F5, Inc.

DB:FFV Stock Report

Market Cap: €13.5b

F5 Valuation

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

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • 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 Future Cash Flow 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 (€235.7) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (€328.47)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: FFV is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

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 Ratio22.5x
EarningsUS$705.99m
Market CapUS$15.71b

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 Average36.1x
FEW0 Funkwerk
10.1xn/a€249.8m
CEK CeoTronics
12.8x2.80%€110.9m
600487 Hengtong Optic-Electric
41x21.06%CN¥116.1b
301165 Ruijie Networks
80.4x35.41%CN¥67.8b
FFV F5
22.5x6.62%€15.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FFV is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.5x) compared to the peer average (36.1x).

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 22.5xIndustry Avg. 30.4xNo. of Companies7PE020406080100+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FFV is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.5x) compared to the European Communications industry average (30.4x).

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 Ratio22.5x
Fair PE Ratio14.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FFV is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.9x).

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
Current€235.70
€259.75
+10.20%
9.41%€288.80€209.28n/a10
Feb ’27€235.00
€259.75
+10.53%
9.41%€288.80€209.28n/a10
Jan ’27€219.30
€244.86
+11.66%
7.58%€281.06€212.93n/a10
Dec ’26€204.50
€252.88
+23.66%
8.99%€291.48€216.88n/a10
Nov ’26€219.20
€251.36
+14.67%
8.99%€289.73€215.58n/a10
Oct ’26€270.00
€278.76
+3.24%
9.28%€332.28€221.52n/a11
Sep ’26€264.70
€286.55
+8.25%
9.28%€341.56€227.71n/a11
Aug ’26€271.50
€286.55
+5.54%
9.28%€341.56€227.71n/a11
Jul ’26€248.30
€257.55
+3.73%
6.00%€284.35€231.04n/a11
Jun ’26€246.20
€257.55
+4.61%
6.00%€284.35€231.04n/a11
May ’26€229.30
€254.58
+11.03%
5.98%€281.22€228.49n/a11
Apr ’26€244.60
€290.21
+18.65%
7.32%€344.12€248.53n/a11
Mar ’26€278.60
€290.21
+4.17%
7.32%€344.12€248.53€233.9011
Feb ’26€291.70
€293.80
+0.72%
7.07%€347.29€250.82€235.0012
Jan ’26€244.50
€231.16
-5.46%
9.96%€273.14€172.51€219.3012
Dec ’25€236.00
€226.28
-4.12%
9.56%€271.89€171.72€204.5012
Nov ’25€214.70
€217.49
+1.30%
10.23%€263.57€166.46€219.2012
Oct ’25€196.65
€183.92
-6.48%
8.79%€211.05€143.70€270.0012
Sep ’25€181.50
€183.79
+1.26%
8.84%€214.13€145.79€264.7012
Aug ’25€187.60
€184.97
-1.40%
9.19%€217.38€148.00€271.5012
Jul ’25€159.55
€171.11
+7.25%
8.89%€202.33€147.15€248.3012
Jun ’25€153.45
€171.11
+11.51%
8.89%€202.33€147.15€246.2012
May ’25€153.75
€174.87
+13.74%
8.90%€206.10€149.89€229.3012
Apr ’25€173.90
€179.41
+3.17%
7.80%€204.16€148.48€244.6012
Mar ’25€173.00
€179.41
+3.71%
7.80%€204.16€148.48€278.6012
€259.78
Fair Value
9.3% undervalued 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 Analysis2026/03/03 03:27
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/03 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
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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Analyst Sources

F5, Inc. is covered by 42 analysts. 12 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