Arista Networks (ANET) Set to Release Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) is projected to issue its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, November 3rd. Analysts expect Arista Networks to post earnings of $1.08 per share and revenue of $3.33 billion for the quarter. Arista Networks has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.060-1.080 EPS. Investors can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET.

Arista Networks (NYSE:ANET) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The technology company reported $1.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.13. Arista Networks had a return on equity of 30.65% and a net margin of 38.37%. The business had revenue of $3.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.83 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.73 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 37.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Arista Networks to post $3.79 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4.69 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Arista Networks Trading Up 2.7%

Shares of NYSE:ANET opened at $176.95 on Tuesday. Arista Networks has a 12-month low of $114.52 and a 12-month high of $217.41. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $196.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is $163.35. The company has a market capitalization of $223.18 billion, a PE ratio of 55.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 1.60.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on ANET shares. Zacks Research cut Arista Networks from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 5th. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on Arista Networks from $210.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Arista Networks from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 21st. Jefferies Financial Group set a $250.00 target price on shares of Arista Networks in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Arista Networks in a report on Wednesday, October 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $233.20.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Jayshree Ullal sold 767,029 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $201.22, for a total transaction of $154,341,575.38. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 16,387,981 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,297,589,536.82. This represents a 4.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, major shareholder Andreas Bechtolsheim sold 300,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $203.30, for a total value of $60,990,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 181,143,048 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $36,826,381,658.40. This trade represents a 0.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 3,627,449 shares of company stock worth $741,235,386. Insiders own 2.70% of the company’s stock.

Arista Networks Company Profile

Arista Networks, Inc develops and sells cloud networking solutions for data centers, cloud service providers, enterprises and specialized computing environments. The company’s products are designed to support high-performance, scalable and automated networks used for cloud computing, artificial intelligence, data analytics and other demanding applications.

Arista’s portfolio includes data center and campus switches, routing platforms, wireless networking products, network operating software and network management tools.