What does Fortinet do?

FTNT · Plain-English company overview

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In the company's own words, from Item 1 (Business) of its latest annual report (Form 10-K) filed with the SEC on 2026-02-25.

Fortinet is a leader in cybersecurity, driving the convergence of networking and security. Our mission is to secure people, devices and data everywhere. Our integrated platform, the Fortinet Security Fabric, spans secure networking, unified Secure Access Service Edge (“SASE”) and artificial intelligence (“AI”)-driven security operations (“SecOps”). As of December 31, 2025, our end-customers were located in over 100 countries and included enterprises across a wide variety of market verticals, including financial services, retail, healthcare and operational technology (“OT”) market verticals, communication and security service providers, and government organizations. As a global company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, our research and development is centered in the United States and Canada with a global footprint of support and centers of excellence around the world. As of December 31, 2025, we held 1,064 U.S. patents and a total of 1,405 global patents, including 321 AI-related patents. We have been recognized in over 140 enterprise analyst reports demonstrating both our vision and execution across security and networking products.

Our competitive differentiation lies in our core technologies, which together provide performance, security, flexibility and integration across diverse environments.

Read the full 10-K on SEC.gov →

How did Fortinet's latest earnings compare?

An earnings release is a company's quarterly report of how much money it made. Analysts predict these numbers ahead of time, and the actual results are compared against those predictions.

In the most recent quarter (2026-06-30), Fortinet reported earnings of $0.9 per share. Analysts expected $0.7611 per share, so the company beat expectations.

SEC Filings

Key filings
Annual report (10-K)
The company's big yearly financial report.
2026-02-25
Quarterly report (10-Q)
A financial update covering the last 3 months.
2026-07-30
Material event (8-K)
A heads-up about something important that just happened.
2026-07-29
Most recent filings
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-08-13
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2026-08-13
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An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-08-13
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-08-13
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-08-13
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-08-13
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-08-13
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-08-04
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-08-04
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-08-04
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