Nutanix, Inc (NASDAQ:NTNX) Projects Continued Recovery Amid AI Platform Expansion

Nutanix shows a supply-driven operational recovery and strong cash generation while product launches position the company to capture enterprise AI workloads. Near-term momentum depends on whether recent technical momentum holds and how efficiently management converts AI demand into higher-margin revenue.

Recent News

Aug. 26 — Nutanix announced general availability of Nutanix Enterprise AI (NAI) 2.8 and forthcoming Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) 2.19 plus partner programs to accelerate AI deployments; Aug. 18 — a strategic partnership with ChronoScale to extend GPU-as-a-Service and inference-token options for enterprises; July 13 — a company report highlighted risks from shadow AI and data-sovereignty pressures across regulated industries; June 29 — a $250,000 grant and partnership to expand K–12 computer science access.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 41.68 signals a very strong underlying trend; this strength amplifies the impact of directional signals on near-term price action.

DI+ 31.37 decreasing indicates waning bullish directional momentum despite DI+ remaining above DI-; that weakening raises the likelihood of a consolidation phase against the current valuation context.

DI- 13.46 decreasing indicates lower downside directional pressure, which supports limited near-term downside even as bullish momentum softens.

MACD 1.65 with a peak-and-reversal and below the signal line (1.78) indicates bearish momentum has emerged from a prior rally and may weigh on short-term upside attempts.

MRO -4.48 (negative) indicates price sits below the model target, implying upward potential toward fair value; the peak-and-reversal note suggests that potential faces near-term resistance to rapid realization.

RSI 63.81 with a peak-and-reversal signals short-term exhaustion from recent gains; momentum may slow and favor range-bound action unless a fresh catalyst reverses the signal.

Price sits above the 12-day and 20-day averages with the 12-day EMA increasing and the 200-day average well below current price, which supports a bullish structural bias even as short-term momentum indicators warn of cooling.

Fundamental Analysis

Revenue totaled $757,078,000 with revenue growth of 7.68% and year-over-year revenue growth of 243.71% (YoY). QoQ revenue growth declined by 3.81%, indicating near-term top-line deceleration versus the larger YoY pickup.

EBIT $85,715,000 produces an EBIT margin of 11.32%, up 53.60% YoY but down 5.59% QoQ. That margin sits below the industry peer mean of 16.79% and the industry peer median of 24.61%, leaving room for margin catch-up as higher‑margin AI and cloud services scale.

EPS came in at $0.60 versus an estimate of $0.49, a 22.45% surprise that shows near-term operational leverage. Forward EPS sits at $0.6649 and forward P/E equals 76.53; trailing P/E equals 94.81, reflecting market expectations for rapid earnings expansion despite current profitability levels.

Price-to-book at 21.93 exceeds the industry peer mean of 7.84 and median of 7.41 and sits above the industry peer high of 14.42, indicating the market assigns substantial franchise/pricing premium to intangible and growth expectations.

Cash and short-term investments total $2,361,463,000 and cash equals $777,308,000 with operating cash flow $315,013,000 and free cash flow $277,570,000; free cash flow yield equals 1.80% and improved strongly year-over-year. Strong cash buffers and positive free cash flow support execution of platform investments cited in recent announcements.

Leverage metrics show total debt $1,518,734,000 and net debt $571,403,000 with debt/EBITDA ~14.78 and debt/equity 2.16, reflecting elevated leverage relative to typical software peers; interest coverage remains healthy at about 28.57x. The balance sheet provides liquidity but carries leverage that could amplify volatility if growth slows.

Returns show return on assets 29.90% (well above the industry peer mean of 0.88%); return on equity 180.71% but with large negative retained earnings, an outcome of past cumulative losses and capital structure. Operating margin 9.25% rose strongly YoY but fell QoQ.

WMDST values the stock as fair-valued. The valuation reflects a trade-off between above-average cash generation and an elevated market multiple that prices significant future margin expansion and AI revenue capture.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-07-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-08-26
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-11-25
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 718.8 M
 Operating Cash Flow 315.0 M
 Capital Expenditures -37.44 M
 Change In Working Capital 118.7 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta 58.5 M
 End Period Cash Flow 777.3 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 757.1 M
 Forward Revenue 26.8 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 105.7 M
 Depreciation
 Depreciation and Amortization 17.1 M
 Research and Development 205.1 M
 Total Operating Expenses 687.1 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 651.4 M
 EBITDA 102.8 M
 EBIT 85.7 M
 Operating Income 70.0 M
 Interest Income 21.4 M
 Interest Expense 3.0 M
 Net Interest Income 18.4 M
 Income Before Tax 82.7 M
 Tax Provision -1.19 B
 Tax Rate 40.0 %
 Net Income 1.3 B
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 1.3 B
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.49
 EPS Actual 0.60
 EPS Difference 0.11
 EPS Surprise 22.449 %
 Forward EPS 0.66
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 5.1 B
 Intangible Assets 187.1 M
 Net Tangible Assets 515.5 M
 Total Current Assets 3.0 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 2.4 B
 Cash 777.3 M
 Net Receivables 289.3 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments 125.4 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 96.5 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 1.7 B
 Net Debt 571.4 M
 Total Debt 1.5 B
 Total Liabilities 4.4 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 702.6 M
 Retained Earnings -3.71 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 2.59
 Shares Outstanding 270.829 M
 Revenue Per-Share 2.80
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 15.4 B
 Enterprise Value 14.6 B
 Enterprise Multiple 141.71
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 30.603 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -50.341 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 489.121
NTNX: 141.71
median: 55.53
mean: -24.256
low: -829.968
 EV/R 19.237
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 7.222
 Asset To Liability 1.161
 Debt To Capital 0.684
 Debt To Assets 0.299
Debt To Assets QoQ -33.066 %
Debt To Assets YoY -33.722 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.839
median: 0.318
NTNX: 0.299
mean: 0.278
low: 0.004
 Debt To Equity 2.162
Debt To Equity QoQ -202.594 %
Debt To Equity YoY -201.25 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 2.522
NTNX: 2.162
mean: 1.156
median: 1.088
low: -1.496
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 21.929
Price To Book QoQ -238.382 %
Price To Book YoY -178.271 %
Price To Book IPRWA NTNX: 21.929
high: 14.417
mean: 7.837
median: 7.413
low: -11.599
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 94.813
Price To Earnings QoQ 3.288 %
Price To Earnings YoY -51.495 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 321.088
mean: 138.785
NTNX: 94.813
median: 74.215
low: -48.795
 PE/G Ratio 3.428
 Price To Sales (P/S) 20.35
Price To Sales QoQ 24.427 %
Price To Sales YoY -31.679 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 78.276
mean: 38.57
median: 23.689
NTNX: 20.35
low: 2.257
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 76.532
Forward PE/G 2.767
Forward P/S 573.937
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 0.217
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.178
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -15.099 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -12.935 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.227
NTNX: 0.178
mean: 0.103
median: 0.072
low: 0.062
 Receivables Turnover 2.8
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 1.977 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 30.325 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.24
NTNX: 2.8
median: 1.776
mean: 1.72
low: 0.537
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 32.593
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC)
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 85.679
mean: 39.469
median: 38.694
low: 14.687
NTNX: 0
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.563
 CapEx To Revenue -0.049
 CapEx To Depreciation 0.0
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 2.1 B
 Net Invested Capital 2.1 B
 Invested Capital 2.1 B
 Net Tangible Assets 515.5 M
 Net Working Capital 1.3 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 1.402
 Current Ratio 1.798
Current Ratio QoQ 1.226 %
Current Ratio YoY -1.823 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 3.826
NTNX: 1.798
mean: 1.188
median: 1.171
low: 0.282
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 14.777
 Cost Of Debt 0.173 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 28.572
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 1.531 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 78.488 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 185.96
NTNX: 28.572
median: 4.926
mean: -2.343
low: -238.9
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.749
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 89.436
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 48.413 %
 Revenue Growth 7.682 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -380.98 %
Revenue Growth YoY 243.714 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 13.591 %
NTNX: 7.682 %
mean: 5.735 %
median: 5.61 %
low: -3.3 %
 Earnings Growth 27.66 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -272.111 %
Earnings Growth YoY -332.339 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 90.0 %
NTNX: 27.66 %
mean: 15.003 %
median: 10.368 %
low: -39.394 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 86.035 %
Gross Margin QoQ -0.967 %
Gross Margin YoY -1.299 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 91.398 %
NTNX: 86.035 %
mean: 68.714 %
median: 67.566 %
low: 60.026 %
 EBIT Margin 11.322 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -5.587 %
EBIT Margin YoY 53.602 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 44.293 %
median: 24.609 %
mean: 16.79 %
NTNX: 11.322 %
low: -12.038 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 9.245 %
Return On Sales QoQ -7.817 %
Return On Sales YoY 93.532 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 35.265 %
median: 21.375 %
mean: 15.597 %
NTNX: 9.245 %
low: -17.001 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 277.6 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.802 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 5.073 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 68.727 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 4.032 %
NTNX: 1.802 %
median: 0.198 %
mean: -0.03 %
low: -1.177 %
 Free Cash Growth 40.769 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ 1254.002 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 1798.882 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 59.137 %
NTNX: 40.769 %
mean: -14.07 %
median: -20.055 %
low: -103.769 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.219
 Cash Flow Margin 166.582 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 0.993
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 29.901 %
Return On Assets QoQ 1288.806 %
Return On Assets YoY 2367.079 %
Return On Assets IPRWA NTNX: 29.901 %
high: 3.949 %
median: 1.36 %
mean: 0.881 %
low: -5.177 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 2.529 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 1.807
Return On Equity QoQ -1918.963 %
Return On Equity YoY -3347.332 %
Return On Equity IPRWA NTNX: 1.807
high: 0.145
median: 0.077
mean: 0.036
low: -0.134
 DuPont ROE -11017.482 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 2.507 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -79.141 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -60.513 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 7.231 %
NTNX: 2.507 %
median: 2.149 %
mean: 1.747 %
low: -2.52 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near-term bias favors range-bound-to-slightly-bullish price behavior. Structural strength (price above major moving averages and ADX signaling a strong trend) supports higher levels, while MACD peak-and-reversal, RSI exhaustion, and a decreasing DI+ warn that short-term upside faces friction. Positive MRO and the company’s recent AI product and partnership announcements provide a fundamental tailwind that can re-energize momentum if adoption news or partner traction appears. For swing traders, expect consolidation with directional break attempts tied to fresh adoption or partner milestones; downside risk remains limited while DI- trends lower, but reduced bullish momentum raises the probability of multi-session chop before a decisive move.

About Nutanix, Inc.

Nutanix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTNX) develops an enterprise cloud platform that serves a global market, including North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa. The company offers a hyperconverged infrastructure software stack, integrating virtualization, storage, and networking into a comprehensive solution. Nutanix’s Acropolis Hypervisor delivers enterprise-grade virtualization capabilities, while its Flow Virtual Networking and Flow Network Security enhance network visualization, automate operations, and facilitate virtual private network creation. The Nutanix Kubernetes Engine streamlines the deployment and management of Kubernetes clusters, optimizing cloud-native environments and applications. Nutanix Cloud Clusters and Nutanix Cloud Management provide advanced management, capacity planning, operational analytics, and multicloud orchestration. The company also offers Nutanix Files, a robust network file system, and Nutanix Objects, a S3-compatible object storage service. Nutanix Data Lens ensures data security governance, and the Nutanix database service simplifies database administration. Additionally, Nutanix provides comprehensive product support, consulting, and implementation services. The company’s diverse clientele spans industries such as automotive, education, energy, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, public sector, retail, technology, telecommunications, and service providers. Founded in 2009, Nutanix, Inc. maintains its headquarters in San Jose, California.



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