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QLYS · Qualys, Inc.

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$172.94 -0.15 (-0.09%) At close · Nov 13
Market Cap
$6.04B
Shares
34.91M
Volume · Nov 13 960.54K Avg daily vol (3M) 757.13K

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$172.94 Open$178.19 Day$166.08–178.19 52W close$76.20–230.29 Avg vol 30d859K Short int3.1M · 8.8% of shares · 3.7d Short vol71% Last earningsNov 9, 2026 DataJan 2020–Nov 2026 Filing10-Q · Nov 9

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Latest documents

2026
Nov 9
Earnings call
Revenue grows 11% as 2026 guidance rises

Qualys reported Q3 revenue growth of 11% to $188 million and raised full-year 2026 guidance to 736.9 to 738.9 million from 732 to 738 million. Full-year EPS guidance rose to 8.07 to 8.14 from 7.74 to 7.88.

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welcome to Qualys' third quarter 2026 earnings call. Turning to third quarter results, revenues grew 11% to $188 million. For the full year 2026, we now expect revenues to be in the range of 736.9 to 738.9 million, which represents a growth rate of 10%. This compares to prior guidance of 732 to 738 million. We expect full-year EPS to be in the range of 8.07 to 8.14, up from the prior range of 7.74 to 7.88. Open the document at this passage
Nov 9
Quarterly report 10-Q FY2026 Q3, ended Sep 30
Revenue rises 11%, expansion rate reaches 105%

Qualys reported revenue increased $52.0 million, or 11%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2026; its net dollar expansion rate was 105% as of September 30, 2026.

Revenue $188.05M ▲ 10.7% Net income $57.17M ▲ 13.6% Diluted EPS $1.62 ▲ 16.5%
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Our integrated suite of IT, security and compliance solutions delivered on Qualys' Enterprise TruRisk Platform enables our customers to identify and manage their IT and operational technology ("OT") assets, collect and analyze large amounts of IT security data, discover and prioritize vulnerabilities, quantify cyber risk exposure, recommend and implement remediation actions and verify the implementation of such actions. Revenues increased by $52.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, driven by increased demand for our subscription services by our end customers. Revenues | 188,049 | 169,882 | 18,167 | 11% | 545,862 | 493,843 | 52,019 | 11% Our net dollar expansion rates were 105% and 104% as of September 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025, respectively. Open the document at this passage
Nov 9
Current report 8-K
Revenue rose 11%, raising 2026 revenue guidance

Qualys reported revenue of $188.0 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, up 11% year over year, and raised full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $736.9 million to $738.9 million from $732.0 million to $738.0 million.

Financial results
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Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), a leader in cloud-native cyber risk management, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. For the quarter, the Company reported revenues of $188.0 million, net income under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) of $57.2 million, non-GAAP net income of $74.8 million, Adjusted EBITDA of $89.9 million, GAAP net income per diluted share of $1.62, and non-GAAP net income per diluted share of $2.12. Revenues: Revenues for the third quarter of 2026 increased by 11% to $188.0 million compared to $169.9 million for the same quarter in 2025. Management now expects revenues for the full year of 2026 to be in the range of $736.9 million to $738.9 million, representing 10% growth over 2025. This compares to the previous guidance range of $732.0 million to $738.0 million. Open the document at this passage
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Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$721.14M
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$213.37M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+10.7%
Year over year
Operating margin
34.4%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
28.8
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 3.5%
FCF yield
5.4%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
67.9%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
$357.19M
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
-2.7%
Year over year · fewer shares
Price change (1Y)
+20.7%
Trailing year
Short interest
8.8%
Latest settlement · 3.7 days to cover
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AI Brief

Q2 FY26 earnings call · Aug 4, 2026
Q2 FY26

TL;DR. Qualys posted Q2 revenue up 11% to $182.2 million and raised full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $732–$738M (from $721–$727M) alongside higher EPS guidance, while highlighting AI-native Risk Operations Center adoption, channel momentum, and QFlex expansion as drivers.

Bullish
  • + Raised full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $732–$738M (from $721–$727M) and raised non-GAAP EPS guidance to $7.74–$7.88 (from $7.44–$7.65).
  • + Channel contribution rose to 54% of revenue (from 49%) with channel revenue up 22% YoY.
  • + Net dollar expansion rate improved to 105% (from 104% last quarter, 103% at start of year) with ETM/CSAM at 107%.
  • + QFlex is now generally available to enterprise customers and is being used to drive platform expansion upsells.
  • + Operating cash flow grew 77% YoY to $59.6M; H1 free cash flow grew to $149.5M.
Bearish
  • − Back-half 2026 current billings growth guidance held at 7%–8%, unchanged despite strong Q2 calculated billings growth of 16%.
  • − Q3 2026 revenue guidance of $185.5–$187.5M implies only 9%–10% YoY growth, similar to the prior-year quarter.
  • − Post-Methos spending impact is still in pipeline/conversation stage and not yet materially closing into revenue.
  • − Recent executive departures, including the CISO and ETM GM, create execution risk during the ETM growth push.

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

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very High
Market backdrop VIX 19.3 · elevated Equity put/call 0.63
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +26%
above
Price vs 50-day avg −9%
below
RSI (14) 39
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 63%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Bullish div.
accumulating
Momentum
relative strength
Strong
1-month return −4%
trailing
6-month return +69%
trailing
YTD return +30%
this year
Relative strength +69%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $191 › 200d $138 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
430 of 445 funds reported for Sep 30 · net +1.1M sh shares · +83 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
8.77% of shares out · ▼ -5.3% MoM · 3.7 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
445 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 54
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Excellent
Revenue growth +15%
Y/Y
Gross margin 172%
contracting
EPS growth +17%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $304.4M
Valuation P/E 28.8
below peers
Buyback $176.1M
remaining
Balance sheet $250.3M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very High
Volatility 57%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −50%
past year
ATR 7.9%
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 8 of last 8
Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Aug 4, 2026
full year 2026
Revenues Raised $732M – $738M
May 5, 2026 $721M – $727M changed to Aug 4, 2026 $732M – $738M
prior FY $669.13M midpoint +9.8% Y/Y
2026
Capital expenditures Maintained $8M – $12M
May 5, 2026 $8M – $12M changed to Aug 4, 2026 $8M – $12M
second half of this year
Current billings growth 7% – 8%
Previous outlook earlier release · from the Earnings Call filed May 5, 2026

Still-open targets the latest release did not restate under the same label.

Current billings growth · full year 2026 7% – 8%
Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Aug 4, 2026
Capital expenditures · third quarter of 2026 $1M – $2.5M
Guided vs delivered · last 8 settled
Revenues third quarter of 2026
guided $185.5M – $187.5M
$188.05M Beat +0.8%
GAAP net income per diluted share third quarter of 2026
guided $1.43 – $1.50
$1.62 Beat +10.6%
Revenues second quarter of 2026
guided $177.5M – $179.5M
$182.18M Beat +2.1%
GAAP net income per diluted share second quarter of 2026
guided $1.24 – $1.31
$1.50 Beat +17.6%

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
+26% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
−9% Bearish
RSI (14)
39 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
63% Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Bullish div. Bullish
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $191 › 200d $138 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
430 of 445 funds reported for Sep 30 · net +1.1M sh shares · +83 new
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
8.77% of shares out · ▼ -5.3% MoM · 3.7 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
445 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $76 Now $173 · 63% Range high $230
vs 200-day avg +26% vs 50-day avg -9%

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
Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP 167.05M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues non-GAAP 46% the second quarter of 2026 —
Calculated current billings growth compared to same quarter of prior year non-GAAP 16% Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
Non-GAAP Calculated current billings non-GAAP 176.45M Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
GAAP GAAP Revenue 182.18M
+388.08M Plus: Current deferred revenue at June 30
-393.8M Less: Current deferred revenue at March 31
= Non-GAAP Calculated current billings 176.45M
Non-GAAP Free cash flows non-GAAP 149.54M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
Non-GAAP gross margin non-GAAP 85% the second quarter of 2026 —
Non-GAAP gross profit non-GAAP $154.5M the second quarter of 2026 —
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
GAAP GAAP Gross profit 151.93M
+1.94M Stock-based compensation
+639K Amortization of intangible assets
= Non-GAAP Gross Profit 154.51M
Non-GAAP Net income non-GAAP 138.76M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
Non-GAAP net income per diluted share non-GAAP $1.98 the second quarter of 2026 —
Non-GAAP operating income non-GAAP $81.4M the second quarter of 2026 —

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
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MSFT
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$3.89T +8.3% +6.9% 27.4 0.8%
PLTR
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$404.77B -5.5% +56.2% 117.5 2.3%
ORCL
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$379.03B -35.7% +17.3% 19.7 1.5%
PANW
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$263.59B +74.9% +29.0% — 2.5%

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 Accumulating
Holders
504
% held
110.6%
Reported
430 of 445
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
424
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
3.1M
Days to cover
3.7d
Change
-172.2K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
71%
As of
Nov 13, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
366
Value
$71.3K
As of
Oct 8, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
46.3%
Week of
Oct 5, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Lisa McClain
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Oct 31, 2025
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Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$669.1M
Net income (FY)
$198.3M
EPS diluted
$5.44
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Buybacks
Authorized
$1.6B
Remaining
$176.1M
Spent Remaining
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Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Nov 9, 2026
This year
14

Qualys reported revenue of $188.0 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, up 11% year over year, and raised full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $736.9 million to $738.9 million from $732.0 million to $738.0 million.

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Proposed Sales
Value
$595.9K
Shares
2.7K
Filed
Nov 2, 2026
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Earnings & Events
Webcasts
Last webcast
Nov 9, 2026
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Investor Relations
Latest news
Qualys Announces Third Quarter 20…
Published
Nov 9, 2026
Upcoming events
3
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
QLYS -9.2% -4.5% +69.0% -22.8% +30.1%
SPY +2.6% -1.2% +0.5% -0.2% +10.6%
vs SPY -11.8% -3.3% +68.5% -22.7% +19.5%

Capital returns

Buyback program · as of Sep 30, 2026
Authorized
$1.60B
Spent (derived)
$1.42B
Remaining
$176.10M
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 1107843 CUSIP 74758T303 13F (30d) 419 filings 372 filers Visit website Investor relations