F5 (FFIV) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
F5's (FFIV) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 21.91% in Q1 2026, up 692.0% year-on-year from 2.77% in Q1 2025, and up 13.95% quarter-over-quarter from 19.23% in Q4 2025.
F5 (FFIV) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
F5 has disclosed Tax Rate across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 21.91% for Q1 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 21.91%, up 692.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 15.71% (down 203.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 14.35%, down 416.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate came in at 21.91% for Q1 2026 at F5, up from 19.23% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 25.14% in Q1 2023 to a low of 10.4% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 18.44% (2024), against an average of 17.81%.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate soared 1307 bps in 2022 and tumbled 735 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- F5's Tax Rate stood at 24.51% in 2022, then dropped by 16 bps to 20.65% in 2023, then decreased by 1 bps to 20.38% in 2024, then slipped by 6 bps to 19.23% in 2025, then grew by 14 bps to 21.91% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 21.91% (Q1 2026), 19.23% (Q4 2025), and 11.43% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,998.30 Bn | 2,920.03 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 19.22% |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,040.72 Bn | 1,026.57 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 23.68% |
| 3 | Oracle | 590.32 Bn | 551.74 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 15.74% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 316.31 Bn | 308.39 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 1.37% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 181.17 Bn | 176.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 21.31% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 161.69 Bn | 158.63 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -6.22% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 102.35 Bn | 99.06 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 18.58% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 88.25 Bn | 88.13 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 18.14% |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 83.26 Bn | 82.32 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -7.01% |
| 10 | F5 | 22.41 Bn | 20.97 Bn | 660.80 Mn | 21.91% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.91% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.91% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.23% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.23% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.43% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.38% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.38% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.78% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.05% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.65% |