Growth Metrics

F5 (FFIV) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

F5 (FFIV) has disclosed Research & Development for 17 consecutive years, with $141.2 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 8.15% to $141.2 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $550.5 million through Dec 2025, up 9.86% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $539.8 million for FY2025, 10.14% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development hit $141.2 million in Q4 2025 for F5, up from $136.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $142.3 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $119.6 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $132.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $134.6 million in 2021.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: rose 28.82% in 2021 and later decreased 15.98% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $130.3 million in 2021, then increased by 9.25% to $142.3 million in 2022, then decreased by 15.98% to $119.6 million in 2023, then grew by 9.15% to $130.5 million in 2024, then rose by 8.15% to $141.2 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for FFIV at $141.2 million in Q4 2025, $136.4 million in Q3 2025, and $136.3 million in Q2 2025.