F5 (FFIV) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
F5 (FFIV) reported Tax Rate of 7.95% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 2.90 percentage points from 10.85% a year earlier and down 13.96 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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F5 (FFIV) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, F5's Tax Rate came in at 14.87%, down 1.40 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was 14.35%, down 4.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has a five-year change of -8.10 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Tax Rate came in at 18.50% in FY2024 (-0.23 pp), 18.73% in FY2023 (+2.33 pp), 16.41% in FY2022 (+2.01 pp) and 14.39% in FY2021 (-8.05 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Tax Rate since fiscal Q3 2021.
- Year over year, Tax Rate gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.95 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 13.07 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q4 2021 (a drop of 10.02 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 21.91% (Q2 2026), 19.23% (Q1 2026) and 11.43% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | - |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | - |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 15.97% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 13.92% |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 9.97% |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 7.94% |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 31.08% |
| 10 | F5 | 24.75 Bn | 19.16 Bn | 711.51 Mn | 7.95% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.95% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.91% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.23% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.43% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.98% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 25.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.26% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.35% |
API Access
F5 Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=FFIV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=FFIV&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();