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F5 Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Results with Strong
Software Revenue Growth and Double-Digit Fiscal Year 2024 EPS Growth; Guides to Revenue Acceleration in Fiscal Year 2025; Board Authorizes Additional $1 Billion for Share Repurchases

SEATTLE, WA - October 28, 2024 - F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2024.
“Our fourth quarter revenue of $747 million reflects 6% growth year over year and includes a 19% increase in software revenue from the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023,” said François Locoh-Donou, F5’s President and CEO. “In fiscal year 2024, despite a challenging macro backdrop to the start of the year, we achieved revenue at the high end of our guidance, surpassed our software growth expectations, and maintained rigorous operational discipline, culminating in double-digit earnings per share growth for the year.”
“Our results speak to the power of our portfolio and innovation, the strength of our operating model, and the resilience of our business,” continued Locoh-Donou. “In a relatively short period of time, we have substantially reshaped F5 from a hardware-centric, single-product company into a security and software leader in today's hybrid multicloud world. Our transformation has redefined F5's role beyond the data center, increasing our value to customers, diversifying our revenue, and expanding our total addressable market.”
Fourth Quarter Performance Summary
Fourth quarter fiscal year 2024 revenue totaled $747 million, compared with $707 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023. Software revenue of $228 million grew 19% from the year-ago period. Systems revenue of $130 million represented a decline of 3% from the prior year. Global services revenue of $388 million grew 2% from the year-ago period.
GAAP gross profit for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $603 million, representing GAAP gross margin of 80.8%. This compares with GAAP gross profit of $566 million in the year-ago period, which represented GAAP gross margin of 80.1%. Non-GAAP gross profit for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $619 million, representing non-GAAP gross margin of 83.0%. This compares with non-GAAP gross profit of $585 million in the year-ago period, which represented non-GAAP gross margin of 82.7%.
GAAP operating profit for the fourth quarter was $191 million, representing GAAP operating margin of 25.6%. This compares with GAAP operating profit of $172 million in the year-ago period, which represented GAAP operating margin of 24.3%. Non-GAAP operating profit for the period was $257 million, representing non-GAAP operating margin of 34.4%. This compares to non-GAAP operating profit of $240 million in the year-ago period, which represented non-GAAP operating margin of 33.9%.
GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $165 million, or $2.80 per diluted share compared to $152 million, or $2.55 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023. Non-GAAP net income for the


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fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $217 million, or $3.67 per diluted share, compared to $209 million, or $3.50 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023.
Fiscal Year 2024 Performance Summary
Fiscal year 2024 revenue totaled $2.82 billion, compared with $2.81 billion in fiscal year 2023. Software revenue of $735 million grew 11% from the year-ago period. Systems revenue of $537 million represented a decline of 20% from the prior year. Global services revenue of $1.54 billion grew 4% from the year-ago period.
GAAP gross profit for the fiscal year 2024 was $2.26 billion, representing GAAP gross margin of 80.2%. This compares with GAAP gross profit of $2.22 billion in the year-ago period, which represented GAAP gross margin of 78.9%. Non-GAAP gross profit for fiscal year 2024 was $2.33 billion, representing non-GAAP gross margin of 82.8%. This compares with non-GAAP gross profit of $2.29 billion in the year-ago period, which represented non-GAAP gross margin of 81.5%.
GAAP operating profit for fiscal year 2024 was $659 million, representing GAAP operating margin of 23.4%. This compares with GAAP operating profit of $473 million in the year-ago period, which represented GAAP operating margin of 16.8%. Non-GAAP operating profit for the period was $946 million, representing non-GAAP operating margin of 33.6%. This compares to non-GAAP operating profit of $850 million in the year-ago period, which represented non-GAAP operating margin of 30.2%.
GAAP net income for fiscal year 2024 was $567 million, or $9.55 per diluted share compared to $395 million, or $6.55 per diluted share, in fiscal year 2023. Non-GAAP net income for fiscal year 2024 was $794 million, or $13.37 per diluted share, compared to $705 million, or $11.70 per diluted share, in fiscal year 2023.
Performance Summary Tables
GAAP Measures
($ in millions except EPS)Q4 FY2024Q4 FY2023FY2024FY2023
Revenue$747$707$2,816$2,813
Gross profit$603$566$2,258$2,220
Gross margin80.8%80.1%80.2%78.9%
Operating profit$191$172$659$473
Operating margin25.6%24.3%23.4%16.8%
Net income$165$152$567$395
EPS$2.80$2.55$9.55$6.55
Non-GAAP Measures
($ in millions except EPS)Q4 FY2024Q4 FY2023FY2024FY2023
Gross profit$619$585$2,332$2,293
Gross margin83.0%82.7%82.8%81.5%
Operating profit$257$240$946$850
Operating margin34.4%33.9%33.6%30.2%
Net income$217$209$794$705
EPS$3.67$3.50$13.37$11.70
A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures is included in the attached Consolidated Income Statements. Additional information about non-GAAP financial information is included in this release.


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Business Outlook
For fiscal year 2025, F5 expects to deliver total revenue growth of 4% to 5%, and non-GAAP earnings per share growth of 5% to 7% over fiscal year 2024. On a tax-neutral basis, the midpoint of F5’s fiscal year 2025 non-GAAP earnings per share guidance reflects 10% growth year over year.
For the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, F5 expects to deliver revenue in the range of $705 million to $725 million, with non-GAAP earnings in the range of $3.29 to $3.41 per diluted share.
$1 Billion Authorized for Share Repurchases
F5 also announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized an additional $1 billion for its common stock repurchase program. This new authorization is incremental to the $422 million remaining in the existing program.

All forward-looking non-GAAP measures included in the Company’s business outlook exclude estimates for amortization of intangible assets, share-based compensation expenses, significant effects of tax legislation and judicial or administrative interpretation of tax regulations (including the impact of income tax reform), non-recurring income tax adjustments, valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, and the income tax effect of non-GAAP exclusions, and do not include the impact of any future acquisitions or divestitures, acquisition-related charges and write-downs, restructuring charges, facility exit costs, or other non-recurring charges that may occur in the period. F5 is unable to provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP earnings guidance measures to corresponding U.S. generally accepted accounting principles or GAAP measures on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to the overall high variability and low visibility of most of the foregoing items that have been excluded. Material changes to any one of these items could have a significant effect on our guidance and future GAAP results. Certain exclusions, such as amortization of intangible assets and share-based compensation expenses, are generally incurred each quarter, but the amounts have historically varied and may continue to vary significantly from quarter to quarter.
Live Webcast and Conference Call
F5 will host a live webcast to review its financial results and outlook today, October 28, 2024, at 4:30 pm ET. The live webcast is accessible from the investor relations page of F5.com. To participate in the live call via telephone in the U.S. and Canada, dial +1 (877) 407-0312. Outside the U.S. and Canada, dial +1 (201) 389-0899. Please call at least five minutes prior to the call start time. The webcast replay will be archived on the investor relations portion of F5’s website.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, F5's position as a security and software leader in today's multicloud world, F5's role beyond the data center, F5's value to customers, the Company's future financial performance including revenue, earnings growth, future customer demand, and the performance and benefits of the Company's products. These, and other statements that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions and other factors that, if they do not fully materialize or prove correct, could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: customer acceptance of offerings; continued disruptions to the global supply chain resulting in inability to source required parts for F5’s products or the ability to only do so at greatly increased prices thereby impacting our revenues and/or margins; global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment; overall information technology spending; F5’s ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses’ products with F5 technologies; the ability of F5’s sales professionals and distribution partners to sell new solutions and service offerings; the timely development, introduction and acceptance of additional new products and features by F5 or its competitors; competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures, industry consolidation, entry of new competitors into F5’s markets, and new product and marketing initiatives by our competitors; increased sales discounts; the business impact of the acquisitions and potential adverse reactions or


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changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the announcement of completion of acquisitions; uncertain global economic conditions which may result in reduced customer demand for our products and services and changes in customer payment patterns; litigation involving patents, intellectual property, shareholder and other matters, and governmental investigations; potential security flaws in the Company’s networks, products or services; cybersecurity attacks on its networks, products or services; natural catastrophic events; a pandemic or epidemic; F5’s ability to sustain, develop and effectively utilize distribution relationships; F5’s ability to attract, train and retain qualified product development, marketing, sales, professional services and customer support personnel; F5’s ability to expand in international markets; the unpredictability of F5’s sales cycle; the ability of F5 to execute on its share repurchase program including the timing of any repurchases; future prices of F5’s common stock; and other risks and uncertainties described more fully in our documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K and other documents that we may file or furnish from time to time, which could cause actual results to vary from expectations. The financial information contained in this release should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in F5’s most recent reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K as each may be amended from time to time. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available as of the date hereof and qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. F5 assumes no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements.
GAAP to non-GAAP Reconciliation
F5’s management evaluates and makes operating decisions using various operating measures. These measures are generally based on the revenues of its products, services operations, and certain costs of those operations, such as cost of revenues, research and development, sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses. One such measure is GAAP net income excluding, as applicable, stock-based compensation, amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets, facility-exit costs, acquisition-related charges, net of taxes, restructuring charges, and certain non-recurring tax expenses and benefits, which is a non-GAAP financial measure under Section 101 of Regulation G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This measure of non-GAAP net income is adjusted by the amount of additional taxes or tax benefit that the Company would accrue if it used non-GAAP results instead of GAAP results to calculate the Company’s tax liability.
The non-GAAP adjustments, and F5's basis for excluding them from non-GAAP financial measures, are outlined below:
Stock-based compensation. Stock-based compensation consists of expense for stock options, restricted stock, and employee stock purchases through the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Although stock-based compensation is an important aspect of the compensation of F5’s employees and executives, management believes it is useful to exclude stock-based compensation expenses to better understand the long-term performance of the Company’s core business and to facilitate comparison of the Company’s results to those of peer companies.
Amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets. Purchased intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, and generally cannot be changed or influenced by management after the acquisition. On a non-recurring basis, when certain events or circumstances are present, management may also be required to write down the carrying value of its purchased intangible assets and recognize impairment charges. Management does not believe these charges accurately reflect the performance of the Company’s ongoing operations; therefore, they are not considered by management in making operating decisions. However, investors should note that the use of intangible assets contributed to F5’s revenues earned during the periods presented and will contribute to F5’s future period revenues as well.
Facility-exit costs. F5 has incurred certain non-recurring right-of-use asset impairment charges, and other related recurring costs in connection with the exit of its leased facilities. These charges are not representative of the ongoing activity or costs to the business. As a result, these charges are being excluded to provide investors with a more comparable measure of costs associated with ongoing operations.
Acquisition-related charges, net. F5 does not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle and the terms and scope of each transaction can vary significantly and are unique to each transaction. F5 excludes acquisition-related charges from its non-GAAP financial measures to provide a useful comparison of the Company’s operating results to prior periods and to its peer companies. Acquisition-related charges consist of planning, execution and integration costs incurred directly as a result of an acquisition.


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Restructuring charges. F5 has incurred restructuring charges that are included in its GAAP financial statements, primarily related to workforce reductions and costs associated with exiting facility-lease commitments. F5 excludes these items from its non-GAAP financial measures when evaluating its continuing business performance as such items vary significantly based on the magnitude of the restructuring action and do not reflect expected future operating expenses. In addition, these charges do not necessarily provide meaningful insight into the fundamentals of current or past operations of its business.
Management believes that non-GAAP net income per share provides useful supplemental information to management and investors regarding the performance of the Company’s core business operations and facilitates comparisons to the Company’s historical operating results. Although F5’s management finds this non-GAAP measure to be useful in evaluating the performance of the core business, management’s reliance on this measure is limited because items excluded from such measures could have a material effect on F5’s earnings and earnings per share calculated in accordance with GAAP. Therefore, F5’s management will use its non-GAAP earnings and earnings per share measures, in conjunction with GAAP earnings and earnings per share measures, to address these limitations when evaluating the performance of the Company’s core business. Investors should consider these non-GAAP measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, financial performance measures in accordance with GAAP.
F5 believes that presenting its non-GAAP measures of earnings and earnings per share provides investors with an additional tool for evaluating the performance of the Company’s core business and is used by management in its own evaluation of the Company’s performance. Investors are encouraged to look at GAAP results as the best measure of financial performance. However, while the GAAP results are more complete, the Company provides investors these supplemental measures since, with reconciliation to GAAP, it may provide additional insight into the Company’s operational performance and financial results.
For reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, please see the section in our attached Condensed Consolidated Income Statements entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
About F5
F5 is a multicloud application security and delivery company committed to bringing a better digital world to life. F5 partners with the world’s largest, most advanced organizations to secure every app — on premises, in the cloud, or at the edge. F5 enables businesses to continuously stay ahead of threats while delivering exceptional, secure digital experiences for their customers. For more information, go to f5.com. (NASDAQ: FFIV)
You can also follow @F5 on X (Twitter) or visit us on LinkedIn and Facebook for more information about F5, its partners, and technologies. F5 is a trademark, service mark, or tradename of F5, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

SOURCE: F5, Inc.



F5, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited, in thousands)
 September 30,September 30,
 20242023
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents$1,074,602 $797,163 
Short-term investments— 6,160 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $4,585 and $3,561389,024 454,832 
Inventories76,378 35,874 
Other current assets569,467 554,744 
Total current assets2,109,471 1,848,773 
Property and equipment, net150,943 170,422 
Operating lease right-of-use assets178,180 195,471 
Long-term investments8,580 5,068 
Deferred tax assets365,951 295,308 
Goodwill2,312,362 2,288,678 
Other assets, net487,517 444,613 
Total assets$5,613,004 $5,248,333 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable$67,894 $63,315 
Accrued liabilities300,076 282,890 
Deferred revenue1,121,683 1,126,576 
Total current liabilities1,489,653 1,472,781 
Deferred tax liabilities7,179 4,637 
Deferred revenue, long-term676,276 648,545 
Operating lease liabilities, long-term215,785 239,565 
Other long-term liabilities94,733 82,573 
Total long-term liabilities993,973 975,320 
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, no par value; 10,000 shares authorized, no shares outstanding— — 
Common stock, no par value; 200,000 shares authorized, 58,094 and 59,207 shares issued and outstanding5,889 24,399 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(20,912)(23,221)
Retained earnings3,144,401 2,799,054 
Total shareholders’ equity3,129,378 2,800,232 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$5,613,004 $5,248,333 



F5, Inc.
Consolidated Income Statements
(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
 Three Months EndedYears Ended
September 30,September 30,
 2024202320242023
Net revenues
Products$358,285 $325,324 $1,272,795 $1,334,638 
Services388,389 381,650 1,543,325 1,478,531 
Total746,674 706,974 2,816,120 2,813,169 
Cost of net revenues (1)(2)(3)(4)
Products87,403 88,602 336,237 375,192 
Services56,317 52,362 221,410 218,116 
Total143,720 140,964 557,647 593,308 
Gross profit602,954 566,010 2,258,473 2,219,861 
Operating expenses (1)(2)(3)(4)
Sales and marketing217,002 204,832 832,279 878,215 
Research and development123,951 127,834 490,120 540,285 
General and administrative70,976 61,603 268,828 263,405 
Restructuring charges— — 8,655 65,388 
Total411,929 394,269 1,599,882 1,747,293 
Income from operations191,025 171,741 658,591 472,568 
Other income, net12,489 3,085 36,874 13,420 
Income before income taxes203,514 174,826 695,465 485,988 
Provision for income taxes38,218 22,692 128,687 91,040 
Net income$165,296 $152,134 $566,778 $394,948 
Net income per share — basic$2.83 $2.57 $9.65 $6.59 
Weighted average shares — basic58,384 59,245 58,720 59,909 
Net income per share — diluted$2.80 $2.55 $9.55 $6.55 
Weighted average shares — diluted59,056 59,699 59,359 60,270 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Net income as reported$165,296 $152,134 $566,778 $394,948 
Stock-based compensation expense53,759 53,265 219,108 236,650 
Amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets10,144 14,304 51,331 53,434 
Facility-exit costs1,439 1,560 3,509 6,626 
Acquisition-related charges505 (1,073)4,352 15,036 
Restructuring charges— — 8,655 65,388 
Tax effects related to above items(14,204)(11,421)(60,065)(66,758)
Net income excluding stock-based compensation expense, amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets, facility-exit costs, acquisition-related charges, and restructuring charges, net of tax effects (non-GAAP) - diluted$216,939 $208,769 $793,668 $705,324 
Net income per share excluding stock-based compensation expense, amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets, facility-exit costs, acquisition-related charges, and restructuring charges, net of tax effects (non-GAAP) - diluted$3.67 $3.50 $13.37 $11.70 
Weighted average shares - diluted59,056 59,699 59,359 60,270 
(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Cost of net revenues$7,089 $7,142 $29,409 $29,658 
Sales and marketing20,720 21,307 84,520 96,478 
Research and development13,981 15,888 60,264 69,416 
General and administrative11,969 8,928 44,915 41,098 
$53,759 $53,265 $219,108 $236,650 
(2) Includes amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets as follows:
Cost of net revenues$9,283 $11,234 $43,848 $42,136 
Sales and marketing717 2,788 6,749 10,239 
Research and development93 63 375 63 
General and administrative51 219 359 996 
$10,144 $14,304 $51,331 $53,434 
(3) Includes facility-exit costs as follows:
Cost of net revenues$141 $152 $372 $653 
Sales and marketing451 505 1,442 2,135 
Research and development515 545 478 2,265 
General and administrative332 358 1,217 1,573 
$1,439 $1,560 $3,509 $6,626 
(4) Includes acquisition-related charges as follows:
Cost of net revenues$— $32 $20 $244 
Sales and marketing— 155 72 2,668 
Research and development500 (1,296)1,328 4,035 
General and administrative36 2,932 8,089 
$505 $(1,073)$4,352 $15,036 



F5, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited, in thousands)
 Years Ended
September 30,
 20242023
Operating activities
Net income$566,778 $394,948 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock-based compensation219,108 236,650 
Depreciation and amortization106,991 112,702 
Non-cash operating lease costs33,041 38,528 
Deferred income taxes(68,523)(108,521)
Impairment of assets— 3,455 
Other(962)1,372 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (excluding effects of the acquisition of businesses):
Accounts receivable63,953 16,704 
Inventories(40,504)32,491 
Other current assets(14,038)(64,959)
Other assets(91,964)16,591 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities40,368 (63,100)
Deferred revenue22,838 81,741 
Lease liabilities(44,667)(45,193)
Net cash provided by operating activities792,419 653,409 
Investing activities
Purchases of investments(2,100)(1,789)
Maturities of investments6,237 111,330 
Sales of investments— 16,085 
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired(32,939)(35,049)
Purchases of property and equipment(30,412)(54,184)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities(59,214)36,393 
Financing activities
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and purchases of stock under employee stock purchase plan
55,079 59,959 
Payments for repurchase of common stock, including excise taxes(500,558)(350,049)
Payments on term debt agreement— (350,000)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards(11,523)(13,209)
Net cash used in financing activities(457,002)(653,299)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash276,203 36,503 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash1,302 2,125 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period800,835 762,207 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$1,078,340 $800,835 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds$181,635 $191,569 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities53,346 52,893 
Cash paid for interest on long-term debt— 2,970 
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash activities
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations$12,927 $10,544