FTNTFortinet

Software Platform · US · Fortinet, Inc.

5 of 6 ratios computed · receipts verified server-side

Idiot Index

out of 100 · 5/6 ratios · FY 2023

The full receipt

Latest published value for each ratio, with the sector median for context and year-over-year change where the prior year is available.

Markup →
How much revenue per dollar of cost.
4.2685× revenue / costverified
$1 of cost becomes $4.27 of revenue
Sector median: 3.7286Median range for extraction in sector
FY 2023v1.0.0
Operational Markup →
Revenue per dollar of cost + operating expenses. The multiplier after legitimate operations.
1.2416× revenue / (cost + opex)verified
$1 of cost+opex becomes $1.24 of revenue
Sector median: 1.0697Median range for extraction in sector
FY 2023v1.0.0
Labor Share →
How much of every revenue dollar reaches workers.
Not computed: missing input.
Needed but not in this company's XBRL filings: Total Employee Compensation.
What this company did disclose: Stock Buybacks, CEO Total Compensation, Cost of Goods Sold, Median Employee Compensation, Net Income, Operating Expenses, R&D Expense, Revenue
Executive Extraction →
How many times a CEO out-earns the median employee.
131.0× CEO / median workerverified
CEO earns 131× the median worker
Sector median: 135.4Median range for extraction in sector
FY 2023v1.0.0
Shareholder Extraction →
Dollars sent to shareholders for every dollar invested in R&D.
1.7487× buybacks+dividends / R&Dverified
$1.75 to shareholders for every $1 in R&D
Sector median: 0.4876Top 18% for extraction in sector
FY 2023v1.0.0
Capital Extraction →
How much of net profit goes to shareholders rather than back into the business.
1.2225× buybacks+dividends / net incomeverified
122% of net profit returned to shareholders — funded beyond current-year earnings
Sector median: 0.8495Top 16% for extraction in sector
FY 2023v1.0.0