FFIV
F5, Inc.Technology · $25.0B market cap
Verdict
Share price
$454.04
close of Oct 3, 2026
Fair value
$217.11
Sticker Price
Payback Price
$86.85
buy price
FFIV is Overpriced: at $454.04 it trades 109% above its fair value of $217.11. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $86.85, 81% below today's price. Business quality is mixed: 2 of 5 key numbers clear the 10% bar.
How we valued it
Free Cash Flow. Sales grew 5% a year over the last 3 years, below the 15% we look for in a fast grower, so we value it on its free cash flow instead of an earnings forecast.
Business quality
2 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?
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2 of the investors we track hold FFIV. In Q2 2026, 1 opened a position and 1 trimmed. Who we track
Insider activity
Since Jul 30, 2026: no open-market purchases, 20 sales worth $4.9M and 37 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter
Sales
Locoh-Donou Francois
President, CEO & Director · 2026-08-05
Sold
$17K
Locoh-Donou Francois
President, CEO & Director · 2026-08-05
Sold
$83K
Locoh-Donou Francois
President, CEO & Director · 2026-08-05
Sold
$118K
Locoh-Donou Francois
President, CEO & Director · 2026-08-05
Sold
$133K
Locoh-Donou Francois
President, CEO & Director · 2026-08-05
Sold
$411K
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Locoh-Donou Francois
President, CEO & Director · 2026-08-05
Sold
$264K
Locoh-Donou Francois
President, CEO & Director · 2026-08-05
Sold
$452K
Locoh-Donou Francois
President, CEO & Director · 2026-08-05
Sold
$82K
FOUNTAIN THOMAS DEAN
EVP Global Services & Strategy · 2026-08-05
Sold
$501K
ANAND KUNAL
Chief Technology Officer · 2026-08-03
Sold
$159K
Maddison John Anthony
Chief Product Mkting Officer · 2026-08-03
Sold
$406K
OKEKE ANGELIQUE M
EVP, General Counsel · 2026-08-03
Sold
$208K
Werner Edward Cooper
Chief Financial Officer · 2026-08-03
Sold
$243K
WHALEN CHAD MICHAEL
EVP, Worldwide Sales · 2026-08-03
Sold
$285K
MEHTA NIKHIL RAMESH
director · 2026-07-30
Sold
$78K
MEHTA NIKHIL RAMESH
director · 2026-07-30
Sold
$179K
MEHTA NIKHIL RAMESH
director · 2026-07-30
Sold
$387K
MEHTA NIKHIL RAMESH
director · 2026-07-30
Sold
$269K
MEHTA NIKHIL RAMESH
director · 2026-07-30
Sold
$278K
MEHTA NIKHIL RAMESH
director · 2026-07-30
Sold
$365K
Other filings
OKEKE ANGELIQUE M
EVP, General Counsel · 2026-09-01
Award
3,002 shares
Peterman Catherine A
Chief People Officer · 2026-08-03
Award
8,618 shares
ANAND KUNAL
Chief Technology Officer · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
622 shares
ANAND KUNAL
Chief Technology Officer · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
668 shares
ANAND KUNAL
Chief Technology Officer · 2026-08-01
Tax withholding
$204K
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ANAND KUNAL
Chief Technology Officer · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
1,290 shares
FOUNTAIN THOMAS DEAN
EVP Global Services & Strategy · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
1,042 shares
FOUNTAIN THOMAS DEAN
EVP Global Services & Strategy · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
950 shares
FOUNTAIN THOMAS DEAN
EVP Global Services & Strategy · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
708 shares
FOUNTAIN THOMAS DEAN
EVP Global Services & Strategy · 2026-08-01
Tax withholding
$601K
FOUNTAIN THOMAS DEAN
EVP Global Services & Strategy · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
2,700 shares
Locoh-Donou Francois
President, CEO & Director · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
2,523 shares
Locoh-Donou Francois
President, CEO & Director · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
2,113 shares
Locoh-Donou Francois
President, CEO & Director · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
1,597 shares
Locoh-Donou Francois
President, CEO & Director · 2026-08-01
Tax withholding
$987K
Locoh-Donou Francois
President, CEO & Director · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
6,233 shares
Maddison John Anthony
Chief Product Mkting Officer · 2026-08-01
Tax withholding
$101K
Maddison John Anthony
Chief Product Mkting Officer · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
454 shares
MONTOYA MICHAEL F
Chief Technology Ops Officer · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
534 shares
MONTOYA MICHAEL F
Chief Technology Ops Officer · 2026-08-01
Tax withholding
$338K
MONTOYA MICHAEL F
Chief Technology Ops Officer · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
2,136 shares
MONTOYA MICHAEL F
Chief Technology Ops Officer · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
1,602 shares
OKEKE ANGELIQUE M
EVP, General Counsel · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
113 shares
OKEKE ANGELIQUE M
EVP, General Counsel · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
238 shares
OKEKE ANGELIQUE M
EVP, General Counsel · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
375 shares
OKEKE ANGELIQUE M
EVP, General Counsel · 2026-08-01
Tax withholding
$167K
OKEKE ANGELIQUE M
EVP, General Counsel · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
334 shares
OKEKE ANGELIQUE M
EVP, General Counsel · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
1,060 shares
Werner Edward Cooper
Chief Financial Officer · 2026-08-01
Tax withholding
$156K
Werner Edward Cooper
Chief Financial Officer · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
987 shares
Werner Edward Cooper
Chief Financial Officer · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
453 shares
Werner Edward Cooper
Chief Financial Officer · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
534 shares
WHALEN CHAD MICHAEL
EVP, Worldwide Sales · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
933 shares
WHALEN CHAD MICHAEL
EVP, Worldwide Sales · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
717 shares
WHALEN CHAD MICHAEL
EVP, Worldwide Sales · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
668 shares
WHALEN CHAD MICHAEL
EVP, Worldwide Sales · 2026-08-01
Tax withholding
$367K
WHALEN CHAD MICHAEL
EVP, Worldwide Sales · 2026-08-01
Option exercise
2,318 shares
About F5, Inc.
F5, Inc. is a technology company specializing in comprehensive solutions designed to secure and optimize the delivery of applications across various cloud environments. Their core mission is to guarantee the security, peak performance, and constant availability of critical network applications, servers, and storage systems for their clients. Through their multi-cloud offerings, F5 empowers organizations to…
Software - Infrastructure
Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works