ANET
Arista Networks
$189.86
▼ 1.3%Updated Aug 7, 11:30 AM ET
ANET at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Strong · 77/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▲ Up 88.0% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$201.46B
P/E
64.92x
Forward P/E (est.)
52.56x
ROE
30.6%
Revenue Growth
30.6%
EPS Growth
23.5%
Profit Margin
38.3%
FCF Yield
3.7%
Debt / Equity
0x
ROIC
23.0%
Interest Coverage
—
Current Ratio
2.83x
Dividend Yield
—
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
6.7%
Rating Score
77/100
Arista Networks (ANET) is a mega-cap company in the Communications Equipment industry, part of the Information Technology sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $201.46B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $9.01B in revenue and $3.51B in net profit.
Our model rates ANET Strong (77/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
The filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.
63.4% average over the last 3 years
±1.0 pts around 63.5% across 10 years
grew in 8 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 10 of 10 years
23.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what ANET's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. ANET trades near $189.86, above its 50-day average ($159.80) and 200-day average ($143.12). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 52 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. ANET's is $9.05 (~4.8% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month ANET found buyers near $145.32 (support) and sellers near $175.20 (resistance); its 52-week range is $97.14–$179.80. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 1.2× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
32.2%
Revenue moved from $1.13B in 2016 to $9.01B in 2025, a 25.9% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a strong 30.6% year over year. Consistent top-line growth is one sign of healthy demand.
Gross Margin
64.1%
Operating Margin
42.8%
Net Margin
39.0%
ROE
30.6%
Arista Networks keeps about 38.3% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 64.1% gross margin and 42.8% operating margin. Return on equity is 30.6% and return on invested capital about 23.0%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.
Total Debt
—
Net Debt
—
Net Debt / EBITDA
—
Debt / Equity
0x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.0x, with a current ratio of 2.8x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns.
Operating CF
$4.37B
Free Cash Flow
$4.25B
FCF Margin
47.2%
In the latest year Arista Networks produced about $4.37B of operating cash flow and $4.25B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 3.7% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
P/E
64.92x
P/S
23.73x
P/B
15.07x
EV / EBITDA
—
ANET trades at 64.9x trailing earnings (about 52.6x on estimated forward earnings), 23.7x sales, and 15.1x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 6.7% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a rich multiple that prices in a lot of future growth.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$139.85
Current price
$189.86
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$4.25B
Growth, years 1–5
20.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where ANET sits versus its Information Technology sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 98 Information Technology companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How ANET stacks up against its Information Technology peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Information Technology sector (230 S&P 500 companies), ANET ranks #12 of 230 by our overall rating. It trades at a premium versus the sector on earnings (64.9x P/E vs. 38.9x median) with a higher return on equity (30.6% vs. 17.5%) and faster revenue growth (30.6% vs. 17.7%).
P/E vs sector
64.9x
median 38.9x
ROE vs sector
30.6%
median 17.5%
Growth vs sector
30.6%
median 17.7%
Sector rank
#12
of 230 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Information Technology companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 230 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $189.86 today · expected CAGR 21% – 34%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.80B | $15.45B | $20.25B | $26.52B | $34.74B |
| Net income | $4.60B | $6.03B | $7.90B | $10.34B | $13.55B |
| EPS | $4.34 | $5.68 | $7.44 | $9.75 | $12.77 |
| Share price (low) | $169.11 | $221.53 | $290.21 | $380.17 | $498.02 |
| Share price (high) | $281.85 | $369.22 | $483.68 | $633.62 | $830.04 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -11% / 48% | 8% / 39% | 15% / 37% | 19% / 35% | 21% / 34% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for ANET:
- Revenue is growing 30.6% a year, a sign of real demand.
- High net margins (38.3%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
- Strong return on equity (30.6%) shows capital is put to work well.
- A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.0x) lowers risk.
- Our model's overall read is Strong (77/100).
The case against ANET:
- A rich 64.9x earnings multiple prices in a lot of growth.
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Valuation risk — at 64.9x earnings, disappointing results could compress the multiple.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the fundamentals screen favourably: Arista Networks is a mega-cap information technology business still growing nicely, with solid profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 64.9x earnings, which our model scores Strong (77/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 34 Wall Street analysts covering ANET recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more positive over the last three months (+3 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
ANET's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
ANET — frequently asked questions
Is ANET a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Arista Networks Strong (77/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is ANET's rating on The Stocks School?
Arista Networks currently scores 77/100 (Strong) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does ANET's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Arista Networks's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for ANET calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this ANET analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell ANET. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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