F5, Inc.
FFIV Technology Software Infrastructure
F5, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $3.1 billion, up 9.66% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 10.9%, EPS grew 11.6% and free cash flow grew 12.5%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; revenue growth for ten consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for three.
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F5, Inc. (FFIV) Return on invested capital
F5, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 22.6%, up 6.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (15.8%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.1% (fiscal 2022) to 165.9% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 36% 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 invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 15.8% | (4.25) |
| FY2024 | 20.0% | 5.24 |
| FY2023 | 14.8% | 1.74 |
| FY2022 | 13.1% | (0.49) |
| FY2021 | 13.5% | (3.84) |
| FY2020 | 17.4% | (23.68) |
| FY2019 | 41.1% | (109.02) |
| FY2018 | 150.1% | (15.82) |
| FY2017 | 165.9% | 52.94 |
| FY2016 | 113.0% | 49.25 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| TOST Toast, Inc. compare | 81.1% |
| FFIV F5, Inc. | 22.6% |
| GPN Global Payments Inc. compare | 2.01% |
| IOT Samsara Inc. compare | 1.57% |
| VRSN VeriSign, Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| RBRK Rubrik, Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| NTNX Nutanix compare | 0.00% |
| CPAY Corpay, Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| MDB MongoDB, Inc. compare | −1.60% |
| Software Infrastructure industry median | 0.00% |
| Technology sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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