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F5, Inc.

$FFIV·$27B·Software - Infrastructure·Technology
$443.84-2.8%YTD+78.7%1Y+38.0%
Price updated 13m ago·X counts updated 5d ago
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$FFIVF5, Inc.
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $FFIV on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

72X posts · last 7 days
Sep 28Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $FFIV's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data12 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-03

F5 posts are strongly bullish following a Q3 beat that surprised on the upside, with revenue of $865M and adjusted EPS of $4.73 crushing estimates. The standout callout is 32% Systems (hardware) growth, marking eight straight quarters of double-digit product growth, and posters highlight that feared memory-cost margin pressure never materialized. Management raised FY26 guidance and the setup is being framed as AI-inference and application-security tailwinds validating.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $FFIV — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-03

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

F5 up 77% YTD on 32% Systems hardware growth and AI-inference tailwinds — IDC Leader for WAAP Platforms for the second time.

F5 is the application-security and multi-cloud application-delivery leader — load balancers, WAAP (web app and API protection), and the newer F5 AI Gateway for inference traffic. The stock has +77% YTD on the AI-inference-plus-application-security tailwinds.

  • Growth is accelerating: fiscal Q3 revenue of $865M at +11% YoY after +11%, +7.3%, and +8.5% in prior quarters — the Systems (hardware) segment is driving the acceleration, with eight straight quarters of double-digit product growth.
  • EPS beats are massive: last four prints at +18%, +13%, +22%, +11% — the Q3 beat (+18%) at $4.73 vs $4.00 est was the standout, and feared memory-cost margin pressure didn't materialize.
  • The IDC MarketScape WAAP Leader placement for the second time (Oct 1) is a repeat procurement-signal — plus the F5 "AI gateway" positioning capturing the inference-traffic security use case.

An Oct 26 fiscal Q4 print with revenue growth above 10% plus FY27 EPS guide clean extends the move; a deceleration below 8% or a Systems-hardware channel miss and the stock gives back a chunk of the +77% YTD.

Agrees with X sentimentX correctly flags the Q3 beat ($865M revenue, $4.73 EPS crushing estimates), 32% Systems hardware growth, eight straight quarters of double-digit product growth, the feared memory-cost pressure not materializing, and the AI-inference + application-security tailwinds. The crowd is uniformly bullish and the mechanics back it.

What to watch: Oct 26 fiscal Q4 2026 earnings — revenue growth above 10%, Systems hardware growth continuing above 20%, operating-margin trend above 25%, and FY27 EPS guide. A Systems-channel miss or a growth deceleration below 8% is the hard downside; a clean beat with raised guide extends the move.

On the calendar: 2026-10-26 — fiscal Q4 2026 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Enterprise application delivery and multi-cloud security solutions provider protecting critical digital infrastructure.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Software - Infrastructure sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $FFIV.

Software - Infrastructure · Technology

No material change from last week — AI infrastructure capex bifurcates the cohort — GPU-cloud providers and AI-native security platforms absorbing enterprise spend, while legacy SaaS faces multiple compression. GPU-cloud platforms and AI-native security tools absorb enterprise spend while legacy SaaS faces multiple compression.

What this means for $FFIV

Partial — Enterprise application delivery and multi-cloud security solutions provider protecting critical digital infrastructure.; data protection spend scales with AI data volumes, but pricing power is compressed by cloud-native alternatives.

Top industry ETF

$IGViShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
+4.2%YTD
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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
31.8How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
13.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
24.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
4.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
6.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
19.9%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
82.2%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 27, 2026$4.73$4.00+18.3%
Q1 2026Apr 28, 2026$3.90$3.46+12.7%
Q4 2025Jan 27, 2026$4.45$3.64+22.3%
Q3 2025Oct 27, 2025$4.39$3.97+10.6%
Next earningsTue, Oct 27·consensus EPS $4.26

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q3 FY26$865.1M+10.9%82.2%24.7%$3.67$280.6M
Q2 FY26$811.7M+11.0%82.8%22.0%$2.61$347.6M
Q1 FY26$822.5M+7.3%81.5%26.0%$3.12$149.5M
Q4 FY25$810.1M+8.5%82.2%25.4%$3.30$191.9M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 9 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$3.4B$3.3B – $3.4B$17.33$17.29 – $17.419
FY27$3.6B$3.5B – $3.7B$18.03$17.66 – $18.779
FY28$3.9B$3.8B – $4.1B$20.13$17.41 – $22.859
FY29$4.1B$3.9B – $4.3B$21.91$18.86 – $24.962

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.90%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+7.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+28.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 56.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.035-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellSep 14Michael F MontoyaCTO4.4K sh$1.8MSellSep 14Maddison John AnthonyChief Product Mkting Officer204 sh$83KSellAug 5Fountain Thomas DeanEVP Global Services & Strategy1.2K sh$501KSellAug 5Francois Locoh-donouCEO3.8K sh$1.6MSellAug 3Angelique M OkekeEVP, General Counsel515 sh$208KSellAug 3Kunal AnandCTO392 sh$159KSellAug 3Maddison John AnthonyChief Product Mkting Officer1.0K sh$406KSellAug 3Whalen Chad MichaelEVP, Worldwide Sales703 sh$285KSellAug 3Werner Edward CooperCFO599 sh$243KSellJul 30Mehta Nikhil RameshDirector4.0K sh$1.6M
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+ 32 other (15 exempts · 15 inkinds · 2 awards) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsJul 213
AI summary

Catherine A. Peterman filed Form 3 as a new reporting person (officer or director) at F5 Inc. (FFIV), listing an address at F5's Seattle, WA headquarters. No securities are listed as held in the form excerpt; this is a routine initial insider ownership disclosure required upon becoming a Section 16 reporting person.

3New insider — initial holdingsJul 13
AI summary

Gavin Munroe filed Form 3 as a new reporting person at F5 Inc. (FFIV) on June 17, 2026, the date of his appointment as an independent director by F5's Board. Munroe's address is listed at F5's Seattle, WA headquarters. No securities are listed as held in the form; the form reflects his initial insider ownership upon appointment. Routine director-appointment insider disclosure.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 238-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

F5 Inc.'s (FFIV) Board appointed Gavin Munroe as an independent director on June 17, 2026. Munroe will serve on the Risk and Audit Committees and will receive an annual cash retainer of $60,000 plus $20,000 per committee (Risk and Audit), and a $275,000 RSU grant effective July 1, 2026 under F5's Non-Employee Director Program. A press release was issued June 23, 2026 and furnished as a Reg FD exhibit. This is a routine board appointment with standard director compensation; Munroe brings governance and financial oversight expertise.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 43
8-KOfficer or director changeApr 288-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 8.01: Other event
+ 11 other (6 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

VTEX or FFIV: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?zacks.com·2d agoF5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) Sets New 52-Week High After Analyst Upgradedefenseworld.net·4d agoFinancial Analysis: Comtech Telecommunications (NASDAQ:CMTL) and F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV)defenseworld.net·5d agoF5 to Report Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Resultsbusinesswire.com·8d agoF5 Helps Service Providers Modernize Critical Network Services With Greater Infrastructure Efficiency and Controlbusinesswire.com·9d ago

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