F5 Cash Flow Statement
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F5 free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, F5 generated $949.7 million of operating cash flow and spent $43.3 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $906.4 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 29.4% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 18.9% from the prior year's $762.0 million.
F5 returned $502.1 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 55% of free cash flow.
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F5 cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-09-30 | FY 20242024-09-30 | FY 20232023-09-30 | FY 20222022-09-30 | FY 20212021-09-30 | FY 20202020-09-30 | FY 20192019-09-30 | FY 20182018-09-30 | FY 20172017-09-30 | FY 20162016-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 692.38M | 566.78M | 394.95M | 322.16M | 331.24M | 307.44M | 427.73M | 453.69M | 420.76M | 365.86M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +22.16% | +43.51% | +22.59% | -2.74% | +7.74% | -28.12% | -5.72% | +7.83% | +15.01% | +0.23% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 92.40M | 106.99M | 112.70M | 115.61M | 115.42M | 95.86M | 68.51M | 59.49M | 61.15M | 56.78M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 231.49M | 219.11M | 236.65M | 249.22M | 243.28M | 201.95M | 162.91M | 157.85M | 175.33M | 156.76M |
| Change in Working Capital | 200.13M | 86.66M | 67.84M | 33.40M | 198.92M | 123.26M | 87.84M | 67.58M | 89.80M | 127.67M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 949.67M | 792.42M | 653.41M | 442.63M | 645.20M | 660.90M | 747.84M | 761.07M | 740.28M | 711.53M |
| Capital Expenditures | -43.26M | -30.41M | -54.18M | -33.62M | -30.65M | -59.94M | -103.54M | -53.47M | -38.68M | -63.49M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -219.49M | -59.21M | 36.39M | 218.12M | -445.33M | -747.00M | -414.63M | -456.02M | -32.21M | 62.72M |
| Share Repurchases | -502.08M | -500.56M | -350.05M | -500.02M | -500.00M | -100.02M | -201.04M | -600.08M | -600.09M | -700.12M |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 400.00M | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Debt Repaid | 0 | 0 | -350.00M | -20.00M | -20.00M | -10.00M | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | -464.81M | -457.00M | -653.30M | -476.51M | -468.28M | 337.24M | -155.45M | -551.26M | -546.03M | -652.65M |
| Net Change in Cash | 265.36M | 276.20M | 36.50M | 184.24M | -268.42M | 251.14M | 177.76M | -246.22M | 162.04M | — |
| Free Cash Flow | 906.41M | 762.01M | 599.23M | 409.01M | 614.54M | 600.96M | 644.30M | 707.60M | 701.60M | 648.05M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of F5's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow FFIV's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?