Qualys Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Qualys is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 3.1% and 8% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 3% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 42.3% in 3 years.

Key information

3.1%

Earnings growth rate

3.0%

EPS growth rate

Software earnings growth	15.9%
Revenue growth rate	8.0%
Future return on equity	42.3%
Analyst coverage	Good
Last updated	22 Aug 2024

Recent future growth updates

Qualys, Inc. Just Recorded A 16% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

May 09

Recent updates

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Passed With Ease

Aug 30

Qualys Is Leading The Charge In Cloud-Based IT Security And Compliance

Jul 18

An Intrinsic Calculation For Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Suggests It's 49% Undervalued

Jul 17

Qualys: Near-Term Alpha Is Likely, Despite Long-Term Restraints

Jul 10

Getting In Cheap On Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Is Unlikely

Jun 24

Here's Why Shareholders Will Not Be Complaining About Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) CEO Pay Packet

Jun 06

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Recent Growth In Returns

May 30

Qualys, Inc. Just Recorded A 16% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

May 09

An Intrinsic Calculation For Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Suggests It's 43% Undervalued

Feb 10

Qualys Faces Tough 2024 As Revenue Growth Will Sag (Downgrade)

Feb 06

Why The 40% Return On Capital At Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Should Have Your Attention

Jan 23

Does Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Dec 18

Is There An Opportunity With Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) 26% Undervaluation?

Nov 12

Under The Bonnet, Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Returns Look Impressive

Oct 24

Here's Why Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Sep 15

Is There An Opportunity With Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) 27% Undervaluation?

Aug 07

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Recent Growth In Returns

Jul 19

Do Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Jun 13

Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 60% Above Its Share Price

May 07

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Recent Growth In Returns

Apr 18

Should You Be Adding Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) To Your Watchlist Today?

Mar 13

Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 49% Above Its Share Price

Feb 04

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:QLYS - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026	701	168	246	274	11
12/31/2025	647	151	232	251	23
12/31/2024	599	150	218	233	21
6/30/2024	581	171	255	262	N/A
3/31/2024	570	162	256	263	N/A
12/31/2023	554	152	236	245	N/A
9/30/2023	541	139	236	255	N/A
6/30/2023	524	120	186	204	N/A
3/31/2023	507	112	166	187	N/A
12/31/2022	490	108	175	199	N/A
9/30/2022	469	101	178	195	N/A
6/30/2022	448	102	177	201	N/A
3/31/2022	428	96	195	222	N/A
12/31/2021	411	71	175	201	N/A
9/30/2021	396	73	171	200	N/A
6/30/2021	384	68	178	211	N/A
3/31/2021	373	73	155	186	N/A
12/31/2020	363	92	149	180	N/A
9/30/2020	353	88	143	175	N/A
6/30/2020	342	85	136	161	N/A
3/31/2020	333	75	142	169	N/A
12/31/2019	322	69	129	161	N/A
9/30/2019	311	63	131	154	N/A
6/30/2019	300	67	116	140	N/A
3/31/2019	289	61	101	127	N/A
12/31/2018	279	57	103	125	N/A
9/30/2018	268	46	94	125	N/A
6/30/2018	255	31	88	126	N/A
3/31/2018	243	28	N/A	118	N/A
12/31/2017	231	40	N/A	108	N/A
9/30/2017	220	43	N/A	95	N/A
6/30/2017	212	40	N/A	83	N/A
3/31/2017	205	36	N/A	83	N/A
12/31/2016	198	19	N/A	69	N/A
9/30/2016	190	19	N/A	79	N/A
6/30/2016	182	18	N/A	75	N/A
3/31/2016	173	18	N/A	73	N/A
12/31/2015	164	16	N/A	66	N/A
9/30/2015	156	36	N/A	58	N/A
6/30/2015	148	35	N/A	52	N/A
3/31/2015	141	34	N/A	36	N/A
12/31/2014	134	30	N/A	41	N/A
9/30/2014	126	4	N/A	35	N/A
6/30/2014	119	2	N/A	27	N/A
3/31/2014	113	2	N/A	30	N/A
12/31/2013	108	2	N/A	25	N/A
9/30/2013	104	2	N/A	26	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: QLYS's forecast earnings growth (3.1% per year) is above the savings rate (2.5%).

Earnings vs Market: QLYS's earnings (3.1% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15% per year).

High Growth Earnings: QLYS's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: QLYS's revenue (8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (8.7% per year).

High Growth Revenue: QLYS's revenue (8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: QLYS's Return on Equity is forecast to be very high in 3 years time (42.3%).

Qualys Future Growth

Future criteria checks 2/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 10%, revenue downgraded

Price target decreased by 15% to US$142

Qualys, Inc. Just Recorded A 16% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Qualys, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter 2024

Qualys, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Quarter and Full Year 2024

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 18%

Recent updates

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Passed With Ease

President exercised options and sold US$689k worth of stock

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 10%, revenue downgraded

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Price target decreased by 15% to US$142

Qualys Expands Trurisk Eliminate Platform, Empowering Organizations to Mitigate Cyber Risk Without Patching

Qualys, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 06, 2024

Qualys Is Leading The Charge In Cloud-Based IT Security And Compliance

President exercised options and sold US$823k worth of stock

An Intrinsic Calculation For Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Suggests It's 49% Undervalued

Qualys: Near-Term Alpha Is Likely, Despite Long-Term Restraints

Getting In Cheap On Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Is Unlikely

President exercised options and sold US$775k worth of stock

Here's Why Shareholders Will Not Be Complaining About Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) CEO Pay Packet

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Recent Growth In Returns

Qualys, Inc. Expands Its Focus on the Government Sector by Enhancing and Operationalizing the Capabilities of the Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform

Chief Legal Officer & Secretary notifies of intention to sell stock

Qualys, Inc. Just Recorded A 16% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

CFO & Principal Accounting Officer notifies of intention to sell stock

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Here's Why Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Qualys, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Second Quarter 2024

Qualys Enhances Partner Program with New Global Mssp Portal Designed to Streamline Partner Operations

Qualys, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 12, 2024

Qualys, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 07, 2024

Qualys: Recent Pullback Due To Over-Reaction, Risk-Reward Remains Attractive

President exercised options and sold US$420k worth of stock

Qualys, Inc. Announces William Berutti Will Stand for Re-Election

President exercised options and sold US$444k worth of stock

Getting In Cheap On Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Is Unlikely

Insufficient new directors

President notifies of intention to sell stock

An Intrinsic Calculation For Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Suggests It's 43% Undervalued

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Qualys, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Quarter and Full Year 2024

CFO & Principal Accounting Officer notifies of intention to sell stock

Qualys Unveils Totalcloud 2.0 with TruRisk Insights to Measure, Communicate, and Eliminate Cyber Risk in Cloud and Saas Applications

Qualys Faces Tough 2024 As Revenue Growth Will Sag (Downgrade)

Qualys Inc. Expands Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management to Detect Unauthorized Devices Across Hybrid Environments

Qualys, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 12, 2024

Now 21% undervalued

Why The 40% Return On Capital At Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Should Have Your Attention

President exercised options and sold US$524k worth of stock

President exercised options and sold US$533k worth of stock

Does Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Chief Legal Officer & Secretary exercised options and sold US$978k worth of stock

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Is There An Opportunity With Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) 26% Undervaluation?

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 18%

Price target increased by 7.7% to US$149

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Qualys, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023

Qualys, Inc. Announces TruRisk, FixIT and ProtectIT Packages in AWS Marketplace

Under The Bonnet, Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Returns Look Impressive

President exercised options and sold US$429k worth of stock

Qualys, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 02, 2023

President exercised options and sold US$397k worth of stock

Here's Why Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Qualys Appoints Tom Berquist to its Board of Directors

Chief Legal Officer & Secretary notifies of intention to sell stock

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 13%

Is There An Opportunity With Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) 27% Undervaluation?

Price target increased by 8.8% to US$134

Qualys, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Qualys, Inc. Announces First-Party Software Risk Management Solution

Qualys, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 03, 2023