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F5, INC. FFIV
F5, INC. (FFIV) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $3.1B at a 22.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.62 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-07-28 | Piper Sandler | Overweight (reit) |
| 2026-07-28 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-28 | Barclays | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-06-09 | RBC Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-05-29 | Barclays | Equal-Weight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.143 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.565 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.121 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.317 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FFIV | F5, INC. | 7/9 | 4.98 | 32.1 | +9.7% |
| EXTR | EXTREME NETWORKS INC | 6/9 | -2.82 | — | +2% |
| DGII | DIGI INTERNATIONAL INC | 5/9 | 3.92 | 65.2 | +1.5% |
| ATEN | A10 Networks, Inc. | 5/9 | 4.61 | 59.8 | +11% |
| LTRX | LANTRONIX INC | 4/9 | -2.7 | — | -23.3% |
| ALLT | Allot Ltd. | 6/9 | 0.16 | 103.1 | +10.6% |
| FOXX | Foxx Development Holdings Inc. | 6/9 | -6.9 | — | — |
About F5, INC.
F5, Inc. provides multicloud application security and delivery solutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company's distributed cloud services enable its customers to deploy, secure, and operate applications in any architecture, from on-premises to the public cloud. It also offers unified, security, networking, and application management solutions, such as web app and API protection; multi-cloud networking; application delivery and deployment; domain name system; content delivery network; and application deployment and orchestration. In addition, the company provides application security and delivery products, including NGINX Plus; NGINX One Console; NGINX Ingress Controller; WAF for NGINX; BIG-IP Packaged Software; and BIG-IP Systems. Further, it provides a range of professional services, including maintenance, consulting, training, and other technical support services. The company sells its products to large enterprise businesses, public sector institutions, governments, and service providers through distributors, value-added resellers, managed service providers, systems integrators, and other indirect channel partners. It has partnerships with public cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. The company was formerly known as F5 Networks, Inc. and changed its name to F5, Inc. in November 2021. F5, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
FAQ
Is FFIV financially healthy?
F5, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does FFIV pay a dividend?
No, F5, INC. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is FFIV?
In FY2025, F5, INC. had a net margin of 22.4% and a return on equity of 19.3%.
Is FFIV overvalued or undervalued?
F5, INC. trades at about 35.8× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 18.7×–39.5×, median 24.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for FFIV?
The average Wall-Street price target for F5, INC. is $436.10, about 3.1% above the recent price, from 10 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is FFIV a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on F5, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 32.1×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.