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Earnings call · FY2025 Q4

Fastly, Inc. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Fastly, Inc. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Concluded Feb 11, 2026 Audio replay
Feb 11, 2026 55:35 29 turns
Period
FY2025 Q4
Runtime
55:35
Sources
5 artifacts

Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Fastly reported record Q4 2025 revenue of $172.6 million, up 23% year-over-year and exceeding the top end of guidance, along with record non-GAAP gross margin of 64.0% and a record RPO of $353.8 million (+55% YoY). For 2026, the company guided to ~18% Q1 revenue growth and ~14% full-year revenue growth.

CapEx and infrastructure investment 22 Customer wins and cross-sell 10 AI as tailwind and agentic AI 9 Profitability and margins 8 Security product momentum 8 Platform and product launches 6

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +75 · moderate hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “We delivered our fourth consecutive quarter of revenue acceleration, closing out the year with record revenue of $173 million in the fourth quarter. This represented 23% annual growth, the highest in over 3 years and exceeded the top end of our guidance.”
  • “Security revenue growth accelerated to 32% year-over-year, up from 30% in the third quarter and notching another record high.”
  • “Given this momentum, our go-to-market teams are focused on accelerating customer acquisition to further support our future growth.”
  • “reflect confidence that our business will outpace market growth while maintaining a prudent approach to longer-term visibility, especially amid greater macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty”

Forward guidance

6 guided metrics

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Revenue · derived Q4 $172.61M +22.8% YoY
Gross margin · derived Q4 61.4% +8.0 pp YoY
Net income · derived Q4 -$15.51M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Q4 revenue of $172.6 million grew 23% year-over-year, exceeding the top end of guidance and marking the highest growth in over 3 years.
  • Fourth consecutive quarter of revenue acceleration, closing the first profitable fiscal year.
  • Record non-GAAP gross margin of 64.0% in Q4, with operating margin and operating income reaching all-time highs in absolute dollars and as a percentage of revenue.
  • Fourth straight quarter of positive free cash flow.
  • Security revenue growth accelerated to 32% YoY, up from 30% in Q3, reaching another record high.
  • Record RPO of $353.8 million, up 55% year-over-year.

Risks & pressure points

  • Top 10 customer concentration rose to 34% of revenue (up from 32%), increasing revenue concentration risk.
  • Q1 2026 gross margin guidance of approximately 64% is expected to step down in Q2 and Q3 as additional costs come online, with recovery in Q4.
  • 2026 revenue growth guidance steps down to approximately 14% from the 23% Q4 2025 growth rate, reflecting a 'prudent approach to longer-term visibility' amid macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty.
  • Full-year 2025 GAAP net loss of $(0.83) per share; full-year 2025 GAAP operating loss of $119.0 million.
  • Infrastructure CapEx of 10% to 12% of 2026 revenue, with the majority directed to growth CapEx (including new APJ POPs) rather than maintenance.

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“Our first-quarter and 2026 revenue growth guidance of 18% and 14%, respectively, reflect confidence that our business will outpace market growth while maintaining a prudent approach to longer-term visibility, especially amid greater macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty.” Kip Compton, CEO
“We delivered our fourth consecutive quarter of revenue acceleration, closing out the year with record revenue of $173 million in the fourth quarter. This represented 23% annual growth, the highest in over 3 years and exceeded the top end of our guidance.” Kip Compton, CEO

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Feb 11, 2026.

Metric Guided
Total Revenue table
Q1 2026
$168M – $174M
Total Revenue table
Full Year 2026
$700M – $720M
Non-GAAP Operating Income table
Full Year 2026
$50M – $60M
Non-GAAP Operating Income table
Q1 2026
$14M – $18M
Non-GAAP Net Income per share table
Full Year 2026
$0.23 – $0.29
Non-GAAP Net Income per share table
Q1 2026
$0.07 – $0.10
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