Growth Metrics

F5 (FFIV) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

F5 has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 17 years, most recently at 16.86% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 16.86% for Q1 2026, up 46.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was 16.86% (up 46.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 17.59%, up 88.0%.
  • Return on Capital Employed reached 16.86% in Q1 2026 per FFIV's latest filing, up from 16.54% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 16.86% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 10.44% in Q4 2022.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 15.0% (2024), compared with a mean of 14.43%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed tumbled -179bps in 2023 before it skyrocketed 512bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.44% in 2022, then surged by 39bps to 14.46% in 2023, then grew by 16bps to 16.77% in 2024, then fell by -1bps to 16.54% in 2025, then rose by 2bps to 16.86% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for FFIV at 16.86% in Q1 2026, 16.54% in Q4 2025, and 16.64% in Q3 2025.