F5, Inc. FFIV SPX
Technology · Software - Infrastructure · United States
F5, Inc. provides multicloud application security and delivery solutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company's distributed cloud services enable its customers to deploy, secure, and operate applications in any architecture, from on-premises to the public cloud. It also offers unified, security, networking, and application management solutions, such as web app and API protection; multi-cloud networking; application delivery and deployment; domain name system; content delivery network; and application deployment and orchestration. In addition, the company provides application security and delivery products, including NGINX Plus; NGINX One Console; NGINX Ingress Controller; WAF for NGINX; BIG-IP Packaged Software; and BIG-IP Systems. Further, it provides a range of professional services, including maintenance, consulting, training, and other technical support services. The company sells its products to large enterprise businesses, public sector institutions, governments, and service providers through distributors, value-added resellers, managed service providers, systems integrators, and other indirect channel partners. It has partnerships with public cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. The company was formerly known as F5 Networks, Inc. and changed its name to F5, Inc. in November 2021. F5, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
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Market & Price
Market Cap
$21.63B
Current Price
$383.45
High / Low (52W)
$397.00 / $223.99
Beta
1.00
Valuation
Stock P/E
31.53
Industry PE
32.74
Forward P/E
21.68
PEG Ratio
1.82
Book Value
$62.20
Price to Book
6.16
P/S
6.71
EV/EBITDA
22.65
Dividend Yield
-
Profitability & Returns
ROCE
16.81%
ROE
20.34%
ROA
8.15%
Profit Margin
21.96%
Op Margin
22.02%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$2.58
EPS (TTM)
$12.16
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Debt/Equity
0.07
Quick Ratio
1.42
Current Ratio
1.61
Debt
$259.86M
Total Assets
$6.32B
Current Assets
$2.52B
Working Capital
$906.12M
Ownership
Promoter Holding
0.51%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
105.76%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.00%
Financial Snapshot
Enterprise Value
$20.45B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$3.22B
EBITDA
$903.07M
Free Cash Flow
$759.18M
Operating Cash Flow
$1.02B
Shares Outstanding
56.42M
Gross Margin
81.54%
Payout Ratio
0.00%
Growth (CAGR)
Revenue 5Y
4.63%
Profit 5Y
29.05%
Revenue (YoY)
11.00%
Earnings (YoY)
4.00%
PROS
- Strong return on equity of 20.3%.
- Excellent profit margin of 22.0%.
- Profit CAGR of 29.0% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Technical Trend
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Fundamental Growth
No fundamental data available for this stock.
Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).
Peer comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 523.19M | 533.30M | 542.20M | 562.71M | 543.77M | 544.89M | 563.39M | 590.39M | 569.30M | 583.45M | 583.25M | 614.82M | 624.62M | 645.29M | 651.51M | 687.10M | 634.22M | 674.49M | 700.38M | 703.17M | 702.64M | 692.60M | 681.35M | 695.50M | 766.49M | 731.12M | 780.37M | 810.09M | 822.47M | 811.70M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 140.96M | 148.63M | 143.88M | 151.78M | 150.90M |
| Gross Profit | 397.93M | 416.64M | 403.80M | 401.45M | 412.18M | 440.40M | 430.70M | 430.34M | 428.07M | 447.46M | 435.80M | 443.66M | 451.19M | 469.27M | 457.06M | 456.72M | 472.63M | 499.47M | 480.66M | 482.21M | 477.21M | 502.85M | 509.64M | 516.70M | 530.61M | 552.03M | 507.87M | 543.75M | 545.37M | 547.52M | 560.96M | 556.21M | 540.24M | 559.07M | 625.98M | 590.16M | 631.74M | 666.21M | 670.68M | 660.80M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 431.27M | 435.43M | 446.39M | 456.54M | 482.10M |
| Operating Income | 140.13M | 147.60M | 130.95M | 114.93M | 138.86M | 162.63M | 137.45M | 138.52M | 139.14M | 148.84M | 142.00M | 143.36M | 151.95M | 153.59M | 158.22M | 142.79M | 102.74M | 114.71M | 122.33M | 83.70M | 87.62M | 98.61M | 117.75M | 53.50M | 96.41M | 114.15M | 74.65M | 107.46M | 91.21M | 106.05M | 103.57M | 164.52M | 139.96M | 163.09M | 205.08M | 158.90M | 196.32M | 219.82M | 214.14M | 178.70M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 181.37M | 218.79M | 244.61M | 238.75M | 203.28M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 171.20M | 213.02M | 215.07M | 222.92M | 189.22M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.67M | 23.11M | 24.58M | 42.87M | 41.46M |
| Net Income | 93.17M | 97.04M | 89.72M | 75.42M | 91.79M | 108.94M | 94.22M | 93.14M | 97.66M | 135.74M | 88.43M | 109.64M | 122.74M | 132.88M | 130.91M | 116.09M | 85.91M | 94.84M | 98.53M | 61.38M | 69.87M | 77.66M | 87.68M | 43.24M | 89.60M | 93.56M | 56.24M | 83.02M | 72.40M | 81.44M | 88.98M | 138.38M | 119.02M | 144.08M | 166.44M | 145.53M | 189.91M | 190.49M | 180.05M | 147.75M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.29 | 1.36 | 1.28 | 1.11 | 1.37 | 1.64 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.52 | 2.14 | 1.41 | 1.77 | 1.99 | 2.18 | 2.16 | 1.93 | 1.43 | 1.57 | 1.62 | 1.00 | 1.14 | 1.26 | 1.41 | 0.70 | 1.46 | 1.51 | 0.92 | 1.37 | 1.20 | 1.34 | 1.48 | 2.32 | 2.00 | 2.44 | 2.82 | 2.48 | 3.25 | 3.26 | 3.10 | 2.58 |
| R&D Expense | 74.34M | 77.67M | 81.14M | 86.29M | 83.04M | 83.75M | 87.05M | 89.23M | 88.60M | 85.48M | 85.89M | 91.06M | 94.06M | 95.08M | 92.04M | 96.31M | 116.89M | 102.81M | 96.00M | 109.03M | 115.99M | 120.30M | 114.19M | 140.45M | 133.28M | 130.27M | 135.84M | 138.74M | 142.32M | 141.36M | 128.76M | 119.58M | 122.21M | 124.39M | 130.52M | 136.56M | 136.34M | - | 141.16M | 151.04M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.09B | 2.16B | 2.24B | 2.35B | 2.60B | 2.70B | 2.81B | 2.82B | 3.09B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 539.63M | 593.31M | 557.65M | 573.98M |
| Gross Profit | 501.15M | 510.35M | 710.02M | 943.83M | 1.14B | 1.23B | 1.42B | 1.59B | 1.66B | 1.74B | 1.80B | 1.89B | 1.94B | 2.11B | 2.16B | 2.22B | 2.26B | 2.51B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.74B | 1.68B | 1.59B | 1.72B |
| Operating Income | 99.31M | 121.92M | 230.00M | 350.66M | 426.30M | 430.82M | 493.56M | 552.90M | 547.38M | 563.96M | 590.90M | 518.46M | 392.27M | 394.02M | 411.70M | 537.96M | 667.25M | 791.43M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 527.31M | 650.66M | 774.24M | 883.83M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 385.39M | 485.99M | 695.47M | 808.34M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 63.23M | 91.04M | 128.69M | 115.96M |
| Net Income | 74.33M | 91.53M | 151.15M | 241.40M | 275.19M | 277.31M | 311.18M | 365.01M | 365.86M | 420.76M | 453.69M | 427.73M | 307.44M | 331.24M | 322.16M | 394.95M | 566.78M | 692.38M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.89 | 1.14 | 1.86 | 2.96 | 3.45 | 3.50 | 4.09 | 5.03 | 5.38 | 6.50 | 7.32 | 7.08 | 5.01 | 5.34 | 5.27 | 6.55 | 9.55 | 11.80 |
| R&D Expense | 103.39M | 103.66M | 118.31M | 138.91M | 177.41M | 209.61M | 263.79M | 296.58M | 334.23M | 350.37M | 366.08M | 408.06M | 441.32M | 512.63M | 543.37M | 540.28M | 490.12M | 539.82M |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 4.63% |
| 1 Year: | 11.00% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 29.05% |
| 1 Year: | 4.00% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +34.36% |
| 6 Months: | +59.76% |
| 3 Months: | +41.31% |
| 1 Month: | +16.85% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2007 | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 1.07B | 1.36B | 1.57B | 1.91B | 2.23B | 2.18B | 2.31B | 2.31B | 2.48B | 2.61B | 3.39B | 4.68B | - | 5.28B | 5.25B | 5.61B | 6.32B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.91B | 1.85B | 2.11B | 2.52B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 54.30M | 78.30M | 110.84M | 168.75M | 216.78M | 211.18M | 189.69M | 281.50M | 390.46M | 514.57M | 673.23M | 424.71M | 599.22M | 849.56M | - | 758.01M | 797.16M | 1.07B | 1.34B |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 68.36M | 35.87M | 76.38M | 77.23M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 469.98M | 454.83M | 389.02M | 414.43M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.63B | - | - | 2.81B | 2.45B | 2.48B | 2.73B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 223.01M | 287.08M | 372.31M | 466.03M | 551.35M | 636.98M | 755.12M | 844.24M | 934.54M | 954.43M | 1.11B | 1.29B | - | 1.84B | 1.47B | 1.49B | 1.61B |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 369.05M | 349.77M | - | - | - | - |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 664.67M | 280.99M | 249.56M | 261.79M |
| Total Equity | 770.58M | 718.26M | 799.02M | 1.00B | 1.11B | 1.33B | 1.54B | 1.37B | 1.32B | 1.19B | 1.23B | 1.29B | 1.76B | 2.23B | - | 2.47B | 2.80B | 3.13B | 3.59B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 59.86M | 59.21M | 58.09M | 57.68M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 193.69M | 201.98M | 313.61M | 416.94M | 495.44M | 499.69M | 548.99M | 684.54M | 711.53M | 740.28M | 761.07M | 747.84M | 660.90M | - | 442.63M | 653.41M | 792.42M | 949.67M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 13.71M | -99.11M | -238.22M | -139.72M | -352.28M | -352.47M | 150.64M | -10.70M | 62.72M | -32.21M | -456.02M | -414.63M | -747.00M | - | 218.12M | 36.39M | -59.21M | -219.49M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -181.72M | -70.71M | -16.80M | -226.66M | -149.23M | -166.32M | -604.96M | -556.90M | -652.65M | -546.03M | -551.26M | -155.45M | 337.24M | - | -476.51M | -653.30M | -457.00M | -464.81M |
| Capital Expenditure | -27.92M | -11.67M | -12.62M | -30.45M | -29.87M | -26.58M | -22.72M | -60.31M | -63.49M | -38.68M | -53.47M | -103.54M | -59.94M | - | -33.62M | -54.18M | -30.41M | -43.26M |
| Free Cash Flow | 165.77M | 190.31M | 300.99M | 386.49M | 465.57M | 473.11M | 526.27M | 624.23M | 648.05M | 701.60M | 707.60M | 644.30M | 600.96M | - | 409.01M | 599.23M | 762.01M | 906.41M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 184.24M | 36.50M | 276.20M | 265.36M |
| Share Buybacks | 200.00M | 87.44M | 75.00M | 271.53M | 184.78M | 200.00M | 650.54M | 606.86M | 700.12M | 600.09M | 600.08M | 201.04M | 100.02M | 500.00M | 500.02M | 350.05M | 500.56M | 502.08M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Sep 2008 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 83.1% | 83.3% | 84.1% | 82.6% | 81.1% | 80.0% | 78.9% | 80.2% | 81.4% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27.0% | 27.3% | 23.1% | 16.7% | 15.1% | 15.3% | 19.1% | 23.7% | 25.6% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20.1% | 21.0% | 19.1% | 13.1% | 12.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% | 20.1% | 22.4% |
| ROE % | 10.3% | 11.5% | 15.1% | 21.8% | 20.7% | 18.0% | 22.7% | 27.7% | 30.9% | 34.2% | 35.3% | 24.3% | 13.8% | - | 13.0% | 14.1% | 18.1% | 19.3% |
| ROCE % | - | 14.4% | 21.4% | 29.3% | 29.5% | 25.7% | 31.9% | 35.5% | 37.4% | 36.6% | 35.8% | 22.7% | 11.6% | - | 12.0% | 14.2% | 16.2% | 16.8% |
Shareholding Pattern
Insiders
0.51%
Institutions
105.76%
Public Float
106.31%
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 11.05% | 6.23M | $2.39B |
| 2 | Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, LLC | 8.12% | 4.58M | $1.76B |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.51% | 3.67M | $1.41B |
| 4 | State Street Corporation | 5.28% | 2.98M | $1.14B |
| 5 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.27% | 2.98M | $1.14B |
| 6 | Jericho Capital Asset Management, LP | 4.68% | 2.64M | $1.01B |
| 7 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3.09% | 1.74M | $668.15M |
| 8 | First Trust Advisors LP | 2.62% | 1.48M | $566.35M |
| 9 | Invesco Ltd. | 2.56% | 1.44M | $554.02M |
| 10 | Victory Capital Management Inc. | 1.81% | 1.02M | $391.71M |
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