Why did F5, Inc. (FFIV) stock move recently?

On 7/23/2026, F5, Inc. moved -3.1% — F5 stock fell 3.13% with no company-specific news, filing, or earnings release today; the move appears to reflect broader market or sector trading ahead of its scheduled Q3 results on July 27. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is F5, Inc. (FFIV) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows F5, Inc.'s valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 36.4, a forward P/E of about 25.1, a price-to-book of about 6.7 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does F5, Inc.'s reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.45×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is F5, Inc.'s revenue?

F5, Inc. reported revenue of $3.1B for FY2025, with net profit of $692.4M, per official filings.

What is the share price of F5, Inc. (FFIV)?

F5, Inc. last traded at $456.71 (+1.3% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

F5, Inc.

FFIV · NASDAQ · Technology · United States

Snapshot

TickerFFIV

ExchangeNASDAQ

SectorTechnology

IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure

CountryUnited States

Employees6,512

HeadquartersSeattle, United States

Websitewww.f5.com

Filings tracked15

About F5, Inc.

F5, Inc. provides multicloud application security and delivery solutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company's distributed cloud services enable its customers to deploy, secure, and operate applications in any architecture, from on-premises to the public cloud. It also offers unified, security, networking, and application management solutions, such as web app and API protection; multi-cloud networking; application delivery and deployment; domain name system; content delivery network; and application deployment and orchestration. In addition, the company provides application security and delivery products, including NGINX Plus; NGINX One Console; NGINX Ingress Controller; WAF for NGINX; BIG-IP Packaged Software; and BIG-IP Systems. Further, it provides a range of professional services, including maintenance, consulting, training, and other technical support services. The company sells its products to large enterprise businesses, public sector institutions, governments, and service providers through distributors, value-added resellers, managed service providers, systems integrators, and other indirect channel partners. It has partnerships with public cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. The company was formerly known as F5 Networks, Inc. and changed its name to F5, Inc. in November 2021. F5, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Who owns it

Insiders0.5%
Institutions99.5%
Public & other0.0%

1,234 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.11.09%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.51%
State Street Corporation5.47%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4.96%
Jericho Capital Asset Management, LP3.74%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, LLC3.64%
Geode Capital Management, LLC3.14%
First Trust Advisors LP2.72%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.45×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend14.0% → 22.4%

Margin has expanded by about 8.4 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Return on equity19.3%

Latest ROE of 19.3% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev 5% · PAT 32%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $873.3M · EPS 4.36

Est. earnings growth -2.0%

Next fiscal year

Rev $3.6B · EPS 18.08

Est. earnings growth +4.3%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$3.1B

Net margin

22.4%

ROE

19.3%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+4.8%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+32.4%

EPS (FY2025)

11.80

Net profit (FY2025)

$692.4M

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Why it moved

Jul 23, 2026
F5 stock fell 3.13% with no company-specific news, filing, or earnings release today; the move appears to reflect broader market or sector trading ahead of its scheduled Q3 results on July 27.
· confidence: low

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$3.1B	$692.4M	11.80	22.4%	19.3%
FY2024	$2.8B	$566.8M	9.55	20.1%	18.1%
FY2023	$2.8B	$394.9M	6.55	14.0%	14.1%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$865.1M	$208.2M	3.62	24.1%
2026Q1	$811.7M	$147.8M	2.58	18.2%
2025Q4	$822.5M	$180.1M	3.10	21.9%
2025Q2	$780.4M	$189.9M	3.25	24.3%
2025Q1	$731.1M	$145.5M	2.48	19.9%
2024Q4	$766.5M	$166.4M	2.82	21.7%
2024Q2	$695.5M	$144.1M	2.44	20.7%
2024Q1	$681.4M	$119.0M	2.00	17.5%
2023Q4	$692.6M	$138.4M	2.32	20.0%
2023Q2	$702.6M	$89.0M	1.48	12.7%
2023Q1	$703.2M	$81.4M	1.34	11.6%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC8/6/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/27/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC6/23/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/5/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/28/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Other events, Exhibits
SEC4/28/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC3/13/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC2/5/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC1/27/2026material

2025

10-K filing
SEC11/25/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC10/27/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure
SEC10/15/2025material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC9/11/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/6/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC7/30/2025material

In the news

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