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FFIV · F5, Inc.

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$382.63 -10.99 (-2.79%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$21.93B
Shares
56.63M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$382.63 Open$397.33 Day$381.70–397.50 52W close$223.99–431.26 Avg vol 30d660K Short int1.4M · 2.5% float · 1.9d Short vol60% Last earningsJul 27, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 26, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 6, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.64
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +20%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −5%
      below
      RSI (14) 39
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 77%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Bullish div.
      accumulating
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return −4%
      trailing
      6-month return +38%
      trailing
      YTD return +50%
      this year
      Relative strength +27%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $404 › 200d $318 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +13% holders QoQ · +171 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$2.0M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      2.49% of float · ▲ +8.8% MoM · 1.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      826 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 47
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +10%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 81%
      expanding
      EPS growth +24%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $906.4M
      Valuation P/E 30.9
      below peers
      Buyback $422.4M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $1.3B
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 35%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −35%
      past year
      ATR 3.7%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 4 of last 4
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 27, 2026
      fiscal year 2026
      Revenue growth 9% – 10%
      Non-GAAP earnings per share Non-GAAP $17.21 – $17.33
      fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026
      Revenue $870M – $890M
      Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share Non-GAAP $4.14 – $4.26
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Apr 28, 2026
      Revenue · third quarter of fiscal year 2026 $820M – $840M
      Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share · third quarter of fiscal year 2026 $3.91 – $4.03
      Guided vs delivered · last 4 settled
      Revenue second quarter of fiscal year 2026
      guided $770M – $790M
      $811.7M Beat +4.1%
      Revenue first quarter of fiscal year 2026
      guided $730M – $780M
      $822.47M Beat +8.9%
      Q2 revenue Q2
      guided $675M – $695M
      $681.35M In line
      Q1 revenue Q1 FY '24
      guided $675M – $695M
      $692.6M In line

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      2 · 3 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +20% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −5% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      39 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      77% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Bullish div. Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $404 › 200d $318 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +13% holders QoQ · +171 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$2.0M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      2.49% of float · ▲ +8.8% MoM · 1.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      826 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $224 Now $383 · 77% Range high $431
      vs 200-day avg +20% vs 50-day avg -5%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Non-GAAP net income per share — diluted non-GAAP $13.07 Nine Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Software revenue $184M Q2 FY2026
      Systems revenue $226M Q2 FY2026
      Non-GAAP EPS non-GAAP $4.45 Q1 FY2026
      Non-GAAP gross profit non-GAAP $689M Q1 FY2026
      Non-GAAP income from operations non-GAAP $314M Q1 FY2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Software - Infrastructure — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      FFIV
      F5, Inc.
      this stock
      $21.93B +49.9% +9.7% 30.9 2.5%
      MSFT
      Microsoft Corp
      $3.57T -0.4% +6.9% 26.8 1.1%
      ORCL
      Oracle Corp
      $413.69B -26.7% +17.3% 24.6 1.7%
      PLTR
      Palantir Technologies Inc.
      $413.22B -3.5% +56.2% 147.0 2.8%
      PANW
      Palo Alto Networks Inc
      $303.58B +103.1% +29.0% 305.3 2.6%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      826
      % held
      97.7%
      Net QoQ
      -1.7M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      768
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      1.4M
      Days to cover
      1.9d
      Change
      +114.0K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      60%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      69
      Value
      $26.7K
      As of
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      39.8%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$2.0M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 2
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Alan Armstrong
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Mar 27, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $3.1B
      Net income (FY)
      $692.4M
      EPS diluted
      $11.80
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $1.0B
      Remaining
      $422.4M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 6, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $1.6M
      Shares
      3.8K
      Filed
      Aug 5, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 27, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      F5 Unleashes Next-Generation, Age…
      Published
      Aug 18, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      FFIV -9.5% -4.5% +37.9% -5.0% +49.9%
      SPY -0.4% +2.6% +10.7% +2.7% +12.5%
      vs SPY -9.1% -7.1% +27.2% -7.7% +37.4%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $1.00B
      Spent (derived)
      $577.60M
      Remaining
      $422.40M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1048695 CUSIP 315616102 13F (30d) 780 filings 729 filers Visit website Investor relations