F5, Inc. (FFIV) stock

FFIVNasdaqComputer Communications EquipmentFiscal year ends September 30

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026Score 14/307% above fair value

$317.64−2.37 (-0.74%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $17.99BP/E 25.3Yield –

F5 statistics

91 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Jan 26, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Jun 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $17.99B; $1.84B
Enterprise Value: $16.38B; $2.02B
PE Ratio: 25.29; 28.57
PS Ratio: 5.44; 2.38
P/FCF Ratio: 18.55; 21.25
P/OCF Ratio: 17.14; 15.80

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 4.95; 2.35
EV / EBITDA: 18.01; 16.25
EV / EBIT: 20.17; 20.29
EV / FCF: 16.89; 22.46

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 57M; 59M
Shares Change (YoY): -1.67%; 0.49%
Shares Change (QoQ): 0.13%; 0.03%
Float: 56M; 51M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.64%; 5.17%
Shares Held by Institutions: 96.6%; 81.8%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 1M; –
Short Interest Change: 17.6%; -0.88%
Short % of Float: 2.24%; 4.17%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 2.23%; 3.65%
Days to Cover: 1.04; 3.58

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $483.30; –
52-Week Low: $223.76; –
20-Day Moving Average: $379.13; –
50-Day Moving Average: $415.36; –
200-Day Moving Average: $365.59; –
Average True Range (14): $16.44; –
Price Change (1 Week): 1.89%; 5.18%
Price Change (1 Month): -30.5%; -5.13%
Price Change (3 Months): -21.2%; -14.8%
Price Change (6 Months): -12.9%; -11.3%
Price Change (YTD): 24.4%; 6.24%
Price Change (1 Year): 33.2%; 5.98%
Price Change (3 Years): 100.3%; 33.6%
Price Change (5 Years): 38.4%; 15.6%
Price Change (10 Years): 125.0%; 93.7%
Average Volume (10 Days): 1M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 1M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 703,136; –
Relative Volume: 0.78; 0.81
Relative Strength Index (14): 25.8; 45.7
Volatility (1 Year): 40.6%; 53.7%
Beta (5 Years): 0.97; 1.05

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 81.9%; 34.6%
Operating Margin: 24.5%; 5.85%
Pretax Margin: 25.8%; 6.52%
Profit Margin: 22.0%; 4.89%
EBITDA Margin: 27.5%; 9.73%
FCF Margin: 29.3%; 7.10%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Assets (ROA): 11.2%; 3.06%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 16.1%; 6.81%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.66; 2.02
Quick Ratio: 1.15; 0.96

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 9.41%; 9.19%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 8.89%; 9.10%
EPS Growth (YoY): 10.7%; 14.0%
FCF Growth (YoY): 1.54%; 15.9%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 4.63%; 3.31%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 5.61%; 7.11%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): 30.8%; 7.25%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 18.7%; 15.5%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.51; 0.70
Inventory Turnover: 6.19; 3.64
Revenue Per Employee: $503.09K; $427.56K
Profits Per Employee: $110.45K; $16.74K
Employee Count: 6,578; 1,633
WACC: 9.83%; 9.60%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $3.31B; $906.74M
Gross Profit: $2.71B; $333.11M
Operating Income: $812.13M; $38.90M
Pretax Income: $853.41M; $62.51M
Net Income: $726.51M; $28.24M
EBITDA: $909.53M; $67.41M
EPS (Diluted): $12.56; $0.71

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $1.61B; $110.96M
Net Cash (Debt): $1.61B; $600.42K
Net Cash Per Share: $28.36; $0.00
Working Capital: $1.18B; $231.24M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $1.05B; $76.02M
Capital Expenditures: -$79.85M; -$26.59M
Free Cash Flow: $969.60M; $61.59M
FCF Per Share: $17.12; $1.38

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 4.04%; 2.75%
FCF Yield: 5.39%; 3.52%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $126.90M; $18.38M
Effective Tax Rate: 14.9%; 21.3%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score: 5.50; 3.08
Piotroski F-Score: 9; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.60; -2.56
Lynch Fair Value: $234.73; –
Lynch Upside: -26.1%; -40.6%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	FFIV	S&P 500	Difference	FFIV per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-32.9%	-2.7%	−30.2 pts
3 months	-24.9%	-1.7%	−23.2 pts
Year to date	+24.4%	+11.9%	+12.5 pts
1 year	+32.3%	+12.0%	+20.3 pts
3 years	+99.7%	+78.2%	+21.5 pts	+25.9%	+21.2%
5 years	+38.4%	+73.2%	−34.8 pts	+6.7%	+11.6%
10 years	+125.0%	+309.6%	−184.6 pts	+8.4%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

1M FFIV shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 17.6% from the previous report, or 2.24% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 1.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 45.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	1,262,477	+17.6%	1,216,474	1.0
Oct 15, 2026	1,073,301	-14.9%	512,921	2.1
Sep 30, 2026	1,260,728	-6.6%	592,300	2.1
Sep 15, 2026	1,350,380	-13.8%	457,235	3.0
Aug 31, 2026	1,567,256	+26.4%	462,996	3.4
Aug 14, 2026	1,240,342	-12.0%	670,339	1.9
Jul 31, 2026	1,409,686	+8.8%	753,346	1.9
Jul 15, 2026	1,295,676	-17.2%	494,064	2.6
Jun 30, 2026	1,564,617	+13.0%	749,625	2.1
Jun 15, 2026	1,384,552	-10.6%	508,025	2.7
May 29, 2026	1,549,023	+6.4%	839,858	1.8
May 15, 2026	1,455,561	-7.6%	657,869	2.2