F5 (FFIV) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

F5's (FFIV) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $481.8 million in Q1 2026, up 11.71% year-on-year from $431.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.54% quarter-over-quarter from $456.5 million in Q4 2025.

F5 (FFIV) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

F5 has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $481.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $481.8 million, up 11.71% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.8 billion (up 10.49% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.7 billion, up 9.27% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $481.8 million for Q1 2026 at F5, up from $456.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $481.8 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $391.7 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $435.4 million (2025), against an average of $432.2 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses declined 13.75% in 2023 and rose 11.8% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • F5's Operating Expenses stood at $454.2 million in 2022, then slipped by 13.75% to $391.7 million in 2023, then advanced by 7.46% to $420.9 million in 2024, then gained by 8.46% to $456.5 million in 2025, then advanced by 5.54% to $481.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $481.8 million (Q1 2026), $456.5 million (Q4 2025), and $460.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 10.85 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn 6.42 Mn
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 11.73 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 662.79 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 1.51 Bn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 979.89 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 905.10 Mn
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.57 Bn
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 517.59 Mn
10 F5 22.41 Bn 20.97 Bn 660.80 Mn 481.78 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 481.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 456.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 460.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 435.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 431.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 420.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 411.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 395.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 400.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 391.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 394.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 457.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 441.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 454.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 445.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 436.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 433.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 437.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 426.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 434.20 Mn