F5, Inc. FFIV

443.06 (3.49) (0.78%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$25.3B
P/E
34.9×
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F5, Inc. (FFIV) Price to free cash flow

As of 25 September 2026, F5, Inc. (FFIV) trades at a price to free cash flow of 26.6×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.5× (February 2016) to 27.4× (September 2026); the current reading is higher than 100% of that period. That is above the Software Infrastructure industry median of 17.1× and above the Technology sector median of 19.8×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

Annual

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2025 21.2× 24.35%
FY2024 17.1× 4.64%
FY2023 16.3× (24.32%)
FY2022 21.5× 8.98%
FY2021 19.8× 57.78%
FY2020 12.5× (4.87%)
FY2019 13.2× (20.66%)
FY2018 16.6× 45.82%
FY2017 11.4× (12.89%)
FY2016 13.1× 24.29%

Quarterly

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jun 2026 25.0× 42.76%
Mar 2026 17.5× (0.40%)
Dec 2025 17.6× (17.25%)
Sep 2025 21.2× 16.11%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 7.5× High 27.4×
Ten-year median 15.2×
Current reading's percentile 100

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
CPAY Corpay, Inc. compare 15.9×
VRSN VeriSign, Inc. compare 24.5×
AKAM Akamai Technologies, Inc. compare 26.2×
FFIV F5, Inc. 26.6×
GPN Global Payments Inc. compare 28.4×
ZS Zscaler, Inc. compare 39.8×
MDB MongoDB, Inc. compare 50.1×
RBRK Rubrik, Inc. compare 78.7×
IOT Samsara Inc. compare 86.8×
Software Infrastructure industry median 17.1×
Technology sector median 19.8×
Market median 14.0×

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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