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Fortinet, Inc. · FTNT · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026
Fortinet's Q1 FY2026 results show accelerating demand for its integrated cybersecurity platform, with revenue rising 20% to $1.85B and billings surging 31% to $2.09B, both beating the high end of guidance. The company raised full-year guidance across all top-line metrics, citing AI-driven network complexity, sovereign SASE adoption, and OT security as durable tailwinds. Record free cash flow of $1B and high operating margins reinforce the financial strength of the model, while new 3500G and 400G hardware and a bundled SD-WAN/SASE service extend the product moat. The stock responded with a 20% one-session jump and continued to drift higher by an additional 34%.
Fortinet, Inc. specializes in delivering extensive, unified, and automated cybersecurity solutions to a global clientele, encompassing the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific regions. At its core, the company offers FortiGate, a powerful platform combining hardware and software licenses that provides a comprehensive suite of security and networking functionalities. This includes firewall capabilities, intrusion prevention, anti-malware defense, virtual private network (VPN) services, application control, web filtering, anti-spam measures, and wide area network (WAN) acceleration. Beyond its flagship product, Fortinet provides a diverse portfolio of specialized security tools. These range from FortiSwitch for secure network switching and FortiAP for robust wireless connectivity, to FortiExtender, a versatile hardware appliance. For centralized network visibility and control, clients utilize FortiAnalyzer for logging, analysis, and reporting, and FortiManager for scalable administration of FortiGate devices.…
1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 12, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Rosenblatt | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| BTIG | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Jul 15, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 13, 2026 |
| HSBC | Reduce | Hold | Downgrade | Jun 30, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 8, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 7, 2026 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | May 7, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | May 7, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | May 7, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | May 4, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 6, 2025 |
| BWG Global | Mixed | Positive | Downgrade | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Downgrade | Aug 7, 2025 | |
| Needham | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 14, 2025 |
| DZ Bank | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Feb 8, 2024 |
| Capital One | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Jan 17, 2024 |
| William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 9, 2023 |
| MKM Partners | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 31, 2023 |
| SMBC Nikko | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 7, 2022 |
| Atlantic Equities | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 2, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Monness, Crespi, Hardt | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 29, 2021 |
| DA Davidson | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 30, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 30, 2020 |
| CFRA | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 12, 2020 |
| Northland Capital Markets | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 3, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 19, 2019 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Nov 8, 2019 |
| Citi | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Aug 2, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 16, 2019 |
| First Analysis | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Feb 8, 2019 |
| JMP Securities | Market Outperform | Market Outperform | Maintain | Jan 26, 2018 |
| Nomura | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Pacific Crest | Overweight | Sector Weight | Upgrade | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 27, 2016 |
| Wunderlich | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 27, 2016 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 20, 2015 |
| Buckingham Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 15, 2015 |
| FBR Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 22, 2014 |
| Northland | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 2, 2014 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Topeka Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Nov 29, 2013 |
| Topeka | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Nov 29, 2013 |
| Northland Securities | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jul 29, 2013 |
| FBN Securities | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 11, 2013 |
| Northern Securities | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 12, 2012 |
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $156.07. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wedbush | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $158.85 | -0.7% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $156.4 | +2.5% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $156.05 | +18.5% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $156.26 | +5.7% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $158.65 | +5.7% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $136 | $159.79 | -12.9% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $158.1 | +2.5% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| UBS | Roger Boyd | $180 | $158.54 | +15.3% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| BTIG | Gray Powell | $203 | $153.22 | +30.1% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Patrick Colville | $163 | $153.22 | +4.4% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $175 | $153.22 | +12.1% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Gabriela Borges | $190 | $153.22 | +21.7% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $175 | $153.22 | +12.1% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Catherine Trebnick | $195 | $153.22 | +24.9% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $153.22 | -13.5% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $175 | $153.22 | +12.1% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $153.22 | +21.7% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Jonathan Ruykhaver | $185 | $153.22 | +18.5% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $155.05 | +5.7% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $183 | $160.36 | +17.3% | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Shrenik Kothari | $120 | $160.36 | -23.1% | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $133 | $160.36 | -14.8% | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $161.61 | -23.1% | Jul 20, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $161.69 | +2.5% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $125 | $166.83 | -19.9% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $170 | $157.51 | +8.9% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| BTIG | Gray Powell | $186 | $163.73 | +19.2% | Jul 10, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $102 | $155.42 | -34.6% | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $145.06 | -0.7% | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Shyam Patil | $115 | $111.96 | -26.3% | May 8, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $107 | $110.97 | -31.4% | May 7, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $80 | $110.83 | -48.7% | May 7, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $111.44 | -35.9% | May 7, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $111.29 | -23.1% | May 7, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Shrenik Kothari | $115 | $89.95 | -26.3% | May 7, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $89.95 | -55.1% | May 7, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $89.95 | -26.3% | May 7, 2026 |
| BTIG | Gray Powell | $125 | $89.95 | -19.9% | May 7, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $89.95 | -26.3% | May 7, 2026 |
| Compass Point | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $88.34 | -35.9% | May 4, 2026 |
| Arete Research | Ellie Kearney | $104 | $84.35 | -33.4% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $83.1 | -45.5% | Mar 11, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $82.76 | -39.1% | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $81.46 | -42.3% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Dan Bergstrom | $90 | $81.61 | -42.3% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $83 | $81.83 | -46.8% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Peter Levine | $80 | $80.89 | -48.7% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $74 | $78.93 | -52.6% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $78.93 | -42.3% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Joseph Gallo | $90 | $78.93 | -42.3% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Saket Kalia | $88 | $81.29 | -43.6% | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $81.26 | -45.5% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Joseph Gallo | $80 | $81.51 | -48.7% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $88 | $75.1 | -43.6% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Rob Owens | $90 | $77.88 | -42.3% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $79.38 | -55.1% | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Jonathan Ruykhaver | $87 | $78.92 | -44.3% | Nov 24, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $67 | $76.92 | -57.1% | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Keith Weiss | $78 | $96.58 | -50.0% | Aug 7, 2025 |
| Barclays | Saket Kalia | $110 | $99.06 | -29.5% | Jul 14, 2025 |
| Roth Capital | Analyst unavailable | $103 | $94.37 | -34.0% | Apr 22, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $123 | $95.47 | -21.2% | Mar 18, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Eric Heath | $115 | $97.13 | -26.3% | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Adam Borg | $103 | $93.36 | -34.0% | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Catherine Trebnick | $100 | $69.69 | -35.9% | Nov 19, 2024 |
| HSBC | Stephen Bersey | $111 | $97.18 | -28.9% | Nov 11, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Keith Bachman | $88 | $78.18 | -43.6% | Nov 8, 2024 |
| Barclays | Saket Kalia | $85 | $78.84 | -45.5% | Nov 4, 2024 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Catherine Trebnick | $85 | $78.74 | -45.5% | Oct 31, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Junaid Siddiqui | $85 | $80.7 | -45.5% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Gregg Moskowitz | $68 | $82.12 | -56.4% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| HSBC | Stephen Bersey | $83 | $77.66 | -46.8% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| CFRA | Janice Quek | $84 | $75.08 | -46.2% | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Fatima Boolani | $76 | $74.49 | -51.3% | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Shrenik Kothari | $80 | $68.26 | -48.7% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Keith Bachman | $76 | $69.93 | -51.3% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Andrew Nowinski | $64 | $55.81 | -59.0% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| HSBC | Stephen Bersey | $59 | $69.93 | -62.2% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Catherine Trebnick | $68 | $55.44 | -56.4% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Fatima Boolani | $65 | $57.39 | -58.4% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Hamza Fodderwala | $69 | $58.92 | -55.8% | Jul 17, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Patrick Colville | $80 | $59.65 | -48.7% | Jun 11, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Peter Levine | $67 | $60.09 | -57.1% | Jun 10, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Rob Owens | $70 | $59.83 | -55.1% | May 3, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Junaid Siddiqui | $70 | $61.43 | -55.1% | May 3, 2024 |
| HSBC | Stephen Bersey | $54 | $65.2 | -65.4% | May 3, 2024 |
| UBS | Fatima Boolani | $69 | $65.2 | -55.8% | May 3, 2024 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Yi Fu Lee | $55 | $65.2 | -64.8% | May 3, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Gregg Moskowitz | $66 | $65.2 | -57.7% | May 3, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Dan Bergstrom | $68 | $65.2 | -56.4% | May 3, 2024 |
| Barclays | Saket Kalia | $75 | $65.2 | -51.9% | May 3, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Shrenik Kothari | $81 | $69.48 | -48.1% | Feb 7, 2024 |
| Guggenheim | Raymond McDonough | $62 | $47.75 | -60.3% | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Guggenheim | Raymond McDonough | $70 | $56.77 | -55.1% | Aug 7, 2023 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $51.99 | -57.7% | Feb 7, 2023 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $57 | $53.09 | -63.5% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $71 | $48.98 | -54.5% | Dec 22, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Hamza Fodderwala | $66 | $45.93 | -57.7% | Nov 3, 2022 |
| SMBC Nikko | Carson Sippel | $70 | $53.74 | -55.1% | Oct 6, 2022 |
| MKM Partners | Catharine Trebnick | $70 | $50.42 | -55.1% | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brad Zelnick | $63 | $51.93 | -59.6% | Aug 17, 2022 |
| Barclays | Saket Kalia | $77 | $52.53 | -50.7% | Aug 4, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Keith Bachman | $70 | $57.37 | -55.1% | Jul 5, 2022 |
| KeyBanc | Michael Turits | $70.6 | $56.31 | -54.8% | May 15, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Patrick Colville | $60 | $52.19 | -61.6% | May 12, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Fatima Boolani | $81 | $61.73 | -48.1% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Brian Essex | $78 | $66.35 | -50.0% | Apr 17, 2022 |
| Barclays | Saket Kalia | $79 | $67.8 | -49.4% | Apr 3, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Patrick Colville | $50 | $66.55 | -68.0% | Mar 26, 2022 |
| Wedbush | Daniel Ives | $70 | $62.87 | -55.1% | Feb 6, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Irvin Liu | $76 | $62.87 | -51.3% | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Hamza Fodderwala | $63 | $62.87 | -59.6% | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Adam Tindle | $70 | $62.87 | -55.1% | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Colliers Securities | Catharine Trebnick | $66 | $62.87 | -57.7% | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Andrew Nowinski | $72 | $59.4 | -53.9% | Feb 3, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Shaul Eyal | $85 | $61.43 | -45.5% | Jan 19, 2022 |
| BTIG | Gray Powell | $78.2 | $68.27 | -49.9% | Nov 17, 2021 |
| Piper Sandler | Rob Owens | $70 | $68.24 | -55.1% | Nov 5, 2021 |
| FBN Securities | Shebly Seyrafi | $80 | $68.24 | -48.7% | Nov 5, 2021 |
| Oppenheimer | Ittai Kidron | $80 | $68.24 | -48.7% | Nov 5, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Brian Essex | $76 | $68.24 | -51.3% | Nov 5, 2021 |
| KeyBanc | Michael Turits | $74 | $66.38 | -52.6% | Oct 25, 2021 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Adam Borg | $71 | $59.92 | -54.5% | Sep 21, 2021 |
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Try FN2 freeCompared to Q4 FY2025, where billings grew 18% and revenue growth was 15%, Q1 FY2026 accelerated on both axes with billings at 31% and revenue at 20%. Service billings accelerated to 27%, easing the prior concern about services revenue lagging hardware. Deferred revenue grew 15%. The guidance posture shifted from maintained to raised. New product launches (3500G and 400G series, bundled SD-WAN/SASE) were announced alongside the secured AI data center deal for a GPU-compute cloud provider. The prior quarter's pricing actions of 5% to 20% across appliances do not appear to have dampened demand. Competitor Check Point was mentioned this quarter, whereas no competitors were named in the prior quarter.
Full-year FY2026 guidance was raised across all top-line metrics, a shift from the prior quarter's maintained posture. The prior quarter guided to 13% billing growth and 12% revenue growth; the raise reflects management confidence in sustained AI, OT, and sovereign SASE tailwinds.
Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.
Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.
By FN2 Research · Updated . For educational purposes only; not investment advice.