F5 INC (FFIV) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:FFIV • US3156161024

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This FFIV fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. FFIV Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • FFIV had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year FFIV had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • Each year in the past 5 years FFIV has been profitable.
  • FFIV had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
FFIV Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFFFIV Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M

1.2 Ratios

  • With an excellent Return On Assets value of 10.90%, FFIV belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 86.96% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With an excellent Return On Equity value of 19.41%, FFIV belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 82.61% of the companies in the same industry.
  • FFIV has a Return On Invested Capital of 14.03%. This is amongst the best in the industry. FFIV outperforms 84.78% of its industry peers.
  • FFIV had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 13.16%. This is above the industry average of 10.45%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (13.16%) for FFIV is below the current ROIC(14.03%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 10.9%
ROE 19.41%
ROIC 14.03%
ROA(3y)9.53%
ROA(5y)8.26%
ROE(3y)17.16%
ROE(5y)15.71%
ROIC(3y)13.16%
ROIC(5y)11.99%
FFIV Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICFFIV Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10 20 30

1.3 Margins

  • FFIV's Profit Margin of 21.96% is amongst the best of the industry. FFIV outperforms 93.48% of its industry peers.
  • FFIV's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • FFIV's Operating Margin of 25.09% is amongst the best of the industry. FFIV outperforms 93.48% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of FFIV has grown nicely.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 81.54%, FFIV belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 97.83% of the companies in the same industry.
  • FFIV's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 25.09%
PM (TTM) 21.96%
GM 81.54%
OM growth 3Y18.24%
OM growth 5Y7.22%
PM growth 3Y23.33%
PM growth 5Y11.39%
GM growth 3Y0.59%
GM growth 5Y-0.3%
FFIV Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsFFIV Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20 40 60 80

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2. FFIV Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), FFIV is creating some value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, FFIV has less shares outstanding
  • FFIV has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • FFIV has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
FFIV Yearly Shares OutstandingFFIV Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M
FFIV Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsFFIV Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 5.72 indicates that FFIV is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • FFIV has a better Altman-Z score (5.72) than 73.91% of its industry peers.
  • FFIV has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF 0
Altman-Z 5.72
ROIC/WACC1.42
WACC9.89%
FFIV Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFFFIV Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

2.3 Liquidity

  • FFIV has a Current Ratio of 1.61. This is a normal value and indicates that FFIV is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • FFIV has a worse Current ratio (1.61) than 69.57% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.56 indicates that FFIV should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • FFIV has a Quick ratio (1.56) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • The current and quick ratio evaluation for FFIV is rather negative, while it does have excellent solvency and profitability. These ratios do not necessarly indicate liquidity issues and need to be evaluated against the specifics of the business.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.61
Quick Ratio 1.56
FFIV Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesFFIV Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B

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3. FFIV Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • FFIV shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 18.26%, which is quite good.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 10.98% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
  • The Revenue has grown by 9.69% in the past year. This is quite good.
  • FFIV shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 5.61% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)18.26%
EPS 3Y15.69%
EPS 5Y10.98%
EPS Q2Q%14.04%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)9.69%
Revenue growth 3Y4.63%
Revenue growth 5Y5.61%
Sales Q2Q%11.02%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, FFIV will show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 6.90% on average per year.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 4.59% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y2.92%
EPS Next 2Y3.86%
EPS Next 3Y4.83%
EPS Next 5Y6.9%
Revenue Next Year6.38%
Revenue Next 2Y4.81%
Revenue Next 3Y4.02%
Revenue Next 5Y4.59%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
  • The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
FFIV Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesFFIV Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 1B 2B 3B
FFIV Yearly EPS VS EstimatesFFIV Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 5 10 15 20

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4. FFIV Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 19.12, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of FFIV.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of FFIV indicates a rather cheap valuation: FFIV is cheaper than 84.78% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • FFIV is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.64, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 18.95 indicates a rather expensive valuation of FFIV.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, FFIV is valued a bit cheaper than 78.26% of the companies in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of FFIV to the average of the S&P500 Index (21.36), we can say FFIV is valued inline with the index average.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 19.12
Fwd PE 18.95
FFIV Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsFFIV Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, FFIV is valued a bit cheaper than 76.09% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, FFIV is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 69.57% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 18.98
EV/EBITDA 18.58
FFIV Per share dataFFIV EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 20 40 60

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates FFIV does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • FFIV has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)6.55
PEG (5Y)1.74
EPS Next 2Y3.86%
EPS Next 3Y4.83%

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5. FFIV Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for FFIV!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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FFIV Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

F5 INC

NASDAQ:FFIV (5/1/2026, 8:26:33 PM)

After market: 323.2 0 (0%)

323.2

-0.7 (-0.22%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryCommunications Equipment
Industry Strength92.55
Industry Growth94.41
Earnings (Last)04-28
Earnings (Next)07-28
Inst Owners110.94%
Inst Owner Change-0.17%
Ins Owners0.49%
Ins Owner Change-2.05%
Market Cap18.27B
Revenue(TTM)3.22B
Net Income(TTM)708.21M
Analysts71
Price Target312.28 (-3.38%)
Short Float %3.09%
Short Ratio2.44
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)15.31%
Min EPS beat(2)11.13%
Max EPS beat(2)19.48%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)13.89%
Min EPS beat(4)8.46%
Max EPS beat(4)19.48%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)11.35%
EPS beat(12)11
Avg EPS beat(12)9.84%
EPS beat(16)15
Avg EPS beat(16)8.7%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)4.24%
Min Revenue beat(2)2.1%
Max Revenue beat(2)6.37%
Revenue beat(4)4
Avg Revenue beat(4)2.39%
Min Revenue beat(4)0.1%
Max Revenue beat(4)6.37%
Revenue beat(8)6
Avg Revenue beat(8)1.74%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.65%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.16%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)3.78%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0.45%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)5.55%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)1.98%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)3.67%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 19.12
Fwd PE 18.95
P/S 5.66
P/FCF 18.98
P/OCF 17.99
P/B 5.01
P/tB 15.15
EV/EBITDA 18.58
EPS(TTM)16.9
EY5.23%
EPS(NY)17.06
Fwd EY5.28%
FCF(TTM)17.03
FCFY5.27%
OCF(TTM)17.97
OCFY5.56%
SpS57.05
BVpS64.57
TBVpS21.34
PEG (NY)6.55
PEG (5Y)1.74
Graham Number156.695 (-51.52%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 10.9%
ROE 19.41%
ROCE 16.78%
ROIC 14.03%
ROICexc 20.02%
ROICexgc 72.4%
OM 25.09%
PM (TTM) 21.96%
GM 81.54%
FCFM 29.85%
ROA(3y)9.53%
ROA(5y)8.26%
ROE(3y)17.16%
ROE(5y)15.71%
ROIC(3y)13.16%
ROIC(5y)11.99%
ROICexc(3y)17.7%
ROICexc(5y)16.11%
ROICexgc(3y)84.71%
ROICexgc(5y)157.51%
ROCE(3y)15.75%
ROCE(5y)14.35%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-40.39%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-26.49%
ROICexc growth 3Y12.85%
ROICexc growth 5Y3.83%
OM growth 3Y18.24%
OM growth 5Y7.22%
PM growth 3Y23.33%
PM growth 5Y11.39%
GM growth 3Y0.59%
GM growth 5Y-0.3%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover0.5
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF 0
Debt/EBITDA 0
Cap/Depr 54.69%
Cap/Sales 1.64%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 112.15%
Profit Quality 135.93%
Current Ratio 1.61
Quick Ratio 1.56
Altman-Z 5.72
F-Score8
WACC9.89%
ROIC/WACC1.42
Cap/Depr(3y)41.11%
Cap/Depr(5y)35.8%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.47%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.37%
Profit Quality(3y)139.03%
Profit Quality(5y)145.91%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)18.26%
EPS 3Y15.69%
EPS 5Y10.98%
EPS Q2Q%14.04%
EPS Next Y2.92%
EPS Next 2Y3.86%
EPS Next 3Y4.83%
EPS Next 5Y6.9%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)9.69%
Revenue growth 3Y4.63%
Revenue growth 5Y5.61%
Sales Q2Q%11.02%
Revenue Next Year6.38%
Revenue Next 2Y4.81%
Revenue Next 3Y4.02%
Revenue Next 5Y4.59%
EBIT growth 1Y10.89%
EBIT growth 3Y23.72%
EBIT growth 5Y13.24%
EBIT Next Year11.52%
EBIT Next 3Y6.5%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y38.94%
FCF growth 3Y30.38%
FCF growth 5Y8.56%
OCF growth 1Y36.89%
OCF growth 3Y28.98%
OCF growth 5Y7.52%

F5 INC / FFIV Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of F5 INC (FFIV) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to FFIV.


What is the valuation status of F5 INC (FFIV) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to F5 INC (FFIV). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


How profitable is F5 INC (FFIV) stock?

F5 INC (FFIV) has a profitability rating of 9 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for FFIV stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for F5 INC (FFIV) is 19.12 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 5.01.


How financially healthy is F5 INC?

The financial health rating of F5 INC (FFIV) is 8 / 10.