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F5 Networks

NSQ:FFIV US3156161024
30
  • Value
    27
  • Growth
    51
  • Safety
    Safety
    31
  • Combined
    34
  • Sentiment
    87
  • 360° View
    360° View
    30
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Company Description

F5, Inc. provides multi-cloud application security and delivery solutions across on-premises, cloud, edge, and hybrid/multi-cloud environments. Its main businesses include application services available as hardware, software, and software-as-a-service solutions, with products like BIG-IP, F5 NGINX, F5 Distributed Cloud Services, F5 Distributed Cloud CDN, and F5 NGINX Ingress Controller. These solutions support performance and protect applications and APIs across data center, cloud, and edge locations. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $16756 millions, profits of $2258 millions, revenue of $2816 millions, and 6557 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 30 (better than 30% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock F5 Networks are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for F5 Networks. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 51, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 51% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 87, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 87% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 27, which means that the share price of F5 Networks is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 73% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 31, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 69% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Pro Holdings
Country USA
Industry Communications Equipment
Size Large
Website f5.com
Index
NASDAQ
S&P 500
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Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
27 48 12 11
Growth
51 39 53 57
Safety
Safety
31 31 81 81
Sentiment
87 86 65 75
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30 30 4 61
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
10 7 1 30
Opinions Change
50 91 50 45
Pro Holdings
n/a 98 94 79
Market Pulse
96 93 87 90
Sentiment
87 86 65 75
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
27 48 12 11
Growth
51 39 53 57
Safety Safety
31 31 81 81
Combined
34 34 50 50
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
22 37 13 12
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
42 60 57 47
Price vs. Book (P/B)
48 64 46 25
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
27 48 12 11
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
23 22 37 48
Profit Growth
84 34 48 46
Capital Growth
37 45 21 36
Stock Returns
67 87 83 73
Growth
51 39 53 57
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
71 100 100 64
Refinancing
57 60 29 17
Liquidity
1 1 95 95
Safety Safety
31 31 81 81

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This is a classic, high-risk growth play: high growth and positive sentiment outweigh low Value Rank (expensive) and risky financing. This is for aggressive growth investors who are comfortable with the high price and risk, believing the growth story justifies the expense.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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