A10 Networks, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, A10 Networks, Inc. had return on equity of 19.0%, an operating margin of 16.2%, debt equal to 103.4% of equity and a current ratio of 3.56. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 79.6% | 76.4% | 76.1% | 75.3% | 76.1% | 77.4% | 77.7% | 77.0% | 77.8% | 78.6% | 79.7% | 80.9% | 80.4% | 79.3% | 79.4% |
| Operating margin | −72.5% | −16.1% | −16.9% | −20.5% | −9.0% | −4.4% | −11.9% | −8.0% | 7.9% | 13.4% | 18.9% | 15.4% | 16.8% | 16.2% | 16.1% |
| Net margin | −75.1% | −19.1% | −19.3% | −21.3% | −9.9% | −4.6% | −11.9% | −8.4% | 7.9% | 37.9% | 16.7% | 15.9% | 19.2% | 14.5% | 13.9% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −0.9% | −19.8% | −20.4% | −0.0% | 6.1% | 3.6% | −2.4% | −2.2% | 22.9% | 18.0% | 19.7% | 13.4% | 29.9% | 22.3% | 19.6% |
| Return on equity | — | — | — | −47.9% | −27.8% | −11.9% | −27.3% | −16.8% | 15.9% | 58.4% | 24.1% | 20.6% | 22.8% | 19.0% | 19.1% |
| Return on assets | — | −28.9% | −24.7% | −22.2% | −11.0% | −4.9% | −12.0% | −7.0% | 6.3% | 27.7% | 12.3% | 10.5% | 12.2% | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| Asset turnover | — | 1.51 | 1.28 | 1.04 | 1.12 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 0.83 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.47 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.24 | 2.42 | 2.03 | 1.94 | 2.20 | 2.21 | 2.26 | 2.25 | 2.45 | 2.17 | 2.45 | 2.49 | 3.56 | 1.29 |
| Debt to equity | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 103.4% | 92.2% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | — | — | — | — | — | 8.0x | 6.7x |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.9% | — | 11.0% | 8.7% | 13.7% | 19.6% | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | 21.2% | 23.5% | 27.8% | 27.9% | 26.7% | 26.8% | 28.1% | 29.1% | 25.7% | 21.6% | 20.8% | 21.9% | 22.1% | 23.8% | 24.9% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 3.5% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 6.9% | 5.1% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 290.3% | 47.3% | 117.9% | 84.1% | 156.0% | 153.7% | 141.8% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 4.1% | 33.9% | 44.6% | 35.5% | 41.2% | 40.1% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | — | — | 12.9% | 35.8% | — | — | 62.9% | 49.3% | 172.1% | 100.5% | 61.2% | 133.2% | 65.8% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 80.5% | 79.9% | 79.7% | 78.9% | 80.1% | 78.7% | 79.6% | 79.1% |
| Operating margin | 15.7% | 24.8% | 13.3% | 14.9% | 17.4% | 18.7% | 17.3% | 11.3% |
| Net margin | 18.9% | 24.7% | 14.4% | 15.2% | 16.3% | 12.3% | 16.0% | 11.1% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 25.0% | 31.4% | 19.2% | 25.9% | 24.2% | 20.0% | −0.9% | 34.3% |
| Current ratio | 2.23 | 2.49 | 4.05 | 4.23 | 3.64 | 3.56 | 3.71 | 1.29 |
| Debt to equity | — | 0.0% | 111.1% | 106.9% | 105.9% | 103.4% | 99.2% | 92.2% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 23.6% | 17.8% | 24.0% | 23.4% | 24.6% | 23.1% | 25.4% | 26.4% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $483m of assets due within a year against $375m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $483m short-term assets against $65m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $55m of cash against $220m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 92% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $77m of operating cash flow against $220m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $50m against $8m of interest.
Moat
Moderate moat
How hard A10 Networks's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 20 / 20
Cash operating profit has been a median 25.8% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 20 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 78.5%, moving by 1.4 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.
- Durability 3 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 12.5%; its worst year was -10.8%.
- Cash conversion 17 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 8 of 10 years, at a median 17.9% of revenue.
- Discipline 14 / 20
The diluted share count fell 8.2% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 6.5% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (74 before it).
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