F5 Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (FFIV)

F5 reported $906.4M in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, an increase of 18.95% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 29.35%.

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F5 free cash flow by year

F5 annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252025-09-30$906.4M$144.4M+18.95%+29.35%
20242024-09-30$762.0M$162.8M+27.17%+27.06%
20232023-09-30$599.2M$190.2M+46.51%+21.30%
20222022-09-30$409.0M−$205.5M−33.45%+15.17%
20212021-09-30$614.5M$13.6M+2.26%+23.61%
20202020-09-30$601.0M−$43.3M−6.73%+25.56%
20192019-09-30$644.3M−$63.3M−8.95%+28.73%
20182018-09-30$707.6M$6.0M+0.86%+32.74%
20172017-09-30$701.6M$53.6M+8.26%+33.57%
20162016-09-30$648.0M$23.8M+3.81%+32.48%
20152015-09-30$624.2M$98.0M+18.61%+32.52%
20142014-09-30$526.3M$53.2M+11.24%+30.38%
20132013-09-30$473.1M$7.5M+1.62%+31.94%
20122012-09-30$465.6M$79.1M+20.46%+33.80%
20112011-09-30$386.5M$85.5M+28.41%+33.55%
20102010-09-30$301.0M$110.7M+58.15%+34.13%
20092009-09-30$190.3M$24.5M+14.81%+29.14%
20082008-09-30$165.8M+25.50%

F5 free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from $601.0M to $906.4M, a compound annual growth rate of 8.57%. F5's latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, generated $280.6M in free cash flow, an increase of 2.53% year over year.

About the metric

What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

Calculation and source

How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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