Nutanix, Inc.
Nutanix is a U.S.-based software company focused on hybrid multicloud infrastructure and data management. Its Nutanix Cloud Platform helps organizations run applications, virtual machines, containers, and data across on-premises data centers, edge locations, and public clouds through a unified software stack.
Fiscal year 2026 · change from previous year
Development 2021–2026
Business
Share of revenueDefined-term software entitlements, support subscriptions, and SaaS offerings.
Consulting, assessment, deployment, and optimization services for customers.
Non-subscription product revenue and related hardware/software items.
Products
Reported · share of revenue- Subscriptionand Circulation Software Termbased Licenses49.5 %
- Subscriptionand Circulation Software Entitlementand Support Subscription45.5 %
- Professional Services5.0 %
Source: 10-K FY2026, revenue the company reports per product line (SEC XBRL). Shares are of the lines shown and add up to 100 %.
Customers
Nutanix sells primarily to enterprises and public-sector organizations that need a consistent platform for running applications and managing data across multiple environments. Its customer base spans financial services, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, education, energy, technology, telecommunications, and service providers that resell cloud-based services to their own customers.
Buy the Nutanix platform to run business-critical workloads, virtualization, and data services across hybrid environments.
Use the platform for secure, standardized infrastructure and application hosting across distributed sites.
Deploy Nutanix to offer cloud-based services to their own downstream customers.
Sell and deliver Nutanix solutions to end customers through indirect routes.
Strategy
Nutanix is focused on expanding its customer footprint by investing in sales, marketing, channel partners, and OEM relationships. It is also broadening the platform with external storage support, stronger Kubernetes capabilities, and AI-oriented functionality to address more infrastructure use cases.
Customer expansion drives subscription growth and broadens the installed base.
More workload support increases relevance across hybrid multicloud deployments.
Partner-led delivery and go-to-market efficiency support scalable subscription economics.
Geography
Q2/2026Nutanix is headquartered in the United States and serves customers globally through channel partners and OEM relationships. The filings do not provide a country revenue split in the excerpts, but the customer base is broad and includes organizations across North America, Europe, and other international markets.
Share of the revenue the company reports by geography.
Risks
Nutanix faces execution risk in scaling its subscription platform, winning new customers, and maintaining partner and OEM relationships in a competitive infrastructure software market. Its results also depend on technology adoption cycles, interoperability with third-party platforms, cybersecurity, and the ability to keep pace with AI, virtualization, and cloud-native shifts.
- Competitive pressure in hybrid infrastructure softwareImpact: HighLikelihood: Medium
Customers can switch among virtualization, cloud, and infrastructure platforms.
Exposure: Core platform sales and renewals
- Reliance on partners and OEMsImpact: HighLikelihood: Medium
A large share of sales is routed indirectly, so partner performance affects demand.
Exposure: Go-to-market execution
- Technology and interoperability riskImpact: HighLikelihood: Medium
The platform must work across server, storage, cloud, and container ecosystems.
Exposure: Product adoption and retention
- Cybersecurity and platform incidentsImpact: HighLikelihood: Medium
Security breaches or outages could damage trust in infrastructure software.
Exposure: Customer data and service reliability
- Macroeconomic and geopolitical spending delaysImpact: MediumLikelihood: Medium
Enterprise infrastructure purchases can be deferred during uncertainty.
Exposure: New bookings and renewals
Accounting
Judgemental itemsDefined-term software, support, and SaaS are recognized over time, affecting timing of revenue.
Impact: Revenue and deferred revenue
Material non-cash expense across R&D, sales, and G&A.
Impact: Operating margin and earnings comparability
Acquisition-related intangibles flow through cost of revenue and operating expenses.
Impact: Gross margin and operating income
Tax reserves depend on judgment and can change with audits or settlements.
Impact: Tax expense and liabilities
Minimum purchase or revenue-target commitments can create loss accruals.
Impact: Cost accruals and cash obligations
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Last updated: 24/09/2026