F5 (FFIV) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
F5's (FFIV) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.86% in Q1 2026, up 46.0% year-on-year from 11.55% in Q1 2025, and up 1.93% quarter-over-quarter from 16.54% in Q4 2025.
F5 (FFIV) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
F5 has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 16.86% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 16.86%, up 46.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.86% (up 46.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 17.59%, up 88.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.86% for Q1 2026 at F5, up 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.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 15.0% (2024), against an average of 14.43%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 179 bps in 2023 and jumped 512 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- F5's Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.44% in 2022, then surged by 39 bps to 14.46% in 2023, then gained by 16 bps to 16.77% in 2024, then slipped by 1 bps to 16.54% in 2025, then climbed by 2 bps to 16.86% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 16.86% (Q1 2026), 16.54% (Q4 2025), and 16.64% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 27.43% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 10.62% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 24.39% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 8.75% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -4.62% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 40.10% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.98% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -5.85% |
| 10 | F5 | 22.41 Bn | 20.97 Bn | 660.80 Mn | 16.86% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |