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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--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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%.

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 diluted share, in fiscal year 2025. Non-GAAP net income for fiscal year 2026 was $1,009 million, or $17.49 per diluted share, compared to $928 million, or $15.81 per diluted share, in fiscal year 2025.

Performance Summary Tables

GAAP Measures Non-GAAP Measures
($ in millions except EPS) Q4 FY2026 Q4 FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 ($ in millions except EPS) Q4 FY2026 Q4 FY2025 FY2026 FY2025
Revenue

$

917

 

$

810

 

$

3,417

 

$

3,088

 

Revenue

$

917

 

$

810

 

$

3,417

 

$

3,088

 

Gross profit

$

754

 

$

666

 

$

2,797

 

$

2,514

 

Gross profit

$

771

 

$

683

 

$

2,868

 

$

2,582

 

Gross margin

 

82.2

%

 

82.2

%

 

81.9

%

 

81.4

%

Gross margin

 

84.0

%

 

84.3

%

 

84.0

%

 

83.6

%

Operating profit

$

212

 

$

206

 

$

818

 

$

766

 

Operating profit

$

309

 

$

299

 

$

1,200

 

$

1,086

 

Operating margin

 

23.1

%

 

25.4

%

 

23.9

%

 

24.8

%

Operating margin

 

33.7

%

 

37.0

%

 

35.1

%

 

35.2

%

Net income

$

186

 

$

190

 

$

722

 

$

692

 

Net income

$

255

 

$

257

 

$

1,009

 

$

928

 

EPS

$

3.23

 

$

3.26

 

$

12.52

 

$

11.80

 

EPS

$

4.42

 

$

4.39

 

$

17.49

 

$

15.81

 

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures is included with the attached financial statements. Additional information about non-GAAP financial information is included in this release.

Business Outlook

F5 updated its outlook for its fiscal year 2027, guiding for revenue growth of 8% to 9%. The Company expects fiscal year 2027 non-GAAP earnings per share in a range of $18.00 to $18.30.

For the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, F5 is guiding to revenue in the range of $875 million to $895 million, with non-GAAP earnings in the range of $4.25 to $4.37 per diluted share.

Board Authorizes $1.5 Billion for Share Repurchases

F5 also announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized an additional $1.5 billion for its common stock repurchase program. This new authorization is incremental to the $322 million remaining in the Company’s 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, cyber incident costs, insurance recoveries from cyber incident, 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 27, 2026, at 4:30 pm ET. Open to the public, the live webcast, supplemental financial information, and earnings slides are accessible from the investor relations page of F5.com. Please access the webcast 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, that 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, the Company’s future financial performance including revenue growth, 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; 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 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, cyber incident costs, insurance recoveries from cyber incident, restructuring charges, net of tax effects, as well as 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.

Cyber incident costs. F5 has incurred certain non-recurring expenses in connection with the investigation and remediation of the Cyber Incident. Management believes it is useful to exclude these expenses as they are not representative of our ongoing operations and to facilitate comparison of the Company’s historical results and to those of peer companies.

Insurance recoveries from cyber incident. F5 has received insurance recoveries in connection with the cyber incident costs described above. Management believes it is useful to exclude these recoveries as they offset the cyber incident costs non-GAAP adjustment, are not representative of our ongoing operations and to facilitate comparison of the Company's historical results and to those of peer companies.

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 “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation.”

About F5

F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) is the global leader that delivers and secures every app. Backed by three decades of expertise, F5 has built the industry’s premier platform—F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP)—to deliver and secure every app, every API, anywhere: on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, and across hybrid, multicloud environments. F5 is committed to innovating and partnering with the world’s largest and most advanced organizations to deliver fast, available, and secure digital experiences. Together, we help each other thrive and bring a better digital world to life.

For more information visit f5.com

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F5 is a trademark, service mark, or tradename of F5, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries.

SOURCE: F5, Inc.

 
F5, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited, in thousands)
 
 
September 30, September 30,

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,590,528

 

$

1,344,273

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $4,062 and $2,877

 

448,753

 

 

414,433

 

Inventories

 

261,918

 

 

77,229

 

Other current assets

 

844,405

 

 

682,766

 

Total current assets

 

3,145,604

 

 

2,518,701

 

 
Property and equipment, net

 

213,356

 

 

156,947

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

173,023

 

 

185,601

 

Long-term investments

 

25,819

 

 

15,693

 

Deferred tax assets

 

511,729

 

 

446,388

 

Goodwill

 

2,482,618

 

 

2,443,882

 

Other assets, net

 

509,979

 

 

552,280

 

Total assets

$

7,062,128

 

$

6,319,492

 

 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable

$

131,420

 

$

83,972

 

Accrued liabilities

 

420,881

 

 

315,383

 

Deferred revenue

 

1,265,273

 

 

1,213,226

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,817,574

 

 

1,612,581

 

 
Deferred tax liabilities

 

2,496

 

 

1,921

 

Deferred revenue, long-term

 

939,164

 

 

786,011

 

Operating lease liabilities, long-term

 

212,451

 

 

230,749

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

85,192

 

 

96,231

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

1,239,303

 

 

1,114,912

 

 
Commitments and contingencies
 
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, no par value; 10,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding

 

-

 

 

-

 

Common stock, no par value; 200,000 shares authorized, 56,811 and 57,684 shares issued and outstanding

 

51,924

 

 

42,023

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(19,942

)

 

(18,324

)

Retained earnings

 

3,973,269

 

 

3,568,300

 

Total shareholders' equity

 

4,005,251

 

 

3,591,999

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$

7,062,128

 

$

6,319,492

 

 
F5, Inc.
Consolidated Income Statements
(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
Three Months Ended Years Ended
September 30, September 30,

2026

 

2025

 

2026

 

2025

Net revenues
Products

$

509,765

$

414,109

$

1,793,392

$

1,508,640

Services

 

407,662

 

395,981

 

1,623,277

 

1,579,432

Total

 

917,427

 

810,090

 

3,416,669

 

3,088,072

 
Cost of net revenues
Products

 

101,433

 

85,132

 

378,092

 

338,037

Services

 

61,532

 

58,749

 

241,122

 

235,941

Total

 

162,965

 

143,881

 

619,214

 

573,978

Gross profit

 

754,462

 

666,209

 

2,797,455

 

2,514,094

 
Operating expenses
Sales and marketing

 

274,286

 

215,982

 

976,500

 

860,506

Research and development

 

164,559

 

136,391

 

621,420

 

539,815

General and administrative

 

96,474

 

94,020

 

374,308

 

322,340

Restructuring charges

 

7,400

 

14,163

 

7,012

 

25,484

Total

 

542,719

 

460,556

 

1,979,240

 

1,748,145

 
Income from operations

 

211,743

 

205,653

 

818,215

 

765,949

Other income, net

 

17,836

 

9,416

 

49,702

 

42,387

Income before income taxes

 

229,579

 

215,069

 

867,917

 

808,336

Provision for income taxes

 

43,447

 

24,576

 

145,768

 

115,956

Net income

$

186,132

$

190,493

$

722,149

$

692,380

 
Net income per share - basic

$

3.28

$

3.30

$

12.68

$

11.96

Weighted average shares - basic

 

56,760

 

57,653

 

56,963

 

57,904

 
Net income per share - diluted

$

3.23

$

3.26

$

12.52

$

11.80

Weighted average shares - diluted

 

57,658

 

58,418

 

57,670

 

58,684

 
F5, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited, in thousands)
 
 
Years Ended
September 30,

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 
Operating activities
Net income

$

722,149

 

$

692,380

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock-based compensation

 

261,013

 

 

231,491

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

96,531

 

 

92,399

 

Non-cash operating lease costs

 

29,675

 

 

31,503

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(62,679

)

 

(72,176

)

Other

 

(1,892

)

 

5,615

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities (excluding effects of the acquisition of businesses):
Accounts receivable

 

(36,431

)

 

(28,411

)

Inventories

 

(160,295

)

 

(851

)

Other current assets

 

(184,838

)

 

(103,628

)

Other assets

 

(628

)

 

(91,980

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

127,073

 

 

28,899

 

Deferred revenue

 

204,006

 

 

200,489

 

Lease liabilities

 

(34,195

)

 

(36,064

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

959,489

 

 

949,666

 

 
Investing activities
Purchases of investments

 

(7,750

)

 

(5,720

)

Maturities of investments

 

402

 

 

548

 

Sales of investments

 

1,575

 

 

-

 

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

 

(47,619

)

 

(171,059

)

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(90,545

)

 

(43,260

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(143,937

)

 

(219,491

)

 
Financing activities
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and purchases of stock under employee stock purchase plan

 

59,623

 

 

59,151

 

Payments for repurchase of common stock, including excise taxes

 

(601,113

)

 

(502,085

)

Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

(25,772

)

 

(21,881

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(567,262

)

 

(464,815

)

 
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

248,290

 

 

265,360

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

(1,954

)

 

2,668

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

1,346,368

 

 

1,078,340

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

1,592,704

 

$

1,346,368

 

 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities

$

42,473

 

$

44,592

 

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash activities
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations

$

18,088

 

$

48,315

 

 
F5, Inc.
GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation
(unaudited, in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)
 
 

Three Months Ended

 

Years Ended

September 30,

 

September 30,

2026

 

2025

2026

 

2025

Net revenues

$

917,427

 

$

810,090

 

$

3,416,669

 

$

3,088,072

 

 
Gross profit and gross margin:
GAAP gross profit and gross margin

$

754,462

 

82.2

%

$

666,209

 

82.2

%

$

2,797,455

 

81.9

%

$

2,514,094

 

81.4

%

Adjustments to gross profit and gross margin:
Stock-based compensation

$

6,902

 

0.8

%

$

7,356

 

0.9

%

$

28,106

 

0.8

%

$

29,557

 

1.0

%

Amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets

 

8,788

 

1.0

%

 

9,596

 

1.2

%

 

39,220

 

1.1

%

 

37,601

 

1.2

%

Facility-exit costs

 

148

 

0.0

%

 

98

 

0.0

%

 

451

 

0.0

%

 

777

 

0.0

%

Acquisition-related charges

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

Cyber incident costs

 

770

 

0.1

%

 

-

 

-

 

 

3,186

 

0.1

%

 

-

 

-

 

Non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin

$

771,070

 

84.0

%

$

683,259

 

84.3

%

$

2,868,418

 

84.0

%

$

2,582,029

 

83.6

%

 
Income from operations and operating margin:
GAAP income from operations and operating margin

$

211,743

 

23.1

%

$

205,653

 

25.4

%

$

818,215

 

23.9

%

$

765,949

 

24.8

%

Adjustments to income from operations and operating margin:
Stock-based compensation

$

67,478

 

7.4

%

$

57,248

 

7.1

%

$

261,013

 

7.6

%

$

231,491

 

7.5

%

Amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets

 

9,082

 

1.0

%

 

10,408

 

1.3

%

 

41,605

 

1.2

%

 

40,896

 

1.3

%

Facility-exit costs

 

1,505

 

0.2

%

 

940

 

0.1

%

 

4,582

 

0.1

%

 

7,667

 

0.2

%

Acquisition-related charges

 

10,302

 

1.1

%

 

7,599

 

0.9

%

 

39,204

 

1.1

%

 

11,536

 

0.4

%

Cyber incident costs

 

1,491

 

0.2

%

 

3,356

 

0

 

 

27,994

 

0.8

%

 

3,356

 

0.1

%

Restructuring charges

 

7,400

 

0.8

%

 

14,163

 

0

 

 

7,012

 

0.2

%

 

25,484

 

0.8

%

Non-GAAP income from operations and operating margin

$

309,001

 

33.7

%

$

299,367

 

37.0

%

$

1,199,625

 

35.1

%

$

1,086,379

 

35.2

%

 
Net income:
GAAP net income

$

186,132

 

$

190,493

 

$

722,149

 

$

692,380

 

Adjustments to net income:
Stock-based compensation

$

67,478

 

$

57,248

 

$

261,013

 

$

231,491

 

Amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets

 

9,082

 

 

10,408

 

 

41,605

 

 

40,896

 

Facility-exit costs

 

1,505

 

 

940

 

 

4,582

 

 

7,667

 

Acquisition-related charges

 

10,302

 

 

7,599

 

 

39,204

 

 

11,536

 

Cyber incident costs

 

1,491

 

 

3,356

 

 

27,994

 

 

3,356

 

Insurance recoveries from cyber incident

 

(4,691

)

 

-

 

 

(10,000

)

 

-

 

Restructuring charges

 

7,400

 

 

14,163

 

 

7,012

 

 

25,484

 

Tax effects related to above items

 

(23,963

)

 

(27,568

)

 

(84,920

)

 

(84,864

)

Non-GAAP net income

$

254,736

 

$

256,639

 

$

1,008,639

 

$

927,946

 

 
Net income per share - diluted:
GAAP net income per share — diluted

$

3.23

 

$

3.26

 

$

12.52

 

$

11.80

 

Adjustments to GAAP net income per share — diluted:
Stock-based compensation

$

1.17

 

$

0.98

 

$

4.53

 

$

3.94

 

Amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets

 

0.16

 

 

0.18

 

 

0.72

 

 

0.70

 

Facility-exit costs

 

0.03

 

 

0.02

 

 

0.08

 

 

0.13

 

Acquisition-related charges

 

0.18

 

 

0.13

 

 

0.68

 

 

0.20

 

Cyber incident costs

 

0.03

 

 

0.06

 

 

0.49

 

 

0.06

 

Insurance recoveries from cyber incident

 

(0.08

)

 

-

 

 

(0.17

)

 

-

 

Restructuring charges

 

0.13

 

 

0.24

 

 

0.12

 

 

0.43

 

Tax effects related to above items

 

(0.42

)

 

(0.47

)

 

(1.47

)

 

(1.45

)

Non-GAAP net income per share — diluted

$

4.42

 

$

4.39

 

$

17.49

 

$

15.81

 

 
Weighted average shares — diluted

 

57,658

 

 

58,418

 

 

57,670

 

 

58,684

 

 
Note: Numbers and percentages are rounded for presentation purposes and may not foot.

 

Contacts

Investors
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