What is FFIV's five-year median P/E?

27.4x. Half of FFIV's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 809 weekly readings, from May 2, 2011 to Oct 26, 2026.

Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?

No. The rank compares FFIV only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.

F5, Inc. (FFIV) valuation

Information TechnologyPart of the AI cyber defense theme

$365.53

Latest weekly close · Market cap $21.0B

Above its usual range

F5's P/E of 29.1x is higher than 71% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 29, 2026).

Forward P/E 25.2× (analyst estimates, not ranked).

Weekly P/E with its 5-year range

P/E each weekMiddle half of the last 5 years5-year median 27.4×

5-year median: 27.4×
10-year median: 25.8×
5-year low to high: 19.9× to 47.5×
Versus 5-year median: +6%

P/E

71stpercentile

of its weekly readings over the last five years

Growth, last 12 months vs the year before

Revenue: +9%accelerating
EPS: +11%

Price vs revenue and EPS, indexed to 100

Each line starts at 100 at its first positive reading over the last five years. Revenue and EPS change at fiscal quarter ends.

PriceRevenue, last 12 monthsEPS, last 12 months100 = first reading

P/E at each year-end

The last weekly reading of each year, and its percentile against the five years before it.

FFIV P/E at each year-end
Year-end	P/E	5-year percentile	P/S	EV/Sales	EV/EBITDA
Dec 29, 2025	21.7×	9	4.9×	4.4×	16.0×
Dec 30, 2024	26.6×	40	5.4×	5.0×	18.3×
Dec 25, 2023	27.3×	51	3.8×	3.6×	17.1×
Dec 26, 2022	27.2×	62	3.3×	3.1×	15.9×
Dec 27, 2021	45.7×	99	5.8×	5.6×	28.8×
Dec 28, 2020	35.1×	100	4.6×	4.3×	20.5×
Dec 30, 2019	19.8×	25	3.8×	3.3×	12.8×
Dec 31, 2018	21.7×	25	4.5×	4.0×	13.4×
Dec 25, 2017	20.1×	14	4.0×	3.5×	11.7×
Dec 26, 2016	26.8×	52	4.8×	4.4×	14.4×

Information Technology peers on P/E

Each percentile compares a stock with its own last five years.

Compare FFIV with peers

Information Technology peers of FFIV on P/E
Stock	P/E	Versus its own history	5-year percentile
AAOIApplied Optoelectronics Inc	n/m	Not ranked	n/m, not ranked
CSCOCisco	33.0×	Historically high	92
LITELumentum	n/m	Not ranked	n/m, not ranked
MSIMotorola Solutions	38.1×	Above its usual range	76
UIUbiquiti Inc	38.0×	Within its usual range	50

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Themes: AI Cyber Defense
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About this history

What is FFIV's current P/E?: F5's P/E of 29.1x is higher than 71% of its weekly readings over the last five years (as of Oct 29, 2026).
What is FFIV's five-year median P/E?: 27.4x. Half of FFIV's weekly readings over the last five years were higher and half were lower. This page has 809 weekly readings, from May 2, 2011 to Oct 26, 2026.
Does a low historical rank mean a stock is a buy?: No. The rank compares FFIV only with its own past. Slower growth or more risk can justify a lower multiple than before. P/E uses earnings and P/S uses revenue from the last twelve months.