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Arista Networks
A cloud and AI data-center networking company that raised its 2026 AI networking revenue target to $3.5 billion as Ethernet gains share from InfiniBand, positioning itself as the leading alternative to NVIDIA's proprietary networking approach for AI clusters. Arista raised its 2026 AI networking revenue target to $3.5 billion as Ethernet gained share from InfiniBand, with Meta and Microsoft driving growth toward an $11.5 billion overall 2026 revenue target.
Leading Indicators
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Sources
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Evidence
4 sources · 1 government/SEC filing · 79% avg. source confidence
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR) — Arista Networks FY2025 Annual Report (Form 10-K), filed with the SEC95% source confidence
- Yahoo Finance / Kavout — Meta and Microsoft drive Arista's AI networking growth to $11.5B 2026 revenue target64% source confidence
- Network World — Arista raises 2026 AI networking revenue target to $3.5 billion80% source confidence
- Seeking Alpha / Arista Q1 2026 earnings coverage — Arista Q1 2026 revenue up 35.1% as 'scale-across' AI networking emerges as a new growth category78% source confidence
Insider Filing Activity
Counts filing frequency only — transaction direction/size wasn't parseable from the sampled filings · sourced from SEC EDGAR · as of Jul 28, 2026
Dependency Map
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The Story So Far (last 6 months)
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Arista Networks's Timeline
A sourced, dated history of Arista Networks's key moments — founding to present.
Jan 2004 · Founded
Arista Networks was founded, later positioning itself as the leading Ethernet alternative to NVIDIA's proprietary InfiniBand networking for AI clusters.
Jan 2026 · Raises AI networking target to $3.5B
Arista raised its 2026 AI networking revenue target to $3.5 billion as Ethernet gained share from InfiniBand, with Meta and Microsoft driving growth toward an $11.5 billion overall 2026 revenue target.