F5 (FFIV) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

F5's (FFIV) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 42.82% in Q1 2026, up 916.0% year-on-year from 4.21% in Q1 2025, and up 135.59% quarter-over-quarter from 18.18% in Q4 2025.

F5 (FFIV) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

F5 has disclosed FCF Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 42.82% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 42.82%, up 916.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 29.85% (up 147.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 29.35%, up 229.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 42.82% for Q1 2026 at F5, up from 18.18% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 42.82% in Q1 2026 to a low of 9.2% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 22.56% (2023), against an average of 24.77%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin slumped 1733 bps in 2022 and jumped 1306 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • F5's FCF Margin stood at 20.64% in 2022, then climbed by 9 bps to 22.56% in 2023, then increased by 13 bps to 25.4% in 2024, then slipped by 28 bps to 18.18% in 2025, then soared by 136 bps to 42.82% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 42.82% (Q1 2026), 18.18% (Q4 2025), and 23.69% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 19.07%
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn -
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 55.23%
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 54.62%
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 14.80%
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 30.29%
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 55.21%
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 34.10%
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 14.55%
10 F5 22.41 Bn 20.97 Bn 660.80 Mn 42.82%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 42.82%
Dec 31, 2025 18.18%
Sep 30, 2025 23.69%
Jun 30, 2025 35.07%
Mar 31, 2025 33.66%
Dec 31, 2024 25.40%
Sep 30, 2024 32.20%
Jun 30, 2024 22.01%
Mar 31, 2024 31.14%
Dec 31, 2023 22.56%
Sep 30, 2023 24.67%
Jun 30, 2023 21.35%
Mar 31, 2023 18.52%
Dec 31, 2022 20.64%
Sep 30, 2022 20.83%
Jun 30, 2022 9.20%
Mar 31, 2022 19.12%
Dec 31, 2021 11.61%
Sep 30, 2021 27.85%
Jun 30, 2021 26.53%