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Is Arista Networks Inc. a quality business?

Arista Networks Inc. (ANET) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 260 Technology companies.

8.1/ 10
High quality
as of October 16, 2026
Profitability
8.5 Strong
Solvency
—
Growth
9.9 Strong
Efficiency
7.6 Strong
Predictability
6.2 Average
Strongest pillar: Growth · Weakest: Predictability

Arista Networks Inc. (ANET) scores 8.1 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as high quality. The reading rests on growth, and predictability is what holds it back.

One pillar, solvency, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.

Data provided by Twelve Data. Scores are computed by Lemma Analysis from reported financials.

Does Arista Networks Inc. have an economic moat?

Not enough data

We cannot judge Arista Networks Inc. yet, because fewer than five years had both a return on capital and a cost of capital we could measure. This is not a “no”.

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How Arista Networks Inc. scores

Arista Networks Inc. (ANET) has a Lemma Quality Score of 8.1 out of 10 as of October 16, 2026, which reads as high quality. A high reading means most of the pillars are strong, with no serious weakness pulling the average down. Five pillars feed it, and every one of them is computed from what the company reported rather than from its share price.

Ranked with the 260 Technology companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 98th percentile, in the top tenth of its peers. The median across the group is 5.9, and the top quarter begins at 6.7, so Arista Networks Inc. is well above the typical company here.

Pillar by pillar

Profitability

On profitability, Arista Networks Inc. scores 8.5, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 4.6 across 252 Technology companies, which places it well above them, at the 90th percentile. Returns and margins at this level leave room to reinvest, absorb a bad year or return cash to shareholders without straining the business.

Solvency

There is no solvency score for Arista Networks Inc.: too little of the pillar could be measured from the filings to give an honest reading. The overall is therefore the weighted average of the other pillars. Across 194 Technology companies the median for this pillar is 8.0. Without it the overall says nothing about how comfortably the company carries its debt.

Growth

Growth scores 9.9 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 207 Technology companies is 6.4, so Arista Networks Inc. is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 96th percentile. Growth at this level is valuable when it is sustained, and the predictability pillar is the place to check whether it has been steady.

Efficiency

Efficiency scores 7.6 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 240 Technology companies is 7.1, so Arista Networks Inc. is above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 61st percentile. A strong efficiency reading usually shows up as healthy cash conversion: reported profit arriving as real cash rather than staying on the balance sheet.

Predictability

Arista Networks Inc.’s predictability score is 6.2 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 4.7 among 258 Technology companies, that is well above the group and the 81st percentile. An average predictability reading means results have wobbled about as much as is normal for the sector.

Strongest and weakest pillar

This is a lopsided profile. Growth scores 9.9 but predictability only 6.2, a gap of 3.7 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. A growth lead says the business is expanding faster than it is doing anything else well, which is worth checking against predictability. A predictability shortfall means the record is volatile, so the averages behind the other pillars move more than they appear to.

What would move the score

Every scored pillar is at or above the median of Technology companies, so there is no catch-up left to lift the overall. The risk runs the other way: a one point fall in profitability, the heaviest of them, would take the score from 8.1 to about 7.8. Only four of the five pillars could be scored. Together they carry 80 of the 100 weight points (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and the overall is the weighted average of those alone.

Arista Networks Inc. and similar companies

These are the Technology companies closest to Arista Networks Inc. in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.

What each pillar measures

Profitability

8.5 / 10

How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.

Solvency

—

The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.

Growth

9.9 / 10

How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.

Efficiency

7.6 / 10

How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.

Predictability

6.2 / 10

How stable and consistent results have been over time.

How this score is calculated

Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.

Limitations

This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.

Educational only. Not investment advice.

FAQ

Is Arista Networks Inc. a quality business?

On this reading Arista Networks Inc. scores 8.1 out of 10, which reads as high quality. Its strongest pillar is growth, its weakest is predictability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.

How does Arista Networks Inc. compare with other Technology companies?

Arista Networks Inc. ranks at the 98th percentile of the 260 Technology companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.9 and the top quarter starts at 6.7, against Arista Networks Inc.’s 8.1.

What does the ANET quality score measure?

Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.

How current is this score?

This page last changed on October 16, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for ANET are in the app.

Does a high score mean the stock is cheap?

No. Quality and valuation are separate questions, and a good business at the wrong price is still a bad purchase. Score the business here, then price it with a DCF you control.

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