F5 (FFIV) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
F5 (FFIV) posted Gross Margin of 81.41% for Q1 2026, little changed sequentially from 81.55% in Q4 2025, and up 69.0% YoY from 48.17% in Q1 2025.
F5 (FFIV) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
F5 has reported Gross Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 81.41% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin rose 69.0% year-over-year to 81.41% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 81.54% (up 65.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 81.41%, up 122.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was little changed at 81.41% in Q1 2026 per FFIV's latest filing, from 81.55% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 82.24% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 77.86% in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of 80.27% and a median of 80.38% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin sank 247 bps in 2022, then soared 244 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 77.87% in 2022, then advanced by 3 bps to 80.31% in 2023, then advanced by 2 bps to 81.67% in 2024, then declined by 0 bps to 81.55% in 2025, then declined by 0 bps to 81.41% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 81.41%, 81.55%, and 82.24% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,576.39 Bn | 3,443.64 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 67.20% |
| 2 | Palantir Technologies | 412.58 Bn | 403.17 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 84.66% |
| 3 | Oracle | 407.66 Bn | 375.77 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 299.27 Bn | 296.16 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 67.55% |
| 5 | Fortinet | 115.83 Bn | 111.76 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 80.24% |
| 6 | Cloudflare | 106.65 Bn | 102.48 Bn | 499.52 Mn | 71.76% |
| 7 | Synopsys | 76.61 Bn | 74.41 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 73.54% |
| 8 | CoreWeave | 51.53 Bn | 45.99 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 65.86% |
| 9 | Block | 47.55 Bn | 41.12 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 47.84% |
| 10 | F5 | 22.37 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 711.51 Mn | 82.25% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 82.25% |
| 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% |