ANET
Arista Networks, Inc.
ANET has the edge over AXTI overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
AXTI
AXT, Inc.
AXTI offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
ANET Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
ANET's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
AXTI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AXTI's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ANET PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 31x | $115 | -44% |
| Forward | 36x | $207 | — |
| Fair | 40x | $147 | -29% |
| Expensive | 52x | $194 | -6% |
| Current | 56x | $207 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ANET has the edge over AXTI in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
AXTI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 14x | $5.95 | -86% |
| Forward | 18x | $43.54 | — |
| Fair | 23x | $9.92 | -77% |
| Expensive | 96x | $42.09 | -3.3% |
| Current | 99x | $43.54 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AXTI's PE is in its expensive range at 99x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
ANET Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for ANET, with profitability improving.
AXTI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for AXTI, with profitability improving.
ANET Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.67 | +53% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.71 | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.16 | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.91 | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.75 | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.64 | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.55 | +32% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.37 | +32% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.23 | +35% |
ANET has the edge over AXTI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AXTI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.40 | +445% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.44 | +$0.95 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.01 | +$0.55 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.32 | +$0.10 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.49 | -$0.22 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.51 | -$0.26 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.54 | -$0.22 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.42 | -$0.02 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.27 | +$0.16 |
AXTI has returned to profit: it earned $0.44 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
ANET Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.7B | +58% |
| Q2 2026 | $3B | +38% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.7B | +35% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.5B | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +27% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.2B | +30% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +28% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +25% |
ANET has the edge over AXTI on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 45% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 45% | +0.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 43% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 42% | +0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 42% | -1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 45% | +3.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 43% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 41% | -0.1 points |
ANET has the edge over AXTI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AXTI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $73.4M | +163% |
| Q2 2026 | $47.6M | +165% |
| Q1 2026 | $26.9M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $23M | -8.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $28M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $18M | -36% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.4M | -15% |
| Q4 2024 | $25.1M | +23% |
AXTI's revenue is growing: $73M last quarter, up 163% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 39% | +43 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +59 points |
| Q1 2026 | -5.9% | +47 points |
| Q4 2025 | -17% | +7.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4% | +10 points |
| Q2 2025 | -38% | -31 points |
| Q1 2025 | -53% | -38 points |
| Q4 2024 | -25% | -7.1 points |
AXTI's operating margin was 39% last quarter, up 43 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
ANET Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | -11% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B | +167% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +6.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $613.3M | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $1B | +96% |
ANET has the edge over AXTI on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AXTI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $87.7M | +$99M |
| Q2 2026 | $3.6M | +$8.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$13.1M | -$9.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | -$11.3M | -$5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.9M | -949% |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.9M | +$9.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1M | -48% |
AXTI's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $79M over the past year.
ANET Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +2.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +1.6M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +7.7M shares |
| 5 years | 0% | -344K shares |
| Available history | -1.2% | -15.9M shares |
ANET has the edge over AXTI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $620.1M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $195.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $787.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $123.8M |
ANET spent $620M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 44% from the year before.
AXTI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.8% | +2.4M shares |
| 1 year | +51% | +22.2M shares |
| 3 years | +55% | +23.3M shares |
| 5 years | +54% | +23.1M shares |
| Available history | +67% | +26.4M shares |
AXTI has 66M diluted shares, up 51% from a year ago.
ANET Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
ANET has more cash than debt.
AXTI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -9.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -24.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | 93.9x | High |
| Q1 2023 | 5.5x | High |
| Q4 2022 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2022 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q2 2022 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
AXTI has the edge over ANET on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ANET Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 40.9 | Neutral |
ANET's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
AXTI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.1 | Oversold |
AXTI's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
ANET PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ANET | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 56x | 28x | 100% above |
| PE % | 91 | 35 | 56 pts above |
ANET has the edge over AXTI on valuation relative to its sector.
AXTI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | AXTI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 99x | 28x | 255% above |
| PE % | 83 | 35 | 48 pts above |
AXTI is trading at 99x earnings, a 255% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
ANET Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $190.8 | 8.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $188.0 | 9.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $160.7 | 29% above |
| 100 week MA | $136.6 | 51% above |
| 200 week MA | $99.6 | 107% above |
ANET has the edge over AXTI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AXTI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $59.3 | 27% below |
| 20 week MA | $61.9 | 30% below |
| 50 week MA | $58.0 | 25% below |
| 100 week MA | $30.5 | 43% above |
| 200 week MA | $16.8 | 159% above |
AXTI has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 159% above its 200-week average.
ANET Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $12.8 | $18.1 | +41% |
| 2021 | $18.1 | $35.5 | +96% |
| 2022 | $35.5 | $29.9 | -16% |
| 2023 | $29.9 | $58.9 | +97% |
| 2024 | $58.9 | $113.0 | +92% |
| 2025 | $113.0 | $131.8 | +17% |
| 2026 YTD | $131.8 | $206.6 | +57% |
ANET has finished higher in five of the last six years, three of them by more than 50%. It's up 57% so far in 2026.
AXTI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.04 | $9.64 | +139% |
| 2021 | $9.64 | $8.80 | -8.7% |
| 2022 | $8.80 | $4.40 | -50% |
| 2023 | $4.40 | $2.40 | -45% |
| 2024 | $2.40 | $2.28 | -5% |
| 2025 | $2.28 | $15.4 | +574% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.4 | $43.5 | +183% |
AXTI has the edge over ANET on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.