F5, Inc 8-K, filed Oct 27, 2026
F5, Inc. (FFIV)
8-K
2026-10-27
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About this 8-K
F5, Inc filed this 8-K on October 27, 2026, reporting on events of October 23, 2026.
F5 reported fourth-quarter revenue of $917 million, up 13%, and fiscal 2026 revenue of $3,417 million, up 11%; the Board added $1.5 billion to share repurchases, and fiscal 2027 revenue growth is guided at 8% to 9%. AI summary
Items reported
- Item 2.02: Financial results
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition | ||||
On October 27, 2026, F5, Inc. (the "Company" or "F5") issued a press release regarding its financial results for the fourth quarter ended September 30, 2026. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in the press release shall not be treated as filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events | ||||
On October 23, 2026, the Board authorized an additional $1.5 billion for the Company's common stock share repurchase program. The new authorization is incremental to the $322.4 million currently unused in the existing program. Acquisitions for the share repurchase program will be made from time to time in private transactions, accelerated repurchase programs, or open market purchases as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements. The program can be terminated at any time.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: October 27, 2026 | By: | /s/ François Locoh-Donou | ||||||||||||
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F5 Reports Fourth Quarter Results with 23% Product Revenue Growth Driving 13% Total Revenue Growth Year Over Year; Board Authorizes Additional $1.5 Billion for Share Repurchases
SEATTLE, October 27, 2026 – F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in delivering and securing every app and API, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2026 ended September 30, 2026.
“Q4 closed out an exceptional fiscal year. In the quarter, we delivered 23% product revenue growth driving 13% total revenue growth year over year. Nine consecutive quarters of double-digit product revenue growth reflect F5's expanding strategic role as our customers navigate hybrid multicloud complexity, an intensifying threat landscape, and a rapidly evolving AI-driven world,” said François Locoh-Donou, F5’s Chairman, President and CEO.
“Frontier AI is rewriting the rules of enterprise security, accelerating vulnerability discovery to machine speed, expanding the attack surface through APIs and AI agents, and collapsing the time available to respond. F5 is focused on ensuring our customers can meet this moment, using AI to identify risk earlier, and enforcing consistent protection at runtime across every environment,” continued Locoh-Donou.
Fourth Quarter Performance Summary
Fourth quarter fiscal year 2026 revenue totaled $917 million, representing 13% growth compared with $810 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. Product revenue totaled $510 million, compared with $414 million in the year-ago period. Systems revenue of $239 million grew 29% from the year-ago period while software revenue of $271 million grew 19%. Services revenue of $408 million grew 3% from the year-ago period.
GAAP gross profit for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $754 million, representing GAAP gross margin of 82.2%. This compares with GAAP gross profit of $666 million in the year-ago period, which represented GAAP gross margin of 82.2%. Non-GAAP gross profit for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $771 million, representing non-GAAP gross margin of 84.0%. This compares with non-GAAP gross profit of $683 million in the year-ago period, which represented non-GAAP gross margin of 84.3%.
GAAP income from operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $212 million, representing GAAP operating margin of 23.1%. This compares with GAAP income from operations of $206 million in the year-ago period, which represented GAAP operating margin of 25.4%. Non-GAAP income from operations for the period was $309 million, representing non-GAAP operating margin of 33.7%. This compares to non-GAAP income from operations of $299 million in the year-ago period, which represented non-GAAP operating margin of 37.0%.
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GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $186 million, or $3.23 per diluted share compared to $190 million, or $3.26 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $255 million, or $4.42 per diluted share, compared to $257 million, or $4.39 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025.
Fiscal Year 2026 Performance Summary
Fiscal year 2026 revenue totaled $3,417 million, representing 11% growth compared with $3,088 million in fiscal year 2025. Product revenue totaled $1,793 million, representing 19% growth compared with $1,509 million in the year-ago period. Systems revenue of $923 million grew 31% from the year-ago period while software revenue of $870 million grew 8%. Services revenue of $1,623 million grew 3% from the year-ago period.
GAAP gross profit for fiscal year 2026 was $2,797 million, representing GAAP gross margin of 81.9%. This compares with GAAP gross profit of $2,514 million in the year-ago period, which represented GAAP gross margin of 81.4%. Non-GAAP gross profit for fiscal year 2026 was $2,868 million, representing non-GAAP gross margin of 84.0%. This compares with non-GAAP gross profit of $2,582 million in the year-ago period, which represented non-GAAP gross margin of 83.6%.
GAAP income from operations for fiscal year 2026 was $818 million, representing GAAP operating margin of 23.9%. This compares with GAAP income from operations of $766 million in the year-ago period, which represented GAAP operating margin of 24.8%. Non-GAAP income from operations for the period was $1,200 million, representing non-GAAP operating margin of 35.1%. This compares to non-GAAP income from operations of $1,086 million in the year-ago period, which represented non-GAAP operating margin of 35.2%.
GAAP net income for fiscal year 2026 was $722 million, or $12.52 per diluted share compared to $692 million, or $11.80 per diluted share, in fiscal year 2025. Non-GAAP net income for fiscal year 2026 was $1,009 million, or $17.49 per diluted share, compared to $928 million, or $15.81 per diluted share, in fiscal year 2025.
Performance Summary Tables
| GAAP Measures | ||||||||||||||
| ($ in millions except EPS) | Q4 FY2026 | Q4 FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $917 | $810 | $3,417 | $3,088 | ||||||||||
| Gross profit | $754 | $666 | $2,797 | $2,514 | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 82.2% | 82.2% | 81.9% | 81.4% | ||||||||||
| Operating profit | $212 | $206 | $818 | $766 | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | 23.1% | 25.4% | 23.9% | 24.8% | ||||||||||
| Net income | $186 | $190 | $722 | $692 | ||||||||||
| EPS | $3.23 | $3.26 | $12.52 | $11.80 | ||||||||||
| Non-GAAP Measures | ||||||||||||||
| ($ in millions except EPS) | Q4 FY2026 | Q4 FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2025 | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $917 | $810 | $3,417 | $3,088 | ||||||||||
| Gross profit | $771 | $683 | $2,868 | $2,582 | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 84.0% | 84.3% | 84.0% | 83.6% | ||||||||||
| Operating profit | $309 | $299 | $1,200 | $1,086 | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | 33.7% | 37.0% | 35.1% | 35.2% | ||||||||||
| Net income | $255 | $257 | $1,009 | $928 | ||||||||||
| EPS | $4.42 | $4.39 | $17.49 | $15.81 | ||||||||||
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A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures is included with the attached financial statements. Additional information about non-GAAP financial information is included in this release.
Business Outlook
F5 updated its outlook for its fiscal year 2027, guiding for revenue growth of 8% to 9%. The Company expects fiscal year 2027 non-GAAP earnings per share in a range of $18.00 to $18.30.
For the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, F5 is guiding to revenue in the range of $875 million to $895 million, with non-GAAP earnings in the range of $4.25 to $4.37 per diluted share.
Board Authorizes $1.5 Billion for Share Repurchases
F5 also announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized an additional $1.5 billion for its common stock repurchase program. This new authorization is incremental to the $322 million remaining in the Company’s existing program.
All forward-looking non-GAAP measures included in the Company’s business outlook exclude estimates for amortization of intangible assets, share-based compensation expenses, significant effects of tax legislation and judicial or administrative interpretation of tax regulations (including the impact of income tax reform), non-recurring income tax adjustments, valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, and the income tax effect of non-GAAP exclusions, and do not include the impact of any future acquisitions or divestitures, acquisition-related charges and write-downs, cyber incident costs, insurance recoveries from cyber incident, restructuring charges, facility exit costs, or other non-recurring charges that may occur in the period. F5 is unable to provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP earnings guidance measures to corresponding U.S. generally accepted accounting principles or GAAP measures on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to the overall high variability and low visibility of most of the foregoing items that have been excluded. Material changes to any one of these items could have a significant effect on our guidance and future GAAP results. Certain exclusions, such as amortization of intangible assets and share-based compensation expenses, are generally incurred each quarter, but the amounts have historically varied and may continue to vary significantly from quarter to quarter.
Live Webcast and Conference Call
F5 will host a live webcast to review its financial results and outlook today, October 27, 2026, at 4:30 pm ET. Open to the public, the live webcast, supplemental financial information, and earnings slides are accessible from the investor relations page of F5.com. Please access the webcast at least five minutes prior to the call start time. The webcast replay will be archived on the investor relations portion of F5's website.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, that Frontier AI is rewriting the rules of enterprise security, accelerating vulnerability discovery to machine speed, expanding the attack surface through APIs and AI agents, and collapsing the time available to respond, F5 is focused on ensuring our customers can meet this moment, using AI to identify risk earlier, and enforcing consistent protection at runtime across every environment, the Company’s future financial performance including revenue growth, earnings growth, future customer demand, and the performance and benefits of the Company's products. These, and other statements that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions and other factors that, if they do not fully materialize or prove correct, could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: customer acceptance of offerings;
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disruptions to the global supply chain resulting in inability to source required parts for F5’s products or the ability to only do so at greatly increased prices thereby impacting our revenues and/or margins; global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment; overall information technology spending; F5’s ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses’ products with F5 technologies; the ability of F5’s sales professionals and distribution partners to sell new solutions and service offerings; the timely development, introduction and acceptance of additional new products and features by F5 or its competitors; competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures, industry consolidation, entry of new competitors into F5’s markets, and new product and marketing initiatives by our competitors; increased sales discounts; the business impact of the acquisitions and potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the announcement of completion of acquisitions; uncertain global economic conditions which may result in reduced customer demand for our products and services and changes in customer payment patterns; litigation involving patents, intellectual property, shareholder and other matters, and governmental investigations; potential security flaws in the Company’s networks, products or services; cybersecurity attacks on its networks, products or services; natural catastrophic events; a pandemic or epidemic; F5’s ability to sustain, develop and effectively utilize distribution relationships; F5’s ability to attract, train and retain qualified product development, marketing, sales, professional services and customer support personnel; F5’s ability to expand in international markets; the unpredictability of F5’s sales cycle; the ability of F5 to execute on its share repurchase program including the timing of any repurchases; future prices of F5’s common stock; and other risks and uncertainties described more fully in our documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K and other documents that we may file or furnish from time to time, which could cause actual results to vary from expectations. The financial information contained in this release should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in F5’s most recent reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K as each may be amended from time to time. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available as of the date hereof and qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. F5 assumes no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements.
GAAP to non-GAAP Reconciliation
F5’s management evaluates and makes operating decisions using various operating measures. These measures are generally based on the revenues of its products, services operations, and certain costs of those operations, such as cost of revenues, research and development, sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses. One such measure is GAAP net income excluding, as applicable, stock-based compensation, amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets, facility-exit costs, acquisition-related charges, cyber incident costs, insurance recoveries from cyber incident, restructuring charges, net of tax effects, as well as certain non-recurring tax expenses and benefits, which is a non-GAAP financial measure under Section 101 of Regulation G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This measure of non-GAAP net income is adjusted by the amount of additional taxes or tax benefit that the Company would accrue if it used non-GAAP results instead of GAAP results to calculate the Company’s tax liability.
The non-GAAP adjustments, and F5's basis for excluding them from non-GAAP financial measures, are outlined below:
Stock-based compensation. Stock-based compensation consists of expense for stock options, restricted stock, and employee stock purchases through the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Although stock-based compensation is an important aspect of the compensation of F5’s employees and executives, management believes it is useful to exclude stock-based compensation expenses to better understand the long-term performance of the Company’s core business and to facilitate comparison of the Company’s results to those of peer companies.
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Amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets. Purchased intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives and generally cannot be changed or influenced by management after the acquisition. On a non-recurring basis, when certain events or circumstances are present, management may also be required to write down the carrying value of its purchased intangible assets and recognize impairment charges. Management does not believe these charges accurately reflect the performance of the Company’s ongoing operations; therefore, they are not considered by management in making operating decisions. However, investors should note that the use of intangible assets contributed to F5’s revenues earned during the periods presented and will contribute to F5’s future period revenues as well.
Facility-exit costs. F5 has incurred certain non-recurring right-of-use asset impairment charges, and other related recurring costs in connection with the exit of its leased facilities. These charges are not representative of the ongoing activity or costs to the business. As a result, these charges are being excluded to provide investors with a more comparable measure of costs associated with ongoing operations.
Acquisition-related charges, net. F5 does not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle and the terms and scope of each transaction can vary significantly and are unique to each transaction. F5 excludes acquisition-related charges from its non-GAAP financial measures to provide a useful comparison of the Company’s operating results to prior periods and to its peer companies. Acquisition-related charges consist of planning, execution and integration costs incurred directly as a result of an acquisition.
Cyber incident costs. F5 has incurred certain non-recurring expenses in connection with the investigation and remediation of the Cyber Incident. Management believes it is useful to exclude these expenses as they are not representative of our ongoing operations and to facilitate comparison of the Company’s historical results and to those of peer companies.
Insurance recoveries from cyber incident. F5 has received insurance recoveries in connection with the cyber incident costs described above. Management believes it is useful to exclude these recoveries as they offset the cyber incident costs non-GAAP adjustment, are not representative of our ongoing operations and to facilitate comparison of the Company's historical results and to those of peer companies.
Restructuring charges. F5 has incurred restructuring charges that are included in its GAAP financial statements, primarily related to workforce reductions and costs associated with exiting facility-lease commitments. F5 excludes these items from its non-GAAP financial measures when evaluating its continuing business performance as such items vary significantly based on the magnitude of the restructuring action and do not reflect expected future operating expenses. In addition, these charges do not necessarily provide meaningful insight into the fundamentals of current or past operations of its business.
Management believes that non-GAAP net income per share provides useful supplemental information to management and investors regarding the performance of the Company’s core business operations and facilitates comparisons to the Company’s historical operating results. Although F5’s management finds this non-GAAP measure to be useful in evaluating the performance of the core business, management’s reliance on this measure is limited because items excluded from such measures could have a material effect on F5’s earnings and earnings per share calculated in accordance with GAAP. Therefore, F5’s management will use its non-GAAP earnings and earnings per share measures, in conjunction with GAAP earnings and earnings per share measures, to address these limitations when evaluating the performance of the Company’s core business. Investors should consider these non-GAAP measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, financial performance measures in accordance with GAAP.
F5 believes that presenting its non-GAAP measures of earnings and earnings per share provides investors with an additional tool for evaluating the performance of the Company’s core business and is used by management in its own evaluation of the Company’s performance. Investors are encouraged to look at GAAP results as the best measure of financial performance. However, while the GAAP results are more complete, the Company provides investors these supplemental measures since, with reconciliation to GAAP, it may provide additional insight into the Company’s operational performance and financial results.
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For reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, please see the section in our attached Condensed Consolidated Income Statements entitled “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation.”
About F5
F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) is the global leader that delivers and secures every app. Backed by three decades of expertise, F5 has built the industry’s premier platform—F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP)—to deliver and secure every app, every API, anywhere: on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, and across hybrid, multicloud environments. F5 is committed to innovating and partnering with the world’s largest and most advanced organizations to deliver fast, available, and secure digital experiences. Together, we help each other thrive and bring a better digital world to life.
For more information visit f5.com
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F5, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited, in thousands)
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,590,528 | $ | 1,344,273 | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $4,062 and $2,877 | 448,753 | 414,433 | ||||||||||||
| Inventories | 261,918 | 77,229 | ||||||||||||
| Other current assets | 844,405 | 682,766 | ||||||||||||
| Total current assets | 3,145,604 | 2,518,701 | ||||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 213,356 | 156,947 | ||||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 173,023 | 185,601 | ||||||||||||
| Long-term investments | 25,819 | 15,693 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred tax assets | 511,729 | 446,388 | ||||||||||||
| Goodwill | 2,482,618 | 2,443,882 | ||||||||||||
| Other assets, net | 509,979 | 552,280 | ||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 7,062,128 | $ | 6,319,492 | ||||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 131,420 | $ | 83,972 | ||||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 420,881 | 315,383 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | 1,265,273 | 1,213,226 | ||||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 1,817,574 | 1,612,581 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 2,496 | 1,921 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue, long-term | 939,164 | 786,011 | ||||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, long-term | 212,451 | 230,749 | ||||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 85,192 | 96,231 | ||||||||||||
| Total long-term liabilities | 1,239,303 | 1,114,912 | ||||||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | ||||||||||||||
Preferred stock, no par value; 10,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding | — | — | ||||||||||||
Common stock, no par value; 200,000 shares authorized, 56,811 and 57,684 shares issued and outstanding | 51,924 | 42,023 | ||||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (19,942) | (18,324) | ||||||||||||
| Retained earnings | 3,973,269 | 3,568,300 | ||||||||||||
| Total shareholders’ equity | 4,005,251 | 3,591,999 | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 7,062,128 | $ | 6,319,492 | ||||||||||
F5, Inc.
Consolidated Income Statements
(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
| Three Months Ended | Years Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Products | $ | 509,765 | $ | 414,109 | $ | 1,793,392 | $ | 1,508,640 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Services | 407,662 | 395,981 | 1,623,277 | 1,579,432 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 917,427 | 810,090 | 3,416,669 | 3,088,072 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of net revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Products | 101,433 | 85,132 | 378,092 | 338,037 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | 61,532 | 58,749 | 241,122 | 235,941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 162,965 | 143,881 | 619,214 | 573,978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 754,462 | 666,209 | 2,797,455 | 2,514,094 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 274,286 | 215,982 | 976,500 | 860,506 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 164,559 | 136,391 | 621,420 | 539,815 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 96,474 | 94,020 | 374,308 | 322,340 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | 7,400 | 14,163 | 7,012 | 25,484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 542,719 | 460,556 | 1,979,240 | 1,748,145 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations | 211,743 | 205,653 | 818,215 | 765,949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | 17,836 | 9,416 | 49,702 | 42,387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 229,579 | 215,069 | 867,917 | 808,336 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 43,447 | 24,576 | 145,768 | 115,956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 186,132 | $ | 190,493 | $ | 722,149 | $ | 692,380 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share — basic | $ | 3.28 | $ | 3.30 | $ | 12.68 | $ | 11.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares — basic | 56,760 | 57,653 | 56,963 | 57,904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share — diluted | $ | 3.23 | $ | 3.26 | $ | 12.52 | $ | 11.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares — diluted | 57,658 | 58,418 | 57,670 | 58,684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F5, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited, in thousands)
| Years Ended | ||||||||||||||
| September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Operating activities | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 722,149 | $ | 692,380 | ||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 261,013 | 231,491 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 96,531 | 92,399 | ||||||||||||
| Non-cash operating lease costs | 29,675 | 31,503 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | (62,679) | (72,176) | ||||||||||||
| Other | (1,892) | 5,615 | ||||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities (excluding effects of the acquisition of businesses): | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (36,431) | (28,411) | ||||||||||||
| Inventories | (160,295) | (851) | ||||||||||||
| Other current assets | (184,838) | (103,628) | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | (628) | (91,980) | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 127,073 | 28,899 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | 204,006 | 200,489 | ||||||||||||
| Lease liabilities | (34,195) | (36,064) | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 959,489 | 949,666 | ||||||||||||
| Investing activities | ||||||||||||||
| Purchases of investments | (7,750) | (5,720) | ||||||||||||
| Maturities of investments | 402 | 548 | ||||||||||||
| Sales of investments | 1,575 | — | ||||||||||||
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | (47,619) | (171,059) | ||||||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (90,545) | (43,260) | ||||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (143,937) | (219,491) | ||||||||||||
| Financing activities | ||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and purchases of stock under employee stock purchase plan | 59,623 | 59,151 | ||||||||||||
| Payments for repurchase of common stock, including excise taxes | (601,113) | (502,085) | ||||||||||||
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards | (25,772) | (21,881) | ||||||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (567,262) | (464,815) | ||||||||||||
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 248,290 | 265,360 | ||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (1,954) | 2,668 | ||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | 1,346,368 | 1,078,340 | ||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $ | 1,592,704 | $ | 1,346,368 | ||||||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information | ||||||||||||||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities | $ | 42,473 | $ | 44,592 | ||||||||||
| Supplemental disclosures of non-cash activities | ||||||||||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations | $ | 18,088 | $ | 48,315 | ||||||||||
F5, Inc.
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation
(unaudited, in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)
| Three Months Ended | Years Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenues | $ | 917,427 | $ | 810,090 | $ | 3,416,669 | $ | 3,088,072 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit and gross margin: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP gross profit and gross margin | $ | 754,462 | 82.2 | % | $ | 666,209 | 82.2 | % | $ | 2,797,455 | 81.9 | % | $ | 2,514,094 | 81.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments to gross profit and gross margin: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | $ | 6,902 | 0.8 | % | $ | 7,356 | 0.9 | % | $ | 28,106 | 0.8 | % | $ | 29,557 | 1.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets | 8,788 | 1.0 | % | 9,596 | 1.2 | % | 39,220 | 1.1 | % | 37,601 | 1.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Facility-exit costs | 148 | 0.0 | % | 98 | 0.0 | % | 451 | 0.0 | % | 777 | 0.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition-related charges | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cyber incident costs | $ | 770 | 0.1 | % | — | — | $ | 3,186 | 0.1 | % | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin | $ | 771,070 | 84.0 | % | $ | 683,259 | 84.3 | % | $ | 2,868,418 | 84.0 | % | $ | 2,582,029 | 83.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income from operations and operating margin: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP income from operations and operating margin | $ | 211,743 | 23.1 | % | $ | 205,653 | 25.4 | % | $ | 818,215 | 23.9 | % | $ | 765,949 | 24.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments to income from operations and operating margin: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | $ | 67,478 | 7.4 | % | $ | 57,248 | 7.1 | % | $ | 261,013 | 7.6 | % | $ | 231,491 | 7.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets | 9,082 | 1.0 | % | 10,408 | 1.3 | % | 41,605 | 1.2 | % | 40,896 | 1.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Facility-exit costs | 1,505 | 0.2 | % | 940 | 0.1 | % | 4,582 | 0.1 | % | 7,667 | 0.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition-related charges | 10,302 | 1.1 | % | 7,599 | 0.9 | % | 39,204 | 1.1 | % | 11,536 | 0.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cyber incident costs | 1,491 | 0.2 | % | 3,356 | 0.4 | % | 27,994 | 0.8 | % | 3,356 | 0.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | 7,400 | 0.8 | % | 14,163 | 1.7 | % | 7,012 | 0.2 | % | 25,484 | 0.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP income from operations and operating margin | $ | 309,001 | 33.7 | % | $ | 299,367 | 37.0 | % | $ | 1,199,625 | 35.1 | % | $ | 1,086,379 | 35.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP net income | $ | 186,132 | $ | 190,493 | $ | 722,149 | $ | 692,380 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments to net income: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | $ | 67,478 | $ | 57,248 | $ | 261,013 | $ | 231,491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets | 9,082 | 10,408 | 41,605 | 40,896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Facility-exit costs | 1,505 | 940 | 4,582 | 7,667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition-related charges | 10,302 | 7,599 | 39,204 | 11,536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cyber incident costs | 1,491 | 3,356 | 27,994 | 3,356 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Insurance recoveries from cyber incident | (4,691) | — | (10,000) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | 7,400 | 14,163 | 7,012 | 25,484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tax effects related to above items | (23,963) | (27,568) | (84,920) | (84,864) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP net income | $ | 254,736 | $ | 256,639 | $ | 1,008,639 | $ | 927,946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income per share - diluted: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP net income per share — diluted | $ | 3.23 | $ | 3.26 | $ | 12.52 | $ | 11.80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments to GAAP net income per share — diluted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | $ | 1.17 | $ | 0.98 | $ | 4.53 | $ | 3.94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.72 | 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Facility-exit costs | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition-related charges | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.68 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cyber incident costs | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.49 | 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Insurance recoveries from cyber incident | (0.08) | — | (0.17) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | 0.13 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tax effects related to above items | (0.42) | (0.47) | (1.47) | (1.45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP net income per share — diluted | $ | 4.42 | $ | 4.39 | $ | 17.49 | $ | 15.81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average shares — diluted | 57,658 | 58,418 | 57,670 | 58,684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Numbers and percentages are rounded for presentation purposes and may not foot.