---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001048695-23-000034"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FFIV"
cik: "0001048695"
company_name: "F5, INC."
filed_at: "2023-10-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T13:15:07.886218+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# F5 reports Q4 FY23 revenue $707M (+1%), non-GAAP EPS $3.50 (+33%) and FY23 revenue $2.8B (+4%)

## Summary
- Q4 FY23 revenue $707M (+1% YoY); GAAP EPS $2.55, non-GAAP EPS $3.50 (+33% YoY).
- FY23 revenue $2.813B (+4% YoY); GAAP EPS $6.55, non-GAAP EPS $11.70 (+15% YoY).
- Q4 software revenue +11% YoY, systems revenue -25% YoY; global services +9% YoY.
- Q1 FY24 guidance: revenue $675-695M, non-GAAP EPS $2.97-3.09 per diluted share.
- FY24 outlook: revenue flat to low-single-digit decline; non-GAAP EPS growth ~5-7% YoY.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001048695-23-000034
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FFIV
- cik: 0001048695
- company_name: F5, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869523000034/0001048695-23-000034-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869523000034/ffiv-20231024.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  F5, INC. reported financial results for its fourth quarter ended September 30, 2023.
  - Period: its fourth quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On October 24, 2023, F5, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release regarding its financial results for the fourth quarter ended September 30, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869523000034/0001048695-23-000034-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  F5, INC. reported first quarter of fiscal year 2024 results: revenue $675 million to $695 million, EPS $2.97 to $3.09 per diluted share. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: first quarter of fiscal year 2024
  - Revenue: $675 million to $695 million
  - EPS: $2.97 to $3.09 per diluted share
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: For the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, F5 expects to deliver revenue in the range of $675 million to $695 million, with non-GAAP earnings in the range of $2.97 to $3.09 per diluted share.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869523000034/0001048695-23-000034-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  F5, INC. reported fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $2.8 billion, net income $395 million, EPS $6.55 per diluted share.
  - Period: fiscal year ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $2.8 billion
  - Net income: $395 million
  - EPS: $6.55 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Fiscal year 2023 revenue grew 4% from the year-ago period, to $2.8 billion
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869523000034/0001048695-23-000034-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  F5, INC. reported fourth quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $707 million, net income $152 million, EPS $2.55 per diluted share.
  - Period: fourth quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $707 million
  - Net income: $152 million
  - EPS: $2.55 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Fourth quarter fiscal year 2023 revenue grew 1% from the year-ago period, to $707 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869523000034/0001048695-23-000034-index.htm

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