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F5, Inc. (FFIV) Stock Analysis

F5, Inc. (FFIV) is a Software - Infrastructure stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

FFIV

$458.59

+$1.88 (+0.41%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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FFIV Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$457.85
Previous Close
$456.71
Day's Range
454.80–463.89
52-Week Range
223.76–483.30
Volume
751.72K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.03
Valuation
Market Cap
$25.97B
P/E Ratio
36.54
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
25.37
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
1.63
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
7.85
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
12.55
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$3.09B+9.66%
Net Income (FY)
$692.38M+22.16%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
21.95%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
56.63M
1-Year Return
+53.27%
Dividend and dates
Earnings Date
October 27, 2026
Avg Volume
588.25K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, FFIV closed at $458.59, +53.27% over 1 year.

F5, Inc. (FFIV) has a market capitalization of $25.97B.

In fiscal 2025, FFIV reported revenue of $3.09B.

FFIV Stock Return by Calendar Year

F5, Inc. (FFIV) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $15,327
+53.27%
5 years
$10,000 $21,872
+118.72%
10 years
$10,000 $38,841
+288.41%

If you had invested $10,000 in F5, Inc. (FFIV) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $38,841 at the close on October 21, 2026: +288.41% in total, +14.53% a year. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+79.66%
2025+1.51%
2024+40.50%
2023+24.72%
2022−41.36%
2021+39.09%
2020+25.99%
2019−13.81%
2018+23.48%
2017−9.33%
2016 (partial year)+14.26%

As of October 21, 2026.

FFIV Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends September
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$3.09B$692.38M22.4%
2024$2.82B$566.78M20.1%
2023$2.81B$394.95M14.0%
2022$2.70B$322.16M12.0%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$3.09B$2.51B$791.43M$692.38M22.4%
2024$2.82B$2.26B$667.25M$566.78M20.1%
2023$2.81B$2.22B$537.96M$394.95M14.0%
2022$2.70B$2.16B$411.70M$322.16M12.0%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of September 30, 2025.

FFIV Valuation vs Software - Infrastructure Median

Median of 182 stocks
MetricFFIVSoftware - Infrastructure medianvs median
P/E36.5430.1721% above
P/S ratio7.853.27140% above
Profit margin21.95%2.53%19.4 pts above

Medians across 182 Software - Infrastructure stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

F5, Inc. (FFIV) is capitalised at $25.97B on the latest close. It is classified in the Software - Infrastructure industry, within the Technology sector. The company reports 6,512 employees.

The most recent close on file for FFIV is $458.59, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$1.88 (+0.41%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $223.76 to $483.30. The latest close sits 104.95% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $3.09B. That is +9.66% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $2.82B. The same year closed with net income of $692.38M. That is +22.16% against the prior fiscal year. Profit margin runs at 21.95%. That is 19.4 percentage points above the Software - Infrastructure median of 2.53%. Trailing earnings per share are 12.55.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $2.70B in 2022 to $3.09B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 36.54. That is 21.13% above the Software - Infrastructure median of 30.17. The forward P/E on file is 25.37. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 1.63. The price-to-sales ratio is 7.85. On price-to-sales that is 140.19% above the Software - Infrastructure median of 3.27. The medians here are taken across 182 Software - Infrastructure companies that report the metric.

The reported beta is 1.03. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 30.01%. The trailing one-year total return is +53.27%. Measured over 10 years, that is +14.53% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

No dividend is on file for FFIV.

2026 is still running; the total return is +79.66% year to date. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2024 returned +40.50% and 2022 returned −41.36%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

F5, Inc. (FFIV) operates in the Software - Infrastructure industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
F5, Inc. FFIV $25.97B 36.5
Microsoft Corporation MSFT $3.96T 29.7
Palantir Technologies Inc. PLTR $484.74B 173.9
Oracle Corporation ORCL $391.46B 20.2

The Software - Infrastructure industry average P/E ratio is 30.2x. F5, Inc. trades at a P/E of 36.5.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About F5, Inc.

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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