F5 Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
F5's CEO is Francois Locoh-Donou, appointed in Apr 2017, has a tenure of 7.75 years. total yearly compensation is $10.86M, comprised of 8.9% salary and 91.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.26% of the company’s shares, worth MX$803.45M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.9 years and 4 years respectively.
Key information
Francois Locoh-Donou
Chief executive officer
US$10.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 8.9% |
| CEO tenure | 7.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.3% |
| Management average tenure | less than a year |
| Board average tenure | 4yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$567m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$554m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$499m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$461m |
| Sep 30 2023 | US$11m | US$962k | US$395m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$332m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$326m |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$301m |
| Sep 30 2022 | US$13m | US$925k | US$322m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$344m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$350m |
| Dec 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$337m |
| Sep 30 2021 | US$11m | US$875k | US$331m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$298m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$278m |
| Dec 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$297m |
| Sep 30 2020 | US$11m | US$875k | US$307m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$325m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$341m |
| Dec 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$395m |
| Sep 30 2019 | US$9m | US$850k | US$428m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$466m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$503m |
| Dec 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$496m |
| Sep 30 2018 | US$7m | US$810k | US$454m |
Compensation vs Market: Francois's total compensation ($USD10.86M) is above average for companies of similar size in the MX market ($USD5.73M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Francois's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Francois Locoh-Donou (53 yo)
7.8yrs
Tenure
US$10,856,766
Compensation
Mr. Francois Locoh-Donou has been Chief Executive Officer and President at F5, Inc. (formally known as F5 Networks, Inc.) since April 3, 2017. Mr. Locoh-Donou has enterprise technology experience, building...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 7.8yrs | US$10.86m | 0.26% MX$ 803.4m | |
| Executive VP & COO | less than a year | US$4.16m | 0.035% MX$ 106.8m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Revenue Officer | less than a year | US$4.09m | 0.023% MX$ 71.7m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | no data | 0.0044% MX$ 13.6m | |
| Chief Information Officer & SVP of Customer Success and Business Transformation | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP | 11yrs | US$3.40m | 0.038% MX$ 116.9m | |
| Director of Corporate Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief People Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Customer Support | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Sales for Asia Pacific | 7.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Innovation Officer | less than a year | no data | no data |
0.9yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: FFIV *'s management team is not considered experienced ( 0.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 7.8yrs | US$10.86m | 0.26% MX$ 803.4m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 28.7yrs | US$435.05k | 0.017% MX$ 51.8m | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$394.00 | 0.0061% MX$ 18.7m | |
| Independent Director | 6yrs | US$335.05k | 0.015% MX$ 46.1m | |
| Independent Director | 4.3yrs | US$346.03k | 0.0089% MX$ 27.3m | |
| Independent Director | 12.3yrs | US$355.05k | 0.0083% MX$ 25.5m | |
| Independent Director | 9.8yrs | US$350.05k | 0.021% MX$ 63.0m | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | no data | 0.0012% MX$ 3.7m | |
| Independent Director | 2.3yrs | US$442.68k | 0.0043% MX$ 13.1m | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 3.6yrs | US$342.55k | 0.0073% MX$ 22.3m | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: FFIV *'s board of directors are considered experienced (4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/01/02 04:06 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/11/04 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
F5, Inc. is covered by 65 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Hamilton Faber | Atlantic Equities LLP |
| Jayson Noland | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |