FFIV FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #30 of 60 in industry

F5, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $23.0M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $162,795 · Industrial Machinery & Equipment.

Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers All rankings
State
WA
Filing date
2026-01-26
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
Industry rank
#30/60

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
142:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$23.0M
Median worker
$162,795

Answer first

F5, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $23.0M ranks #130 of 1,423 complete filings; its 142:1 pay ratio ranks #461. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $162,795. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-35 peer cohort (# 30 of 60, 52nd percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Industrial Machinery & Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#130
$23.0M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#461
142:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
52nd
above the industry median pay ratio

How F5, Inc. ranks nationally

F5, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$23,039,819 Top 9% higher than 91% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

F5, Inc. vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($23.0M) against pay ratio (142:1) for F5, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Industrial Machinery & Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both7662271.811689724.715717177.519744630.323772083.1132.3:1136.4:1140.5:1144.6:1148.8:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)F5, Inc., CEO total pay: 23039819 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 142:1F5, Inc.Cricut, Inc., CEO total pay: 13441923 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 145:1Cricut, Inc.SPX Technologies, Inc., CEO total pay: 9338813 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 147:1SPX Technologies, Inc.Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc, CEO total pay: 8394536 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 148:1Lincoln Electric Holdings IncTimken Co, CEO total pay: 8434040 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 136:1Timken CoLennox International Inc, CEO total pay: 8451361 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 133:1Lennox International Inc
F5, Inc. vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $9.4M median CEO total and 139:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 54 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 35. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in F5, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · F5, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
142:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+26:1
from FY2024 116:1
CEO $ YoY
+28%
$23.0M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2021–2025
F5, Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $11.5M - $206,330 56:1 -
2022 $12.8M +12% $145,243 88:1 +32:1
2024 $18.0M +41% $156,076 116:1 +28:1
2025 $23.0M +28% $162,795 142:1 +26:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1048695, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Industrial Machinery & Equipment

This Company's Ratio
142:1
Industry Median Ratio
139:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.4M
This CEO's Pay
$23.0M
Companies in Industry
60
vs. Industry Median
Above
#30 of 60 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Industrial Machinery & Equipment →

F5, Inc.: MID · PEAK pay ratio

F5, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total $23.0M ranks #130 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). the CEO earned 142× the median employee ($162,795) in FY2025.

Median employee $162,795 (ELITE-MED); MID · PEAK stamps put about 142 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$23.0M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

142:1

Near industry median

F5, Inc. in the higher-dollar third

F5, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total $23.0M ranks #130 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Industrial Machinery & Equipment (SIC 35) median ratio is 139:1 across 60 FY2025 filers; F5, Inc.'s $23.0M CEO total is above the $9.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #130 and ratio rank #461 split - treat 142:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$23.0M
Median Employee Pay
$162,795
Pay Ratio
142:1
Filing Date
2026-01-26

Company Info

Ticker
FFIV
CIK
1048695
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
SIC Code
3576
State
WA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1048695, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. F5, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total $23.0M ranks #130 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars).

Read with F5, Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.

BXP, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $23.0M (Δ $7K heavier vs F5, Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Hp Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $23.1M (Δ $64K heavier vs F5, Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
GoDaddy Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $23.0M (Δ $71K lighter vs F5, Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Core Scientific, Inc./tx · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $23.0M (Δ $86K lighter vs F5, Inc.); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Cricut, Inc. (SIC 35 pole)

Cricut, Inc. stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to F5, Inc.'s MID filing.
National dual ranks · #130/#461

F5, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #130 by CEO dollars and #461 by ratio under PEAK · MID.
Comp structure · PEAK

F5, Inc.'s PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for F5, Inc. (CIK 1048695), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.