Fortinet(US:FTNT) Businesswireยท2025-10-10 00:00Core Viewpoint - Fortinet, Inc. is facing a class action lawsuit due to alleged securities fraud related to misleading statements about its business performance and the sustainability of its firewall upgrade cycle, which led to significant stock price declines following disappointing financial results [2][3]. Financial Performance - On August 6, 2025, Fortinet reported its Q2 2025 financial results, indicating that it was only "approximately 40% to 50% of the way through the 2026 firewall upgrade cycle" [2]. - The company provided weaker than expected revenue guidance for Q3 2025, projecting revenue between $1.67 billion and $1.73 billion [2]. - Following this announcement, Fortinet's share price dropped by $21.28, or approximately 22%, from $96.58 to $75.30 [2]. Lawsuit Details - The lawsuit is on behalf of investors who purchased Fortinet securities from November 8, 2024, to August 6, 2025, alleging that the company made materially false and misleading statements regarding the impact of a "record" round of FortiGate unit upgrades [3]. - Defendants claimed that the upgrade cycle would generate "around $400 million to $450 million in product revenue" in 2025 and 2026, and that it would gain momentum in the second half of 2025 [3]. - The lawsuit contends that the actual refresh cycle was not as lucrative as represented, consisting of old products that were a "small percentage" of the company's business, and that Fortinet misrepresented the true number of upgradable FortiGate firewalls [3].