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 has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure 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.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 16.86% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 10.44% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 14.43% and a median of 15.0% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed sank 179 bps in 2023, then soared 512 bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.44% in 2022, then jumped by 39 bps to 14.46% in 2023, then climbed by 16 bps to 16.77% in 2024, then declined by 1 bps to 16.54% in 2025, then increased by 2 bps to 16.86% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 16.86%, 16.54%, and 16.64% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.60% |
| 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% |