F5/$FFIV
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About F5
F5 is a market leader in the application delivery controller market. The company sells security, application performance, and automation products. Its three customer verticals are enterprises, service providers, and government entities. Revenue is evenly split between its services and products businesses, with revenue trending toward products as software adoption grows. The Seattle-based firm was incorporated in 1996 and went public in 1999.
- Ticker
- $FFIV
- Sector
- Software & Cloud Services
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 6,545
- Headquarters
- Seattle, United States
- Website
- www.f5.com
F5 Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$19B
27.02
$12.52
1.03
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Price and volume
Market cap
$19B
Beta
1.03
52-week high
$483.30
52-week low
$223.76
Average daily volume
786K
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.731
Quick ratio
1.122
Long term debt to equity
0.053
Total debt to equity
0.053
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
925.395
Gross margin (TTM)
81.98%
Net profit margin (TTM)
21.14%
Operating margin (TTM)
24.26%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
16.80%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$520,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.74%
Return on equity (TTM)
19.01%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
27.024
Price to revenue (TTM)
5.641
Price to book
4.8
Price to tangible book (TTM)
12.62
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
22.18
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
4.51%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
15.255
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
10.64%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
6.10%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.69%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
5.53%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
24.10%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
8.81%
What the Analysts think about F5
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for F5 stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of F5 stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
F5’s product momentum is strong: Q4 product revenue grew 23%, extending a run of nine consecutive quarters of double-digit growth. For FY26, product revenue rose 19%. (F5)
F5’s direct AI business is showing early commercial traction: bookings exceeded $100 million in FY26, nearly tripling year on year, while its customer count rose fourfold to more than 200. (The Motley Fool)
Recurring software revenue could provide a steadier growth base: SaaS and managed-services ARR rose 24%, and F5 expects solid double-digit software growth in FY27 after completing its transition from legacy offerings. (The Motley Fool)
Growth is set to slow: after FY26 revenue rose 11%, F5’s FY27 outlook calls for growth of 8% to 9%. (F5)
Higher component costs could squeeze profitability: F5 expects FY27 non-GAAP gross margin of 80.5% to 82.5%, below the 84% achieved in FY26. (F5)
The disclosed cyber incident remains a source of financial and reputational risk: F5 reported $26.5 million of response costs over the first nine months of FY26 and said it had received government inquiries and could face claims. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 28 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing F5
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $FFIV weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares Digital Security€L0CK | $1.9B | 1.74% |
iShares Digitalisation$DGTL | $761M | 0.75% |
iShares Digitalisation£DGIT | $813M | 0.75% |
iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility£MINV | $2.6B | 0.41% |
iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility$MVOL | $2.6B | 0.41% |
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