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Arista Networks, Inc. 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Arista Networks, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 2, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

  • 5Ballot items
  • 1,264Asset managers
  • 8,603Fund votes
  • May 29, 2026Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 29, 2026: 5 items on Arista Networks, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed June 2, 2026: 3 elected · 2 approved.

Material dissent

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Arista Networks, Inc.

These tallies are Arista Networks, Inc.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 2, 2026 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

Arista Networks, Inc. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 29, 2026
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
Elect Director: Lewis Chew 810,796,786---- 225,130,28199,356,888 78%Elected—
Elect Director: Greg Lavender 819,814,267---- 216,112,80099,356,888 79%Elected—
Elect Director: Mark B. Templeton 655,362,300---- 380,564,76799,356,888 63%Elected—
2. Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation 624,907,669410,157,079862,319 --99,356,888 60%Approved—
3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 1,103,492,06631,447,422344,467 ---- 97%Approved—

This meeting is also recorded here as May 28, 2026; both records come from the same filing, so the date should be checked against it.

Source: Arista Networks, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 2, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Arista Networks, Inc. 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 1,264 asset managers that disclosed a Arista Networks, Inc. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Lewis Chew

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 12 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

78% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 78%WITHHELD
FOR: 810,796,786WITHHELD: 225,130,281
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 220 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Lewis Chew

Arista Networks, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Lewis Chew”): 810,796,786 for, 225,130,281 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 2, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Election of Director Each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 78% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 220 asset managers below reported 280,958,483 for, 39,963,718 withheld, 3,349,739 abstained, 1,016 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 280,958,483ABSTAIN: 3,349,739WITHHOLD: 39,963,718NOT VOTED: 1,016
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Lewis Chew” at Arista Networks, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard95,892,4630 1,757349,758For
Fidelity59,113,6920 0709,692For
BlackRock34,780,2370 25,3780For
State Street12,692,3050 04,401For
T. Rowe Price00 012,110,450Withhold
TIAA11,849,6670 00For
Charles Schwab7,453,4130 00For
Capital Group6,206,6480 00For
Columbia Threadneedle5,877,4610 00For
Invesco5,413,5180 00For
MFS00 04,483,329Withhold
AMCAP FUND4,120,0290 00For
First Trust00 03,947,473Withhold
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA3,851,9500 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND3,001,0330 00For
Jackson National813,0030 1,655,4780Mixed
Legg Mason1,988,8210 013,441For
Franklin Custodian Funds00 02,000,000Withhold
New York Life1,817,9750 057,833For
JPMorgan1,834,9530 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO1,581,9190 00For
Thrivent00 01,443,372Withhold
Bridge Builder Trust499,5070 816,4600Mixed
Victory Capital43,6480 01,255,585Withhold
AIG/SunAmerica00 01,274,717Withhold

Showing the 25 largest of 220 asset managers. See all 220 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Greg Lavender

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 11 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

79% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 79%WITHHELD
FOR: 819,814,267WITHHELD: 216,112,800
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 219 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Greg Lavender

Arista Networks, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Greg Lavender”): 819,814,267 for, 216,112,800 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 2, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Election of Director Each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 79% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 219 asset managers below reported 281,312,083 for, 39,609,882 withheld, 3,349,710 abstained, 1,016 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 281,312,083ABSTAIN: 3,349,710WITHHOLD: 39,609,882NOT VOTED: 1,016
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Greg Lavender” at Arista Networks, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard96,216,1500 1,72826,100For
Fidelity59,113,6920 0709,692For
BlackRock34,780,2370 25,3780For
State Street12,692,3050 04,401For
T. Rowe Price00 012,110,450Withhold
TIAA11,849,6670 00For
Charles Schwab7,453,4130 00For
Capital Group6,206,6480 00For
Columbia Threadneedle5,877,4610 00For
Invesco5,413,5180 00For
MFS00 04,483,329Withhold
AMCAP FUND4,120,0290 00For
First Trust00 03,947,473Withhold
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA3,851,9500 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND3,001,0330 00For
Jackson National813,0030 1,655,4780Mixed
Legg Mason1,988,8210 013,441For
Franklin Custodian Funds00 02,000,000Withhold
New York Life1,817,9750 057,833For
JPMorgan1,834,9530 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO1,581,9190 00For
Thrivent00 01,443,372Withhold
Bridge Builder Trust499,5070 816,4600Mixed
Victory Capital43,6480 01,255,585Withhold
AIG/SunAmerica00 01,274,717Withhold

Showing the 25 largest of 219 asset managers. See all 219 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Mark B. Templeton

Official resultDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Elected

Combines 12 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

63% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 63%WITHHELD
FOR: 655,362,300WITHHELD: 380,564,767
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 219 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Mark B. Templeton

Arista Networks, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Mark B. Templeton”): 655,362,300 for, 380,564,767 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 2, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Election of Director Each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 63% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 219 asset managers below reported 228,845,181 for, 56,383,369 withheld, 39,043,126 abstained, 1,016 not voted.

FORWITHHOLD
FOR: 228,845,181ABSTAIN: 39,043,126WITHHOLD: 56,383,369NOT VOTED: 1,016
Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Mark B. Templeton” at Arista Networks, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard96,215,5920 2,28626,100For
Fidelity58,196,1400 01,627,244For
BlackRock2,110,2170 32,695,3980Mixed
State Street25,7550 012,670,951Withhold
T. Rowe Price00 012,110,450Withhold
TIAA11,849,6670 00For
Charles Schwab7,453,4130 00For
Capital Group6,206,6480 00For
Columbia Threadneedle5,877,4610 00For
Invesco5,413,5180 00For
MFS00 04,483,329Withhold
AMCAP FUND4,120,0290 00For
First Trust00 03,947,473Withhold
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA3,851,9500 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND3,001,0330 00For
Jackson National813,0030 1,655,4780Mixed
Legg Mason1,988,8210 013,441For
Franklin Custodian Funds00 02,000,000Withhold
New York Life1,817,9750 057,833For
JPMorgan1,834,9530 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO27,1200 1,554,7990Abstain
Thrivent00 01,443,372Withhold
Bridge Builder Trust70,2230 1,245,7440Mixed
Victory Capital43,6480 01,255,585Withhold
AIG/SunAmerica00 01,274,717Withhold

Showing the 25 largest of 219 asset managers. See all 219 in the interactive database.

4. 2. Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation

Official resultFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 26 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

60% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 60%AGAINST
FOR: 624,907,669AGAINST: 410,157,079
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 1,261 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers.

Arista Networks, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation”): 624,907,669 for, 410,157,079 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 2, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.”
Support: 60% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of Arista Networks, Inc.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Compensation” (2 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown).

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 213 asset managers voting on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers.” at Arista Networks, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard95,819,144424,828 60For
Fidelity58,661,9131,161,471 00For
BlackRock2,098,95932,706,656 00Mixed
State Street12,692,3054,401 00For
T. Rowe Price12,110,4500 00For
TIAA11,849,6670 00For
Charles Schwab7,4977,445,916 00Against
Capital Group6,206,6480 00For
Columbia Threadneedle5,877,4610 00For
Invesco05,413,518 00Against
MFS04,483,329 00Against
AMCAP FUND4,120,0290 00For
First Trust03,947,473 00Against
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA3,851,9500 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND3,001,0330 00For
Jackson National1,646,740821,741 00Mixed
Legg Mason1,988,82113,441 00For
Franklin Custodian Funds02,000,000 00Against
New York Life1,817,97557,833 00For
JPMorgan1,834,9530 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO27,1201,554,799 00Against
Thrivent01,443,372 00Against
Bridge Builder Trust816,460499,507 00Mixed
Victory Capital43,6481,255,585 00Against
AIG/SunAmerica01,274,717 00Against

Fund voting reports, all 213 managers: 238,581,004 for, 85,225,202 against, 82,882 abstained, 1,017 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 1,090 asset managers voting on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers.” at Arista Networks, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Fidelity48,000,0450 00For
BlackRock5,869,57838,382,173 00Mixed
T. Rowe Price33,638,9410 00For
State Street28,671,955721,009 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC27,221,4760 00For
Cresset Asset Management, LLC020,682,153 00Against
Capital Research Global Investors14,733,4200 00For
Nuveen12,367,2087,139 00For
UBS011,016,327 00Against
Vanguard10,537,399126,444 00For
Janus Henderson9,222,662280,822 00For
Amundi08,692,523 00Against
Northern Trust08,675,290 00Against
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/08,082,556 00Against
Charles Schwab7,4977,639,697 00Against
Wellington7,039,2650 00For
Union Investment Management GmbH06,509,254 00Against
Winslow Capital Management, LLC6,162,7790 00For
Swedbank Robur Fonder AB05,991,730 00Against
APG Asset Management US Inc.05,717,658 00Against
Goldman Sachs5,606,25279,568 00For
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO5,619,2280 00For
BOSTON MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH05,594,590 00Against
Invesco05,146,349 00Against
AQR04,938,233 00Against

Institutional-manager reports, all 1,090 managers: 257,126,547 for, 300,861,872 against, 46,277 abstained, 188,852 not voted, 1,004,389 mixed, 44 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

5. 3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 8 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 1,103,492,066AGAINST: 31,447,422
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 223 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

Arista Networks, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“3. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 1,103,492,066 for, 31,447,422 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 2, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 223 asset managers below reported 323,211,365 for, 203,519 against, 80,094 abstained, 1,016 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 323,211,365AGAINST: 203,519ABSTAIN: 80,094NOT VOTED: 1,016
Largest asset managers voting on “Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for ” at Arista Networks, Inc., 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard96,243,742235 20For
Fidelity59,823,3840 00For
BlackRock34,805,6150 00For
State Street12,696,491215 00For
T. Rowe Price12,110,4500 00For
TIAA11,849,6670 00For
Charles Schwab7,453,4130 00For
Capital Group6,206,6480 00For
Columbia Threadneedle5,877,4610 00For
Invesco5,413,5180 00For
MFS4,483,3290 00For
AMCAP FUND4,120,0290 00For
First Trust3,947,4730 00For
INVESTMENT CO OF AMERICA3,851,9500 00For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND3,001,0330 00For
Jackson National2,468,4810 00For
Legg Mason2,002,2620 00For
Franklin Custodian Funds2,000,0000 00For
New York Life1,875,8080 00For
JPMorgan1,834,9530 00For
MASTER INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO1,581,9190 00For
Thrivent1,443,3720 00For
Bridge Builder Trust1,315,9670 00For
Victory Capital1,299,2330 00For
AIG/SunAmerica1,274,7170 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 223 asset managers. See all 223 in the interactive database.

Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 1 item from the meeting of May 30, 2025, which belongs to the 2024-2025 season. A meeting outside this season’s July 1 to June 30 window is not counted in this page’s items or in its totals of asset managers and fund votes.

Largest Arista Networks, Inc. shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 1,259,200,000 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top Arista Networks, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers.”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 7.64%
2Fidelity 4.75%
3BlackRock 2.76%
4State Street 1.01%
5T. Rowe Price 0.96%
6TIAA 0.94%
7Charles Schwab 0.59%
8Capital Group 0.49%
9Columbia Threadneedle 0.47%
10Invesco 0.43%
Institutional-manager reports: top Arista Networks, Inc. shareholders by shares voted on “Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers.”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Fidelity 3.81%
2BlackRock 3.51%
3T. Rowe Price 2.67%
4State Street 2.41%
5GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.16%
6Cresset Asset Management, LLC 1.64%
7Capital Research Global Investors 1.17%
8Nuveen 0.98%
9UBS 0.87%
10Vanguard 0.85%

Reported Arista Networks, Inc. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

Arista Networks, Inc. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
Vanguard Group 8.04% 13F
BlackRock 7.30% 13F
FMR (Fidelity) 4.15% 13F
State Street 3.71% 13F
T. Rowe Price 2.33% 13F
Morgan Stanley 1.44% 13F
JPMorgan Chase 0.84% 13F
Goldman Sachs 0.81% 13F
Northern Trust 0.81% 13F

Percentages above are of 1,259,200,000 shares outstanding, as reported by Arista Networks, Inc. on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2026 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Arista Networks, Inc.’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2026. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Arista Networks, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held May 29, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 1,264 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 8,603 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers. — Arista Networks, Inc.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 60% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: Arista Networks, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2026.

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