F5 (FFIV) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
F5's Share-based Compensation came in at $67.48 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026), up 17.9% from $57.25 million a year earlier and up 3.0% from the prior quarter.
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F5 (FFIV) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), F5's Share-based Compensation was $261.01 million, up 12.8% from FY2025.
- Share-based Compensation carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Share-based Compensation was $231.49 million in FY2025 (+5.7%), $219.11 million in FY2024 (-7.4%), $236.65 million in FY2023 (-5.0%) and $249.22 million in FY2022 (+2.4%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Share-based Compensation is $53.27 million (fiscal Q4 2023) to $68 million (fiscal Q2 2026).
- Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 9.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Share-based Compensation over five years came in fiscal Q4 2026 (growth of 17.9%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2024 (a decline of 13.9%).
- Business Quant data shows FFIV's Share-based Compensation at $65.53 million (Q3 2026), $68 million (Q2 2026) and $60.01 million (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 235.00 Bn | 220.07 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 460.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 221.18 Bn | 201.58 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 376.91 Mn |
| 3 | Snowflake | 96.49 Bn | 83.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 423.58 Mn |
| 4 | Fortinet | 87.26 Bn | 71.51 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 80.10 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 64.27 Bn | 44.82 Bn | 959.92 Mn | 237.18 Mn |
| 6 | Zscaler | 31.67 Bn | 17.82 Bn | 689.22 Mn | 211.59 Mn |
| 7 | Okta | 29.42 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 114.00 Mn |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 25.30 Bn | 19.82 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 144.00 Mn |
| 9 | MongoDB | 25.20 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 148.94 Mn |
| 10 | F5 | 17.64 Bn | 12.05 Bn | 711.51 Mn | 65.53 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 65.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 68.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 60.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 57.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 57.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 58.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 57.91 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 53.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 54.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 55.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 56.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 53.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 56.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 64.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 62.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 59.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 61.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 64.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 63.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 60.52 Mn |
API Access
F5 Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=FFIV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "FFIV", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=FFIV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();