Cybersecurity's Quiet Juggernaut

Every once in a while, a company puts up numbers so solid, so quiet, and so steady that it makes all the noise in the market feel like a distraction. $FTNT Fortinet is that kind of company. No bullshit, no hype, no inflated valuations, just a fucking solid business. 

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On May 7th, Fortinet released their Q1 2025 earnings, and for anyone paying attention, it was the kind of quarter you print out and tape to your fridge. Here’s what stood out:

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- $1.54 billion in revenue, up 14% year-over-year

- $459 million in product revenue, meaning hardware is moving

- $1.08 billion in service revenue, the good kind - recurring and sticky

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They aren’t just growing, they’re growing & scaling efficiently. Operating margin was 29.5%, a clean, strong number that shows they’re scaling without waste. They pulled in $863 million in operating cash flow and walked away with $782.8 million in free cash flow, just in one quarter. Their piggy bank? $4.78 billion in cash. 

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Their 2025 revenue guidance was bumped up to as high as $6.85 billion, and even more impressive is what’s fueling it: their Security Ops and SASE segments are growing 30% and 26% respectively in annual recurring revenue. These are critical segments, they’re the heart of modern cybersecurity architecture, and Fortinet is building them out faster than most can keep up.

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The broader market keeps cheering for the next 2% candle from Nvidia, but $FTNT Fortinet is doing something different: they’re building the infrastructure behind the infrastructure. While others pump PRs and post AI memes, Fortinet is inking deals with governments, multinationals, and hyperscalers.

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This is what a modern-day compounder looks like. Profitable, relevant, and overlooked.

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$FTNT. Fortinet. Put it on your watchlist. 

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