F [FFIV] vs Palo Alto Networks [PANW] Detailed Stock Comparison

F5, Inc.

NASDAQ

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

NASDAQ

TLDR: Quick Comparison Summary

Based on 20 vital metrics comparison: F5, Inc. wins in 13 metrics, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. wins in 7 metrics, with 0 ties. F5, Inc. appears stronger overall.

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Vital Metrics Comparison

Metric	F5, Inc.	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	Better
P/E Ratio (TTM)	25.78	101.23	F5, Inc.
Price-to-Book Ratio	5.00	13.56	F5, Inc.
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	7.57	4.89	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
PEG Ratio	2.72	2.08	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
EV/EBITDA	18.85	93.58	F5, Inc.
Profit Margin (TTM)	22.46%	12.96%	F5, Inc.
Operating Margin (TTM)	26.04%	15.50%	F5, Inc.
EBITDA Margin (TTM)	26.04%	15.50%	F5, Inc.
Return on Equity	20.84%	16.26%	F5, Inc.
Return on Assets (TTM)	8.09%	3.45%	F5, Inc.
Free Cash Flow (TTM)	$906.41M	$3.47B	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
1-Year Return	34.36%	46.39%	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Price-to-Sales Ratio (TTM)	5.62	14.95	F5, Inc.
Enterprise Value	$16.66B	$143.78B	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
EV/Revenue Ratio	5.30	14.53	F5, Inc.
Gross Profit Margin (TTM)	81.55%	73.59%	F5, Inc.
Revenue per Share (TTM)	$54	$15	F5, Inc.
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	$12.07	$1.79	F5, Inc.
Beta (Stock Volatility)	0.93	0.77	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Short % of Float	4.54%	3.32%	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

F5, Inc. vs Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Stock Performance Analysis

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Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Stock	1D	1W	1M	3M	6M	YTD
F5, Inc.	-0.85%	3.07%	24.02%	47.19%	71.55%	59.45%
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	-5.64%	15.77%	61.06%	97.97%	56.55%	65.72%

Long-term Returns

Stock	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	15Y	20Y
F5, Inc.	34.36%	161.29%	103.14%	247.90%	249.54%	1,449.92%
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	46.39%	159.34%	372.95%	1,110.53%	3,082.94%	3,082.94%

Performance & Financial Health Analysis: F5, Inc. vs Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Metric	FFIV	PANW
Market Information
Market Cap i	$17.04B	$141.34B
Market Cap Category	Large cap	Large cap
10 Day Avg. Volume i	634,241	8,028,579
90 Day Avg. Volume i	715,107	7,873,740
Last Close	$405.64	$280.43
52 Week Range	$223.76 - $411.55	$139.57 - $302.95
% from 52W High	-1.44%	-7.43%
All-Time High	$411.55 (Jun 03, 2026)	$302.95 (Jun 01, 2026)
% from All-Time High	-1.44%	-7.43%
Growth Metrics
Quarterly Revenue Growth	0.07%	0.15%
Quarterly Earnings Growth	0.08%	0.62%
Financial Health
Profit Margin (TTM) i	0.22%	0.13%
Operating Margin (TTM) i	0.26%	0.16%
Return on Equity (TTM) i	0.21%	0.16%
Debt to Equity (MRQ) i	7.57	4.89
Cash & Liquidity
Book Value per Share (MRQ)	$62.20	$13.36
Cash per Share (MRQ)	$21.23	$5.56
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) i	$906.09M	$3.97B
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM) i	$681.56M	$2.86B
Dividends
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	N/A	N/A
Last 12-Month Dividend i	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: F5, Inc. vs Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Metric	FFIV (Apr 24, 2026)	PANW (Apr 24, 2026)
Price Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM) i	25.78	101.23
Forward P/E i	18.53	45.61
PEG Ratio i	2.72	2.08
Price to Sales (TTM) i	5.62	14.95
Price to Book (MRQ) i	5.00	13.56
Market Capitalization
Market Capitalization i	$17.04B	$141.34B
Enterprise Value i	$16.66B	$143.78B
Enterprise Value Metrics
Enterprise to Revenue i	5.30	14.53
Enterprise to EBITDA i	18.85	93.58
Risk & Other Metrics
Beta i	0.93	0.77
Book Value per Share (MRQ) i	$62.20	$13.36

Financial Statements Comparison: F5, Inc. vs Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Financial Metrics

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Revenue

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

Metric	FFIV (2025)	PANW (2025)
Revenue/Sales i	3.09B	9.22B
Cost of Goods Sold i	573.98M	2.45B
COGS % of Revenue i	18.6%	26.6%
Gross Profit i	2.51B	6.77B
Gross Margin i	81.4%	73.4%
Research & Development i	539.82M	1.98B
Operating Income (EBIT) i	791.43M	1.24B
Operating Margin i	25.6%	13.5%
EBITDA i	909.32M	1.97B
EBITDA Margin i	29.4%	21.4%
Pre-Tax Income i	808.34M	1.60B
Pre-Tax Income % of Revenue i	26.2%	17.3%
Income Tax i	115.96M	461.80M
Income Tax % of Revenue i	3.8%	5.0%
Net Income (Profit) i	692.38M	1.13B
Profit Margin i	22.4%	12.3%

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Metric	FFIV (2025)	PANW (2025)
Cash & Equivalents i	1.34B	2.27B
Total Current Assets i	2.52B	7.52B
Total Current Assets % of Revenue i	81.6%	81.6%
Total Current Liabilities i	1.61B	7.99B
Total Current Liabilities % of Revenue i	52.2%	86.6%
Long-Term Debt i	230.75M	338.20M
Long-Term Debt % of Revenue i	7.5%	3.7%
Total Shareholders Equity i	3.59B	7.82B
Retained Earnings i	3.57B	2.48B
Retained Earnings % of Revenue i	115.6%	26.9%
Property, Plant & Equipment i	185.60M	393.70M

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Metric	FFIV (2025)	PANW (2025)
Operating Cash Flow i	949.67M	3.40B
Operating Cash Flow % of Revenue i	30.8%	36.9%
Capital Expenditures i	-43.26M	-246.20M
Free Cash Flow i	906.41M	3.47B
FCF Margin i	29.4%	37.6%
Debt Repayment i	0	-965.60M
Common Stock Repurchase i	-502.09M	0

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Metric	FFIV	PANW
Shares Short i	1.94M	26.73M
Short Ratio i	3.52	3.30
Short % of Float i	4.54%	3.32%
Shares Outstanding i	56.89M	703.00M
Float Shares i	55.90M	809.15M
% Held by Insiders i	0.52%	0.79%
% Held by Institutions i	109.80%	74.49%
% Held by Public i	-10.32%	24.72%

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: F5, Inc. vs Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Metric	FFIV	PANW
Last 12-Month Dividend i	N/A	N/A
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	N/A	N/A
3-Year Avg Annual Dividend i	N/A	N/A
3-Year Avg Dividend Yield i	N/A	N/A
3-Year Total Dividends i	N/A	N/A
Ex-Dividend Date	N/A	N/A

Metric	FFIV (Sep 30, 2025)	PANW (Oct 31, 2025)
Revenue/Sales i	810.09M	2.47B
Cost of Goods Sold i	143.88M	638.00M
COGS % of Revenue i	17.8%	25.8%
Gross Profit i	666.21M	1.84B
Gross Margin i	82.2%	74.2%
Research & Development i	136.39M	528.00M
Operating Income (EBIT) i	219.82M	309.00M
Operating Margin i	27.1%	12.5%
EBITDA i	258.77M	512.00M
EBITDA Margin i	31.9%	20.7%
Pre-Tax Income i	215.07M	412.00M
Pre-Tax Income % of Revenue i	26.5%	16.7%
Income Tax i	24.58M	78.00M
Income Tax % of Revenue i	3.0%	3.2%
Net Income (Profit) i	190.49M	334.00M
Profit Margin i	23.5%	13.5%

Metric	FFIV (Sep 30, 2025)	PANW (Oct 31, 2025)
Operating Cash Flow i	208.07M	2.06B
Operating Cash Flow % of Revenue i	25.7%	83.1%
Capital Expenditures i	-16.14M	-84.00M
Free Cash Flow i	191.93M	1.69B
FCF Margin i	23.7%	68.2%
Debt Repayment i	N/A	0
Common Stock Repurchase i	-125.01M	N/A

F [FFIV] vs Palo Alto Networks [PANW] Detailed Stock Comparison

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F5, Inc. vs Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Stock Performance Analysis

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Financial Statements Comparison: F5, Inc. vs Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Financial Metrics

Revenue

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

FFIV (Annual)

FFIV (Quarterly)

PANW (Annual)

PANW (Quarterly)

Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: F5, Inc. vs Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Metric	FFIV (Sep 30, 2025)	PANW (Oct 31, 2025)
Cash & Equivalents i	1.34B	3.07B
Total Current Assets i	2.52B	7.31B
Total Current Assets % of Revenue i	310.9%	295.5%
Total Current Liabilities i	1.61B	7.42B
Total Current Liabilities % of Revenue i	199.1%	299.8%
Long-Term Debt i	230.75M	346.00M
Long-Term Debt % of Revenue i	28.5%	14.0%
Total Shareholders Equity i	3.59B	8.67B
Retained Earnings i	3.57B	2.82B
Retained Earnings % of Revenue i	440.5%	113.9%
Property, Plant & Equipment i	185.60M	747.00M

F [FFIV] vs Palo Alto Networks [PANW] Detailed Stock Comparison

F5, Inc.

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

TLDR: Quick Comparison Summary

Vital Metrics Comparison

Complete F5, Inc. Investment Analysis: Compare with Industry Leaders

Ever Wonder Which Stock is Really the Better Pick?

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💰 Which Stock is Cheaper

🏥 Which Company is Healthier

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F5, Inc. vs Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Stock Performance Analysis

Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Long-term Returns

Performance & Financial Health Analysis: F5, Inc. vs Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: F5, Inc. vs Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Financial Statements Comparison: F5, Inc. vs Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Financial Metrics Quarterly Annual

Revenue

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

FFIV (Annual)

FFIV (Quarterly)

PANW (Annual)

PANW (Quarterly)

Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: F5, Inc. vs Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

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