F5 (FFIV) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
F5's EBIT Margin came in at 24.65% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 0.50 percentage points from 25.16% a year earlier but up 2.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
F5 (FFIV) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, F5 reported EBIT Margin of 24.54%, down 0.30 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was 24.80%, up 1.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin has increased in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year change of +8.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, EBIT Margin was 23.39% in FY2024 (+6.59 pp), 16.80% in FY2023 (+1.82 pp), 14.98% in FY2022 (-0.16 pp) and 15.13% in FY2021 (-1.55 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBIT Margin is 11.77% (fiscal Q2 2022) to 26.76% (fiscal Q1 2025).
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.76 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in fiscal Q1 2024 (a gain of 10.73 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2023 (a drop of 3.59 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows FFIV's EBIT Margin at 22.05% (Q2 2026), 26.04% (Q1 2026) and 25.39% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 5.04% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -2.26% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 33.66% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -17.00% |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.49% |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 5.17% |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 13.29% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 9.62% |
| 10 | F5 | 24.75 Bn | 19.16 Bn | 711.51 Mn | 24.65% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.04% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.73% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 26.76% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.58% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 24.29% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.74% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.02% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.53% |
F5 EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=FFIV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "FFIV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=FFIV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();