Nutanix, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2026, Nutanix, Inc. had an operating margin of 9.6%, debt equal to 192.0% of equity and a current ratio of 1.80. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2015Jul 2015 | 2016Jul 2016 | 2017Jul 2017 | 2018Jul 2018 | 2019Jul 2019 | 2020Jul 2020 | 2021Jul 2021 | 2022Jul 2022 | 2023Jul 2023 | 2024Jul 2024 | 2025Jul 2025 | 2026Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 58.2% | 66.1% | 61.3% | 66.6% | 75.4% | 78.1% | 79.1% | 79.7% | 82.2% | 84.9% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| Operating margin | −49.2% | −20.8% | −41.2% | −24.3% | −48.4% | −63.4% | −47.5% | −29.0% | −11.1% | 0.4% | 6.8% | 9.6% |
| Net margin | −52.2% | −21.5% | −44.9% | −25.7% | −50.3% | −66.8% | −74.3% | −50.5% | 80.9% | −5.8% | 7.4% | 52.8% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −20.3% | −7.7% | −4.2% | 2.6% | −6.2% | −19.1% | −11.4% | 1.2% | 11.1% | 27.8% | 29.6% | 29.5% |
| Return on equity | — | — | — | −109.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Return on assets | — | −27.1% | −66.8% | −25.4% | −36.7% | −49.1% | −51.2% | −34.4% | 61.6% | −5.3% | 6.9% | 36.1% |
| Asset turnover | — | 1.26 | 1.49 | 0.99 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.76 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.68 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.55 | 1.86 | 2.76 | 2.13 | 1.44 | 1.68 | 1.43 | 1.64 | 1.19 | 1.83 | 1.80 |
| Debt to equity | — | — | 0.0% | 131.5% | 245.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 192.0% |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.0% | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | 30.4% | 23.1% | 34.1% | 27.2% | 40.5% | 42.4% | 40.0% | 36.2% | 31.2% | 29.7% | 29.0% | 27.7% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 9.7% | 8.4% | 5.9% | 5.4% | 9.6% | 6.8% | 4.2% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.7% | — | 398.3% | 55.8% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316.9% | 0.0% | 21.9% | 41.0% | 57.5% |
| Quarter | 2025 Q1Oct 2024 | 2025 Q2Jan 2025 | 2025 Q3Apr 2025 | 2025 Q4Jul 2025 | 2026 Q1Oct 2025 | 2026 Q2Jan 2026 | 2026 Q3Apr 2026 | 2026 Q4Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 86.0% | 87.0% | 87.0% | 87.2% | 87.0% | 87.4% | 86.9% | 86.0% |
| Operating margin | 4.6% | 10.0% | 7.6% | 4.8% | 7.4% | 11.6% | 10.0% | 9.2% |
| Net margin | 5.1% | 8.6% | 9.9% | 5.9% | 9.3% | 14.3% | 10.3% | 167.7% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 25.7% | 28.6% | 31.8% | 31.8% | 26.0% | 26.5% | 28.0% | 36.7% |
| Current ratio | 1.25 | 1.77 | 1.88 | 1.83 | 1.89 | 1.65 | 1.78 | 1.80 |
| Debt to equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 192.0% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 29.4% | 27.9% | 29.2% | 29.6% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 27.9% | 27.1% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $3.0bn of assets due within a year against $1.7bn of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $3.0bn short-term assets against $2.7bn of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $777m of cash against $1.3bn of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 192% 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 $917m of operating cash flow against $1.3bn of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Nutanix'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 17 / 20
Cash operating profit has been a median 12.9% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 14 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 79.4%, moving by 8.0 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -26.6%; its worst year was -63.4%.
- Cash conversion 7 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 6 of 10 years, at a median 1.9% of revenue.
- Discipline 0 / 20
The diluted share count rose 127.7% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 19.2% 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 (48 before it).
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