Inside the research
F5, Inc.
FFIV Research profile · latest available data
Price overview
$443.06
▼ -3.49 (-0.8%)
| 52w hi | $455.99 |
|---|---|
| 52w lo | $223.99 |
| Vol | 428.20K |
| As of | 25 Sep 2026 |
The Verdict
Our score +0.52
| Short | +0.18 |
|---|---|
| Medium | +0.80 |
| Long | +0.64 |
computed 2026-09-27
Key fundamentals
F5, Inc.
Technology · Software - Infrastructure
| Market cap | $25.09B |
|---|---|
| Enterprise value | $23.74B |
| Trailing P/E | 35.33x |
| Forward P/E | 24.51x |
| EV / EBITDA | 25.71x |
| P / S (ttm) | 7.58x |
| Profit margin | 22.0% |
| Return on equity | 19.8% |
| Revenue growth | +10.9% |
| Earnings growth | +11.4% |
| Debt / equity | 6.55 |
Layer Breakdown
| Layer | Raw | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamental | +0.23 | |
| Sector | +0.19 | |
| Technical | +0.23 | |
| Earnings | +0.00 | |
| Sentiment | +0.00 |
macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27
Business overview
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.
Risk Metrics
| Beta vs SPX | 1.04 |
|---|---|
| Corr SPX | 0.51 |
| Annual vol | 33.1% |
| Annual ret | +40.6% |
| Sharpe | 1.23 |
| Max DD | -34.7% |
Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)
Analyst Coverage
| Mean PT | $337.40 |
|---|---|
| High / Low | $375.00 / $250.00 |
| Median | $348.00 |
| Analysts | 10 |
| Strong Buy | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Buy | 1 | |
| Hold | 8 | |
| Sell | 0 | |
| Strong Sell | 1 |
Recent rating actions
| 2026-04-29 | RBC Capital | → Outperform |
| 2026-04-29 | Needham | → Hold |
| 2026-04-29 | JP Morgan | → Overweight |
| 2026-04-29 | Barclays | → Equal-Weight |
| 2026-04-16 | JP Morgan | → Overweight |
| 2026-01-28 | RBC Capital | → Outperform |
Material Events
| Date | Event | 8-K |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-06-23 | Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
| 2026-04-28 | Officer / Director Change, Other Material Event… | read |
| 2026-04-28 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2026-03-13 | Officer / Director Change, Shareholder Vote… | read |
| 2026-01-27 | Earnings Release, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-10-27 | Earnings Release, Officer / Director Change… | read |
| 2025-10-15 | 1.05, Officer / Director Change… | read |
| 2025-09-11 | Reg FD Disclosure, Exhibits | read |
| 2025-07-30 | Earnings Release, Officer / Director Change… | read |
| 2025-04-28 | Earnings Release, Officer / Director Change… | read |
| 2025-03-17 | Shareholder Vote | read |
Insider Trades
| Date | Insider | Role | Action | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | Locoh-Donou Francois | President, CEO & Director | Sell | 996 | $411.24K |
| 2026-08-05 | Locoh-Donou Francois | President, CEO & Director | Sell | 1.10K | $452.04K |
| 2026-08-05 | Locoh-Donou Francois | President, CEO & Director | Sell | 200 | $81.94K |
| 2026-08-05 | FOUNTAIN THOMAS DEAN | EVP Global Services & Str | Sell | 1.21K | $500.87K |
| 2026-08-05 | Locoh-Donou Francois | President, CEO & Director | Sell | 320 | $132.51K |
| 2026-08-05 | Locoh-Donou Francois | President, CEO & Director | Sell | 284 | $117.87K |
| 2026-08-05 | Locoh-Donou Francois | President, CEO & Director | Sell | 40 | $16.67K |
| 2026-08-05 | Locoh-Donou Francois | President, CEO & Director | Sell | 642 | $264.39K |
| 2026-08-03 | WHALEN CHAD MICHAEL | EVP, Worldwide Sales | Sell | 703 | $284.62K |
| 2026-08-03 | Werner Edward Cooper | Chief Financial Officer | Sell | 599 | $243.15K |
Flow & Concentration
| Insider 180d net | -$3.12M |
|---|---|
| Insider buys / sells | 0 / 12 |
| Insider bias | Sellers |
| 13F holders | 8 |
| Top-5 share | 94.5% |
| HHI | 3,769 (concentrated) |
Top Holders
| Holder | Value | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Corp | $1.29B | 3.10M |
| AQR Capital Management | $385.03M | 925.63K |
| Millennium Management | $193.16M | 464.38K |
| Capital Research / Capital World | $127.60M | 306.76K |
| Fidelity / FMR LLC | $121.73M | 292.66K |
| Citadel Advisors | $110.22M | 264.97K |
| Renaissance Technologies | $12.59M | 30.27K |
| T. Rowe Price Group | $95.89K | 230.52K |
As of 2026-06-30
SEC Filings
The Long Run
FY 2010–2025 · 16 years
| Line | Latest | CAGR | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.81B | +8.0% | |
| Gross profit | $2.51B | +11.2% | |
| Operating income | $472.57M | +4.9% | |
| Net income | $692.38M | +14.4% | |
| Cash from ops | $949.67M | +7.7% |
Indices
Recent Sessions
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | $446.55 | $452.17 | $441.86 | $443.06 | 428.20K |
| Sep 24 | $452.13 | $457.70 | $445.00 | $446.55 | 550.90K |
| Sep 23 | $453.92 | $462.00 | $452.17 | $455.99 | 480.90K |
| Sep 22 | $447.19 | $454.13 | $442.01 | $453.33 | 433.70K |
| Sep 21 | $433.00 | $451.02 | $432.06 | $450.10 | 682.70K |
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