F5 (FFIV) to Release Earnings on Monday

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) is anticipated to release its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Monday, July 27th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $3.98 per share and revenue of $834.5960 million for the quarter. F5 has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 3.910-4.030 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 16.250-16.550 EPS. Parties are encouraged to explore the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Monday, July 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET.

F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The network technology company reported $3.90 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.47 by $0.43. The company had revenue of $811.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $783.82 million. F5 had a return on equity of 21.50% and a net margin of 21.96%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.42 EPS. On average, analysts expect F5 to post $13 EPS for the current fiscal year and $13 EPS for the next fiscal year.

F5 Stock Performance

FFIV stock opened at $409.10 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $396.16 and a 200-day moving average of $324.89. F5 has a fifty-two week low of $223.76 and a fifty-two week high of $435.00. The company has a market capitalization of $23.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.56, a PEG ratio of 4.80 and a beta of 1.03.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Francois Locoh-Donou sold 3,783 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $337.39, for a total transaction of $1,276,346.37. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 146,989 shares in the company, valued at $49,592,618.71. This represents a 2.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Thomas Dean Fountain sold 1,328 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $330.58, for a total transaction of $439,010.24. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 8,060 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,664,474.80. The trade was a 14.15% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 22,579 shares of company stock valued at $7,836,860. 0.48% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of F5

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in F5 by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,226,326 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $1,042,716,000 after purchasing an additional 53,712 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in shares of F5 by 68.5% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,753,652 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $702,897,000 after buying an additional 1,119,291 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of F5 by 7.5% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,537,680 shares of the network technology company’s stock worth $392,508,000 after buying an additional 106,616 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in F5 by 2.5% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,017,715 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $328,915,000 after buying an additional 25,052 shares during the period. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG boosted its stake in F5 by 175.2% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 958,947 shares of the network technology company’s stock valued at $244,781,000 after buying an additional 610,437 shares during the period. 90.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on FFIV shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of F5 in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of F5 from $355.00 to $365.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of F5 from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of F5 from $292.00 to $386.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of F5 from $340.00 to $380.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, F5 currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $382.67.

F5 Company Profile

F5 Inc (NASDAQ:FFIV) specializes in application services and delivery networking, helping organizations ensure the availability, performance and security of their applications. The company’s core offerings include advanced load balancing, traffic management and application security solutions designed to optimize user experiences and protect against threats such as distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and web application exploits.

At the heart of F5’s product portfolio is the BIG-IP platform, which provides a suite of software modules for local and global traffic management, secure web application firewalling and DNS service delivery.