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F5, Inc.
FFIV
NASDAQ·Technology·Software - Infrastructure·Mkt cap $23.9B
$406.36
▼ -4.20%
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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.
View research view52-Week Range
$223.76 - $427.54
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Price chart
Up 43.3% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Advanced hardware and software architecture
- Comprehensive multi-cloud platform
- Strategic partnerships with major cloud providers
- Robust enterprise-grade security solutions
Bear Case
2 risks
- Average volatility.
- Premium valuation to Cybersecurity Software peers
Growth
Stable outlook
Cloud migration trends
Value
Premium valuation to Cybersecurity Software peers
Momentum
Hot
+39.8% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Excellent business quality
Dividend
None
No dividend
Smart-money signal
Who's buying FFIV right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Apr 27, 2026
APR 28, 2026
Reported EPS of $3.90 vs $3.47 consensus (+12.4% surprise). Revenue of $811.7M vs $783.8M expected (+3.6%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Q2 26
+12.4%
Next: Apr 27, 2026
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+11%
+7%
+12%
+8%
+7%
+11%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 24
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 25
Q2 26
$695.5M
$746.7M
$766.5M
$731.1M
$780.4M
$810.1M
$822.5M
$811.7M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
82.8%
Operating
22.0%
Profit
18.2%
Wall Street consensus
9 analysts · 44% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
44%
Hold
44%
Sell
11%
Median Price Target
$383.50
▼ -5.6% vs $406.36
Latest: Piper Sandler · May 29, 2026
2 analysts covering