F5 has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 20.4%, while the Communications industry saw earnings growing at 0.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.4% per year. F5's return on equity is 18.8%, and it has net margins of 22%.
Key information
20.35%
Earnings growth rate
21.60%
EPS growth rate
Communications Industry Growth
-5.90%
Revenue growth rate
4.42%
Return on equity
18.84%
Net Margin
21.95%
Last Earnings Update
30 Jun 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How F5 makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BRSE:FFV Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
30 Jun 26
3,309
727
1,290
593
31 Mar 26
3,225
708
1,256
565
31 Dec 25
3,144
706
1,219
550
30 Sep 25
3,088
692
1,183
540
30 Jun 25
3,025
667
1,161
527
31 Mar 25
2,940
621
1,133
515
31 Dec 24
2,890
595
1,117
501
30 Sep 24
2,816
567
1,101
490
30 Jun 24
2,776
554
1,080
494
31 Mar 24
2,784
499
1,080
498
31 Dec 23
2,805
461
1,102
518
30 Sep 23
2,813
395
1,142
540
30 Jun 23
2,806
332
1,182
551
31 Mar 23
2,778
326
1,201
561
31 Dec 22
2,709
301
1,205
555
30 Sep 22
2,696
322
1,195
543
30 Jun 22
2,678
344
1,191
530
31 Mar 22
2,655
350
1,191
524
31 Dec 21
2,666
337
1,190
519
30 Sep 21
2,603
331
1,173
500
30 Jun 21
2,536
298
1,149
492
31 Mar 21
2,468
278
1,131
475
31 Dec 20
2,406
297
1,102
453
30 Sep 20
2,351
307
1,081
438
30 Jun 20
2,326
325
1,078
424
31 Mar 20
2,307
341
1,057
425
31 Dec 19
2,268
395
1,000
412
30 Sep 19
2,242
428
952
408
30 Jun 19
2,215
466
879
400
31 Mar 19
2,194
503
831
377
31 Dec 18
2,182
496
823
372
30 Sep 18
2,161
454
825
366
30 Jun 18
2,137
457
822
356
31 Mar 18
2,112
431
817
351
31 Dec 17
2,097
415
811
349
30 Sep 17
2,090
421
809
350
30 Jun 17
2,077
394
803
349
31 Mar 17
2,056
388
793
343
31 Dec 16
2,022
370
782
340
30 Sep 16
1,995
366
767
334
30 Jun 16
1,971
354
765
328
31 Mar 16
1,958
355
758
319
31 Dec 15
1,947
366
749
308
30 Sep 15
1,920
365
738
297
Quality Earnings: FFV has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: FFV's current net profit margins (22%) are lower than last year (22.1%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FFV's earnings have grown significantly by 20.4% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: FFV's earnings growth over the past year (8.9%) is below its 5-year average (20.4% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: FFV earnings growth over the past year (8.9%) did not outperform the Communications industry 50.2%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: FFV's Return on Equity (18.8%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/30 05:18
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/30 00:00
Earnings
2026/06/30
Annual Earnings
2025/09/30
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F5, Inc. is covered by 43 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.