F5 Fiscal Q4 Adjusted Earnings, Revenue Rise; Shares Fall After Hours

04:22 PM EDT, 10/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- F5 (FFIV) reported fiscal Q4 adjusted earnings late Tuesday of $4.42 per diluted share, up from $4.39 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $4.26. Revenue in the three months ended Sept. 30 rose to $917.4 million from $810.1 million a year earlier. Analysts projected $884 million. The company expects fiscal Q1 adjusted EPS of $4.25 to $4.37 on revenue of $875 million to $895 million. Analysts project EPS of $4.36 on revenue of $873.3 million. F5 expects 2027 adjusted EPS of $18 to $18.30 on revenue growth of 8% to 9%. Analysts project EPS of $18.03. The company said its board authorized an additional $1.5 billion for its share repurchase program in addition to $322 million remaining under the existing authorization. F5 shares fell 4.2% in after-hours trading.