# F5 Inc. (FFIV) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Diversified Financial Services. Price $390.47, market value $22.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 31.2×** (5-yr avg 27.9×, 3-yr avg 25.0×). F5 Inc. trades at 31.2× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 27.9×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 21.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.92**. A PEG of 0.92 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 6.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 6.7×.
- **Price / book: 5.8×**. The shares trade at 5.8× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 22.8×**. Enterprise value is 22.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.4%** (5-yr avg 5.3%). Free cash flow equals 4.4% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 5.3%.
- **Earnings yield: 3.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 81.9%**. F5 Inc. keeps 81.9% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 24.5%**. 24.5% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 22.4%**. 22.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 19.3%**. 19.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 28.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 28.5%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 11.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 11.5% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 9.7%** (3-yr 4.6%/yr, 5-yr 5.6%/yr). Revenue grew 9.7% over the last year, against 5.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 23.6%** (3-yr 30.8%/yr, 5-yr 18.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 23.6%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 30.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 30.4% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 8/9**. 8 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.
- **Cash and short-term investments: $1.3 billion**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. F5 Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 24.2%** (YTD 53.0%, 3-mo -0.7%). The shares are up 24.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -10.2%** (74.5% above the low). Trading 10% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.02** (volatility 36%). Beta of 1.02 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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