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Fortinet is a cybersecurity company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California that develops and sells security products including firewalls, endpoint security and intrusion detection systems. In early February 2026, Fort...

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Market-leading firewall player expanding into integrated SASE and AI-driven security operations with strong revenue growth...

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Industry Cybersecurity Software & Services
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3 recent developments
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Fortinet, Inc. Overview

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Fortinet is a cybersecurity company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California that develops and sells security products including firewalls, endpoint security and intrusion detection systems. In early February 2026, Fortinet reported full-year 2025 results showing revenue of US$6,799.6 million and net income of US$1,853.4 million.

Strategic Profile

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As the number one firewall leader with a 55% unit market share, Fortinet is well-positioned to extend that leadership into SASE (Secure Access Service Edge). Fortinet's AI-enhanced FortiSIEM upgrade underscores how product innovation is becoming central to its cybersecurity platform appeal. To own Fortinet, you need to believe its integrated security platform, AI capabilities and global reach can offset hardware cycle lumpiness and service growth pressure.

Competitive Landscape

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Fortinet competes with other cybersecurity vendors including Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Zscaler, CrowdStrike, Okta, Cloudflare, and SentinelOne. Fortinet maintains the strongest position in traditional firewalls while expanding into adjacent cloud and AI-driven security categories to compete with broader platform players.

Industry Context

Fortinet, Inc. operates in Cybersecurity Software & Services.

Key facts

Founded: 2000 · Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California · Revenue: $6.8B · Market cap: $63.6B

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  • Ken Xie, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, attributes its growth to the convergence of networking and security, specifically within the unified SASE and security operations markets.
  • Fortinet reports 40% Unified SASE expansion indicating strong momentum in higher-margin cloud security solutions.
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Recent developments

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  • June 2025Fortinet was added to Investor's Business Daily's Big Cap 20 list of top-rated large-cap growth stocks
  • February 2026Reported full-year 2025 revenue of $6.8B with strong guidance for 2026 at $7.5-7.7B
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Palo Alto NetworksComprehensive cybersecurity platform→CrowdStrikeEndpoint protection and threat intelligence→ZscalerCloud-native security services→Check PointNetwork and cloud security→

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What does Fortinet, Inc. do?+
Fortinet is a cybersecurity company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California that develops and sells security products including firewalls, endpoint security and intrusion detection systems. In early February 2026, Fort...
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Fortinet, Inc. has a Cyborg Score of 8/10 (Strong). The score synthesizes business model, financials, leadership, competitive position, technology, marketing, and ESG dimensions across hundreds of data points.
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Named competitors include Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Zscaler, Check Point. The full competitive landscape is in the AskCyborg report.
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