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What is Arista Networks, Inc. worth?

With the base-case assumptions below, a discounted cash flow model on Arista Networks, Inc.'s reported free cash flow gives $111.93 per share. The share price was $206.55 on September 25, 2026, 85% above that value.

Inputs from the filings

Free cash flow, fiscal 2025
$4.25B
Average free cash flow, last 5 years
$2.27B
Cash
$2.29B
balance sheet of June 30, 2026
Debt
$0
not reported, counted as 0
Diluted shares, fiscal 2025
1,275,700,000
Revenue growth per year, last 5 years
31.2%

Three sets of assumptions

CaseGrowth yrs 1-5Growth yrs 6-10After year 10Discount rateValue per shareValue vs price
Bear10.0%6.0%2.0%10.0%$68.71-67%
Base15.0%9.0%2.5%9.0%$111.93-46%
Bull20.0%11.5%3.0%8.0%$192.40-7%

Sensitivity: base case value per share

Discount rate down the side, growth after year 10 across the top. Everything else as in the base case.

1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%
7.0%$144.65$154.85$167.32$182.91$202.95
8.0%$120.07$126.68$134.50$143.89$155.35
9.0%$102.18$106.71$111.93$118.02$125.21
10.0%$88.62$91.84$95.49$99.65$104.46
11.0%$78.01$80.37$83.01$85.97$89.33

Where the presets come from

Base: years 1 to 5 grow at Arista Networks, Inc.'s revenue growth rate over the last 5 fiscal years (31.2% a year), held between -5% and 15%. Years 6 to 10 grow halfway between that and the long-run rate of 2.5%. Future cash is discounted at 9% a year.

Bear: 5 points less growth, 2% long-run growth, 10% discount rate. Bull: 5 points more growth (at most 25%), 3% long-run growth, 8% discount rate.

Value per share = (present value of 10 years of free cash flow + present value of everything after + cash - debt) / diluted shares.

This is a model run on assumptions, not a recommendation or a price target. Small changes in the discount rate or growth move the result a lot, as the table above shows. Change them yourself in the calculator.

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