F5 (FFIV) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

F5's (FFIV) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $68.0 million in Q1 2026, up 15.47% year-on-year from $58.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 13.32% quarter-over-quarter from $60.0 million in Q4 2025.

F5 (FFIV) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

F5 has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $68.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $68.0 million, up 15.47% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $242.7 million (up 7.98% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $231.5 million, up 5.65% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $68.0 million for Q1 2026 at F5, up from $60.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $68.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $53.3 million in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $57.9 million (2024), against an average of $58.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation slipped 13.89% in 2024 and increased 15.47% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • F5's Share-based Compensation stood at $62.9 million in 2022, then retreated by 10.93% to $56.0 million in 2023, then rose by 3.4% to $57.9 million in 2024, then climbed by 3.62% to $60.0 million in 2025, then rose by 13.32% to $68.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $68.0 million (Q1 2026), $60.0 million (Q4 2025), and $57.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 3.08 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn -
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn 1.33 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn 201.59 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 301.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn 273.95 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn 72.50 Mn
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn 258.72 Mn
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn 114.24 Mn
10 F5 22.41 Bn 20.97 Bn 660.80 Mn 68.00 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 68.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 68.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 60.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 60.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 57.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 57.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 57.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 57.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 58.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 58.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 57.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 57.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 53.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 53.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 54.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 54.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 55.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 55.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 56.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 56.00 Mn