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Fastly, Inc. (FSLY) financials

NASDAQ · Technology · Software - Application · 1,140 employees · CEO Charles Compton

Price
$23.12 -9.85%
Market cap
$3.68B
Enterprise value
$3.99B
Last report
Q2 '26 filed 2026-08-05
Next report
2026-11-04 EPS est. $0.12
Revenue (TTM)$687M+20.4% vs a year agoLast 4 quarters; bars = each quarter
Operating margin (TTM)-11.9%+14.3 pp vs a year agoOperating income -$82M
Net income (TTM)-$81.1M+45.0% vs a year agoAfter tax, incl. non-operating gains
Free cash flow (TTM)$42.2M+96.7% vs a year agoCapex $77.3M
Diluted EPS (TTM)-$0.53+48.5% vs a year agoSum of the last 4 quarters
Net cash-$60.8M+31.7% vs a year agoCash + short-term investments - debt

Valuation & key figures

Market cap
$3.68B
EV $3.99B
Revenue
$687M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth
+19%
FY2026 consensus
Profit margin
-11.8%
Net income / revenue, TTM
P/E
-43.6×
Forward 44.0× (FY2026)
P/S
5.4×
Price / sales, TTM
EV / EBITDA
3,041.7×
TTM
Free cash flow
$42.2M
Trailing 12 months
Net income
-$81.1M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue estimate
$741M
FY2026 consensus
Earnings
2026-11-04
Revenue est. $188M
Dividend
–
No dividend

Key takeaways

Computed from the reported numbers - every statement carries the figure it rests on.

  • Last report (2026-08-05): revenue beat by 5.4%, EPS beat by 127.5%Revenue $183M vs $174M expected (+5.4%); EPS $0.15 vs $0.07 (+127.5%).
  • Revenue growth accelerating: 23.3% year on yearQ2 '26 revenue $183M, against an average of 17.6% over the four quarters before.
  • Operating margin -11.9% (TTM), +14.3 pp on a year agoOperating income grew 45.2% while revenue grew 20.4%.
  • Capex 11.3% of revenue (a year ago 5.6%)$77.3M invested in the last 4 quarters (+142.8% on a year earlier). Free cash flow $42.2M.
  • Diluted share count up 8.1% in a year158M diluted shares in Q2 '26, 146M a year earlier.
  • Net debt $60.8MCash + short-term investments $337M, debt incl. leases $398M; a year ago net debt $89.1M.

Last quarter: Q2 '26

Quarter ended 2026-06-30. Compared with the same quarter a year earlier and with the analyst consensus before the report.

Quarter vs a year ago

Q2 '26Year agoChange
Revenue$183M$149M+23.3%
Gross margin63.3%51.3%+11.9 pp
Operating income-$14.4M-$36.5M+60.5%
Operating margin-7.9%-24.6%+16.7 pp
Net income-$15.6M-$37.5M+58.5%
Diluted EPS-$0.10-$0.26+61.5%
Operating cash flow$39.3M$25.8M+52.5%
Capex$31.6M$5.09M+521.4%
Free cash flow$7.71M$20.7M-62.8%
R&D$42.1M$42.2M-0.4%
Stock-based compensation$35.2M$26.3M+33.6%

Reported vs consensus

2026-08-05
ActualConsensusvs consensus
Revenue$183M$174M+5.4%
EPS (as estimated)$0.15$0.07+127.5%

From the report of 2026-08-05 for Q2 '26: revenue and the EPS analysts estimate (often adjusted), so it can differ from the EPS of the statements above.

EPS vs consensus

last 8 reports

Revenue

Where the money comes from - by business line and by region, quarter by quarter.

Revenue, operating income and growth

quarterly

Revenue by business line

stacked, quarterly
SegmentQ2 '26y/yShareTTMTTM y/y12 quarters
Network Services$134M+16.6%73.0%$510M-7.3%
Security$41.7M+42.6%22.8%$150M+11.7%
Other$7.7M+68.6%4.2%$27.5M+41.9%

Revenue by region

share of total
SegmentQ2 '26y/yShareTTMTTM y/y12 quarters
United States$129M+14.2%70.2%$494M+13.7%
Non-US$54.6M–29.8%––
Asia Pacific–––––
Europe–––––
All Other Countries–––––

Margins & cost structure

How much of each unit of revenue is left at each level - and where the costs go.

Margins

quarterly

Costs as % of revenue

quarterly

Cash flow & capital allocation

Cash generated, what it is spent on, and what reaches shareholders.

Operating cash flow, capex, free cash flow

quarterly

Uses of cash vs operating cash flow

fiscal years

Last 4 quarters

cash flow statement
Operating cash flow
$120M
Capex
-$77.3M
Buybacks
$0
Dividends
$0
Acquisitions
$0
Net debt issued
$141M
Stock-based compensation
$136M
Free cash flow
$42.2M
Returned to shareholders / FCF
-0.0%

Share count and EPS

quarterly, diluted

Balance sheet

Liquidity, investments and debt at each quarter end.

Cash, investments and debt

quarter ends

Valuation & returns

Today's multiples against the company's own last five fiscal years; analyst targets and ratings.

Multiples and returns

TTM vs 5 fiscal years
Now5y averageWhere today sits in the 5-year range
P/E (TTM)-43.6×––
EV / EBITDA3,041.7×––
EV / Sales5.8×5.7×2.6× – 14.1×
Price / FCF87.2×22.7× 1 of 5 years22.7× – 22.7×
Price / Book3.7×2.1×1.0× – 4.1×
FCF yield1.1%-3.2%-15.0% – 4.4%
Return on invested capital-5.7%-11.8%-13.9% – -8.6%
Return on equity-8.5%-17.0%-22.0% – -13.1%

Analysts

Consensus target $28.33 (+22.6%)
range $23.00 – $35.00 · rating Hold

Strong buy0
Buy6
Hold11
Sell1
Strong sell0

Outlook

Analyst consensus for the coming fiscal years and what it implies at today's price.

Consensus estimates

Fiscal yearRevenueGrowthEPSGrowthP/E at today's priceAnalysts (EPS)
FY2026$741M+18.7%$0.52+163.3%44.0×7
FY2027$851M+14.8%$0.64+22.4%36.0×7
FY2028$975M+14.6%$0.79+23.1%29.2×4
FY2029$1.12B+14.5%$0.97+22.7%23.8×2
FY2030$1.32B+17.9%$1.14+17.5%20.3×4

Financial statements

Every line of the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement - 12 quarters and 10 fiscal years, as values, as % of revenue or as growth.

Every reported line

All 252 figures Fastly, Inc. tagged in its recent 10-Q / 10-K filings, with the official SEC label and definition - including the notes (leases, taxes, buybacks, employees, ...).

Line (SEC label)Latest quarterYear agoy/yLatest FYPrior FYy/y
Accounts Payable, Current$20.1M$13.3M+50.8%$17.6M$6.04M+191.4%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current$114M$117M-2.6%$118M$116M+1.8%
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current$6.97M$6.49M+7.3%$6.26M$8.25M-24.1%
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Writeoff–––$6.17M$2.63M+134.4%
Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)$1.01M$1.05M-3.2%$4.18M$3.83M+9.1%
Accretion (Amortization) of Discounts and Premiums, Investments$1.02M$1.36M-24.9%$4.7M$3.97M+18.4%
Accrual for Taxes Other than Income Taxes, Current$4.57M$4.54M+0.6%$4.8M$4.27M+12.5%
Accrued Bonuses, Current–––$6.57M2024-12-31$24.6M-73.3%
Accrued Liabilities, Current$52.9M$45.3M+16.9%$70.7M$41.6M+69.8%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax-$493K-$169K-191.7%-$41K-$100K+59.0%
Additional Paid in Capital$2.14B$2.01B+6.4%$2.04B$1.96B+4.4%
Advertising Expense–––$5.1M$5.8M-12.1%
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs and Discounts$366K$217K+68.7%$906K$1.38M-34.2%
Amortization of Intangible Assets$2.3M$4.9M-53.1%$16.8M$19.6M-14.2%
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount-693K2.23M-131.1%42.2M27M+56.1%
APIC, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition$24.6M$19.6M+25.7%$89.5M$108M-17.3%
Assets$1.5B$1.46B+2.8%$1.5B$1.45B+3.3%
Assets, Current$479M$465M+3.1%$507M$440M+15.1%
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure$271M2025-09-30$290M-6.5%$243M2024-12-31$308M-21.0%
Capitalized Contract Cost, Amortization$4.7M$4.8M-2.1%$19.4M$18.6M+4.0%
Capitalized Contract Cost, Net, Noncurrent$42.9M$47.9M-10.5%$47.6M$52.6M-9.5%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value$89.8M$82.5M+8.9%$181M$286M-36.9%
Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value$41.4M2025-09-30$199M-79.2%$233M2024-12-31$86.7M+169.2%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents$89.8M$82.5M+8.9%$181M$286M-36.9%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect-$56.9M-$43M-32.3%-$106M$178M-159.3%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share–––$0.002024-12-31$0.000.0%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized–––1B2024-12-311B0.0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued159M––142M2024-12-31133M+6.8%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding159M––142M2024-12-31133M+6.8%
Common Stock, Value, Issued$3K2025-09-30$3K0.0%$3K2024-12-31$3K0.0%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent-$15.7M-$37.6M+58.3%-$122M-$157M+22.6%
Contract with Customer, Asset, after Allowance for Credit Loss$1.32M$2.04M-35.4%$1.67M$1.07M+55.6%
Contract with Customer, Liability$36.2M$41.5M-12.8%$40.8M$29.6M+38.0%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current$34.3M$34.4M-0.3%$6.12M$1.21M+404.1%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized$15.2M$13.5M+12.9%$27.1M$33.7M-19.6%
Cost of Revenue$67.4M$67.6M-0.3%$268M$248M+8.1%
Current Federal Tax Expense (Benefit)–––$0$0–
Current Foreign Tax Expense (Benefit)–––$1.02M$611K+66.9%
Current State and Local Tax Expense (Benefit)–––$35K$200K-82.5%
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale$271M2025-09-30$290M-6.5%$243M2024-12-31$286M-15.2%
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain, before Tax$0$5K-100.0%$66K$3K+2,100.0%
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Loss, before Tax$380K$91K+317.6%$2K$0–
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale, Amortized Cost$271M2025-09-30$290M-6.5%$243M2024-12-31$287M-15.4%
Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense (Benefit)–––$0$0–
Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense (Benefit)–––$1.43M$1.79M-20.1%
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)-$23K$327K-107.0%$1.43M$1.79M-20.1%
Deferred Revenue, Current$35.2M2025-12-31$26.5M+32.9%$35.2M$26.5M+32.9%
Deferred State and Local Income Tax Expense (Benefit)–––$0$0–
Deferred Tax Assets, Deferred Income$7.62M2025-12-31$5.16M+47.7%$7.62M$5.16M+47.7%
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross$352M2025-12-31$332M+5.9%$352M$332M+5.9%
Deferred Tax Assets, in Process Research and Development$52.1M2025-12-31$46.8M+11.3%$52.1M$46.8M+11.3%
Deferred Tax Assets, Net$591K2025-12-31$349K+69.3%$591K$349K+69.3%
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards$199M2025-12-31$184M+8.1%$199M$184M+8.1%
Deferred Tax Assets, Other$4.83M2025-12-31$4.58M+5.3%$4.83M$4.58M+5.3%
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Compensation and Benefits, Share-based Compensation Cost$14M2025-12-31$6.92M+102.1%$14M$6.92M+102.1%
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Reserves and Accruals$5.33M2025-12-31$4.89M+9.0%$5.33M$4.89M+9.0%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance$303M2025-12-31$279M+8.6%$303M$279M+8.6%
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Goodwill and Intangible Assets$6.32M2025-12-31$11M-42.5%$6.32M$11M-42.5%
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross$47.7M2025-12-31$52.5M-9.2%$47.7M$52.5M-9.2%
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Leasing Arrangements$13.8M2025-12-31$13.4M+3.3%$13.8M$13.4M+3.3%

Source: SEC companyfacts (XBRL of every 10-Q / 10-K). Cash-flow quarters are derived from the year-to-date figures the 10-Q tags. Segment breakdowns are tagged with dimensions and are shown in the segment section instead.

Sources

Statements, segment revenue, metrics and estimates are standardised from the company's filings. Segment profits and every reported line: SEC EDGAR (XBRL). Filings read: 10-Q 2026-06-30, 10-Q 2026-03-31, 10-K 2025-12-31, 10-Q 2025-09-30, 10-Q 2025-06-30, 10-Q 2025-03-31, 10-K 2024-12-31, 10-Q 2024-09-30, 10-Q 2024-06-30

Data as of 2026-11-02