F5, Inc.

BRSE:FFV Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 19.8b

F5 Valuation

Is FFV undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of FFV when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: FFV (CHF361.64) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value (CHF289.05)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: FFV is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FFV?

Key metric: As FFV is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for FFV. This is calculated by dividing FFV's market cap by their current earnings.
What is FFV's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio33.9x
EarningsUS$726.51m
Market CapUS$23.99b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does FFV's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for FFV vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average38.3x
LOGN Logitech International
18.3x2.39%CHF 12.1b
IFCN INFICON Holding
49.2x28.57%CHF 4.0b
000063 ZTE
45.7x15.78%CN¥142.0b
600487 Hengtong Optic-Electric
40x33.74%CN¥167.4b
FFV F5
33.9x13.14%CHF 24.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FFV is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.9x) compared to the peer average (38.3x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FFV's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Communications Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
FFV 33.9xIndustry Avg. 19.1xNo. of Companies9PE020406080100+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FFV is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.9x) compared to the European Communications industry average (19.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FFV's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

FFV PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio33.9x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate FFV's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst FFV forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCHF 361.64
CHF 357.32
-1.19%
14.42%CHF 421.97CHF 245.81n/a10
Sep ’27CHF 318.31
CHF 357.32
+12.26%
14.42%CHF 421.97CHF 245.81n/a10
Aug ’27CHF 322.10
CHF 357.32
+10.93%
14.42%CHF 421.97CHF 245.81n/a10
Jul ’27CHF 341.39
CHF 331.26
-2.97%
13.20%CHF 396.87CHF 242.98n/a10
Jun ’27n/a
CHF 310.71
0%
11.42%CHF 373.64CHF 235.98n/a10
May ’27n/a
CHF 263.65
0%
11.39%CHF 293.03CHF 195.35n/a10
Apr ’27n/a
CHF 238.65
0%
9.41%CHF 265.34CHF 192.28n/a10
Mar ’27n/a
CHF 238.65
0%
9.41%CHF 265.34CHF 192.28n/a10
Feb ’27n/a
CHF 238.65
0%
9.41%CHF 265.34CHF 192.28n/a10
Jan ’27n/a
CHF 228.77
0%
7.58%CHF 262.59CHF 198.93n/a10
Dec ’26n/a
CHF 234.98
0%
8.99%CHF 270.85CHF 201.52n/a10
Nov ’26n/a
CHF 233.36
0%
8.99%CHF 268.99CHF 200.14n/a10
Oct ’26n/a
CHF 260.39
0%
9.28%CHF 310.39CHF 206.92n/a11
Sep ’26n/a
CHF 265.76
0%
9.28%CHF 316.78CHF 211.19CHF 318.3111
Aug ’26n/a
CHF 265.76
0%
9.28%CHF 316.78CHF 211.19CHF 322.1011
Jul ’26n/a
CHF 240.85
0%
6.00%CHF 265.91CHF 216.05CHF 341.3911
Jun ’26n/a
CHF 240.85
0%
6.00%CHF 265.91CHF 216.05n/a11
May ’26n/a
CHF 238.75
0%
5.98%CHF 263.73CHF 214.28n/a11
Apr ’26n/a
CHF 272.37
0%
7.32%CHF 322.97CHF 233.26n/a11
Mar ’26n/a
CHF 272.37
0%
7.32%CHF 322.97CHF 233.26n/a11
Feb ’26n/a
CHF 277.36
0%
7.07%CHF 327.86CHF 236.79n/a12
Jan ’26n/a
CHF 215.38
0%
9.96%CHF 254.51CHF 160.74n/a12
Dec ’25n/a
CHF 210.29
0%
9.56%CHF 252.67CHF 159.58n/a12
Nov ’25n/a
CHF 204.03
0%
10.23%CHF 247.26CHF 156.16n/a12
Oct ’25n/a
CHF 173.31
0%
8.79%CHF 198.88CHF 135.41n/a12
Sep ’25n/a
CHF 175.92
0%
8.84%CHF 204.97CHF 139.55n/a12
CHF 362.87
Fair Value
Fairly Valued intrinsic discount
10
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/17 23:19
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/17 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/09/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

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.

AnalystInstitution
Jayson NolandBaird
Jeffrey KvaalBarclays
Timothy LongBarclays