F5 (FFIV) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

F5 (FFIV) posted Return on Capital Employed of 16.86% for Q1 2026, up 1.93% sequentially from 16.54% in Q4 2025, and up 46.0% YoY from 11.55% in Q1 2025.

F5 (FFIV) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

F5 (FFIV) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.86% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 46.0% year-over-year to 16.86% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.86% (up 46.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 17.59%, up 88.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 16.86% in Q1 2026 per FFIV's latest filing, from 16.54% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 16.86% in Q1 2026, with the low at 10.44% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 14.43%, with a median of 15.0% recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 179 bps in 2023 and surged 512 bps in 2024.
  • F5's Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.44% in 2022, then surged by 39 bps to 14.46% in 2023, then grew by 16 bps to 16.77% in 2024, then fell by 1 bps to 16.54% in 2025, then rose by 2 bps to 16.86% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FFIV's Return on Capital Employed at 16.86% in Q1 2026, 16.54% in Q4 2025, and 16.64% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 27.43%
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 9.73%
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 24.39%
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 8.75%
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn -4.62%
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 40.10%
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn -5.85%
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.98%
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 4.34%
10 F5 24.05 Bn 22.61 Bn 660.80 Mn 16.86%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.86%
Dec 31, 2025 16.54%
Sep 30, 2025 16.64%
Jun 30, 2025 16.85%
Mar 31, 2025 16.40%
Dec 31, 2024 16.77%
Sep 30, 2024 16.37%
Jun 30, 2024 16.21%
Mar 31, 2024 15.00%
Dec 31, 2023 14.46%
Sep 30, 2023 12.73%
Jun 30, 2023 11.09%
Mar 31, 2023 11.36%
Dec 31, 2022 10.44%
Sep 30, 2022 12.20%
Jun 30, 2022 12.88%
Mar 31, 2022 12.44%
Dec 31, 2021 10.81%
Sep 30, 2021 11.26%
Jun 30, 2021 11.11%