F5, INC.
Business
F5, Inc. is a multicloud application delivery and security provider offering software and hardware solutions for optimizing and securing applications and APIs across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments. The company sells packaged software in perpetual, subscription, and usage-based models, as well as SaaS and managed services through three product families: F5 Distributed Cloud Services, F5 NGINX, and F5 BIG-IP. F5 serves large enterprises, public sector institutions, and service providers globally, organized by three geographic regions: Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
Summary from 10-K filed 2025-11-25
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net revenues | 3,088 | 2,816 | 2,813 | 2,696 | 2,603 | |
| Cost of net revenues | 574 | 558 | 593 | 540 | 493 | |
| Gross profit | 2,514 | 2,258 | 2,220 | 2,156 | 2,110 | |
| Sales and marketing | 861 | 832 | 878 | 927 | 930 | |
| Research and development | 540 | 490 | 540 | 543 | 513 | |
| General and administrative | 322 | 269 | 263 | 275 | 274 | |
| Restructuring charges | 25 | 9 | 65 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,748 | 1,600 | 1,747 | 1,752 | 1,716 | |
| Income from operations | 766 | 659 | 473 | 404 | 394 | |
| Other income, net | 42 | 37 | 13 | −18 | −7 | |
| Income before income taxes | 808 | 695 | 486 | 385 | 387 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 116 | 129 | 91 | 63 | 56 | |
| Net income | 692 | 567 | 395 | 322 | 331 | |
| Net income per share - basic (USD per share) | 11.96 | 9.65 | 6.59 | 5.34 | 5.46 | |
| Weighted average shares - basic (shares) | 58 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 61 | |
| Net income per share - diluted (USD per share) | 11.8 | 9.55 | 6.55 | 5.27 | 5.34 | |
| Weighted average shares - diluted (shares) | 59 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,344 | 1,075 | 797 | 758 | 581 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,877 and $4,585 | 414 | 389 | 455 | 470 | 341 | |
| Inventories | 77 | 76 | 36 | 68 | 22 | |
| Other current assets | 683 | 569 | 555 | 489 | 338 | |
| Total current assets | 2,519 | 2,109 | 1,849 | 1,912 | 1,611 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 157 | 151 | 170 | 168 | 191 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 186 | 178 | 195 | 227 | 245 | |
| Long-term investments | 16 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 133 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 446 | 366 | 295 | 183 | 128 | |
| Goodwill | 2,444 | 2,312 | 2,289 | 2,259 | 2,217 | |
| Other assets, net | 552 | 488 | 445 | 516 | 473 | |
| Total assets | 6,319 | 5,613 | 5,248 | 5,276 | 4,997 | |
| Accounts payable | 84 | 68 | 63 | 113 | 62 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 315 | 300 | 283 | 310 | 341 | |
| Deferred revenue | 1,213 | 1,122 | 1,127 | 1,067 | 969 | |
| Total current liabilities | 1,613 | 1,490 | 1,473 | 1,840 | 1,392 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
| Deferred revenue, long-term | 786 | 676 | 649 | 624 | 521 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, long-term | 231 | 216 | 240 | 272 | 297 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 96 | 95 | 83 | 68 | 75 | |
| Total long-term liabilities | 1,115 | 994 | 975 | 967 | 1,246 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, no par value; 10,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, no par value; 200,000 shares authorized, 57,684 and 58,094 shares issued and outstanding | 42 | 6 | 24 | 91 | 192 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −18 | −21 | −23 | −26 | −20 | |
| Retained earnings | 3,568 | 3,144 | 2,799 | 2,404 | 2,188 | |
| Total shareholders equity | 3,592 | 3,129 | 2,800 | 2,469 | 2,360 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 6,319 | 5,613 | 5,248 | 5,276 | 4,997 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock-based compensation | 231 | 219 | 237 | 249 | 243 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 92 | 107 | 113 | 116 | 115 | |
| Non-cash operating lease costs | 32 | 33 | 39 | 39 | 38 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −72 | −69 | −109 | −40 | −77 | |
| Impairment of assets | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 41 | |
| Other | 6 | −962,000 | 1 | 1 | 737,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | −28 | 64 | 17 | −131 | −46 | |
| Inventories | −851,000 | −41 | 32 | −46 | 6 | |
| Other current assets | −104 | −14 | −65 | −145 | −84 | |
| Other assets | −92 | −92 | 17 | −87 | −111 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 29 | 40 | −63 | 19 | 23 | |
| Deferred revenue | 200 | 23 | 82 | 191 | 216 | |
| Lease liabilities | −36 | −45 | −45 | −52 | −52 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 950 | 792 | 653 | 443 | 645 | |
| Purchases of investments | −6 | −2 | −2 | −61 | −472 | |
| Maturities of investments | 548,000 | 6 | 111 | 260 | 197 | |
| Sales of investments | 0 | 0 | 16 | 121 | 272 | |
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | −171 | −33 | −35 | −68 | −411 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −43 | −30 | −54 | −34 | −31 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | −219 | −59 | 36 | 218 | −445 | |
| Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and purchases of stock under employee stock purchase plan | 59 | 55 | 60 | 65 | 66 | |
| Payments for repurchase of common stock, including excise taxes | −502 | −501 | −350 | −500 | −500 | |
| Payments on term debt agreement | 0 | 0 | −350 | −20 | −20 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −465 | −457 | −653 | −477 | −468 | |
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 265 | 276 | 37 | 184 | −268 | |
| Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash, Cash Equivalent, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalent, Continuing Operation | 3 | 1 | 2 | −6 | −74,000 | |
| Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds | 206 | 182 | 192 | 110 | 99 | |
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities | 45 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 62 | |
| Cash paid for interest on long-term debt | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | |
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations | 48 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 13 |
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What is F5, INC.'s CIK number?
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When did F5, INC. last report earnings?
F5, INC. (FFIV) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on Apr 28, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001048695-26-000042). This is F5, INC.'s most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
What is F5, INC.'s most recent earnings 8-K?
F5, INC.'s latest earnings 8-K (Item 2.02) was filed Apr 28, 2026 under accession 0001048695-26-000042. It carries the quarterly or annual earnings press release — the earliest official, SEC-filed version of the results.
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