Fortinet beats Q4 revenue expectations, expands share repurchase authorization by $1 bln

Reuters
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Fortinet beats Q4 revenue expectations, expands share repurchase authorization by $1 bln

Overview

  • Cybersecurity firm's Q4 revenue grew 15% yr/yr, beating analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for Q4 beat analyst expectations

  • Company expands share repurchase authorization by $1 bln

Outlook

  • Fortinet expects Q1 2026 revenue between $1.700 bln and $1.760 bln

  • Company sees FY 2026 revenue between $7.500 bln and $7.700 bln

  • Fortinet anticipates Q1 2026 non-GAAP operating margin between 30% and 32%

Result Drivers

  • UNIFIED SASE DEMAND - Fortinet's Q4 performance was driven by strong demand for Unified SASE solutions, with billings growing 40%

  • PARTNERSHIPS AND RECOGNITIONS - Collaborations with NVIDIA and recognitions from Gartner and Google supported Fortinet's Q4 growth

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Revenue

Beat

$1.91 bln

$1.86 bln (35 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$0.81

$0.74 (36 Analysts)

Q4 EPS

$0.68

Q4 Adjusted Operating Margin

37.00%

Q4 Billings

$2.37 bln

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 12 "strong buy" or "buy", 29 "hold" and 3 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the software peer group is "buy."

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Fortinet Inc is $87.00, about 7.2% above its February 4 closing price of $81.12

  • The stock recently traded at 28 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 31 three months ago

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