F5

F5

Communications Equipment
F5 is a market leader in the application delivery controller market. The company sells products for security, application performance, and automation. Its three customer verticals are enterprises, service providers, and government entities. Revenue is evenly split between its services business and products business with revenue trending toward products due to software adoption. The Seattle-based firm was incorporated in 1996, and went public in 1999.

$26.1B

Market Cap • 10/27/2026

1996

(30 years)

Founded

1999

(27 years ago)

IPO

NASDAQ

Listing Exchange

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United States

Country

S&P500 Participant

Index Composite • 2026

Valuation

P/B

6,5

P/S

7,6

P/EBITDA

28,5

P/OCF

27,2

P/FCF

30

P/E

36,7

BVPS

70,5

EPS

12,5

Market Cap

Market Cap

26,1B

EV

24,7B

EV/Revenue

7,2

EV/EBITDA

27

EV/EBIT

30,2

Payout

Dividend Per Share

0

Dividend Yield

0%

Buyback Yield

2,1%

Total Yield

2,1%

Payout

0%

Retained Earnings

4B

Profitability

Gross Margin

81,9%

EBITDA Margin

26,8%

EBIT Margin

23,9%

Net Margin

21,1%

D&A/EBITDA

0%

R&D/Revenue

18,2%

Capex/Revenue

2,7%

Capex/D&A

93,8%

Capex/OCF

9,4%

SBC/OCF

27,2%

% PPE

5,5%

% Goodwill

35,2%

ROE

19%

ROIC

17,6%

Growth

CAGR Revenue 5Y

5,6%

CAGR Op. Income 5Y

15,7%

CAGR Net Income 5Y

16,9%

CAGR EPS 5Y

18,6%

CAGR OCF 5Y

8,3%

Leverage

N.D./EBITDA

—

Debt/Equity

0%

Current Ratio

1,7

Quick Ratio

1,1

Interest Coverage

—

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