The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

QLYS

Concerning the House

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.

United States · www.qualys.com

The Long Run

FY 2012–2025 · 14 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$669.12M+29.4%
Gross profit$446.97M+17.6%
Operating income$163.07M+48.0%
Net income$198.32M+54.8%
Cash from ops$244.60M+28.0%
Quotation

$195.88

+8.73 (+4.7%)

52w hi$195.88
52w lo$76.20
Vol643.10K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.21

Short-0.12
Medium+0.40
Long+0.48

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Qualys, Inc.

Technology · Software - Infrastructure

Market cap$6.90B
Enterprise value$6.10B
Trailing P/E34.01x
Forward P/E23.28x
EV / EBITDA23.96x
P / S (ttm)9.64x
Profit margin29.4%
Return on equity38.6%
Revenue growth+11.0%
Earnings growth+16.1%
Debt / equity9.50
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.86
Corr SPX0.31
Annual vol45.6%
Annual ret+27.6%
Sharpe0.60
Max DD-52.1%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.26
Sector+0.15
Technical+0.00
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$188.59$196.49$186.71$195.88643.10K
Aug 12$185.13$188.84$183.28$187.15513.30K
Aug 11$185.80$189.60$180.40708.79K
Aug 10$182.15$192.73$182.09$185.80923.30K
Aug 7$183.45$184.39$178.30$183.48743.00K