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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |