Qualys, Inc. (QLYS)

NASDAQ: QLYS · USD

$223

-4.47 (-2.0%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	7.7B
Revenue (ttm)	703M
Net income (ttm)	206.5M
EPS (ttm)	$5.76
Shares out	34.6M
P/E (trailing)	38.8x
P/E (forward)	27.9x
Volume	542,195
Beta	0.60

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 703M
Net income (ttm): 206.5M
EPS (ttm): $5.76
P/E (trailing): 38.8x
P/E (forward): 27.9x
Market cap: 7.7B

Calendar

Next earnings

Upcoming earnings date and setup when available.

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E27.9

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Trailing P/E38.8

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ROE38.6

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ROIC112.4

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001107843
Company name	Qualys, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	74758T303
Earnings date	2026-11-09
Earnings time	amc
Employees	2,718
Employees change	234
Employees growth	9.42%
Enterprise value	$7.1B
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1999
In index	RUSSELL2000
Industry	Software - Infrastructure
IPO date	2012-09-28
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US74758T3032
Last 10-K release date	2026-02-20
Last earnings date	2026-08-04
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split type	Never
Market cap	$7.7B
Market cap category	Mid-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-09
Options	Yes
Price	$223.44
Price currency	USD
Sector	Technology
SIC code	7372
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	QLYS
U.S. state	California
Website	https://www.qualys.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	29.17x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	47.83x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	29.64x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	38.55x
Earnings yield	2.58%
EV/Earnings	35.38x
EV/EBIT	30.17x
EV/EBITDA	28.7x
EV/FCF	23.28x
EV/Sales	10.4x
FCF / EV yield	4.3%
FCF yield	3.95%
Forward EV/Sales	9.54x
Forward P/E	27.87x
Forward P/S	10.39x
Graham number	45.859
Graham upside	-80.06%
Industry forward P/E	29.48x
Industry P/E	39.18x
Lynch fair value	$143.49
Lynch upside	-37.62%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	33.76x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	32.79x
P/B ratio	14.05x
P/E ratio	38.79x
P/FCF ratio	25.35x
P/OCF ratio	24.8x
P/S ratio	11.32x
PEG ratio	2.8x
Price / tangible book value	14.42x
Price/EBITDA ratio	31.25x
Sector forward P/E	18.38x
Sector P/E	32.76x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	34.45%
EBITDA margin	36.22%
Effective tax rate	21.09%
FCF margin	44.66%
Gross margin	83.42%
Operating margin	34.45%
Pretax margin	37.24%
Profit margin	29.38%
Profit per employee	$75,991
Profitable quarters	49
Profitable years	17
Revenue per employee	$258,638
ROA	14.6%
ROA (5Y)	12%
ROCE	38.62%
ROE	38.59%
ROE (5Y)	34.41%
ROIC	112.39%
SBC / revenue	11.13%
Tax / revenue	7.85%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	14.75%
EPS growth (Q)	16.11%
EPS growth (QoQ)	5.48%
EPS growth 10Y	28.2%
EPS growth 3Y	22.33%
EPS growth 5Y	27.91%
EPS growth quarters	7
EPS growth years	4
FCF growth	31.09%
FCF growth (Q)	72.34%
FCF growth (QoQ)	-40.28%
FCF growth 3Y	17.27%
FCF growth 5Y	11.86%
Gross profit growth	12.48%
Gross profit growth (Q)	12.39%
Gross profit growth 3Y	12.04%
Gross profit growth 5Y	14.4%
Net income growth	11.65%
Net income growth (Q)	10.82%
Net income growth (QoQ)	3.48%
Net income growth 3Y	19.69%
Net income growth 5Y	24.91%
Net income growth quarters	7
Net income growth years	4
OCF growth	27.3%
OCF growth (Q)	76.52%
OCF growth (QoQ)	-37.44%
OCF growth 10Y	15.67%
OCF growth 3Y	16.24%
OCF growth 5Y	8.78%
Operating income growth	22.62%
Operating income growth (Q)	20.42%
Operating income growth 3Y	19.47%
Operating income growth 5Y	18.27%
Revenue growth	10.35%
Revenue growth (Q)	11.04%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	3.72%
Revenue growth 10Y	14.49%
Revenue growth 3Y	10.27%
Revenue growth 5Y	12.84%
Revenue growth quarters	56
Revenue growth years	16

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-7M
Depreciation and amortization	$12.4M
EBIT	$242.2M
EBITDA	$254.6M
EPS	$5.76
FCF per share	$9.08
Financing cash flow	$-230.5M
Free cash flow	$314M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$235.7M
Gross profit	$586.4M
Income taxes	$55.2M
Investing cash flow	$-34.2M
Net cash flow	$56.3M
Net income	$206.5M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$242.7M
Operating income	$242.2M
Revenue	$703M
Stock-based compensation	$78.3M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	6.42
Book value per share	$16.23
Debt / EBITDA	0.2
Debt / equity	0.09
Debt / FCF	0.17
Goodwill	$7.4M
Long-term assets	$455.5M
Long-term liabilities	$64.9M
Net cash (debt)	$650.1M
Net cash / market cap	8.17%
Net cash growth	14.88%
Net debt / EBITDA	-2.55
Net debt / equity	-1.16
Net debt / FCF	-2.07
Piotroski F-Score	6
Property, plant and equipment	$70.8M
Shareholders' equity	$562.2M
Tangible book value	$551.8M
Tangible book value per share	$15.92
Total assets	$1.1B
Total cash	$426.3M
Total debt	$53.4M
Total liabilities	$512M
WACC	7.51%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.68
Current assets	$618.7M
Current liabilities	$447M
Current ratio	1.38
Net working capital	$-246.1M
Quick ratio	1.27
Working capital	$171.7M
Working capital turnover	4.72

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	2.92%
Dividend yield	0%
Shareholder yield	2.92%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	519.48%
10Y return CAGR	20.01%
10Y total return	519.48%
150-day SMA	$141.57
1D price change	-1.96%
1M price change	30.05%
1M total return	30.05%
1W price change	17.74%
1W total return	17.74%
1Y price change	77.88%
1Y return CAGR	77.95%
1Y total return	77.88%
20-day SMA	$200.39
200-day SMA	$133.59
3M price change	66.37%
3M total return	66.37%
3Y price change	47.33%
3Y return CAGR	13.79%
3Y total return	47.33%
50-day SMA	$186.72
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
52-week high	$231.09
52-week high date	2026-10-28
52-week low	$74.51
52-week low date	2026-04-09
5Y price change	89.96%
5Y return CAGR	13.7%
5Y total return	89.96%
6M price change	163.33%
6M total return	163.33%
All-time high	$231.09
All-time high date	2026-10-28
All-time low	$10.15
All-time low date	2013-04-25
Average true range (ATR)	$10.09
Average volume	742.8K
Beta (1Y)	1.11
Beta (2Y)	1.26
Beta (5Y)	0.6
Change from 52-week high	-3.31%
Change from 52-week low	199.88%
Change from all-time high	-2.96%
Change from all-time low	2,109.36%
Change from open	-0.58%
Day's gap	-1.38%
Dollar volume	$121.1M
High price	$230.89
Low price	$223.16
Monthly RSI	71.58
Open price	$224.75
Position in 52-week range	3.62%
Premarket change	-1.5%
Premarket close	$227.90
Premarket price	$224.48
Premarket volume	8.5K
Previous close	$227.90
Price vs 150-day SMA	58.4%
Price vs 20-day SMA	11.91%
Price vs 200-day SMA	67.87%
Price vs 50-day SMA	20.1%
Relative volume	0.73
RSI	67.72
Sharpe ratio	1.21
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.41
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.43
Sortino ratio	2.07
Sortino ratio (3Y)	0.79
Sortino ratio (5Y)	0.79
Volume	542.2K
Weekly RSI	67.7
YTD price change	68.74%
YTD total return	68.74%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	34.3M
Float percentage	99.2%
Shares change (QoQ)	-1.82%
Shares change (YoY)	-2.92%
Shares held by insiders	0.76%
Shares held by institutions	108.71%
Shares outstanding	34.6M
Short % of float	9.57%
Short % of shares	9.49%
Short ratio	4.4 days

Deeper analysis on QLYS

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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Qualys, Inc. (QLYS)

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