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SentinelOne, Inc.
Technology · Software - Infrastructure · United States · Stock
Score Breakdown
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Why Ranked Here
- The composite score of 16.4/100 reflects strong top-line momentum offset by deeply negative profitability metrics, including a net margin of -45.0% and operating margin of -32.1% in FY2026.
- Both the dividend and macro theme factors scored zero, as SentinelOne pays no dividend and the Cybersecurity theme assignment did not translate into model credit under the current methodology.
- The financial health factor also scored zero, and while total assets stand at $2,438,102,000, the available filing evidence did not support a more specific explanation for that component.
Why Not Higher
- Despite +21.9% revenue growth, the net loss widened by -56.3% year-over-year and diluted EPS worsened from -$0.92 to -$1.37, meaning growth quality is poor and profitability scores are at the lowest possible level.
- The absence of any dividend, a zero macro theme score, and a zero financial health score collectively weighed on the composite, leaving little room for the model to reward the company's top-line progress.
Data Confidence
7 / 10
High — most data fields present
Why This Score
Grounded in figures from this company's SEC EDGAR filings — not a restatement of the score itself.
Revenue grew from FY2025's $821,461,000 to FY2026's $1,001,278,000, a gain of +21.9% year-over-year. However, net income deteriorated from FY2025's -$288,441,000 to FY2026's -$450,735,000 (-56.3%), and diluted EPS worsened from FY2025's -$0.92 to FY2026's -$1.37 (-48.9%).
The model rewarded meaningful top-line expansion but penalized the sharply widening net loss and deteriorating per-share earnings, resulting in a below-midpoint score that reflects mixed growth quality.
In FY2026, SentinelOne reported a net margin of -45.0%, an operating margin of -32.1%, and a return on assets of -18.5%, all deeply negative.
The model assigns the lowest possible profitability score because all three key profitability metrics are substantially negative in FY2026, indicating the company is consuming significantly more resources than it generates in earnings.
Filing evidence currently available does not support a more specific explanation for this factor.
Quarterly revenue showed consistent sequential growth across the last four reported quarters: 2026Q2 $242,183,000, 2026Q3 $258,913,000, 2026Q4 $271,153,000, and 2027Q1 $276,657,000. Operating losses remained relatively stable over the same period at -$80,618,000, -$73,311,000, -$79,897,000, and -$79,718,000, while net losses fluctuated, spiking to -$110,232,000 in 2026Q4 before improving to -$76,164,000 in 2027Q1.
The model credited the steady upward revenue trajectory but was tempered by persistent and volatile operating and net losses, producing a mid-range momentum score that reflects positive top-line direction without bottom-line improvement.
SentinelOne does not currently pay a dividend and has no mapped dividend history at all, making it a genuine non-payer rather than a case of missing data.
The model assigns a zero dividend score because there is no dividend income for investors to reward, which is typical for high-growth technology companies reinvesting capital into operations.
SentinelOne is assigned to the Cybersecurity macro theme.
Although the company carries a Cybersecurity theme assignment — a sector that can attract thematic model credit — this assignment did not translate into a positive score under the model's current methodology.
Research Summary
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SentinelOne achieved meaningful top-line growth, with revenue rising from $821,461,000 in FY2025 to $1,001,278,000 in FY2026, a gain of +21.9% year-over-year, and quarterly revenues have continued to climb sequentially through 2027Q1. However, the company's profitability picture is deeply negative, with a net margin of -45.0%, operating margin of -32.1%, and return on assets of -18.5% in FY2026, while the net loss widened sharply from -$288,441,000 to -$450,735,000. The absence of dividends and a zero score on the macro theme factor further weighed on the composite, resulting in a total model score of 16.4/100, a Very High risk rating, and an Insufficient Data label.
Plain English
SentinelOne is growing its sales fast — crossing $1 billion in annual revenue — but it's losing a lot more money each year than it makes, which makes it a very risky investment right now.
Bull Case vs. Bear Case
Bull Case
- Revenue has grown consistently, rising +21.9% year-over-year to $1,001,278,000 in FY2026, and quarterly revenues have continued to climb sequentially from $242,183,000 in 2026Q2 to $276,657,000 in 2027Q1.
- Operating losses have remained relatively stable on a quarterly basis, hovering between approximately -$73 million and -$81 million across the last four reported quarters, suggesting some degree of cost discipline even as the company scales.
- SentinelOne operates in the Cybersecurity sector, a macro theme that can attract investor interest in high-growth technology companies reinvesting capital into operations.
Bear Case
- Profitability is deeply negative across all key metrics in FY2026: net margin of -45.0%, operating margin of -32.1%, and return on assets of -18.5%, indicating the company consumes far more resources than it generates in earnings.
- The net loss widened sharply from -$288,441,000 in FY2025 to -$450,735,000 in FY2026 (-56.3%), and diluted EPS deteriorated from -$0.92 to -$1.37 (-48.9%), signaling worsening per-share losses despite revenue growth.
- SentinelOne pays no dividend and has no mapped dividend history at all, offering no income return to investors while the company continues to post large losses.
What Could Change the Picture
Bullish Triggers
- A sustained and meaningful narrowing of operating and net losses alongside continued sequential revenue growth would signal improving unit economics and could shift the risk profile.
- Demonstrated progress toward profitability — such as positive operating margins — would address the primary concern dragging the composite score down.
Bearish Triggers
- If quarterly revenue growth stalls or reverses after the steady climb from 2026Q2 through 2027Q1, the one clear positive driver in the model would be undermined.
- A further widening of net losses beyond the already steep -$450,735,000 recorded in FY2026 would reinforce concerns about the sustainability of the current business model.
Risk Profile
Very High RiskSentinelOne carries a Very High risk rating, reflecting persistent and large operating losses that ranged from -$73,311,000 to -$80,618,000 per quarter across the last four reported periods, with no evidence of a path to profitability visible in the filing data. The net loss spiked to -$110,232,000 in 2026Q4 before partially recovering to -$76,164,000 in 2027Q1, illustrating the volatility and magnitude of losses that investors must weigh against the company's revenue growth.
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