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Fortinet, Inc.

Fortinet, Inc. is an American cybersecurity company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. It develops and sells security products including firewalls, endpoint security and intrusion detection systems. Fortinet has offices in the US, Canada, and UK.

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Basic company information

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Ticker / security symbols
FTNT [1]
Listing exchanges
Nasdaq [1]
SEC industry
Computer Peripheral Equipment, NEC [1]
Business sectors
computer security [2]
Company / filing name
Fortinet, Inc. [1]
Headquarters location
Sunnyvale [2]
Business address
909 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE, CA, 94086 [1]
Founded
2000 [2]
Legal form
Delaware corporation [2]
Incorporation jurisdiction
Delaware, United States [1]
Founders
Ken Xie [2]
Official website
www.fortinet.com ↗ [2]
Employees
15,109 · reported year 2025 [2]
Annual revenue
USD 1,010,000,000 · reported year 2015 [2]
Fiscal year end
December 31 (SEC record) [1]
ISIN (reported securities)
US34959E1091 [2]
CIK
0001262039 [1]
SIC code
3577 [1]
Country in background record
United States [2]

Company positioning and business

Fortinet, Inc. is an American cybersecurity company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. It develops and sells security products including firewalls, endpoint security and intrusion detection systems. Fortinet has offices in the US, Canada, and UK. [3]

Founded in 2000 by brothers Ken Xie and Michael Xie, the company's first and main product was FortiGate, a physical firewall. The company later added wireless access points, sandbox and messaging security. The company went public in November 2009. [3]

Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Fortinet. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.

Understanding company scale

Employees: 15,109 · reported year 2025. [2]

Annual revenue: USD 1,010,000,000 · reported year 2015. [2]

Financial year, securities and disclosures

The SEC submissions record gives Fortinet, Inc. a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]

Listed securities: FTNT (Nasdaq). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]

History and key events

  1. Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [2]

  2. Form 10-K filed; reporting period ends 2025-12-31. [5]

Financial results and regulatory disclosures

Annual, quarterly and current reports from the collected SEC record. Insider Forms 4 and 144 are excluded. This is a selected list, not a live filing feed.

Source-verified relationships

Fortinet, Inc. → Listed on → Nasdaq [1]
Fortinet, Inc. → SEC industry classification → Computer Peripheral Equipment, NEC [1]

Companies in the same industry

Comparison candidates share the SEC SIC classification 3577. This does not imply ownership, partnership or trading relationships.

Related entities and concepts

Frequently asked questions

When was Fortinet, Inc. founded?

Founded: 2000. The linked source provides the background record. [2]

Where is the headquarters of Fortinet, Inc.?

Headquarters location: Sunnyvale. The linked source provides the background record. [2]

Which business sectors are recorded for Fortinet, Inc.?

Business sectors: computer security. The linked source provides the background record. [2]

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Sources and review dates

  1. SEC — Fortinet, Inc. filing identity and securities ↗
  2. Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
  3. Wikipedia contributors — Fortinet (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
  4. SEC securities directory ↗
  5. Company chronology / filing ↗

Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.

Content preparation: source-based compilation with AI assistance. See methods and attribution. Named sources identify the underlying records; no individual expert review is claimed.