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Qualys, Inc.

QLYS Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$172.43

▼ -10.51 (-5.7%)

52w hi$195.88
52w lo$76.20
Vol600.90K
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Buy

Our score +0.63

Short+0.25
Medium+0.92
Long+0.80

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

Qualys, Inc.

Technology · Software - Infrastructure

Market cap$5.97B
Enterprise value$5.59B
Trailing P/E29.94x
Forward P/E20.40x
EV / EBITDA21.96x
P / S (ttm)8.64x
Profit margin29.4%
Return on equity38.6%
Revenue growth+11.0%
Earnings growth+16.1%
Debt / equity9.50

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.28
Sector+0.19
Technical+0.30
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

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

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.83
Corr SPX0.28
Annual vol47.9%
Annual ret+27.4%
Sharpe0.57
Max DD-52.1%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-08-04Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-06-11Officer / Director Change, Shareholder Vote…read
2026-05-05Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-02-05Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-11-04Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-08-05Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-06-16Bylaws Amendment, Shareholder Vote…read
2025-05-06Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-02-06Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2024-11-05Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2024-08-06Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2024-06-13Officer / Director Change, Shareholder Vote…read

Insider Trades

DateInsiderRoleActionSharesValue
2026-08-03Kim Joo MiOfficer, CHIEF FINANCIAL Sell100$14.72K
2026-08-03Kim Joo MiOfficer, CHIEF FINANCIAL Sell200$30.29K
2026-08-03Kim Joo MiOfficer, CHIEF FINANCIAL Sell300$45.83K
2026-08-03Kim Joo MiOfficer, CHIEF FINANCIAL Sell827$127.78K
2026-08-01Kim Joo MiOfficer, CHIEF FINANCIAL Withheld for tax3.85K$556.56K
2026-08-01POSEY BRUCE KOfficer, CHIEF LEGAL OFFIWithheld for tax2.27K$328.44K
2026-08-01Thakar Sumedh SDirector, Officer, CEO & Withheld for tax6.75K$976.77K
2026-07-20POSEY BRUCE KOfficer, CHIEF LEGAL OFFISell243$38.08K
2026-07-20POSEY BRUCE KOfficer, CHIEF LEGAL OFFISell334$52.79K
2026-07-20POSEY BRUCE KOfficer, CHIEF LEGAL OFFISell262$41.75K

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net-$2.45M
Insider buys / sells0 / 16
Insider biasSellers
13F holders8
Top-5 share94.4%
HHI2,337 (moderate)

Top Holders

HolderValueShares
State Street Corp$200.21M1.46M
AQR Capital Management$190.60M1.39M
Millennium Management$104.86M762.71K
Citadel Advisors$64.31M467.74K
Renaissance Technologies$39.06M284.10K
Capital Research / Capital World$33.58M244.22K
Fidelity / FMR LLC$2.24M16.27K
T. Rowe Price Group$6.56K47.70K

As of 2026-06-30

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-048-Kview
2026-08-044view
2026-08-0410-Qview
2026-08-034view
2026-08-034view
2026-08-034view
2026-07-214view
2026-07-214view
2026-07-154view
2026-07-064view
2026-07-064view
2026-07-014view
2026-06-304view
2026-06-294view
2026-06-234view

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%

Indices

S&P MidCap 400

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$182.10$182.10$172.01$172.43600.90K
Sep 24$185.42$190.00$182.69$182.94391.70K
Sep 23$184.19$186.64$180.23$184.79523.70K
Sep 22$183.86$186.55$177.65$183.32727.20K
Sep 21$175.63$181.77$173.90$181.03409.70K

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