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

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

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 46.0% year-over-year to 16.86%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.86% (up 46.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 17.59%, up 88.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 16.86% in Q1 2026, from 16.54% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 16.86% in Q1 2026 to a low of 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 179 bps in 2023 and jumped 512 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing FFIV's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 10.44% in 2022, then jumped by 39 bps to 14.46% in 2023, then rose by 16 bps to 16.77% in 2024, then decreased by 1 bps to 16.54% in 2025, then advanced 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 2,921.46 Bn 2,797.02 Bn 56.06 Bn 27.43%
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,686.70 Bn 2,686.70 Bn 358.92 Mn 54.07%
3 Oracle 344.13 Bn 312.24 Bn - 9.73%
4 Repay Holdings 342.29 Bn 342.15 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.57 Bn 286.54 Bn 1.42 Bn 24.39%
6 Palo Alto Networks 224.46 Bn 219.93 Bn 1.91 Bn 8.75%
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 182.52 Bn 179.42 Bn 993.68 Mn -4.62%
8 Fortinet 111.29 Bn 107.99 Bn 1.49 Bn 40.10%
9 Cloudflare 93.63 Bn 92.68 Bn 455.60 Mn -5.85%
10 F5 23.06 Bn 21.62 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%