F5 (FFIV) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $4.42
- Estimate
- $4.26
- Surprise
- +3.9%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.3 → 5.4/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
F5 (FFIV) beat the $4.26 estimate with adjusted EPS of $4.42 — a clear 3.9% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.3/10) to Sell at 5.4/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates FFIV Sell at 5.3/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +3.9% surprise compares with a +14.2% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- V7 quality resilience bonus: +0.2 (Q=7.9 in RISK_OFF)
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Supplier: single contract manufacturer
- Concentration risk — Supplier: single or limited source components
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $459.36
- Stop
- $428.22
The stock trades at 37.3× trailing but 25.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 2.8× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-28 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
FFIV at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Software - Infrastructure
- Market cap
- $26.01B
- P/E (fwd)
- 25.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 37.3
- 52-week range
- $223.76–$483.30
- Off 52-week high
- 5.0%
- RSI (14)
- 47
- Volume vs avg
- 2.76×
- Score today
- 5.3/10