F5 (FFIV) Set to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) is projected to post its Q4 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, October 27th. Analysts expect F5 to announce earnings of $4.26 per share and revenue of $884.03 million for the quarter. F5 has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 4.140-4.260 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.210-17.330 EPS. Individuals can check the company’s upcoming Q4 2026 earnings overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 27th. The network technology company reported $4.73 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.00 by $0.73. The business had revenue of $865.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $834.60 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.54% and a net margin of 21.95%. The company’s revenue was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.16 EPS. On average, analysts expect F5 to post $13.65 EPS for the current fiscal year and $14.07 EPS for the next fiscal year.

F5 Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of FFIV stock opened at $455.42 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $25.79 billion, a PE ratio of 36.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.31 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $427.67 and a 200-day simple moving average of $395.01. F5 has a 52-week low of $223.76 and a 52-week high of $483.30.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently weighed in on FFIV shares. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $461.00 price target (up from $423.00) on shares of F5 in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on F5 from $500.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on F5 from $380.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of F5 from $386.00 to $397.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of F5 from $508.00 to $525.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 12th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, F5 has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $426.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at F5

In related news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 3,782 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $412.44, for a total value of $1,559,848.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 146,989 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $60,624,143.16. This represents a 2.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CTO Kunal Anand sold 392 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $404.63, for a total value of $158,614.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 12,586 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,092,673.18. The trade was a 3.02% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 16,829 shares of company stock worth $6,815,302. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About F5

F5, Inc (NASDAQ: FFIV) provides application delivery, security and traffic management solutions for enterprises, service providers and public-sector organizations. Its offerings are designed to help customers secure, optimize and manage applications and application programming interfaces (APIs) across data centers, private and public clouds, and edge environments.

The company’s portfolio includes BIG-IP software and appliances, NGINX application delivery and web server technologies, and F5 Distributed Cloud services.