F5, INC.

Computer Communications Equipment·SEATTLE, WA·FY end 09/30·CIK 1048695

CEO Pay Ratio

142:1

François Locoh-Donou

CEO Total Comp

$23.0M

François Locoh-Donou

Median Employee

$162,795

Revenue

$3.1B

FY 2025

Net Income

$692.4M

FY 2025

Free Cash Flow

$906.4M

FY 2025

Net Margin

22.4%

Insider Net (180d)

0 buys / 0 sales

CEO Pay Accountability

CEO comp as % of net income

3.33%

For every $1,000 of profit, $33.28 flows to the CEO.

CEO comp as % of buybacks

4.59%

CEO comp equals 45.9‰ of cash returned to shareholders via buybacks.

5-year history · USD

Metric	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	Trend
Revenue	$3.1B	$2.8B	$2.8B	$2.7B	$2.6B
Gross Profit	$2.5B	$2.3B	$2.2B	$2.2B	$2.1B
Operating Income	$765.9M	$658.6M	$472.6M	$403.8M	$394.0M
Net Income	$692.4M	$566.8M	$394.9M	$322.2M	$331.2M
Operating CF	$949.7M	$792.4M	$653.4M	$442.6M	$645.2M
Capex	$43.3M	$30.4M	$54.2M	$33.6M	$30.7M
Free Cash Flow	$906.4M	$762.0M	$599.2M	$409.0M	$614.5M
Buybacks	$502.1M	$500.6M	$350.0M	$500.0M	$500.0M
Dividends	—	—	—	—	—	—

Gross Margin	81.4%	80.2%	78.9%	80.0%	81.1%
Operating Margin	24.8%	23.4%	16.8%	15.0%	15.1%
Net Margin	22.4%	20.1%	14.0%	12.0%	12.7%
FCF Margin	29.4%	27.1%	21.3%	15.2%	23.6%
R&D / Revenue	17.5%	17.4%	19.2%	20.2%	19.7%
Effective Tax	14.3%	18.5%	18.7%	16.4%	14.4%
Debt / Equity	—	—	—	—	—	—
Buybacks / FCF	55.4%	65.7%	58.4%	122.3%	81.4%

FY 2025

Executive	Salary	Stock	Options	Bonus / Inc.	Other	Total
François Locoh-DonouPresident and Chief Executive Officer	$962.0K	$20.6M	—	$1.4M	$36.5K	$23.0M
Tom FountainChief Operating Officer	$582.0K	$7.0M	—	$650.8K	$38.2K	$8.2M
Chad WhalenChief Revenue Officer	$519.0K	$5.4M	—	$580.3K	$33.2K	$6.5M
John MaddisonExecutive VP and Chief Marketing Officer	$416.7K	$4.5M	—	$371.3K	$23.0K	$5.3M
Cooper WernerExecutive VP and Chief Financial Officer	$500.0K	$2.7M	—	$447.3K	$28.4K	$3.7M