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F5, INC.
FFIVCIK 0001048695NasdaqLarge AcceleratedComputer Communications EquipmentWashingtonFY ends Sep 30
Period
FY 2025
Revenue
$3.09B
Net Income
$692.38M
Total Assets
$6.32B
Equity
$3.59B
Shares Out
56.52M
Op. Cash Flow
$949.67M
Business
F5, INC. is a multicloud application delivery and security provider that optimizes and secures applications and APIs across on‑premises, cloud and edge environments. It sells packaged software (perpetual, subscription, usage‑based), SaaS and managed services, hardware systems, and global maintenance, consulting and support services. Its product families include BIG‑IP for legacy applications, NGINX for cloud‑native workloads, and Distributed Cloud Services for SaaS security and multicloud networking. F5 serves customers globally across Americas, EMEA and APAC through direct sales, partners, resellers and cloud marketplaces.
Summary from filing dated 2025-11-25
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts
| 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
As of · In millions, except per-share amounts
| 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
Year Ended · In millions, except per-share amounts
| 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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