F5, Inc. (FFIV) Stock: Price, Forecast & Analyst Target
F5, Inc. (FFIV) — MoonshotScore 81/100 (Exceptional band), calculated Oct 5, 2026. Price $454.04 (+2.34%), as of the Oct 2, 2026 trading session; market cap $25.6B. Expected results Oct 26, 2026.
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Market value / cash and short-term investments: 15.94× (market value Oct 2, 2026; cash Jun 30, 2026) · expected results Oct 26, 2026
F5, Inc. · FFIV · NASDAQ · Technology · Software - Infrastructure
Research dated 2026-09-12: The company sells application delivery and security across data centers and public clouds, combining BIG-IP appliances, software, NGINX and technical services for enterprises, public bodies and service providers. Its durability depends on whether that broad installed relationship can keep lifting revenue and profit while development and selling costs rise.
Price as of Oct 2, 2026
Key Statistics
MoonshotScore v2 · F5 (FFIV)
ExceptionalWhy this rating? Method, drivers & history
Bands for the MoonshotScore: Exceptional 80-100 · Strong 65-79 · Fair 45-64 · Weak below 45.
- Business Quality — Is this a genuinely good business?
- Financial Safety — Could this blow up on me?
- Valuation — Am I paying a fair price?
- Growth Durability — Is the growth real and likely to last?
- Momentum — Is the market already moving on this?
High quality, a strong balance sheet and durable growth, with no real weak spot — fairly priced, so not a bargain entry; the market is already moving on it. Business Quality: Elite; Financial Safety: Sound; Valuation: Full; Growth Durability: Growing; Momentum: Surging.
- quarterly revenue $865M (Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 2026)
- EPS beat 8 of 8
- Altman Z 7.05 · Piotroski F 8
Helping: business quality, balance-sheet strength, durable growth, positive momentum
What has the MoonshotScore done over time?
| Recorded | Score | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Exceptional | |
| 82 | Exceptional | |
| 82 | Exceptional | |
| 82 | Exceptional | |
| 81 | Exceptional | |
| 81 | Exceptional |
The score was 81 in the stored Oct 4, 2026 snapshot and remains 81 in the current publication computed Oct 5, 2026 (0); the largest pillar moves were Momentum -1; the pillar moves offset under the sector-relative weighting, so the headline score is unchanged. This current publication is not yet represented in the immutable snapshot archive.
Calculation uses the most recent completed US trading session. Live price changes do not update the score immediately.
Computed · Educational signal · not a buy or sell recommendation · How the MoonshotScore is computed →
Price & valuation
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Latest provided price | $454.04 |
| Change on the day | +2.34% |
| 52-week range | $223.76–$462.00 |
| Market capitalisation | $25.6B |
| Price / earnings (trailing) | 35.75 |
| Shares traded on the day | 633.2K |
| Beta (volatility vs the S&P 500) | 1.03 |
Price & events
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Events behind the price
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
- · Earnings results · above the recorded estimate
Results dates follow the earnings feed; call dates follow the transcript provider. Nearby dates do not establish that an event caused a price move.
Upcoming events
The provider's estimated date can change.
What to watch nextCouncil Score · weighted blend of 2 available disciplines
Council score for F5 (FFIV): Bullish Lean
73/100 · ASome lenses disagree with the MoonshotScore. Compare their readings below; each uses a different method.
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Read on: Oct 5, 2026
Munger's Mindset
Balance Sheet & Valuation · historical
Read on: Sep 9, 2026 · older than the 27 hours refresh window; not a current reading
How to read these bars and different assessments
Council is a separate blend of available disciplines; MoonshotScore above remains the five-pillar research rating.
Bars show each model's ordered assessment on its own scale, not a probability or a comparable investment return. The adjacent words give the assessment; more filled segments indicate a stronger model reading.
One of these lenses reads this company less favourably than the MoonshotScore does: Klarman-style lens. Each lens is a separate scoring function over its own inputs, so a disagreement is a difference of method rather than a correction — the page's answer stays the MoonshotScore above.
On Sep 9, 2026, the Munger lens read the price at that time as fairly valued against its own estimate of value.
Readings on this page are from Oct 5, 2026, except a card that shows its own read date.
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What is F5 (FFIV), and what does it report?
Short answer · as of
This is not a pure cloud-software business. Customers buy hardware, software modules and virtual editions for traffic management, access, firewalls, application protection and availability, then purchase maintenance, support, consulting, training and installation around those systems.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
This is not a pure cloud-software business. Customers buy hardware, software modules and virtual editions for traffic management, access, firewalls, application protection and availability, then purchase maintenance, support, consulting, training and installation around those systems.
Reported revenue therefore captures a blended application-infrastructure model rather than a uniform subscription stream. Service revenue recently edged above product revenue, while distributors, resellers, managed service providers and systems integrators extend the company’s reach into large organizations and public-sector environments.
What do the latest results show for F5 (FFIV)?
Short answer · as of
The most recent reported quarter, Q3 FY2026, carried revenue of $865M.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
The latest reporting period delivered the strongest revenue in the presented series after a sequential dip. Gross profit, operating profit and net income all advanced, while diluted earnings improved sharply; research and development and selling, general and administrative expense also continued upward.
Reported revenue and adjusted earnings have exceeded consensus throughout the supplied earnings history. The portfolio explains how demand can span application traffic, security and availability across on-premises and public-cloud environments, but that breadth alone does not establish the cause of the latest acceleration.
Where is operating spending going?
Revenue alongside research and development, selling, general and administrative expenses, and the FMP standardized operating result.
- Latest quarter · revenue
- $865.08M Jun 30, 2026
- Latest quarter · R&D
- $164.66M Jun 30, 2026
- Latest quarter · SG&A
- $333.62M Jun 30, 2026
- Latest quarter · FMP standardized operating result
- $213.27M Jun 30, 2026
| Period end | Revenue | R&D | SG&A | FMP standardized operating result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | $865.08M | $164.66M | $333.62M | $213.27M |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $811.70M | $151.04M | $331.06M | $178.70M |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $822.47M | $141.16M | $315.38M | $214.14M |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $810.09M | $136.39M | $310.00M | $205.65M |
USD. The operating result is the FMP-standardized value supplied by FMP; it may differ from a filing’s GAAP loss from operations when the provider classifies separately presented items differently. It is not net income or cash flow.
Did results meet expectations?
Reported earnings and revenue alongside the estimates recorded by the provider.
- Latest report · revenue
- $865.08M Jul 27, 2026
- Latest report · revenue estimate
- $834.60M Jul 27, 2026
- Latest report · revenue vs estimate
- Above estimate Jul 27, 2026
- Latest report · EPS vs estimate
- Above estimate Jul 27, 2026
| Report date | Revenue · reported | Revenue · estimate | EPS · reported | EPS · estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | $865.08M | $834.60M | $4.7300 | $4.0000 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $811.70M | $783.82M | $3.9000 | $3.4600 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | $822.47M | $764.16M | $4.4500 | $3.6400 |
| Oct 27, 2025 | $810.09M | $794.86M | $4.3900 | $3.9700 |
Dates are report dates, not fiscal period ends. Revenue is in USD; EPS is USD per share, rounded to four decimals. The earnings feed does not establish a basic, diluted or adjusted basis. Earnings-feed EPS may differ from statement EPS; the two series are not combined.
Quarterly income statement — 4 quarters
| Period | Revenue | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | $865M | $208M | $3.61 (diluted) |
| Q2 FY2026 | $812M | $148M | $2.58 (diluted) |
| Q1 FY2026 | $822M | $180M | $3.10 (diluted) |
| Q4 FY2025 | $810M | $190M | $3.26 (diluted) |
What are the financial strengths and risks for F5 (FFIV)?
Short answer
Cash and short-term investments were $1.61B at the Jun 30, 2026 balance-sheet date. Operating cash flow was $316.25M for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, meaning operations generated cash. These figures do not establish a cash runway.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
Liquidity is a clear financial strength: cash and investments materially exceed debt, the cash balance has expanded across the observed period, and operating cash flow remains substantial beside modest capital expenditure. Strong margins, low leverage and favorable distress and quality screens reinforce that picture, though total liabilities remain well above liquid resources.
The operating risk sits in customer deployment and support decisions. Slower spending on application delivery, security appliances, software modules or maintenance could pressure product and service revenue together, while the partner-led sales model makes distributors, resellers and integrators part of the commercial mechanism.
The shareholder base is overwhelmingly institutional, while recent insider records contain sales, awards, in-kind transactions and exempt exercises but no purchases. Those records describe transactions, not the reasons behind them.
How much cash does the business generate or use?
Quarterly operating cash flow shows cash generated or used by operations.
- Latest quarter · operating cash flow
- $316.25M Jun 30, 2026
- Previous quarter · operating cash flow
- $365.92M Mar 31, 2026
| Period end | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure (reported) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | $316.25M | −$35.64M |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $365.92M | −$18.35M |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $159.21M | −$9.72M |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $208.07M | −$16.14M |
Operating cash-flow bars share one scale and show magnitude; negative values mean cash used.
USD. Negative operating cash flow means cash used. Capital expenditure keeps the provider’s reported sign; it is not added here to estimate free cash flow or runway.
What should you watch next at F5 (FFIV)?
Short answer · as of
The next earnings report is expected on Oct 26, 2026.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
The scheduled earnings release should be tested against the recent pattern of rising revenue and repeated consensus beats. More revealing than another beat alone would be continued gross-profit and operating-profit growth while research, sales and administrative spending expand.
Product and service performance deserve separate attention because maintenance and support can steady a business whose product line includes appliances, software and virtual editions. Cash conversion also matters: recent operating cash generation has remained strong, but capital spending increased in the latest period.
Longer-range estimates assume continuing revenue and earnings expansion. Delivery against that path would require the multi-cloud security and application-delivery portfolio to produce durable customer spending rather than a brief concentration of product demand.
How does F5 compare with its peers?
Short answer
F5's score ranks 2nd of 13 in the bounded comparison shown, against 12 same-model peers. These are company scores, not expected investment returns. The set lists named competitors first, then companies in the same data-provider industry classification closest in market value; that classification is the provider's, not our judgment of business similarity.
Research dated 2026-09-12.
The distinguishing feature is the combination of physical appliances, software-defined traffic management, NGINX, application security and ongoing technical services under the same application-delivery mandate. That makes the company neither a pure appliance vendor nor a pure cloud-software provider.
Its addressable environment also spans traditional infrastructure and major public clouds, serving enterprises, government bodies and service providers through a broad partner network. Service revenue slightly exceeding product revenue shows that customer support and maintenance are economically comparable to new product sales.
| Company | Price | Market value | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| $211.49 Oct 2, 2026 | $35.1B | 90 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| F5 (FFIV) — this page | $454.04 | $25.6B | 81 |
| $29.79 Oct 2, 2026 | $17.3B | 79 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $130.35 Oct 2, 2026 | $13.3B | 76 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $357.96 Oct 2, 2026 | $28.8B | 74 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $97.17 Oct 2, 2026 | $12.9B | 74 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $41.12 Oct 2, 2026 | $23.7B | 73 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $94.05 Oct 2, 2026 | $17.9B | 68 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $72.29 Oct 2, 2026 | $19.5B | 68 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $74.33 Oct 2, 2026 | $44.2B | 68 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $140.07 Oct 2, 2026 | $16.4B | 67 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $21.99 Oct 2, 2026 | $13.2B | 66 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 | |
| $394.60 Oct 2, 2026 | $25.8B | 65 5-pillar Oct 5, 2026 |
Only 5-pillar scores are ranked together. Other models are not directly comparable. Price and score dates are shown separately; market-value dates are unavailable.
The records behind this page
Analyst targets & estimates
What analysts have on file
- Price target, low to high
- $300.00 – $475.00
- Consensus target
- $416.60
- Median target
- $450.00
Consensus record · Captured .
Measured against a quoted price of $454.04 (as of Oct 2, 2026).
Insider activity
Form 4 records via FMP · Of the newest 100 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Sep 14, 2026
- Transactions
- 98
- Identified insiders
- 11
- Purchases
- 0
- Sales
- 46
- Other transactions
- 52
Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent.
Who holds the shares?
Institutional ownership reported through 13F filings.
- Institutional ownership
- 97.3% Period end Jun 30, 2026
- Previous quarter · ownership
- 99.8% Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026
- Reporting holders
- 857 Period end Jun 30, 2026
- Previous quarter · holders
- 746 Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026
| Holders in provider snapshot | Shares |
|---|---|
| Blackrock, INC. | 6,278,577 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3,687,295 |
| State Street Corp | 3,098,509 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2,808,030 |
| Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. | 2,118,749 |
Quarterly filings lag the period end. Holder rows are names in the provider snapshot, not a verified ranking; individual filing dates are not supplied. Related managers may appear separately, so these positions are not summed. Holder snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.
What has been published about F5 (FFIV)?
What Investors Ask About F5 (FFIV) — Technology
Research dated 2026-09-12; the answers below are from that research, and the full attribution is under Sources. The last 2 questions are answered from this page's own dated data, not from the research.
What does BIG-IP contribute to the company’s business?
BIG-IP anchors the product portfolio with appliances, software modules and virtual editions used for application traffic, availability, access and security. It also creates demand for maintenance, technical support and professional services.
Why does NGINX matter alongside BIG-IP?
NGINX extends the portfolio into web serving and software-based application delivery, complementing BIG-IP traffic management and the wider security suite. Together they let the company address applications across traditional infrastructure and public clouds.
How do product and service revenue fit together at this company?
Product revenue comes from appliances, software and related delivery or security tools; service revenue includes maintenance, support, consulting, training and installation. Service recently contributed slightly more revenue than product, making the installed customer relationship a major part of the model.
Does the multi-cloud portfolio replace on-premises BIG-IP deployments?
The portfolio is built to span on-premises infrastructure and public-cloud platforms rather than force a single deployment model. BIG-IP hardware and virtual editions sit alongside NGINX, cloud partnerships and security services.
What is the FFIV stock price today?
The last price recorded on this page for F5, Inc. (FFIV) is $454.04, as of the Oct 2, 2026 trading session (source: Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote). It is a provider snapshot, not a live exchange feed, so check a brokerage quote before you trade.
What is the FFIV price target?
The analyst consensus price target for F5, Inc. (FFIV) is $416.60 (range $300.00 to $475.00, median $450.00), per FMP data captured Oct 5, 2026. Targets are analyst opinions and change often; they are not a Stock Expert AI forecast.
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id.hq | SEC filing business address | Seattle, WA | OFFICIAL | SEC EDGAR filer business address — The SEC filer business address. Our market-data provider separately lists "801 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104, US". |
FMP — 74 facts from Financial Modeling Prep endpoint families
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
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earn.next | Next earnings date | Oct 26, 2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings calendar — The date is our provider's estimate until the company confirms it. | |
px.last | Latest provided price | $454.04 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Dated to the US trading session the price belongs to, derived from the quote record's timestamp (weekend and pre-open reads roll back to the previous weekday; exchange holidays are not modelled). The record does not establish an exchange execution time. Retrieved 2026-10-04T20:54:51.552Z. | |
px.change | Change on the day | +2.34% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.mcap | Market capitalisation | $25.6B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Date unknown Market cap record date: 2026-10-02. FMP quote timestamp: 2026-10-02T20:00:01.000Z. Captured from FMP at 2026-10-04T20:54:50.592Z. No share-count basis is inferred; this page preserves the reported amount instead of recalculating it from shares. | |
px.change_abs | Change on the day, in dollars | +$10.36 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
fin.q_revenue | Revenue, Q3 FY2026 | $865M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly) | |
px.range52 | 52-week range | $223.76–$462.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) quote | |
px.pe | Price / earnings (trailing) | 35.75 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.volume | Shares traded on the day | 633.2K | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.beta | Beta | 1.03 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile | |
id.ceo | Chief executive | Francois Locoh-Donou | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key executives (proxy-derived) — Titles and pay come from the company's proxy statement as our provider parsed it. | |
id.employees | Employees | 6,545 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) employee count, from the company's filing | |
fin.annual | Revenue and net result by fiscal year | 5 fiscal years, FY2021 through FY2025: FY2021 revenue $2.60B, net result $331.24M; FY2022 revenue $2.70B, net result $322.16M; FY2023 revenue $2.81B, net result $394.95M; FY2024 revenue $2.82B, net result $566.78M; FY2025 revenue $3.09B, net result $692.38M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-K income statements | |
fin.rev_mix | Reported revenue segments | Product $1.51B · Service $1.58B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) revenue segmentation, from the company's 10-K | |
fin.gross_margin | Gross margin (trailing twelve months) | 82.2% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm — A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2026-06-30 | $865.08M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.rd_k | R&D — period end 2026-06-30 | $164.66M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2026-06-30 | $333.62M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-06-30.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2026-06-30 | $213.27M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2026-03-31 | $811.70M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.rd_k | R&D — period end 2026-03-31 | $151.04M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2026-03-31 | $331.06M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2026-03-31.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2026-03-31 | $178.70M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2025-12-31 | $822.47M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.rd_k | R&D — period end 2025-12-31 | $141.16M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2025-12-31 | $315.38M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-12-31.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2025-12-31 | $214.14M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.revenue_k | Revenue — period end 2025-09-30 | $810.09M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.rd_k | R&D — period end 2025-09-30 | $136.39M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.sga_k | SG&A — period end 2025-09-30 | $310.00M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
fin.q_table.depth.2025-09-30.operating_result_k | FMP standardized operating result — period end 2025-09-30 | $205.65M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements — Quarterly statement note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-07-27 | $865.08M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-07-27 | $834.60M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-07-27 | $4.7300 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-07-27 | $4.0000 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-28.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-04-28 | $811.70M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-28.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-04-28 | $783.82M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-28.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-04-28 | $3.9000 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-04-28.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-04-28 | $3.4600 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-01-27.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2026-01-27 | $822.47M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-01-27.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2026-01-27 | $764.16M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-01-27.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2026-01-27 | $4.4500 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2026-01-27.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2026-01-27 | $3.6400 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-27.revenue_actual | Revenue · reported — report date 2025-10-27 | $810.09M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-27.revenue_estimated | Revenue · estimate — report date 2025-10-27 | $794.86M | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-27.eps_actual | EPS · reported — report date 2025-10-27 | $4.3900 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
earn.history.depth.2025-10-27.eps_estimated | EPS · estimate — report date 2025-10-27 | $3.9700 | Report date · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note |
fin.q_table | Quarterly income statement | 4 quarters through Q3 FY2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly), as filed | |
fin.cash_investments | Cash and short-term investments | $1.61B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. Long-term investments are excluded and remain unclassified. Restrictions on cash and short-term investments require separate review. | |
fin.opcf_latest | Latest-quarter operating cash flow | $316.25M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Period end: 2026-06-30. Negative operating cash flow means cash used. This figure is not a cash-runway estimate. | |
fin.long_term_investments | Long-term investments (classification unverified) | $21.99M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | |
fin.total_debt | Total debt | $252.38M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet — Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | |
fin.price_to_book | Price to book value | 6.72× | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm — A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-06-30.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2026-06-30 | $316.25M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-03-31.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2026-03-31 | $365.92M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-06-30.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2026-06-30 | −$35.64M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2026-03-31.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2026-03-31 | −$18.35M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2025-12-31 | $159.21M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-12-31.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2025-12-31 | −$9.72M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-09-30.operating_cash_flow_m | Operating cash flow — period end 2025-09-30 | $208.07M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
fin.opcf.depth.2025-09-30.capex_m | Capital expenditure (reported) — period end 2025-09-30 | −$16.14M | Period end · | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements — Cash-flow note |
earn.pt_range | Analyst price target, low to high | $300.00 – $475.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_consensus | Consensus analyst price target | $416.60 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_median | Median analyst price target | $450.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
own.insiders | Insider transactions via FMP | 98 transactions · 0 purchases, 46 sales, 52 other transactions · 11 identified insiders · of the newest 100 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Sep 14, 2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), carrying Form 4 transaction records — Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent. | |
own.institutions.depth.ownership_pct | Institutional ownership | 97.3% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.institutions.depth.ownership_pct_previous_quarter | Previous quarter · ownership | 99.8% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.institutions.depth.holders | Reporting holders | 857 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.institutions.depth.holders_previous_quarter | Previous quarter · holders | 746 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings — 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. Prior to period end Jun 30, 2026 | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_0.shares | Blackrock, INC. — shares in provider snapshot | 6,278,577 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_1.shares | Vanguard Capital Management LLC — shares in provider snapshot | 3,687,295 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_2.shares | State Street Corp — shares in provider snapshot | 3,098,509 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_3.shares | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC — shares in provider snapshot | 2,808,030 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. | |
own.top_holders.depth.holder_4.shares | Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. — shares in provider snapshot | 2,118,749 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional holders, from 13F filings — Provider snapshot as of 2026-06-30; individual filing date not supplied. |
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earn.history | Reported versus estimated, recent quarters | EPS beat 8 of 8 | UNRECORDED | Stored earnings-history observation — Captured 2026-10-02 · Expired observation | |
fin.scores | Distress and quality screens | Altman Z 7.05 · Piotroski F 8 | UNRECORDED | Stored financial-scores observation — Captured 2026-10-04 · Expired observation |
COMPUTED — 3 facts from our arithmetic, formula restated
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
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fin.mcap_to_cash | Market value per dollar of cash and short-term investments | 15.94× | — | COMPUTED | Computed on this page from the figures above — The market capitalisation printed on this page divided by cash and short-term investments of $1.61B at Jun 30, 2026. Long-term investments are excluded and remain unclassified. Restrictions on cash and short-term investments require separate review. Market cap record date: 2026-10-02. Balance-sheet reference date: 2026-06-30. The inputs do not establish a single common source date for this ratio. |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.revenue_actual.comparison | Latest report · revenue vs estimate | Above estimate | Report date · | COMPUTED | Computed from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note — Method: compare reported revenue ($865.08M) with the recorded estimate ($834.60M) at displayed precision. Equal displayed values are in line. This compares reported results with recorded estimates, not investment returns. |
earn.history.depth.2026-07-27.eps_actual.comparison | Latest report · EPS vs estimate | Above estimate | Report date · | COMPUTED | Computed from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings — Earnings-history note — Method: compare reported EPS ($4.7300) with the recorded estimate ($4.0000) at displayed precision. Equal displayed values are in line. This compares reported results with recorded estimates, not investment returns. |
OURS — 2 facts from Stock Expert AI's own score and rank
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ours.moonshot | MoonshotScore v2 | 81 of 100 · Exceptional · pillars 82 / 74 / 41 / 72 / 85 | OURS | Stock Expert AI MoonshotScore v2 engine | |
ours.moonshot_change | MoonshotScore movement | 81 (stored snapshot Oct 4, 2026) → 81 (current publication computed Oct 5, 2026) (0) | OURS | Stock Expert AI current score publication and immutable score snapshots — The current score publication is not yet represented in the immutable snapshot archive. |
Fact-family notes
- Quarterly statement note. Source series as of 2026-06-30. USD. The operating result is the FMP-standardized value supplied by FMP; it may differ from a filing’s GAAP loss from operations when the provider classifies separately presented items differently. It is not net income or cash flow. Applies to Fact IDs:
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Historical evidence preserved with this analysis. Current figures are listed separately above.
| Evidence | Captured value | Source date | Source type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business description | F5, Inc. is a technology company specializing in comprehensive solutions designed to secure and optimize the delivery of applications across various cloud environments. Their core mission is to guarantee the security, peak performance, and constant availability of critical network applications, servers, and storage systems for their clients. Through their multi-cloud offerings, F5 empowers organizations to seamlessly develop, deploy, operate, secure, and govern their applications, whether these reside in traditional on-premises infrastructures or modern public cloud platforms. The company's extensive product portfolio includes a range of application security and delivery tools: Robust hardware like BIG-IP appliances and VIPRION chassis, complemented by their software modules and virtual editions. Software-defined solutions such as Local Traffic Manager and DNS Services for efficient traffic handling. Advanced network protection with Advanced Firewall Manager and Policy Enforcement Manager. Security and access control via Application Security Manager and Access Policy Manager. The NGINX product family, including NGINX Plus and NGINX Controller, for web serving and application delivery. Sophisticated threat and fraud prevention tools like Shape Defense, Enterprise Defense, Secure Web Gateway, Silverline DDoS, and other application security services. Beyond products, F5 offers a suite of professional services, encompassing expert consulting, training, installation, maintenance, and ongoing technical support. F5 serves a diverse global clientele, including major enterprise businesses, public sector organizations, government bodies, and service providers. Their solutions are distributed through a broad network of partners, including distributors, value-added resellers, managed service providers, and systems integrators, reaching customers across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company also fosters strategic partnerships with leading public cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Established in Seattle, Washington, in 1996, the company officially changed its name from F5 Networks, Inc. to F5, Inc. in November 2021. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile |
| Sector / industry (provider taxonomy) | Technology / Software - Infrastructure The company's SEC filings classify it under SIC 3576 — Computer Communications Equipment. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) company profile |
| Quarterly income statement (USD thousands) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q and 10-K income statements |
| Revenue by segment | Product: $1.51B; Service: $1.58B | 2025-09-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) revenue segmentation, from the company's 10-K |
| Annual revenue and net result (USD millions) | Captured record · 5 entries
| 2025-09-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-K income statements |
| Reported versus estimated, last 8 quarters | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-07-27 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings |
| Most recent periodic reports | 2026-08-06 | OFFICIAL | SEC EDGAR filer submissions | |
| Cash, investments and debt | Total debt: $252.38M; Liquidity basis: cash and short-term investments; Total liabilities: $2.97B; Cash and short-term investments: $1.61B; Cash and investments: $1.63B; Long-term investments: $21.99M; Long-term investments classification: unclassified Long-term investments are shown separately; their marketability is not established by the provider field. The cash and short-term investment balance does not establish unrestricted availability. | 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's balance sheet |
| Cash and investment components | Total basis: cash short and long-term investments; Total: $1.63B; Cash and short-term investments: $1.61B; Long-term investments: $22.00M; Long-term investments classification: unclassified Sums the balance sheet's cash and short-term investments with its long-term investments.; The long-term investment field does not establish marketability; the sum is not a measure of available liquidity.; These provider fields do not establish investment access restrictions or explain differences from third-party cash figures. | 2026-06-30 | COMPUTED | Computed from the balance sheet |
| Cash and short-term investments over time (USD millions) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's quarterly balance sheets |
| Operating cash flow by quarter (USD millions) | Captured record · 8 entries
| 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), from the company's 10-Q cash-flow statements |
| Trailing twelve-month ratio set | Quick ratio: 1.59; Current ratio: 1.66; Debt to equity: 0.07; Net margin: 22%; Gross margin: 82.2%; Operating margin: 24.5%; Return on assets: 10.6%; Return on equity: 19.9% Price-based multiples captured at research time are not repeated here; the page shows each once, from current figures with their own dates. A ratio our provider could not compute is absent rather than shown as zero. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) key-metrics-ttm + ratios-ttm |
| Distress and quality screens | Altman Z-score: 6.6; Piotroski F-score: 8 Altman Z below 1.8 is the conventional distress zone. The screen is built for manufacturers and industrials; for banks, insurers and property companies it is not a meaningful reading. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) financial scores |
| Institutional ownership (13F) | Holders: 855; Quarter: 2026-06-30; Ownership: 96.7%; Holders previous quarter: 745; Ownership previous quarter: 99.8 13F filings are quarterly and lag the quarter end by up to 45 days. | 2026-06-30 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) institutional ownership summary, from 13F filings |
| Insider transactions, last 180 days | Net shares: -7,832; Window days: 180; Price low: $387.07; Clustered days: 2026-08-01; 2026-08-03; Price high: $416.83; Buy transactions: 0; Distinct insiders: 10; Sell transactions: 20; Other transactions: 38; Total transactions: 58; Other transaction types: A-Award: 2, F-InKind: 8, M-Exempt: 28; Unknown direction transactions: 0 Purchase and sale counts require explicit provider transaction types, without a conflicting acquisition/disposition direction. Other transactions retain their provider type; awards, exercises, gifts and in-kind transactions are not counted as purchases or sales. Net shares sums acquired minus disposed shares across direction-known records, including other transaction types; unknown directions are excluded. It is not net purchases or a verified change in beneficial ownership. Named-insider counts, same-day clusters and positive reported prices cover all retained records. Filing dates are used only when transaction dates are absent. Neither timing nor price establishes motive or whether a transaction was on the open market. | 2026-09-01 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) insider transactions, from Form 4 filings |
| What the sources do not tell us | Captured record · 3 entries
Each entry names a family of information the packet has no fact for.; The list is drawn from a fixed catalogue keyed to fact ids — it is not written per ticker and contains no generated text.; An absent family means our sources did not answer; it does not mean the company has nothing to report. | 2026-09-12 | COMPUTED | Derived from which sources answered this build |
| Next earnings report | Date: 2026-10-26; EPS estimate: $4.24 per share; Revenue estimate: $884.03M The date is our provider's estimate until the company confirms it. | 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) earnings calendar |
| Analyst revenue and earnings estimates (average) | Captured record · 4 entries
| 2026-09-12 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) analyst estimates |
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ETFs that hold FFIV
Funds in our ETF coverage that list FFIV among the top 10 holdings on their fund page, largest weight first. Each weight is the fund's reported holding weight as of the date in its row.
| ETF | Weight | Holdings as of |
|---|---|---|
| Professionally Managed Portfoli (OCFS) | 4.33% | |
| KONG ETF | 3.97% | |
| Alger Russell Innovation ETF (INVN) | 2.50% |