Information Technology · Communications Equipment
F5: revenue, profit and cash flow
In fiscal 2025, F5 had revenue of $3.09B, up 4.9% a year on average since 2015, and net income of $692M (22.4% of revenue). It has 19% fewer shares than in 2015.
Revenue, fiscal 2025
average annual revenue growth since 2015 · +9.7% vs 2024
- Ticker
- FFIV · Nasdaq
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Sub-industry
- Communications Equipment
- Headquarters
- Seattle, Washington
- Founded
- 1996
- In the S&P 500 since
- December 20, 2010
- Latest fiscal year
- 2025, ended September 30, 2025
- SEC filer
- F5, Inc. · CIK 0001048695
Revenue and net income
Revenue went from $650M in 2008 to $3.09B in 2025.
Diluted earnings per share
Diluted EPS went from $0.89 in 2008 to $11.80 in 2025. Ten-year growth: 8.9% a year.
Shares outstanding
19.1% fewer shares in 2025 than in 2015 (72.5M → 58.7M): buybacks outweighed new shares.
Operating cash flow, capex and free cash flow
Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) was $906M in 2025, 29.4% of revenue.
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Year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Net margin | Diluted EPS | Shares | Operating cash flow | Capex | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.09B | $692M | 22.4% | $11.80 | 58.7M | $950M | $43.3M | $906M |
| 2024 | $2.82B | $567M | 20.1% | $9.55 | 59.4M | $792M | $30.4M | $762M |
| 2023 | $2.81B | $395M | 14.0% | $6.55 | 60.3M | $653M | $54.2M | $599M |
| 2022 | $2.7B | $322M | 12.0% | $5.27 | 61.1M | $443M | $33.6M | $409M |
| 2021 | $2.6B | $331M | 12.7% | $5.34 | 62.1M | $645M | $30.7M | $615M |
| 2020 | $2.35B | $307M | 13.1% | $5.01 | 61.4M | $661M | $59.9M | $601M |
| 2019 | $2.24B | $428M | 19.1% | $7.08 | 60.5M | $748M | $104M | $644M |
| 2018 | $2.16B | $454M | 21.0% | $7.32 | 62M | $761M | $53.5M | $708M |
| 2017 | $2.09B | $421M | 20.1% | $6.50 | 64.8M | $740M | $38.7M | $702M |
| 2016 | $2.0B | $366M | 18.3% | $5.38 | 68M | $712M | $63.5M | $648M |
| 2015 | $1.92B | $365M | 19.0% | $5.03 | 72.5M | $685M | $60.3M | $624M |
| 2014 | $1.73B | $311M | 18.0% | $4.09 | 76.1M | $549M | $22.7M | $526M |
| 2013 | $1.48B | $277M | 18.7% | $3.50 | 79.1M | $500M | $26.6M | $473M |
| 2012 | $1.38B | $275M | 20.0% | $3.45 | 79.8M | $495M | $29.9M | $466M |
| 2011 | $1.15B | $241M | 21.0% | $2.96 | 81.5M | $417M | $30.4M | $386M |
| 2010 | $882M | $151M | 17.1% | $1.86 | 81M | $314M | $12.6M | $301M |
| 2009 | $653M | $91.5M | 14.0% | $1.14 | 80.1M | $202M | $11.7M | $190M |
| 2008 | $650M | $74.3M | 11.4% | $0.89 | 83.4M | $194M | $27.9M | $166M |
Fiscal years, labelled by the year in which they end. US dollars; per-share figures and share counts adjusted for splits. —: not in the data.
About these figures
- No dividends per share in the filings data. Usually that means no dividend, but some companies report theirs in a form the data do not capture.
- Older years are as filed at the time and may predate later restatements, mergers or spin-offs. How the figures are made.
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Source: SEC EDGAR (company filings), data as of November 8, 2026. Sectors, sub-industries, headquarters and index dates: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.