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Arista Networks (ANET)


Market Price (9/18/2025): $143.68 | Market Cap: $180.5 Bil
Sector: Information Technology | Industry: Communications Equipment

Arista Networks (ANET)


Market Price (9/18/2025): $143.68
Market Cap: $180.5 Bil
Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Communications Equipment

Investment Highlights

0 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 26%
  Expensive valuation multiples
P/SPrice/Sales ratio is 23x
1 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 43%
  Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -2.7%
2 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 51%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 50%, CFO LTM is 4.0 Bil, FCF LTM is 4.0 Bil
  
0 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 26%
1 Attractive operating margins
Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is 43%
2 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 51%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 50%, CFO LTM is 4.0 Bil, FCF LTM is 4.0 Bil
3 Expensive valuation multiples
P/SPrice/Sales ratio is 23x
4 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -2.7%

Market Valuation

 9/18/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$143.68$110.53$58.88$30.34$35.94
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)180.5139.373.437.244.2
Total Debt ($ Bil)0.00.00.00.00.1
Total Cash ($ Bil)8.88.35.03.03.4
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)171.7139.373.437.244.3
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM22.719.812.48.514.9
P/EBIT TTM52.647.232.324.447.6
P/E TTM55.548.734.927.552.4
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)3.23.12.82.55.0
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)3.9-0.0-0.1-0.51.7
P/E TTM (Sector)-0.4-0.3-0.4-0.50.0
 9/18/2520242023
Share Price CYE$143.68$110.53$58.88
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)180.5139.373.4
Total Debt ($ Bil)0.00.00.0
Total Cash ($ Bil)8.88.35.0
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)171.7139.373.4
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM22.719.812.4
P/EBIT TTM52.647.232.3
P/E TTM55.548.734.9
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)3.23.12.8
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)3.9-0.0-0.1
P/E TTM (Sector)-0.4-0.3-0.4

Business 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 network applications, as well as gigabit Ethernet switching and routing platforms. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
ANET Return43%98%-16%94%88%29%996%
Peers Return13%47%-27%19%47%23%162%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: MSI, NTAP, FFIV, CIEN, CSCO. See ANET Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/17/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

ANETMSINTAPFFIVCIENCSCOMedian
NameArista N.Motorola.NetApp F5 Ciena Cisco Sy. 
Mkt Price142.84477.85123.92323.81136.3867.72139.61
Mkt Cap179.479.724.918.719.3268.252.3
Rev LTM7,95111,0946,5903,0254,54256,6547,270
Op Inc LTM3,4302,7851,43676325412,5042,110
FCF LTM3,9752,3841,65895560513,2882,021
FCF 3Y Avg2,5402,0471,38074124714,1781,714
CFO LTM4,0472,6121,83898878414,1932,225
CFO 3Y Avg2,5862,2931,56378136814,9861,928

Growth & Margins

ANETMSINTAPFFIVCIENCSCOMedian
NameArista N.Motorola.NetApp F5 Ciena Cisco Sy. 
Rev Chg LTM26.0%6.4%3.3%8.9%13.0%5.3%7.7%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg32.1%9.5%0.8%4.2%7.4%3.4%5.8%
Rev Chg Q30.4%5.2%1.2%12.2%29.4%7.6%9.9%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM6.9%1.3%0.3%2.9%6.5%1.9%2.4%
Op Mgn LTM43.1%25.1%21.8%25.2%5.6%22.1%23.6%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg40.2%23.8%20.2%21.8%6.7%24.5%22.8%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM0.9%0.1%0.1%0.4%0.7%0.3%0.3%
CFO/Rev LTM50.9%23.5%27.9%32.7%17.3%25.1%26.5%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg37.6%21.9%24.4%27.1%8.4%26.7%25.6%
FCF/Rev LTM50.0%21.5%25.2%31.6%13.3%23.5%24.3%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg36.9%19.6%21.5%25.7%5.6%25.3%23.4%

Valuation

ANETMSINTAPFFIVCIENCSCOMedian
NameArista N.Motorola.NetApp F5 Ciena Cisco Sy. 
Mkt Cap179.479.724.918.719.3268.252.3
P/S22.67.23.86.24.34.75.5
P/EBIT52.326.617.024.565.221.125.6
P/E55.237.721.328.0137.326.332.9
P/CFO44.330.513.618.924.718.921.8
Total Yield1.8%3.5%6.4%3.6%0.7%6.2%3.5%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.9%1.7%0.0%0.0%2.4%0.4%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg2.5%3.3%6.6%6.3%2.3%6.4%4.8%
D/E0.00.10.10.00.10.10.1
Net D/E-0.00.1-0.0-0.10.00.0-0.0

Returns

ANETMSINTAPFFIVCIENCSCOMedian
NameArista N.Motorola.NetApp F5 Ciena Cisco Sy. 
1M Rtn3.5%3.8%13.8%2.4%48.4%1.2%3.7%
3M Rtn58.3%18.3%20.6%13.0%84.7%2.9%19.5%
6M Rtn69.2%13.2%33.3%19.8%106.9%11.5%26.6%
12M Rtn58.3%10.0%5.7%50.9%141.6%36.7%43.8%
3Y Rtn393.7%106.6%92.8%117.5%225.9%70.3%112.0%
1M Excs Rtn1.1%1.5%11.4%0.0%46.0%-1.2%1.3%
3M Excs Rtn49.0%7.5%9.8%1.9%75.4%-6.7%8.6%
6M Excs Rtn52.5%-3.7%17.6%4.7%94.4%-4.5%11.2%
12M Excs Rtn41.5%-8.1%-10.1%36.6%125.5%21.6%29.1%
3Y Excs Rtn297.4%35.0%19.8%38.0%145.2%-1.7%36.5%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Product5,0293,7162,3781,8312,021
Service831665570487390
Total5,8604,3812,9482,3182,411


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity12,522,995
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025-0.1%
Average Daily Volume7,260,111
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1.72
Basic Shares Quantity1,256,300,000
Short % of Basic Shares1.0%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
8/5/202517.5%19.6%19.5%
5/6/2025-4.8%7.1%4.9%
2/18/2025-6.4%-16.4%-24.0%
11/7/2024-7.1%-10.5%-1.7%
7/30/202411.3%3.9%9.5%
5/7/20246.5%14.5%8.2%
2/12/2024-5.5%-7.6%-0.1%
10/30/202314.0%21.1%24.8%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive131215
# Negative11129
Median Positive6.5%11.3%12.5%
Median Negative-6.0%-9.9%-13.4%
Max Positive20.4%28.8%25.7%
Max Negative-24.2%-20.5%-33.9%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025806202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025507202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024219202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241108202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024731202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024508202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023213202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231031202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023801202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023502202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022214202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221101202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022802202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022503202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021215202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211102202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Ullal JayshreeCEO and Chairperson8272025Sell131.042,568336,5034,113,117Form
1Ullal JayshreeCEO and Chairperson8122025Sell139.6726,6253,718,732785,469,049Form
2Ullal JayshreeCEO and Chairperson8112025Sell139.7437,3085,213,502791,047,895Form
3Ullal JayshreeCEO and Chairperson8082025Sell134.7018,9422,551,465798,152,756Form
4Ullal JayshreeCEO and Chairperson7302025Sell115.5872,1688,341,459715,168,793Form