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QLYS

Qualys, Inc.

QLYS

NASDAQ·Technology·Software - Infrastructure·Mkt cap $5.1B

$148.32

+3.40%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$74.51 - $155.47

P/E

26.63

Fwd P/E

19.51

Beta

0.65

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

836.9K

Shares Out

35.9M

Mkt Cap

$5.1B

Price action

Price chart

Down 0.4% over the trailing year

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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

5 reasons

  • Integrated cloud platform reducing tool sprawl and complexity
  • Real-time big data analytics and correlation engine for threat detection
  • Established market position with 25+ year track record since 1999
  • Extensive channel partner network and enterprise customer base
  • Continuous innovation across vulnerability, threat, and compliance domains

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.7).

Growth

Stable outlook

Rising cybersecurity spending driven by increasing breach frequency and regulatory mandates

Value

Fairly valued vs Cybersecurity Software peers

Momentum

Hot

+62.3% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

Excellent business quality

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 30, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 5, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.95 vs $1.81 consensus (+7.7% surprise). Revenue of $175.6M vs $173.6M expected (+1.1%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +7.7%
Rev beat +1.1%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+7.7%

Next: Apr 30, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+10%

+10%

+10%

+10%

+10%

+10%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$148.7M

$153.9M

$159.2M

$159.9M

$164.1M

$169.9M

$175.3M

$176.6M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

28.7%

Wall Street consensus

9 analysts · 22% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

2

22%

Hold

6

67%

Sell

1

11%

Median Price Target

$98.00

-33.9% vs $148.32

Low $85.00
Median $98.00
High $125.00

Latest: Wedbush · May 7, 2026

6 analysts covering

vs Industry

How QLYS stacks vs Software - Infrastructure

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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