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F5 Reports Fourth Quarter Results with 23% Product Revenue Growth Driving 13% Total Revenue Growth Year Over Year; Board Authorizes Additional $1.5 Billion for Share Repurchases

SEATTLE, October 27, 2026 – F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV), the global leader in delivering and securing every app and API, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2026 ended September 30, 2026.

“Q4 closed out an exceptional fiscal year. In the quarter, we delivered 23% product revenue growth driving 13% total revenue growth year over year. Nine consecutive quarters of double-digit product revenue growth reflect F5's expanding strategic role as our customers navigate hybrid multicloud complexity, an intensifying threat landscape, and a rapidly evolving AI-driven world,” said François Locoh-Donou, F5’s Chairman, President and CEO.

“Frontier AI is rewriting the rules of enterprise security, accelerating vulnerability discovery to machine speed, expanding the attack surface through APIs and AI agents, and collapsing the time available to respond. F5 is focused on ensuring our customers can meet this moment, using AI to identify risk earlier, and enforcing consistent protection at runtime across every environment,” continued Locoh-Donou.

Fourth Quarter Performance Summary

Fourth quarter fiscal year 2026 revenue totaled $917 million, representing 13% growth compared with $810 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. Product revenue totaled $510 million, compared with $414 million in the year-ago period. Systems revenue of $239 million grew 29% from the year-ago period while software revenue of $271 million grew 19%. Services revenue of $408 million grew 3% from the year-ago period.

GAAP gross profit for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $754 million, representing GAAP gross margin of 82.2%. This compares with GAAP gross profit of $666 million in the year-ago period, which represented GAAP gross margin of 82.2%. Non-GAAP gross profit for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $771 million, representing non-GAAP gross margin of 84.0%. This compares with non-GAAP gross profit of $683 million in the year-ago period, which represented non-GAAP gross margin of 84.3%.

GAAP income from operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $212 million, representing GAAP operating margin of 23.1%. This compares with GAAP income from operations of $206 million in the year-ago period, which represented GAAP operating margin of 25.4%. Non-GAAP income from operations for the period was $309 million, representing non-GAAP operating margin of 33.7%. This compares to non-GAAP income from operations of $299 million in the year-ago period, which represented non-GAAP operating margin of 37.0%.

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GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $186 million, or $3.23 per diluted share compared to $190 million, or $3.26 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 was $255 million, or $4.42 per diluted share, compared to $257 million, or $4.39 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025.

Fiscal Year 2026 Performance Summary

Fiscal year 2026 revenue totaled $3,417 million, representing 11% growth compared with $3,088 million in fiscal year 2025. Product revenue totaled $1,793 million, representing 19% growth compared with $1,509 million in the year-ago period. Systems revenue of $923 million grew 31% from the year-ago period while software revenue of $870 million grew 8%. Services revenue of $1,623 million grew 3% from the year-ago period.

GAAP gross profit for fiscal year 2026 was $2,797 million, representing GAAP gross margin of 81.9%. This compares with GAAP gross profit of $2,514 million in the year-ago period, which represented GAAP gross margin of 81.4%. Non-GAAP gross profit for fiscal year 2026 was $2,868 million, representing non-GAAP gross margin of 84.0%. This compares with non-GAAP gross profit of $2,582 million in the year-ago period, which represented non-GAAP gross margin of 83.6%.

GAAP income from operations for fiscal year 2026 was $818 million, representing GAAP operating margin of 23.9%. This compares with GAAP income from operations of $766 million in the year-ago period, which represented GAAP operating margin of 24.8%. Non-GAAP income from operations for the period was $1,200 million, representing non-GAAP operating margin of 35.1%. This compares to non-GAAP income from operations of $1,086 million in the year-ago period, which represented non-GAAP operating margin of 35.2%.

GAAP net income for fiscal year 2026 was $722 million, or $12.52 per diluted share compared to $692 million, or $11.80 per dilu

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