FTNT

Fortinet, Inc.
Technology·Cybersecurity
Current Price
$79.51
Market Cap
$58.8B
Net Debt
-$2.0B
Shares Outstanding
0.74B

Financial Statements

MetricFY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025TTM (Q3 FY2025)
Revenue$534M$615M$770M$1.0B$1.3B$1.5B$1.8B$2.2B$2.6B$3.3B$4.4B$5.3B$6.0B$6.8B$6.4B
Revenue Growth15.3%25.2%31.0%26.4%17.2%20.5%19.7%20.3%28.8%32.2%20.1%12.3%14.2%5.0%
Operating Income$100M$72M$59M$15M$43M$110M$231M$344M$532M$650M$970M$1.2B$1.8B$2.1B$2.2B
Operating Margin18.8%11.7%7.7%1.5%3.4%7.3%12.8%16.0%20.5%19.5%21.9%23.4%30.3%30.7%34.2%
Net Income$67M$44M$25M$8M$32M$31M$332M$327M$489M$607M$857M$1.1B$1.7B$1.9B$2.1B
Net Margin12.5%7.2%3.3%0.8%2.5%2.1%18.4%15.1%18.8%18.2%19.4%21.6%29.3%27.3%33.4%
EPS (Diluted)$0.08$0.05$0.03$0.01$0.04$0.04$0.38$0.37$0.58$0.73$1.06$1.46$2.26$2.42$2.79
Free Cash Flow$162M$134M$164M$245M$279M$459M$586M$716M$958M$1.2B$1.4B$1.7B$1.9B$2.2B$1.8B
FCF Margin30.3%21.7%21.3%24.3%21.8%30.7%32.5%33.2%36.9%36.0%32.8%32.6%31.6%32.7%28.5%

Historical Cash Flows

Historical Cash Flows

($M)FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$534M$615M$770M$1.0B$1.3B$1.5B$1.8B$2.2B$2.6B$3.3B$4.4B$5.3B$6.0B$6.8B
Growth15.3%25.2%31.0%26.4%17.2%20.5%19.7%20.3%28.8%32.2%20.1%12.3%14.2%
EBIT$100M$72M$59M$15M$43M$110M$231M$344M$532M$650M$970M$1.2B$1.8B$2.1B
EBIT Margin18.8%11.7%7.7%1.5%3.4%7.3%12.8%16.0%20.5%19.5%21.9%23.4%30.3%30.7%
NOPAT$62M$40M$30M$7M$32M$55M$231M$292M$479M$636M$939M$1.1B$1.5B$1.6B
D&A$12M$16M$22M$32M$49M$55M$56M$62M$69M$84M$104M$113M$123M$152M
CapEx$22M$14M$32M$37M$67M$135M$53M$92M$126M$296M$281M$204M$379M$365M
ΔNWC$0$73M$228M$41M$117M-$20M$275M$331M-$384M$372M-$550M-$23M$1.2B-$1.0B
Unlevered FCF$52M-$30M-$208M-$40M-$104M-$5M-$41M-$70M$806M$53M$1.3B$1.0B$62M$2.5B

DCF Valuation

Adjust the assumptions below to derive your own intrinsic value. All calculations update in real-time.

Perpetuity Growth
$50.71
vs $79.51-36.2%
Exit Multiple
$97.48
vs $79.51+22.6%

Projected Cash Flows

($M)Y1Y2Y3Y4Y5
Revenue$7.6B$8.5B$9.3B$10.1B$10.9B
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EBIT$2.3B$2.6B$2.9B$3.2B$3.5B
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NOPAT$1.9B$2.2B$2.4B$2.7B$2.9B
NOPAT Margin24.9%25.7%25.7%26.6%26.6%
D&A$305M$338M$372M$405M$438M
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CapEx$228M$254M$279M$304M$328M
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Chg. NWC$76M$85M$93M$101M$109M
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Unlevered FCF$1.9B$2.2B$2.4B$2.7B$2.9B
PV of UFCF$1.7B$1.8B$1.8B$1.8B$1.8B
Σ PV of UFCF$1.7B$3.5B$5.3B$7.2B$9.0B
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Valuation Waterfall

Perpetuity Method

PV of FCFs$9.0B
PV of Terminal Value$26.6B
Enterprise Value$35.5B
Less: Net Debt$2.0B
Equity Value$37.5B

Exit Multiple Method (EV/EBITDA)

PV of FCFs$9.0B
PV of Terminal Value$61.2B
Enterprise Value$70.1B
Less: Net Debt$2.0B
Equity Value$72.1B

Sensitivity Analysis

WACC vs Terminal Growth (Perpetuity)

WACC \ Terminal Growth2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%4.0%
8.0%$60.97$65.34$70.59$77.01$85.03
9.0%$52.36$55.42$58.99$63.21$68.27
10.0%$45.92$48.15$50.71$53.66$57.10
11.0%$40.91$42.60$44.51$46.66$49.13
12.0%$36.91$38.23$39.69$41.32$43.16

WACC vs Exit Multiple

WACC \ Exit Multiple (EV/EBITDA)19x22x25x28x31x
8.0%$84.37$95.25$106.12$116.99$127.87
9.0%$80.92$91.30$101.68$112.07$122.45
10.0%$77.64$87.56$97.48$107.40$117.32
11.0%$74.54$84.02$93.50$102.98$112.46
12.0%$71.59$80.66$89.72$98.79$107.85

Investment Thesis

Fortinet is a cybersecurity leader with a differentiated approach combining custom ASICs (FortiGate) with a unified Security Fabric platform. Strong product revenue from firewall refresh cycles, growing services/subscription revenue, and expanding TAM from secure networking convergence (SD-WAN, SASE).

Bull Case

  • +Firewall refresh cycle driving product revenue acceleration
  • +Unified SASE and secure networking platform gaining share
  • +AI-driven security operations (FortiAI) expanding platform value
  • +High recurring revenue base with 75%+ gross margins on services

Bear Case

  • -Intense competition from Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Zscaler
  • -Shift to cloud-native security could pressure appliance-based model
  • -Billing growth deceleration signals potential demand slowdown
  • -Negative stockholders' equity from aggressive buybacks limits financial flexibility

Key Catalysts

  • Large enterprise deal momentum and government contract wins
  • FortiSASE adoption accelerating
  • Margin expansion from services mix shift
  • Share repurchase program supporting EPS growth

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Disclaimer: This is not investment advice. All projections are estimates based on publicly available data. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always do your own research before making investment decisions. Last updated: 2026-02-19.