← Who reports today · Information Technology
FFIV · Q3 FY2026
Archived report (Q3 FY2026). Latest deep dive →
The quarter in brief
Revenue grew 10.9% y/y to $865M, operating margin 24.7% vs 25.2%, net income $208M (+9.6% y/y).
Net income
$208M
up 9.6% y/y
Total net revenues
$865M
up 10.9% y/y
Income from operations
$213M
up 8.6% y/y
Gross profit
$712M
up 12.6% y/y
All figures in $M.
| Line item | Amount and change |
|---|---|
| Products | $463 · +19.0% |
| Services | $402 · +2.7% |
| Total net revenues | $865 · +10.9% |
| Total cost of net revenues | $154 · +3.3% |
| Gross profit | $712 · +12.6% · 82.2% margin |
| Sales and marketing | $238 · +8.0% |
| Research and development | $165 · +20.8% |
| General and administrative | $95.6 · +21.5% |
| Income from operations | $213 · +8.6% · 24.7% margin |
| Other income, net | $12.9 · −22.6% |
| Income before income taxes | $226 · +6.2% |
| Provision for income taxes | $18 · −22.2% · 8.0% effective rate |
| Net income | $208 · +9.6% · $3.62/sh · 24.1% margin |
Verdict: revenue grew 10.9% y/y to $865M, operating margin 24.7% vs 25.2%, net income $208M (+9.6% y/y).
Source and notation
Source: F5 press release, 8-K EX-99.1 of 07/27/2026 (SEC EDGAR). Every figure was matched against the income statement in the release and checked against SEC XBRL.
Open as an image: FFIV, Q3 FY2026 (PNG) ↗ · for sharing and presentations · free to reuse, CC BY 4.0
Cite / embed this chart
Free to use in articles, research and social posts with credit to Who Reports Today and a link — licensed under CC BY 4.0 (terms).
Chart: “FFIV Q3 FY2026: where the revenue went” by Who Reports Today, https://whoreportstoday.com/t/ffiv/q3-fy2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
<figure> <a href="https://whoreportstoday.com/t/ffiv/q3-fy2026"><img src="https://whoreportstoday.com/t/ffiv/q3-fy2026/sankey.png" alt="FFIV Q3 FY2026: where the revenue went" loading="lazy" style="max-width:100%;height:auto"></a> <figcaption>Source: <a href="https://whoreportstoday.com/t/ffiv/q3-fy2026">Who Reports Today</a>, licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">CC BY 4.0</a></figcaption> </figure>
https://whoreportstoday.com/t/ffiv/q3-fy2026/sankey.png
<a href="https://whoreportstoday.com/t/ffiv/q3-fy2026">FFIV Q3 FY2026 earnings chart (Who Reports Today)</a>
This is an archived report: the image at this link won’t change. If you change the chart (crop, translate), say so in the credit. Company logos and trademarks are not covered by the license.
- Gross margin was 82.2% vs 81.0% a year earlier.
- Operating income was $213M, a 24.7% margin vs 25.2% a year earlier.
- The effective tax rate was 8.0% vs 10.8% a year earlier.
- Diluted EPS was $3.62 vs $3.25 a year earlier.
What distorts the picture in this report and what to watch beyond the headlines.
FFIV — an American provider of application delivery and security technology that helps large enterprises, governments and service providers run and protect applications and APIs on premises, in the cloud and at the network edge.
It sells software (perpetual, subscription and usage-based), SaaS, hardware systems and maintenance and support services. The company reports a single segment. · Source: annual report (Form 10-K, SEC)
More reports: FICO · Q3 FY2026 · FLEX · Q2 FY2027 · FSLR · Q2 2026 · FTNT · Q2 2026 · GDDY · Q2 2026 · GEN · Q1 FY2027 · GLW · Q3 2026 · HPE · Q3 FY2026 · HPQ · Q3 FY2026 · IBM · Q3 2026 · all reports