Fastly, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Fastly, Inc. had return on equity of -12.8%, an operating margin of -19.1%, debt equal to 38.9% of equity and a current ratio of 2.61. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 53.6% | 54.7% | 55.9% | 58.7% | 52.9% | 48.5% | 52.6% | 54.4% | 57.1% | 61.5% |
| Operating margin | −29.6% | −20.2% | −23.2% | −36.9% | −61.8% | −56.9% | −39.1% | −30.9% | −19.1% | −12.0% |
| Net margin | −30.9% | −21.4% | −25.7% | −33.0% | −62.9% | −44.1% | −26.3% | −29.1% | −19.5% | −11.8% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −36.2% | −23.3% | −22.9% | −17.0% | −20.7% | −20.7% | −2.1% | 1.1% | 10.5% | 7.4% |
| Return on equity | — | — | −82.0% | −14.5% | −21.5% | −19.4% | −13.8% | −16.3% | −12.8% | −8.4% |
| Return on assets | — | −19.0% | −21.3% | −12.5% | −13.2% | −9.4% | −7.8% | −10.6% | −8.2% | −5.4% |
| Asset turnover | — | 0.89 | 0.83 | 0.38 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.42 | 0.46 |
| Current ratio | — | 3.69 | 6.72 | 2.78 | 4.74 | 4.18 | 3.14 | 4.21 | 2.61 | 3.36 |
| Debt to equity | — | — | 11.5% | 0.0% | 93.6% | 73.8% | 35.1% | 35.0% | 38.9% | 32.7% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m |
| R&D as % of revenue | 27.6% | 23.9% | 23.2% | 25.7% | 35.8% | 35.9% | 30.1% | 25.4% | 26.1% | 24.3% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 11.5% | 11.6% | 7.3% | 10.2% | 9.8% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 4.6% | 10.0% |
| 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 | 54.5% | 53.4% | 53.2% | 54.5% | 58.4% | 61.4% | 62.5% | 63.3% |
| Operating margin | −29.6% | −24.4% | −26.4% | −24.8% | −18.2% | −8.7% | −13.8% | −7.9% |
| Net margin | −27.7% | −23.4% | −27.1% | −25.2% | −18.6% | −9.0% | −11.9% | −8.5% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 2.2% | 0.2% | 10.2% | 10.7% | 14.5% | 7.1% | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| Current ratio | 3.97 | 4.21 | 1.50 | 1.49 | 1.46 | 2.61 | 3.00 | 3.36 |
| Debt to equity | 35.5% | 35.0% | 35.3% | 35.8% | 36.1% | 38.9% | 33.1% | 32.7% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 23.2% | 23.3% | 25.9% | 28.4% | 26.2% | 24.1% | 24.3% | 22.9% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $479m of assets due within a year against $143m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $479m short-term assets against $370m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $90m of cash against $324m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 33% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 92% to 33% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $120m of operating cash flow against $324m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$82m against $13m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Fastly's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 8 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Cash operating profit has been a median -4.6% of total assets over 7 years.
- Pricing power 17 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 55.0%, moving by 3.6 percentage points (standard deviation) across 8 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -31.4%; its worst year was -62.6%.
- Cash conversion 3 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 2 of 8 years, at a median -13.9% of revenue.
- Discipline 0 / 20
The diluted share count rose 36.0% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 22.0% 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 (29 before it).
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