Arista Networks, Inc. Q3 FY2025 Earnings Call

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Q3 2025 Financial Highlights

  • Revenue: Approximately $2.31 billion, a record 19th consecutive growth quarter; up 27.5% year-over-year. Prior quarter revenue was roughly $2.28 billion.
  • Software and services revenue: 18.7% of total revenue, consistent with Arista’s increased software mix.
  • Gross margin (non-GAAP): 65.2%; down from 65.6% in Q2 but up from 64.6% in Q3 2024. Mix shift toward cloud and AI titans weighed on margins.
  • Operating income: $1.12 billion or 48.6% of revenue.
  • Net income: $962.3 million (41.7% of revenue).
  • Diluted EPS: $0.75, up 25% year-over-year.
  • Cash & investments: $10.1 billion.
  • Operating cash flow: $1.3 billion.
  • Deferred revenue: $4.7 billion, up from $4.1 billion in Q2, with product deferred revenue increasing by ~$625 million.
  • Purchase commitments + inventory: $7 billion, up from $5.7 billion in Q2, reflecting long lead-time planning for AI and cloud demand.

Business & Market Commentary

  • Arista reiterated strong AI-driven network demand, with cloud and AI Titans driving significant volume.
  • Company reaffirmed its 2025 AI center revenue target of at least $1.5 billion and highlighted progress toward 2026 AI revenue target of $2.75 billion.

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Operator: Welcome to the Third Quarter 2025 Arista Networks Financial Results Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded and will be available for replay from the Investor Relations section on the Arista website following this call. Mr. Rudolph Araujo, Arista's Head of Investor Advocacy. You may begin. Rudolph Araujo: Thank you, Christa. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us. With me on today's call are Jayshree Ullal, Arista Networks' Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer; and Chantelle Breithaupt, Arista's Chief Financial Officer. This afternoon, Arista Networks issued a press release announcing the results for the fiscal third quarter ending September 30, 2025. If you want a copy of the release, you can access it online on our website. During the course of this conference call, Arista Networks management will make forward-looking statements, including those relating to our financial outlook for the fourth quarter of the 2025 fiscal year longer-term business model and financial outlook for 2026 and beyond, our total addressable market and strategy for addressing these market opportunities including AI, customer demand trends, tariffs and trade restrictions, supply chain constraints, component costs, manufacturing output, inventory management and inflationary pressures on our business, lead times, product innovation, working capital optimization and the benefits of acquisitions which are subject to th

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