations0000000000
Deferred Tax Liabilities0000000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities82.81M98.8M90.5M127.7M146.5M138.7M149.8M124.7M129.6M141.3M
Total Liabilities1.3B1.67B2.07B2.54B3.19B5.12B6.51B7.72B8.27B9.15B
Total Debt+00000988.4M990.4M992.3M994.3M996.3M
Net Debt-709M-811M-1.11B-1.22B-1.06B-330.7M-692.5M-405.6M-1.88B-1.5B
Debt / Equity-----1.24x--0.67x0.81x
Debt / EBITDA-----1.35x0.92x0.73x0.52x0.45x
Net Debt / EBITDA-7.76x-4.91x-3.83x-2.96x-1.77x-0.45x-0.64x-0.30x-0.98x-0.67x
Interest Coverage-----43.65x53.87x59.10x90.17x103.58x
Total Equity+837.68M589.4M1.01B1.34B856M798.4M-281.6M-463.4M1.49B1.24B
Equity Growth %10.9%-29.64%71.39%32.88%-36.23%-6.73%-135.27%-64.56%422.36%-17.16%
Book Value per Share0.950.661.161.531.020.96-0.35-0.591.941.65
Total Shareholders' Equity837.68M589.4M1.01B1.34B856M781.7M-281.6M-463.4M1.49B1.24B
Common Stock173K200K200K200K200K800K800K800K800K700K
Retained Earnings37.62M-319.6M-57.5M160.8M-352.1M-467.9M-1.55B-1.86B-117.1M-507.9M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-765K-800K-800K1.1M700K-4.8M-20.2M-18.9M-26.1M-25.4M
Minority Interest0000016.7M0000

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+345.7M594.4M638.9M808M1.08B1.5B1.73B1.94B2.26B2.59B
Operating CF Margin %27.11%39.76%35.4%37.36%41.77%44.87%39.18%36.49%37.91%38.1%
Operating CF Growth %22.35%71.94%7.49%26.47%34.12%38.39%15.4%11.84%16.67%14.72%
Net Income32.2M31.4M334.9M331.7M488.5M606.7M856.6M1.15B1.75B1.85B
Depreciation & Amortization48.5M55.5M55.7M61.6M68.8M84.4M104.3M113.4M122.8M336.3M
Stock-Based Compensation122.4M137.2M162.9M174.1M191.7M207.9M217.3M249M257.9M279.5M
Deferred Taxes00000000066.2M
Other Non-Cash Items7.4M6.3M89.4M107.6M144.7M198.3M319.4M299.2M152.8M65.6M
Working Capital Changes135.2M364M-4M133M190M402.4M233M126.1M-20.6M-10.4M
Change in Receivables-57.9M-38.4M-82M-96.7M-176.4M-72.5M-456.7M-146.4M-45.4M-215.9M
Change in Inventory-43M9.4M-33.4M-48.5M-42.2M-19.4M-109.1M-253.5M131.2M-90.6M
Change in Payables100K13.1M14.6M7.7M37.4M-13.1M105.2M-43.1M-10.2M27.9M
Cash from Investing+-74.1M-76.8M-134.9M-502.3M-72.8M-1.33B763.9M-649.3M-727.4M-599.1M
Capital Expenditures-67.2M-135.3M-53M-92.2M-125.9M-295.9M-281.2M-204.1M-378.9M-364.8M
CapEx % of Revenue5.27%9.05%2.94%4.26%4.85%8.85%6.37%3.85%6.36%5.37%
Acquisitions-22.1M0-21.7M-34.6M-40.2M-234.9M-30.8M-8.5M-275.5M-41.6M
Investments----------
Other Investing00001.3M400K0300K100K100K
Cash from Financing+-105.9M-415.6M-202.6M-195.6M-1.17B82.8M-2.13B-1.57B-50.1M-2.37B
Debt Issued (Net)-1.6M0-10.1M-3.7M-4.1M969.9M0000
Equity Issued (Net)-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K1000K-1000K
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases-110.8M-446.3M-211.8M-145.1M-1.08B-741.8M-1.99B-1.5B-600K-2.29B
Other Financing-38.3M-45.1M-67.2M-96.3M-109.5M-171.3M-165.2M-113.7M-112.6M-126.4M
Net Change in Cash165.7M102M301.4M110.1M-160.7M257.3M363.8M-285M1.48B-380.6M
Free Cash Flow+278.5M459.1M585.9M715.8M957.8M1.2B1.45B1.73B1.88B2.23B
FCF Margin %21.84%30.71%32.47%33.09%36.92%36.02%32.81%32.64%31.55%32.73%
FCF Growth %13.59%64.85%27.62%22.17%33.81%25.68%20.4%19.46%8.54%18.44%
FCF per Share0.320.520.670.821.141.441.802.202.432.98
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)10.74x18.93x1.91x2.44x2.22x2.47x2.02x1.69x1.29x1.40x
Interest Paid0000000000
Taxes Paid26.6M32.2M41.4M58.7M39.7M127.4M260.2M426.3M578.9M0

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)4.04%4.4%41.87%28.2%44.44%73.36%331.77%-338.74%135.72%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)18.88%--2974.58%-372.51%----
Gross Margin73.51%74.23%75.04%76.61%78.03%76.57%75.44%76.68%80.56%80.84%
Net Margin2.52%2.1%18.56%15.34%18.83%18.16%19.41%21.64%29.3%27.26%
Debt / Equity-----1.24x--0.67x0.81x
Interest Coverage-----43.65x53.87x59.10x90.17x103.58x
FCF Conversion10.74x18.93x1.91x2.44x2.22x2.47x2.02x1.69x1.29x1.40x
Revenue Growth26.37%17.21%20.72%19.86%19.94%28.82%32.17%20.09%12.27%14.17%

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