F5 (FFIV) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026)
F5 (FFIV) reported Long-Term Deferred Tax of $487.18 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 13.1% from $430.63 million a year earlier and up 4.2% from the prior quarter.
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F5 (FFIV) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), F5 posted Long-Term Deferred Tax of $446.39 million, up 22.0% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax has increased for six consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 58.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $365.95 million in FY2024 (+23.9%), $295.31 million in FY2023 (+61.0%), $183.37 million in FY2022 (+43.0%) and $128.19 million in FY2021 (+183.8%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- Year over year, Long-Term Deferred Tax has now increased in each of the last 27 quarters, with growth averaging 21.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Long-Term Deferred Tax ran from 13.1% in fiscal Q3 2026 to 214.0% in fiscal Q1 2022.
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $467.46 million (Q2 2026), $456.18 million (Q1 2026) and $446.39 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 323.81 Bn | 308.88 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 271.09 Bn | 251.53 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 131.14 Bn | 117.07 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 119.71 Bn | 107.03 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | Datadog | 98.30 Bn | 79.94 Bn | 881.34 Mn |
| 6 | Okta | 34.95 Bn | 25.05 Bn | 641.00 Mn |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 34.32 Bn | 28.85 Bn | 546.45 Mn |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.52 Bn | 18.64 Bn | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.56 Bn | -44.07 Bn | 1.47 Mn |
| 10 | F5 | 25.30 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 711.51 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 487.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 467.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 456.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 446.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 430.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 406.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 378.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 365.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 343.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 324.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 307.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 295.31 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 271.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 235.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 208.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 183.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 171.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 158.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 148.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 128.19 Mn |
API Access
F5 Long-Term Deferred Tax 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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=FFIV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=FFIV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();