For the quarter ended December 2025, F5 Networks (FFIV Quick QuoteFFIV - Free Report) reported revenue of $822.47 million, up 7.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $4.45, compared to $3.84 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +8.22% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $759.97 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $3.64, the EPS surprise was +22.21%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how F5 performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Net revenues- Services: $412.18 million compared to the $401.32 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.6% year over year.
• Net revenues- Products: $410.28 million compared to the $358.66 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +11.3% year over year.
• Net product revenues- Software: $191.93 million compared to the $198.17 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -8.1% year over year.
• Net product revenues- Systems: $218.36 million versus $164.6 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +36.7% change.

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Shares of F5 have returned +0.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.