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    Did Cloud Security Deal Just Shift Radware (RDWR) Investment Narrative?

    Simply Wall St·10/28/2026 15:16:20
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    • Radware reported Q3 2026 sales of US$84.36 million and net income of US$2.64 million, alongside a seven year DDoS protection agreement with a major global cloud services provider.
    • The long term DDoS contract, won after a competitive review of about 10 vendors, points to Radware’s security architecture and licensing model resonating with large scale cloud buyers.
    • The next area of focus is how Radware's multi year DDoS contract with a major cloud provider could shape its broader investment narrative.

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    What Is Radware's Investment Narrative?

    To own Radware, you need to buy into a story where solid demand for security products in areas like DDoS protection and AI infrastructure can support consistent execution, even when earnings are choppy. The Q3 2026 print highlights that tension. Sales were US$84.36 million, while net income for the quarter was US$2.64 million and earnings per share were lower than a year earlier. The multi year DDoS contract with a major cloud provider and the new MCP Server Protection offering both point to active product demand, yet the near term investment debate is still about how efficiently this business converts that demand into profits.

    In the short run, the key catalysts around Radware look operational, not financial engineering. Investors are watching how quickly the seven year DDoS deal ramps, what that does to the mix between higher margin software and more capital intensive hardware, and whether incremental spend to support AI security products pulls on margins. There are also open questions around valuation, with Radware trading on a P/E of 86.5x compared with lower industry averages, and around earnings quality given recent one off items and insider selling, which means execution on these new contracts really matters.

    That said, the picture becomes less straightforward once you factor in ...

    There's only one way to know the right time to buy, sell or hold Radware. Head to Simply Wall St's company report for the latest analysis of Radware's Fair Value.

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    Exploring Other Perspectives

    Community fair value estimates for Radware from the Simply Wall St Community span from US$19.64 to US$30.50 across 2 different views, so you are seeing a wide bracket even before the latest earnings and cloud contract. When you layer the new seven year DDoS deal and softer recent EPS on top of that, you can reach very different conclusions about risk and opportunity. Opinions clearly diverge, so it may be useful to review several of those community viewpoints before deciding how Radware fits into your own portfolio story.

    Explore another Radware fair value estimate, including one that suggests as much as 45% downside from the current price!

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