F5, Inc.

FFIV Technology Software Infrastructure

F5, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended September 2026) was $3.4 billion, up 10.6% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+13.3%
EPS
−0.63%
Free cash flow
−52.4%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

310.89 0.85 −0.27%
Market cap
$17.7B
P/E
24.5×
Fwd P/E
36.4×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
6.86
Beneish M
−2.59
Dividend safety
n/a

F5, Inc. (FFIV) Return on equity

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F5, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 19.0%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.3% (fiscal 2022) to 36.1% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. That is above the Software Infrastructure industry median of 0.00% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 19.0% (1.59)
FY2025 20.6% 1.48
FY2024 19.1% 4.13
FY2023 15.0% 1.65
FY2022 13.3% (1.09)
FY2021 14.4% (0.97)
FY2020 15.4% (12.68)
FY2019 28.1% (8.00)
FY2018 36.1% 1.23
FY2017 34.9% 5.60

Against its own ten years

Low 13.3% High 36.1%
Ten-year median 19.9%
Current reading's percentile 42

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
NTNX Nutanix compare 37,461.6%
RBRK Rubrik, Inc. compare 47.8%
GEN Gen Digital Inc. compare 46.4%
KSPI Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz Sponsored ADR compare 42.0%
CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. compare 30.6%
TOST Toast, Inc. compare 25.6%
FFIV F5, Inc. 19.0%
IOT Samsara Inc. compare 6.43%
GDDY GoDaddy Inc. compare −4,092.0%
Software Infrastructure industry median 0.00%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 1.01%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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