F5 (FFIV) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
F5's (FFIV) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 81.41% in Q1 2026, up 69.0% year-on-year from 48.17% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 81.55% in Q4 2025.
F5 (FFIV) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
F5 has disclosed Gross Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 81.41% for Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 81.41%, up 69.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 81.54% (up 65.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 81.41%, up 122.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin came in at 81.41% for Q1 2026 at F5, roughly flat from 81.55% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 82.24% in Q3 2025 to a low of 77.86% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 80.38% (2024), against an average of 80.27%.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin sank 247 bps in 2022 and jumped 244 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- F5's Gross Margin stood at 77.87% in 2022, then rose by 3 bps to 80.31% in 2023, then rose by 2 bps to 81.67% in 2024, then slipped by 0 bps to 81.55% in 2025, then slipped by 0 bps to 81.41% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 81.41% (Q1 2026), 81.55% (Q4 2025), and 82.24% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 67.63% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 61.73% |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 88.06% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 86.78% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 73.59% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 76.12% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 80.29% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 73.54% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 71.21% |
| 10 | F5 | 22.41 Bn | 20.97 Bn | 660.80 Mn | 81.41% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 81.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 81.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 82.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 80.95% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 80.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 81.67% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 80.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 80.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 79.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 80.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 80.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 79.84% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 77.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 77.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 78.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 80.62% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 80.08% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 80.34% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 81.13% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 81.44% |