Qualys, Inc. QLYS R2K
Qualys, Inc. provides cloud-based platform delivering information technology (IT), security, and compliance solutions in the United States and internationally. The company provides Qualys Cloud Apps, which include cybersecurity asset management; enterprise TruRisk management; vulnerability management, detection, and response; total application security; patch management; custom assessment and remediation; multi-vector endpoint detection and response; policy audit; and file integrity monitoring. It offers TotalCloud, a cloud-native application protection platform, which include cloud workload protection, cloud detection and response, cloud security posture management, infrastructure as code, SaaS security posture management, cloud infrastructure and entitlement management, and Kubernetes and container security. In addition, the company markets and sells IT, security, and compliance solutions; offers Qualys' Enterprise TruRisk platform that enables customers to identify and manage IT and operational technology assets; collect and analyze IT security data; discover and prioritize vulnerabilities; quantify cyber risk exposure; recommend and implement remediation actions; and verify the implementation of such actions. Further, it offers asset tagging and management; reporting and dashboards; questionnaires and collaboration; remediation and workflow; big data correlation and analytics engine; and alerts and notifications. The company offers its solutions to enterprises, government entities, and small and medium-sized businesses in various industries, including education, financial services, government, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, media, retail, technology, and utilities through its sales teams, as well as through security consulting organizations, managed service providers, resellers, cloud providers, and consulting firms. Qualys, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 37.7%.
- Healthy ROCE of 35.4%.
- Excellent profit margin of 29.4%.
- Compounding revenue at 11.0% over 5 years.
- Profit CAGR of 22.5% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- Trading 28.9% below its 52-week high.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 6 | MU Micron Technology, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 971.00 | 45.87 | $1.10T | 0.06% | 14.20% | 39.82% | 6.71% | -0.57% |
| 7 | AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 516.10 | 172.61 | $841.55B | - | 6.33% | 8.06% | 13.64% | 48.64% |
| 8 | ORCL Oracle Corporation SPXAI | 225.78 | 40.46 | $649.35B | 0.89% | 13.07% | 57.57% | 10.59% | 22.81% |
| 9 | ASML ASML Holding N.V. NDXAI | 1,612.76 | 53.76 | $621.59B | 0.54% | 43.81% | 52.24% | 15.55% | 19.55% |
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | 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 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53.12M | 55.30M | 68.15M | 62.91M | 64.88M | 68.15M | 71.66M | 74.20M | 75.34M | 78.93M | 82.67M | - | 86.26M | 88.83M | 93.07M | - | 96.76M | 99.70M | 104.93M | 113.42M | 119.89M | 125.56M | 130.68M | 137.21M | 142.00M | 145.81M | 148.71M | 153.87M | - | 159.90M | 164.06M | 169.88M | 175.28M | 175.64M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28.93M | 28.88M | 27.80M | 29.17M | 29.99M |
| Gross Profit | 33.71M | 35.44M | 36.70M | 38.21M | 39.52M | 40.55M | 40.83M | 43.15M | 46.76M | - | 48.98M | 51.91M | 55.15M | - | 57.63M | 61.39M | 65.56M | - | 67.77M | 69.94M | 72.45M | - | 75.08M | 78.15M | 82.45M | 89.42M | 94.85M | 99.57M | 103.73M | 110.55M | 115.26M | 118.61M | 122.29M | 125.03M | - | 130.97M | 135.19M | 142.08M | 146.12M | 145.65M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 79.22M | 83.78M | 82.13M | 87.28M | 84.76M |
| Operating Income | 6.88M | 7.70M | 7.60M | 5.71M | 7.99M | 8.81M | 7.66M | 9.01M | 10.85M | 9.73M | 8.41M | 10.89M | 18.12M | 12.94M | 14.05M | 16.11M | 22.55M | 19.55M | 20.43M | 25.51M | 26.30M | 24.41M | -2.71M | 29.36M | 31.98M | 33.53M | 32.99M | 33.35M | 35.18M | 42.83M | 43.59M | 44.76M | 48.07M | 44.95M | - | 51.76M | 51.41M | 59.95M | 58.84M | 60.88M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 55.93M | 55.38M | 63.15M | 61.97M | 63.93M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 58.31M | 58.81M | 65.28M | 64.43M | 64.99M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.77M | 11.52M | 14.94M | 11.28M | 14.35M |
| Net Income | 4.12M | 5.42M | 4.78M | 3.54M | 5.00M | 5.91M | 21.93M | 7.20M | 8.45M | 2.86M | 9.14M | 10.29M | 23.47M | 14.40M | 13.27M | 16.23M | 19.17M | 20.66M | 18.69M | 26.32M | 22.74M | 23.82M | 228.00K | 21.14M | 27.77M | 25.41M | 26.60M | 27.66M | 29.11M | 35.38M | 46.52M | 39.73M | 43.77M | 46.21M | - | 47.53M | 47.29M | 50.35M | 53.15M | 50.64M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.56 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.56 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.39 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.64 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.01 | 0.53 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.77 | 0.95 | 1.24 | 1.05 | 1.17 | 1.24 | - | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.39 | 1.47 | 1.42 |
| R&D Expense | 7.56M | 7.53M | 8.11M | 9.49M | 9.76M | 8.88M | 9.82M | 10.53M | 10.89M | - | 12.55M | 13.13M | 12.50M | - | 15.84M | 17.70M | 16.90M | - | 17.98M | 18.06M | 17.86M | - | 17.75M | 19.80M | 21.34M | 23.11M | 24.79M | 25.48M | 27.80M | 27.42M | 27.78M | 27.53M | 27.12M | 28.90M | - | 29.15M | 30.25M | 28.93M | - | 29.02M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 230.83M | 278.89M | 321.61M | 362.96M | - | 489.72M | 554.46M | 607.57M | 669.12M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 102.79M | 107.48M | 111.48M | 114.77M |
| Gross Profit | 54.23M | 62.97M | 73.02M | 83.30M | 104.62M | 129.96M | 154.80M | 179.25M | 212.70M | 252.09M | 283.74M | - | 386.94M | 446.97M | 496.09M | 554.36M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 256.39M | 283.90M | 308.89M | 332.40M |
| Operating Income | 1.21M | 2.91M | 3.00M | 2.31M | 9.25M | 24.81M | 30.11M | 37.24M | 50.36M | 72.25M | 96.65M | - | 130.55M | 163.07M | 187.20M | 221.95M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 165.17M | 190.06M | 205.71M | 236.44M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 133.70M | 178.65M | 209.82M | 246.83M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25.71M | 27.06M | 36.14M | 48.51M |
| Net Income | 847.00K | 1.95M | 2.22M | 1.54M | 30.24M | 19.22M | 19.22M | 40.44M | 57.30M | 69.34M | 91.57M | - | 107.99M | 151.59M | 173.68M | 198.32M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.81 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1.01 | 1.37 | 1.68 | 2.25 | - | 2.74 | 4.03 | 4.65 | 5.44 |
| R&D Expense | 15.78M | 19.63M | 20.20M | 21.68M | 26.32M | 30.44M | 36.59M | 42.82M | 53.26M | 68.24M | 72.55M | 81.29M | 101.19M | 110.47M | 111.85M | 117.28M |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 10.96% |
| 1 Year: | 9.80% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 22.46% |
| 1 Year: | 10.10% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -21.12% |
| 6 Months: | -22.92% |
| 3 Months: | +18.19% |
| 1 Month: | +21.98% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Sep 2011 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | - | 68.79M | 170.32M | 192.60M | 260.02M | 323.51M | 407.00M | 537.52M | 585.68M | 675.61M | 736.82M | - | 700.94M | 812.62M | 973.54M | 1.10B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 473.34M | 600.00M | 585.69M | 657.62M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 9.95M | 15.01M | 24.55M | 24.55M | 34.88M | 42.37M | 76.50M | 91.70M | 86.74M | 86.59M | 41.03M | 87.56M | 74.13M | - | 173.72M | 203.66M | 232.18M | 250.26M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 121.80M | 146.23M | 164.55M | 170.99M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | 69.34M | 78.76M | 89.49M | 108.20M | 127.95M | 148.59M | 193.98M | 227.69M | 288.81M | 332.34M | - | 411.81M | 444.44M | 496.42M | 533.93M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | - | 59.43M | 67.51M | 79.28M | 97.16M | 112.18M | 130.33M | 165.77M | 196.91M | 223.47M | 255.73M | - | 352.19M | 389.21M | 428.39M | 467.34M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 42.18M | 28.74M | 47.22M | 52.27M |
| Total Equity | -72.74M | -69.40M | - | -64.42M | 91.56M | 103.12M | 151.83M | 195.57M | 258.41M | 343.54M | 357.99M | 386.80M | 404.48M | - | 289.13M | 368.17M | 477.12M | 561.15M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37.36M | 36.91M | 36.50M | 35.73M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 9.90M | 17.19M | 21.92M | 25.08M | 41.42M | 65.96M | 69.31M | 107.65M | 125.46M | 160.61M | 180.09M | - | 198.85M | 244.60M | 244.09M | 309.40M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -4.26M | -7.50M | -94.80M | -20.68M | -14.33M | -61.35M | -96.49M | -118.19M | -93.55M | -35.03M | -80.93M | - | 145.07M | -73.17M | -71.43M | -105.92M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -547.00K | -10.00K | 83.20M | 3.08M | 7.09M | 10.58M | 23.42M | 10.40M | -77.48M | -79.05M | -112.58M | - | -306.03M | -141.49M | -145.65M | -185.40M |
| Capital Expenditure | -1.51M | -7.50M | -11.20M | -13.65M | -13.91M | -20.05M | -23.25M | -37.82M | -22.77M | -27.57M | -30.04M | - | -23.98M | -8.79M | -12.33M | -4.99M |
| Free Cash Flow | 8.39M | 9.69M | 10.72M | 11.43M | 27.51M | 45.91M | 46.06M | 69.83M | 102.69M | 133.03M | 150.05M | - | 174.87M | 235.82M | 231.76M | 304.41M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37.89M | 29.95M | 27.02M | 18.08M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 85.04M | 86.42M | 126.73M | 129.98M | 317.34M | 170.80M | 139.88M | 183.43M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 77.7% | 76.3% | 78.4% | 78.2% | - | 79.0% | 80.6% | 81.7% | 82.8% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.1% | 18.1% | 22.5% | 26.6% | - | 26.7% | 29.4% | 30.8% | 33.2% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.5% | 20.5% | 21.6% | 25.2% | - | 22.1% | 27.3% | 28.6% | 29.6% |
| ROE % | -1.2% | -3.0% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 19.9% | 9.8% | 7.4% | 11.8% | 16.0% | 17.9% | 22.6% | - | 37.4% | 41.2% | 36.4% | 35.3% |
| ROCE % | - | 31.0% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 5.7% | 11.7% | 10.9% | 10.0% | 13.0% | 16.0% | 20.1% | - | 37.4% | 38.5% | 34.3% | 35.4% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 15.22% | 5.36M | $585.86M |
| 2 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 7.20% | 2.54M | $277.28M |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.50% | 1.58M | $173.18M |
| 4 | State Street Corporation | 3.94% | 1.39M | $151.77M |
| 5 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 3.75% | 1.32M | $144.36M |
| 6 | AQR Capital Management, LLC | 2.95% | 1.04M | $113.54M |
| 7 | Legal & General Group PLC | 2.92% | 1.03M | $112.52M |
| 8 | Boston Trust Walden Corporation | 2.87% | 1.01M | $110.42M |
| 9 | First Trust Advisors LP | 2.83% | 996.06K | $108.86M |
| 10 | Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | 2.36% | 832.80K | $91.02M |
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