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Networking Inventory Write-Downs

Networking inventory write-downs are charges recorded when components or finished products are expected to be excess, obsolete, or otherwise unrecoverable relative to forecast demand.

By Lee BaileyPublished Sep 25, 2026
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  1. Write-down charges fell by $135.6 million
  2. The charge is small relative to supplier commitments
  3. Inventory risk and purchase commitments are related but distinct
  4. Part of the Networking Platform Economics
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Networking inventory write-downs are charges recorded when components or finished goods are expected to be excess, obsolete, or otherwise unrecoverable relative to forecast demand.

Arista recorded $131.6 million of inventory write-down charges in 2025, down from $267.2 million in 2024.

Write-down charges fell by $135.6 million

The decline was about 50.7% year over year.

That is a large improvement in the charge, but it does not eliminate inventory or product-transition risk.

The charge is small relative to supplier commitments

Arista reported $6.8 billion of non-cancellable purchase commitments at year-end.

The $131.6 million write-down charge was about 1.9% of that commitment amount, though the two measures capture different exposures.

A write-down concerns inventory already held or recognized; purchase commitments concern future sourcing obligations.

Use Networking Purchase Commitments rather than treating lower write-downs as proof that committed-component risk disappeared.

Primary source: Arista Networks 2025 Form 10-K.

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