F5, INC.
F5, Inc. is an American technology company specializing in multicloud application delivery, API security, online fraud prevention, zero trust access, and enterprise AI workload security.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- technology [1]
- Company / filing name
- F5, INC. [2]
- Headquarters location
- Seattle [1]
- Founded
- 1996 [1]
- Legal form
- public company [1]
- Official website
- www.f5.com ↗ [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US3156161024 [1]
- CIK
- 1048695 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- FFIV (Nasdaq) [2]
Company positioning and business
F5, Inc. is an American technology company specializing in multicloud application delivery, API security, online fraud prevention, zero trust access, and enterprise AI workload security. [3]
While F5 originally developed hardware-based application delivery controller (ADC) load-balancing appliances, the company has transitioned to a software-led business model. Software subscriptions and cloud-delivered services now account for a major portion of its product revenue, driven by a corporate shift toward predictable, recurring subscription models. The technological core of F5's platform portfolio is its Traffic Management Operating System (TMOS). F5 offers these services as virtual machines (branded as the BIG-IP Virtual Edition) that deploy programmatically across hybrid, multi-cloud, on-premises, and network edge environments to manage traffic, secure public APIs, and enforce zero-trust identity policies. [3]
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Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: FFIV (Nasdaq). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was F5, INC. founded?
Founded: 1996. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of F5, INC.?
Headquarters location: Seattle. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for F5, INC.?
Business sectors: technology. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — F5, Inc. (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.