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QUALYS, INC. QLYS

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Prepackaged Software · website · IPO 2012-09-28 · LEI

QUALYS, INC. (QLYS) 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 $669.1M at a 29.6% net margin.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade A+
7/9
Piotroski F — financial health
3.11
Altman Z″ — distress risk · safe
Dividend yield · no dividend
-2.9
Beneish M-score — earnings quality · low

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
6 4 5 6 7 6 7 7 5 7 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Altman Z″
5.00 5.05 4.42 3.91 4.13 3.72 2.09 3.00 2.73 3.11 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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.

$187.15 as of 2026-08-01 · +37.8% 1y
$86.93$187.1552-wk

Beneish M-score: -2.9 — 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.

Market cap USD$4.3B
P / E21.9×
Net margin 5y avg25%
Return on equity 5y avg33.3%
Beta0.65
Employees2,683

Analyst price target

$108.91 -41.8% vs last
consensus: hold · 18 analysts
target range $85.00 – $161.00 · median $98.00
4 buy · 16 hold · 1 sell
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmRating
2026-06-30JP MorganNeutral (up)
2026-05-07WedbushOutperform (main)
2026-05-06Canaccord GenuityBuy (main)
2026-05-06JP MorganUnderweight (main)
2026-05-06ScotiabankSector Perform (main)
2026-05-06RBC CapitalSector Perform (main)

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net sold -$724,533 on the open market · 12 trades

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.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 88%
Net marginstronger than 94%
Return on equitystronger than 91%
Revenue growthstronger than 58%

Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · safe zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets0.174
Retained earnings / assets-0.152
EBIT / assets0.203
Equity / liabilities1.051

Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →

TickerCompanyPiotroski FAltman Z″P / ERevenue growth
QLYSQUALYS, INC.7/93.1121.9+10.1%
BLBLACKLINE, INC.6/91.5367.8+7.2%
NAVNNavan, Inc.5/91.7+30.8%
NTSKNetskope Inc5/9-4.34+31.7%
MQMarqeta, Inc.5/91.2+23.3%
FSLYFastly, Inc.6/90.12+14.8%
VRNSVARONIS SYSTEMS INC4/90.74+13.2%

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About QUALYS, INC.

Qualys, Inc. provides cloud-based platform delivering information technology (IT), security, and compliance solutions in the United States and internationally. The company provides Qualys Cloud Apps, which include cybersecurity asset management; enterprise TruRisk management; vulnerability management, detection, and response; total application security; patch management; custom assessment and remediation; multi-vector endpoint detection and response; policy audit; and file integrity monitoring. It offers TotalCloud, a cloud-native application protection platform, which include cloud workload protection, cloud detection and response, cloud security posture management, infrastructure as code, SaaS security posture management, cloud infrastructure and entitlement management, and Kubernetes and container security. In addition, the company markets and sells IT, security, and compliance solutions; offers Qualys' Enterprise TruRisk platform that enables customers to identify and manage IT and operational technology assets; collect and analyze IT security data; discover and prioritize vulnerabilities; quantify cyber risk exposure; recommend and implement remediation actions; and verify the implementation of such actions. Further, it offers asset tagging and management; reporting and dashboards; questionnaires and collaboration; remediation and workflow; big data correlation and analytics engine; and alerts and notifications. The company offers its solutions to enterprises, government entities, and small and medium-sized businesses in various industries, including education, financial services, government, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, media, retail, technology, and utilities through its sales teams, as well as through security consulting organizations, managed service providers, resellers, cloud providers, and consulting firms. Qualys, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.

FAQ

Is QLYS financially healthy?

QUALYS, 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 QLYS pay a dividend?

No, QUALYS, INC. does not currently pay a dividend.

How profitable is QLYS?

In FY2025, QUALYS, INC. had a net margin of 29.6% and a return on equity of 35.3%.

Is QLYS overvalued or undervalued?

QUALYS, INC. trades at about 34.4× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 24.2×–72.4×, median 61.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.

What is the analyst price target for QLYS?

The average Wall-Street price target for QUALYS, INC. is $108.91, about 41.8% below the recent price, from 18 analysts (consensus: hold).

Is QLYS a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on QUALYS, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 21.9×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.