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Competition and Market Share

Arista Networks, Inc. · 2026-09-07 · Importance 23 · Surprise 24

Reports identify increasing competition and reliance on large customers as risks to Arista’s AI-networking growth narrative. Arista’s integrated hardware-and-software offering is positioned as a competitive advantage for complex AI deployments. Peer commentary indicated that AI-networking demand remained strong even as Ciena-specific concerns drove a sharp decline in Ciena’s shares, supporting a favorable relative positioning for Arista and Cisco.

Key facts

• California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in Arista Networks by 17,042.6% in the second quarter. source
• California State Teachers Retirement System owned 272,793,984 shares of Arista Networks after acquiring an additional 271,202,666 shares in the second quarter. source