Qualys (QLYS) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $2.12
- Estimate
- $1.96
- Surprise
- +8.4%
- Revenue (period 2026-09-30)
- $188.0M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.4 → 5.4/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Qualys (QLYS) beat the $1.96 estimate with adjusted EPS of $2.12 — a clear 8.4% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Sell (5.4/10) to Hold at 5.4/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- RBC Capital Maintains Sector Perform on Qualys, Raises Price Target to $197 — benzinga, 2026-11-10
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates QLYS Hold at 5.4/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +8.4% surprise compares with a +8.2% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- V7 flight-to-quality bonus: +0.5 (Q=8.8 in RISK_OFF)
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Geographic: United States (56.0%)
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8
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
- $178.47
- Stop
- $165.98
The stock trades at 35.1× trailing but 23.5× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-11-10 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
QLYS 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
- $7.13B
- P/E (fwd)
- 23.5
- P/E (ttm)
- 35.1
- 52-week range
- $74.51–$235.55
- Off 52-week high
- 24.2%
- RSI (14)
- 43
- Volume vs avg
- 0.68×
- Score today
- 5.4/10