Arista Networks is a wide-moat, high-quality business compounding at 35% revenue growth with a perfect Piotroski score, four consecutive earnings beats, and strong operating margins — but the stock has reached the near-term analyst target, trades at a forward multiple of 38x, and the current setup rewards patience over immediate entry.
Thesis pillars
- Exceptional Revenue Growth Trajectory→Stable
- Wide Moat Compounder Quality→Stable
- Analyst Target Reached Entry Timing→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Pillars as of Jul 3, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Feb 17, 2026
Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) Stock Analysis
Technology · Computer Hardware
Wait for pullback to $163.77. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $186.72. Engine's entry $163.77 (Ma200 Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Earnings in 5 days (event risk).
Arista Networks designs, markets, and sells cloud and AI data center networking switches, routers, and EOS software to cloud titans, AI Neoclouds, and enterprise customers worldwide. Two customers represented 26% and 16% of total revenue in 2025; manufacturing is contracted to... Read more
Wait for pullback to $163.77. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $186.72. Engine's entry $163.77 (Ma200 Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Earnings in 5 days (event risk). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Growth is cheap relative to earnings, but the technical setup has not yet produced a breakout above resistance (PEG 1.38, quality 9.2/10, growth 9.6/10). Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on earnings proximity 5d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
About Arista Networks, Inc.
About Arista Networks, Inc.
Two hyperscale customers accounted for 26% and 16% of Arista Networks' total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025, with annual revenue growing 28.6% that year following 19.5% growth in 2024. Arista delivers cloud, campus, and AI data center networking through three customer categories — Cloud and AI Titans, AI and Specialty Providers, and Enterprise — and manufactures products through Jabil, Sanmina, and Foxconn primarily in Malaysia, Vietnam, and Mexico.
Arista earns revenue through hardware sales of switches and routers — marketed as the Etherlink portfolio for AI workloads and the traditional leaf-and-spine architecture for cloud data centers — alongside software, services, and support contracts sold via direct sales and channel partners including distributors, value-added resellers, systems integrators, and OEM partners globally. The company is primarily reliant on Broadcom for switching silicon, collaborating closely on product roadmaps rather than securing guaranteed supply contracts — a dependency that extends through final assembly at contract manufacturers. Cisco remains the dominant data center and campus networking incumbent the company competes against, while Nvidia's InfiniBand and NVLink interconnects compete for AI cluster back-end networking. Export controls enacted by the US government since 2018, and enhanced under the current administration, expose Arista to direct sales restrictions and indirect impacts on customers who source components from China, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Mexico, where Arista's manufacturing is concentrated.
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Customer concentration poses the most directly quantified risk: the two largest buyers generated a combined 42% of 2025 revenue, and orders are based on purchase orders with no long-term volume commitments. The 10-K discloses that large customers receive pricing discounts, bundled upgrades, extended warranties, and favorable acceptance terms — concessions that compress gross margins on the most important accounts. Capital expenditure cycles, AI infrastructure buildout timing, and cost-reduction programs at these hyperscalers operate independently of Arista's planning horizon, and a cancellation or deferral by either buyer could materially disrupt quarterly revenue.
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From Arista Networks, Inc.'s most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 9, 2026.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-29Recent Developments — Arista Networks, Inc.
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- NEWS How To Create Income From Arista Networks Stock - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- NEWS How To Create Income From Arista Networks Stock - finance.yahoo.com — finance.yahoo.com positive
- NEWS Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE:ANET) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $230.74 According to Brokerages - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) Stock: Insider Jayshree Ullal Sells 62,622 Shares - MarketBeat — MarketBeat negative
- NEWS Arista Networks Inc (ANET) Shares Fall 1.0% -- What GF Score of 97 Tells Investors - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
Generated 2026-10-29T12:43:33Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMCustomertop customer (26%)26%10-K Item 1: 'Sales to these two customers represented 26% and 16% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025, respectively'
- LOWCustomersecond customer (16%)16%10-K Item 1: 'Sales to these two customers represented 26% and 16% of our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025, respectively'
- MEDIUMSupplierBroadcom10-K Item 1: 'we are primarily reliant upon our predominant merchant silicon vendor, Broadcom, for our switching chips'
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·2 ceiling hits
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
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Wait for pullback to $163.77. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $186.72. Engine's entry $163.77 (Ma200 Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Earnings in 5 days (event risk). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Growth is cheap relative to earnings, but the technical setup has not yet produced a breakout above resistance (PEG 1.38, quality 9.2/10, growth 9.6/10). Target $219.23 (+17.4%), stop $152.31 (−22.6%), A.R:R 1.7:1. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $219.23 (+17.4% upside). Target $219.23 (+17.4%), stop $152.31 (−22.6%), A.R:R 1.7:1. Stop-loss: $152.31.
Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8; Earnings in 5 days (event risk); Expensive valuation.
Arista Networks, Inc. trades at a P/E of 58.9 (forward 35.8). TrendMatrix value score: 3.5/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
35 analysts cover ANET with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $244.
What does Arista Networks, Inc. do?Arista Networks designs, markets, and sells cloud and AI data center networking switches, routers, and EOS software to...
Arista Networks designs, markets, and sells cloud and AI data center networking switches, routers, and EOS software to cloud titans, AI Neoclouds, and enterprise customers worldwide. Two customers represented 26% and 16% of total revenue in 2025; manufacturing is contracted to Jabil, Sanmina, and Foxconn at facilities in Malaysia, Vietnam, and Mexico. The company is primarily reliant on Broadcom for switching silicon with no long-term guaranteed supply contracts.