F5 (FFIV) Projected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Monday

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) is expected to be issuing its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Monday, July 27th. Analysts expect F5 to post earnings of $3.98 per share and revenue of $834.5960 million for the quarter. F5 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.910-4.030 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.250-16.550 EPS. Parties are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Monday, July 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 28th. The network technology company reported $3.90 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.47 by $0.43. F5 had a return on equity of 21.50% and a net margin of 21.96%.The firm had revenue of $811.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $783.82 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $3.42 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 11.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect F5 to post $13 EPS for the current fiscal year and $13 EPS for the next fiscal year.

F5 Stock Up 1.1%

NASDAQ:FFIV opened at $392.21 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.17, a P/E/G ratio of 4.55 and a beta of 1.03. F5 has a 52 week low of $223.76 and a 52 week high of $435.00. The company has a fifty day moving average of $400.23 and a 200 day moving average of $329.44.

Insider Transactions at F5

In other F5 news, EVP Chad Michael Whalen sold 6,200 shares of F5 stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $350.19, for a total transaction of $2,171,178.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 20,832 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,295,158.08. The trade was a 22.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Edward Cooper Werner sold 2,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $400.00, for a total value of $1,000,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 406 shares in the company, valued at $162,400. This trade represents a 86.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 22,579 shares of company stock worth $7,836,860. Company insiders own 0.48% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On F5

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in F5 by 64.5% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 153 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in F5 by 288.1% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 163 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new position in F5 in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in F5 during the 3rd quarter valued at $100,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in F5 during the 3rd quarter valued at $116,000. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on FFIV shares. Evercore raised F5 from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $475.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Friday, June 26th. Zacks Research upgraded F5 from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of F5 in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, F5 has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $382.67.

F5 Company Profile

F5 Inc (NASDAQ:FFIV) specializes in application services and delivery networking, helping organizations ensure the availability, performance and security of their applications. The company’s core offerings include advanced load balancing, traffic management and application security solutions designed to optimize user experiences and protect against threats such as distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and web application exploits.

At the heart of F5’s product portfolio is the BIG-IP platform, which provides a suite of software modules for local and global traffic management, secure web application firewalling and DNS service delivery.