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A10 Networks

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Software - Infrastructure · Technology
Winston Score
52
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

A10 Networks makes software and hardware that helps large organizations manage and protect their internet traffic. Its main products include application delivery controllers, which help websites and apps run faster and handle lots of users at once, and cybersecurity tools that block large-scale attacks called DDoS attacks. Its customers are mostly big companies, governments, and telecom carriers around the world.

A10 makes money by selling its networking appliances and software licenses, plus recurring revenue from maintenance contracts and subscriptions. The company operates globally, with a strong presence in Asia-Pacific alongside North America and Europe, and its roughly $2.3 billion market cap reflects a focused niche player rather than a large enterprise giant. Its technical depth in high-performance networking gives it a foothold with demanding customers like carriers, but the main risk is competition from much larger vendors like Cisco and F5, which have bigger sales forces and broader product portfolios.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+15.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-20.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

1.8%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$357M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

A10 Networks is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 15%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
79.1%
Premium pricing power — 79.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
11.3%
Modest — 11.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
11.1%
Below par — 11.1% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+12.2%
Fast-growing sales (+12.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-14.3%
Earnings shrinking (-14.3% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
184%
Turns 184% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
19.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (19.4%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.92
Moderate — manageable debt (0.92)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
42.5x
no trend
Pricey — P/E 42.5

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+18.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (42.5 → 24.2)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.84%
no trend
Small dividend — 0.84% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
no trend
Dividend flat

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