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FFIV · F5, Inc.

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$403.20 -12.80 (-3.08%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$22.83B
Shares
56.63M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$403.20 Open$420.05 Day$402.26–420.05 52W close$223.99–431.26 Avg vol 30d659K Short int1.4M · 2.5% float · 1.9d Short vol58% 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 Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +27%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −0%
      below
      RSI (14) 48
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 86%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return −1%
      trailing
      6-month return +50%
      trailing
      YTD return +58%
      this year
      Relative strength +36%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $405 › 200d $316 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +12% holders QoQ · +167 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
      814 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 49
      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 32.7
      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

      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
      Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share Non-GAAP $4.14 – $4.26
      Revenue $870M – $890M
      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 1 settled
      Revenue second quarter of fiscal year 2026
      guided $770M – $790M
      $811.7M Beat +4.1%

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +27% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −0% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      48 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      86% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $405 › 200d $316 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +12% holders QoQ · +167 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
      814 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $224 Now $403 · 86% Range high $431
      vs 200-day avg +27% vs 50-day avg 0%

      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
      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
      Non-GAAP net income non-GAAP $259M Q1 FY2026
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP GAAP net income 180.05M
      +60.01M Stock-based compensation
      +11.45M Amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets
      +931K Facility-exit costs
      +9.82M Acquisition-related charges
      +17.49M Cyber incident costs
      -43K Restructuring charges
      -20.94M Tax effects related to above items
      = Non-GAAP net income 258.76M

      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
      $22.83B +58.0% +9.7% 32.7 2.5%
      MSFT
      Microsoft Corp
      $3.66T +2.4% +6.9% 27.4 1.1%
      ORCL
      Oracle Corp
      $441.52B -22.8% +17.3% 26.3 1.7%
      PLTR
      Palantir Technologies Inc.
      $411.02B -2.1% +56.2% 146.2 2.8%
      PANW
      Palo Alto Networks Inc
      $315.41B +108.6% +29.0% 317.2 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
      814
      % held
      97.5%
      Net QoQ
      -1.9M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      1,086
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      1.4M
      Days to cover
      1.9d
      Change
      +114.0K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      58%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      5.4K
      Value
      $2.3M
      As of
      Jul 9, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      38.2%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 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 Placed in the Leader Tier of t…
      Published
      Aug 3, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      FFIV +0.7% -1.4% +49.6% +0.2% +58.0%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +0.3% -5.9% +35.8% -3.8% +44.1%

      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) 806 filings 755 filers Visit website Investor relations