FFIV PEER ANALYSIS

F5 Networks Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

FFIVF5 Networks Inc

🇺🇸 USA · US · Technology · Software - Infrastructure

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Software - Infrastructure

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

FFIVIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	FFIV	ADYEN	BB	Ind. Median
P/E	33.02	25.65●	124.21	27.56
P/B	6.41	5.16●	9.92	3.64
EV/EBITDA	23.58	12.24●	79.73	16.61
P/S	7.25●	10.80	12.79	3.25

Financial Health
Metric	FFIV	ADYEN	BB	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.59	168.11●	2.20	1.43
Debt/Equity	7.1%	4.8%●	29.5%	25.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-1.26	-7.76●	-1.41	-0.02

Profitability
Metric	FFIV	ADYEN	BB	Ind. Median
Net Margin	22.0%	42.1%●	10.3%	8.9%
ROE	20.3%	22.3%●	8.1%	14.2%
ROA	11.4%●	9.0%	5.4%	4.0%
EBITDA Margin	29.2%	54.0%●	15.8%	17.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	FFIV	ADYEN	BB	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	9.7%	25.2%●	4.8%	10.2%
NI Growth	14.0%	14.8%●	—	7.0%
Div. Yield	—	—	—	0.8%
Payout	—	—	—	20.6%

Valuation
Metric	FFIV	VRSN	ZS	CPAY	OKTA	MDB	Ind. Median
P/E	33.02	27.99	—	20.50●	101.74	—	27.56
P/B	6.41	-10.64●	10.01	6.87	3.64	9.86	3.64
EV/EBITDA	23.58	20.76	180.71	10.05●	63.76	1,121.12	16.61
P/S	7.25	13.99	7.46	5.04●	8.39	11.12	3.25

Financial Health
Metric	FFIV	VRSN	ZS	CPAY	OKTA	MDB	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.59	0.46	1.86	0.98	1.39	4.95●	1.43
Debt/Equity	7.1%	-81.1%●	78.6%	295.2%	6.0%	1.0%	25.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-1.26	1.04	-13.78	0.60	-6.05	-101.19●	-0.02

Profitability
Metric	FFIV	VRSN	ZS	CPAY	OKTA	MDB	Ind. Median
Net Margin	22.0%	50.0%●	-2.4%	24.6%	8.2%	-1.1%	8.9%
ROE	20.3%	—	-3.7%	33.8%●	3.7%	-1.0%	14.2%
ROA	11.4%	61.3%●	-1.2%	5.2%	2.6%	-0.8%	4.0%
EBITDA Margin	29.2%	70.9%●	3.8%	53.4%	12.0%	0.9%	17.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	FFIV	VRSN	ZS	CPAY	OKTA	MDB	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	9.7%	6.8%	24.6%●	18.3%	11.7%	23.6%	10.2%
NI Growth	14.0%	6.3%	—	15.7%	90.0%●	—	7.0%
Div. Yield	—	1.2%	—	—	—	—	0.8%
Payout	—	34.4%	—	—	—	—	20.6%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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