Patrick DoneganFounder & Principal Analyst, HardenStance Ltd
The HardenStanceNetwork Security
Sales Index (NSSI)September 2018 Edition
September 11th 2018
Contents3. Objectives of the NSSI
4. The NSSI Methodology
6. Executive Summary
7. Sales figures for Q2 2018 and 12 months to Q2 2018
9. The last eight quarters to June 2018
10. Vendor ranking – Q2 2018 sales
11. Vendor ranking – 12 months sales figures to Q2 2018
12. Vendor ranking – Q2 2018 YoY sales growth
13. Vendor ranking – 12 month sales growth to end June 2018
15. Vendor ranking – Sequential sales growth (Q2 2018 vs Q1 2018)
16. Individual vendor summaries (and some commentary)
26. What’s new from HardenStance?
27. Register to continue receiving the NSSI
29. “About HardenStance” & Disclaimer
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Objectives Of The NSSI• The HardenStance Network Security
Sales Index (NSSI) tracks the quarterly security sales of eight of the largest vendors of network security hardware and software.
• The NSSI provides an index of customer spending on IT security hardware and software.
• The eight vendors have been selected on the basis of their size, their direct reporting of security sales and established relationships.
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• The primary goal of the NSSI is to provide a quarterly and annual gauge of aggregate customer demand for network security hardware and software. The secondary goal is to provide high level benchmarking of these eight security vendors against those sales benchmarks.
• Any vendor’s sales performance is in part determined by its profitability goals. The NSSI is focused on reporting, aggregating and benchmarking the high level sales numbers. The most recent profitability numbers are reported.
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The NSSI Methodology (1/2)The eight vendors featured are:
• Cisco Systems
• Check Point
• Fortinet
• Juniper Networks
• Palo Alto Networks
• Sophos
• Symantec
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• Trend Micro
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• Sales numbers are taken from the official earnings releases published by these companies.
• Some security vendors can’t be included in the sample group as they don’t report security sales separately- e.g Arbor Networks (part of NetScout) and F5 Networks.
• The total reported sales for six of the eight vendors are shown throughout. For Cisco and Juniper, just their security sales are shown.
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The NSSI Methodology (2/2)
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• The Cisco and Palo Alto Networks financial year runs from August 1 –July 30th. The Sophos financial year runs from April 1st - March 31st.
• The reporting quarters of Cisco, Palo Alto Networks & Sophos are re-labelled throughout for optimal alignment with the calendar based quarterly reporting of other vendors.
• The NSSI depicts what the above three companies report as their Fiscal Year Q4 2018 or Q1 2019 sales as calendar Q2 2018 sales.
• Due to variations in the timings of quarterly reports as stated, the alignment of numbers is imperfect.
• The re-alignment of numbers is necessary to provide the best possible like-for-like aggregate market view from a representative sample of large vendors.
• The eight vendors are diverse in the regions and product markets they serve. The term “network” is used in the broadest sense. Endpoint products feature prominently in the sales of some vendors featured. Network security products feature prominently in the case of others.
• Again, the NSSI’s main goal is to report aggregate demand as reported by some of the largest vendors.
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Executive Summary For Q2 2018• The eight security vendors generated
total security sales of $4 billion in Q2 2018, representing 10% sales growth over Q2 2017.
• The eight security vendors generated total security sales of $15.4 billion in the 12 months to June 30th 2018, representing 13% sales growth over the year to June 30th 2017.
• Symantec stated on May 10th 2018 that its financial results and forecast may change.
• This hinges on the outcome of an internal investigation that was initiated after concerns were raised by a former employee.
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• Palo Alto Networks again reported the highest growth in Q2 2018 sales vs Q2 2017 (29%) and the highest growth in 12 months sales to June 2018 vs 12 months to June 2017 (29%). It even reported the highest growth in sequential sales (16%).
• Juniper is continuing its recovery, with quarterly sales up 16% YoY and 12 month sales up 3%.
• At $658 million vs $627 million in the latest quarter, Palo Alto Networks has overtaken Cisco in security sales.
See disclaimer on Slide 29
• Cisco Systems & Palo Alto Networks sales numbers cover the twelve months - four quarters - from August 1st 2017 to July 28th 2018 whereas the other six vendors’ sales numbers are for July 1st 2017 to June 30th 2018.
• All figures throughout this edition are GAAP except the Q2 2018 numbers for Trend Micro which are Non-GAAP.
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Q2 2018 sales by the eight vendors were $4.0 billion, up 10% on Q2 2017
See disclaimer on Slide 29
• Cisco Systems & Palo Alto Networks sales numbers cover the twelve months - four quarters - from August 1st 2017 to July 28th 2018 whereas the other six vendors’ sales numbers are for July 1st 2017 to June 30th 2018.
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• Symantec Corp stated on May 10th 2018 that its financial results and forecast may change based on the outcome of an internal investigation that was initiated after concerns were raised by a former employee.
• All figures throughout this edition are GAAP except the Q2 2018 numbers for Trend Micro which are Non-GAAP.
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Sales For The 12 months to June 2018
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• The eight security vendors generated total sales of $15.4 billion in the year to June 30th 2018, representing 13% sales growth over the year to June 30th 2017.
• Palo Alto Networks reported easily the fastest sales growth for the latest reporting period, up 29% over the 12 months to June 30th 2017.
* Cisco Systems & Palo Alto Networks sales numbers cover the twelve months - four quarters - from August 1st 2017 to August 28th 2018 whereas the other six vendors’ sales numbers are for July 1st 2017 to June 30th 2018.
See disclaimer on Slide 29
* Symantec Corp stated on May 10th 2018 that its financial results and forecast may change based on the outcome of an internal investigation that was initiated after concerns were raised by a former employee.
All figures throughout this edition are GAAP except the Q2 2018 numbers for Trend Micro which are Non-GAAP.
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The Last Eight Quarters To June 30th 2018
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• Cisco Systems & Palo Alto Networks sales numbers cover the twelve months - four quarters - from August 1st 2017 to July 28th
2018 whereas the other six vendors’ sales numbers are for July 1st 2017 to June 30th 2018.
• Symantec Corp stated on May 10th 2018 that its financial results and forecast may change based on the outcome of an internal investigation that was initiated after concerns were raised by a former employee.
• All figures throughout this edition are GAAP except the Q2 2018 numbers for Trend Micro which are Non-GAAP.
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Q2 2018 Ranking By SalesVendor Ranking
Vendor Q2 2018 sales ($ millions)
#1 Symantec $1,156
#2 Palo Alto Networks* $ 658
#3 Cisco* $ 627
#4 Check Point $ 468
#5 Fortinet $ 441
#6 Trend Micro** $ 362
#7 Sophos $ 176
#8 Juniper $ 80
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• Symantec Corp stated on May 10th 2018 that its financial results and forecast may change based on the outcome of an internal investigation that was initiated after concerns were raised by a former employee.
• All figures throughout this edition are GAAP except the Q2 2018 numbers for Trend Micro which are Non-GAAP.
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• Cisco Systems & Palo Alto Networks sales numbers cover the twelve months - four quarters - from August 1st 2017 to July 28th 2018 whereas the other six vendors’ sales numbers are for July 1st 2017 to June 30th 2018.
12 Months to June 30th 2018 Ranking By Sales
Ranking Vendor12 months sales
to 30-6-18 ($ millions)
#1 Symantec $4,827
#2 Cisco* $2,353
#3 Palo Alto Networks* $2,273
#4 Check Point $1,881
#5 Fortinet $1,631
#6 Trend Micro** $1,410
#7 Sophos $674
#8 Juniper $311
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• Symantec Corp stated on May 10th 2018 that its financial results and forecast may change based on the outcome of an internal investigation that was initiated after concerns were raised by a former employee.
** All figures throughout this edition are GAAP except the Q2 2018 numbers for Trend Micro which are Non-GAAP.
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* Cisco Systems & Palo Alto Networks sales numbers cover the twelve months - four quarters - from August 1st 2017 to July 28th 2018 whereas the other six vendors’ sales numbers are for July 1st 2017 to June 30th 2018.
Year On Year Quarterly Sales GrowthVendor Ranking
Vendor Q2 2018 YoY sales growth
Q2 2018 sales
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Q2 2017 sales
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#1 Palo Alto* +29% $658 $509
#2 Sophos +24% $176 $141
#3 Fortinet +21% $441 $364
#4 Juniper +16% $80 $69
#5 Trend Micro** +13% $362 $319
#6 Cisco* +12% $627 $558
#7 Check Point +2% $468 $459
#8 Symantec -2% $1,156 $1,175
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• Symantec Corp stated on May 10th 2018 that its financial results and forecast may change based on the outcome of an internal investigation that was initiated after concerns were raised by a former employee.
** All figures throughout this edition are GAAP except the Q2 2018 numbers for Trend Micro which are Non-GAAP.
September 2018
• Cisco Systems & Palo Alto Networks sales numbers cover the twelve months - four quarters - from August 1st 2017 to July 28th 2018 whereas the other six vendors’ sales numbers are for July 1st 2017 to June 30th 2018.
12 Months Sales Growth To June 30th 2018
June 2018
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Vendor Growth in the year to June 2018 vs the year to June
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12 months sales to 30-6-18
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#1 Palo Alto* 29% $2,273 $1,762
#2 Sophos 24% $674 $554
#3 Fortinet 18% $1,631 $1,385
#4 Symantec 12% $4,827 $4,310
#5 Trend Micro** 10% $1,410 $1,277
#6 Cisco* 9% $2,353 $2,153
#7 Check Point 4% $1,881 $1,808
#8 Juniper 3% $311 $ 301
13See disclaimer on Slide 29
• Symantec Corp stated on May 10th 2018 that its financial results and forecast may change based on the outcome of an internal investigation that was initiated after concerns were raised by a former employee.
** All figures throughout this edition are GAAP except the Q2 2018 numbers for Trend Micro which are Non-GAAP.
September 2018
• Cisco Systems & Palo Alto Networks sales numbers cover the twelve months - four quarters - from August 1st 2017 to July 28th 2018 whereas the other six vendors’ sales numbers are for July 1st 2017 to June 30th 2018.
Sales Growth in the Twelve Months to June 2018
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* vs 12 months to June 2017
• Symantec Corp stated on May 10th 2018 that its financial results and forecast may change based on the outcome of an internal investigation that was initiated after concerns were raised by a former employee.
** All figures throughout this edition are GAAP except the Q2 2018 numbers for Trend Micro which are Non-GAAP.
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• Cisco Systems & Palo Alto Networks sales numbers cover the twelve months - four quarters - from August 1st 2017 to July 28th 2018 whereas the other six vendors’ sales numbers are for July 1st 2017 to June 30th 2018.
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Sequential Sales Growth Q2 2018 vs Q1 2018Vendor Ranking
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Q1 2018 sales
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#1 Palo Alto* +16% $658 $567
#2 Fortinet +11% $441 $399
#3 Juniper +9% $80 $73
#4 Cisco* +8% $627 $583
#5 Check Point +4% $468 $452
#6 Trend Micro** +3% $362 $351
#7 Sophos 0% $176 $176
#8 Symantec -5% $1,156 $1,222
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• Symantec Corp stated on May 10th 2018 that its financial results and forecast may change based on the outcome of an internal investigation that was initiated after concerns were raised by a former employee.
** All figures throughout this edition are GAAP except the Q2 2018 numbers for Trend Micro which are Non-GAAP.
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* Cisco Systems & Palo Alto Networks sales numbers cover the twelve months - four quarters - from August 1st
2017 to July 28th 2018 whereas the other six vendors’ sales numbers are for July 1st 2017 to June 30th 2018.
Individual Vendor Summaries
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Check Point
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• Q2 2018 sales were $468 million.
• #4 by Q2 2018 sales.
• #4 by sales for the 12 months ending June 30th 2018 ($1,881 million).
• #7 by Q2 2018 sales growth vs Q2 2017 (+2%).
• #7 by 12 month sales growth to end June 2018 vs 12 months sales to end June 2017 (+4%).
• #5 by sequential sales growth in Q2 2018 vs Q1 2018 (4%)
• Profitability in Q2 2018: GAAP operating income of $224 million.
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• Q2 2018 security sales of $627 million.
• #3 by Q2 2018 sales.
• #2 by sales for the 12 months ending June 30th 2018 ($2.4 billion).
• #6 by Q2 2018 sales growth vs Q2 2017 (+12%).
• #6 by 12 month sales growth to end June 2018 vs 12 months sales to end June 2017 (+9%).
• #4 by sequential sales growth in Q2 2018 vs Q1 2018 (+8%).
• Profitability: Cisco reports sales of security solutions but not profitability.
• Cisco and Palo Alto Networks report for the quarter ending July 28th 2018 whereas most vendors report for the quarter ending June 30th 2018.
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Fortinet
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• Q2 2018 sales were $441.3 million.
• #5 by Q2 2018 sales.
• #5 by sales for the 12 months ending June 30th 2018 ($1,631 million).
• #3 by Q2 2018 sales growth vs Q2 2017 (+21%).
• #3 by 12 month sales growth to end June 2018 vs 12 months sales to end June 2017 (+18%).
• #2 by sequential sales growth in Q2 2018 vs Q1 2018 (11%).
• Profitability in Q2 2018: GAAP operating income of $50.7 million.
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• Q2 2018 security sales: $79.5 million.
• #8 by Q2 2018 sales.
• #8 by sales for the 12 months ending June 30th 2018 ($311 million)
• #4 by Q2 2018 sales growth vs Q2 2017 (+16%).
• #8 by 12 month sales growth to end June 2018 vs 12 months sales to end June 2017 (3%).
• #3 by sequential sales growth in Q2 2018 vs Q1 2018 (9%).
• Profitability: Juniper reports sales of security solutions but not profitability.
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• Q2 2018 sales were $658.1 million.
• #2 by Q2 2018 sales.
• #3 by sales for the 12 months ending June 30th 2018 ($2,273 million)
• #1 by Q2 2018 sales growth vs Q2 2017 (+29%).
• #1 by 12 month sales growth to end June 2018 vs 12 months sales to end June 2017 (+29%).
• #1 by sequential sales growth in Q2 2018 vs Q1 2018 (+16%)
• Profitability in Q2 2018:GAAP net loss of $2.3 million.
• Cisco and Palo Alto Networks report for the quarter ending July 28th 2018
whereas most vendors report for the quarter ending June 30th 2018.
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Sophos
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• Q2 2018 sales were $175.5 million.
• #7 by Q2 2018 sales.
• #7 by sales for the 12 months ending June 30th 2018 ($674 million)
• #2 by Q2 2018 sales growth vs Q2 2017 (+24%).
• #2 by 12 month sales growth to end June 2018 vs 12 months sales to end June 2017 (+24%).
• #7 by sequential sales growth in Q2 2018 vs Q1 2018 (0%).
• Profitability in Q2 2018: GAAP operating profit of $6.2 million.
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• Q2 2018 sales were $1,156 million.
• #1 by Q2 2018 sales.
• #1 by sales for the 12 months ending June 30th 2018 ($4,846 million).
• #8 by Q2 2018 sales growth vs Q2 2017 (-2%).
• #4 by 12 month sales growth to end June 2018 vs 12 months sales to end June 2017 (+12%).
• #8 by sequential sales growth in Q2 2018 vs Q1 2018 (-5%).
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• Symantec Corp stated on May 10th 2018 that its financial results and forecast may change based on the outcome of an internal investigation that was initiated after concerns were raised by a former employee.
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• Q2 2018 sales were $361.8 million.
• #6 by Q2 2018 sales.
• #6 by sales for the 12 months ending June 30th 2018 ($1,410 million)
• #5 by Q2 2018 sales growth vs Q2 2017 (+13%).
• #5 by 12 month sales growth to end June 2018 vs 12 months sales to end June 2017 (+10%).
• #6 by sequential sales growth in Q2 2018 vs Q1 2018 (3%).
• Profitability in Q2 2018: Operating income of $78.3 million.
* Q2 2018 Trend Micro figures are Non-GAAP
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About HardenStance
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• HardenStance Ltd is a market research company delivering trusted research, analysis and insight in telecom and IT security.
• The company was founded in January 2017 by Patrick Donegan.
• Patrick spent more than ten years from 2006 – 2016 as a telecom market research analyst for Heavy Reading, the latter three as Chief Analyst.
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