F5, Inc. Securities Class Action Lawsuit Filed; Lead Plaintiff Deadline Next Week on February 17, 2026

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Key Figures

Class Period: October 28, 2024 to October 27, 2025 Lead plaintiff deadline: February 17, 2026 Case number: 25-cv-02619

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Class Period October 28, 2024 to October 27, 2025 Securities class action definition period

Lead plaintiff deadline February 17, 2026 Deadline to seek lead plaintiff appointment

Case number 25-cv-02619 Federal securities class action identifier

Market Reality Check

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Peers on Argus

FFIV fell 7.31% while several peers were also weak: GEN -4.66%, NTAP -3.52%, IOT...

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FFIV fell 7.31% while several peers were also weak: GEN -4.66%, NTAP -3.52%, IOT -3.72%, and CHKP -0.23%, suggesting broader sector pressure alongside company-specific legal headlines.

Common Catalyst Same-day peer news includes product/identity protection updates for GEN and earnings results for CHKP, but no shared legal or litigation theme.

Historical Context

5 past events · Latest: Jan 27 (Positive)

Pattern 5 events

Date	Event	Sentiment	Move	Catalyst
Jan 27	Earnings beat/guidance	Positive	+1.1%	Q1 FY2026 results with 7% revenue growth and raised FY2026 guidance.
Jan 14	AI security launch	Positive	-0.9%	Launch of F5 AI Guardrails and AI Red Team for enterprise AI protection.
Jan 13	Cloud service launch	Positive	-0.3%	Debut of F5 NGINXaaS for Google Cloud for managed app delivery and security.
Jan 07	Earnings date notice	Neutral	+0.6%	Announcement of schedule and access details for Q1 FY2026 earnings call.
Dec 10	Platform enhancements	Positive	+0.0%	Release of Distributed Cloud Services 7.0 with API discovery and security upgrades.

Pattern Detected

Recent F5 news often tied to product and platform launches, with generally modest price moves; strong earnings and guidance increases have seen positive reactions, while some product announcements saw mild divergence.

Recent Company History

Over the last few months, F5 reported strong Q1 FY2026 results on Jan 27, 2026 with $822M revenue and raised FY2026 guidance, which drew a +1.11% next-day move. Prior updates focused on AI security offerings, cloud-native services with Google Cloud, and platform enhancements, with mixed but mostly small price reactions. Against this backdrop of operational progress and an earlier disclosed cyber incident in the Dec 31, 2025 10-Q, today’s securities class action headline adds a distinct legal and risk dimension.

Market Pulse Summary

This announcement details a securities class action covering purchases from October 28, 2024 to Octo...

Analysis

This announcement details a securities class action covering purchases from October 28, 2024 to October 27, 2025, alleging misstatements around revenue outlook and a significant security incident. It follows F5’s recent disclosure of cyber-related costs of $17.5M and ongoing legal scrutiny in its Dec 31, 2025 10-Q, alongside otherwise strong revenue growth and raised FY2026 guidance. Investors may focus on how this litigation and the earlier breach influence future expenses, renewals, and long-term demand for BIG-IP and related security offerings.

Key Terms

securities class action lawsuit, lead plaintiff, multi-cloud

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securities class action lawsuit regulatory

"A securities class action lawsuit has been filed against F5, Inc."

A securities class action lawsuit is when a group of investors band together to sue a company, its executives, or other market participants for alleged false statements, missing information, or misconduct that they say caused losses in the company’s stock or other securities. It matters to investors because such suits can lead to large payouts, legal costs, management changes and damage to reputation, which can lower a company’s value and make its stock riskier—like neighbors pooling resources to hold a builder accountable when a shared wall cracks.

lead plaintiff regulatory

"have until February 17, 2026 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff in the action."

The lead plaintiff is the representative investor chosen to speak and act on behalf of a group of shareholders in a securities lawsuit. Think of them as the elected spokesperson for a neighborhood when everyone sues a landlord: they coordinate the legal case, make strategic decisions, and negotiate settlements, so their choices can shape outcomes and any recovery that reaches all affected investors. Investors care because the lead plaintiff’s resources and approach can influence the size and speed of any payout and the costs deducted from it.

multi-cloud technical

"F5 is a global multi-cloud application security and delivery company"

Multi-cloud is the practice of using services from two or more cloud computing providers instead of relying on just one. For investors, this matters because it can lower operational risk and increase flexibility—similar to renting units from different landlords to avoid being stranded if one has problems—and it can affect a company’s costs, growth potential, and resilience, which in turn influence revenue stability and valuation.

AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A securities class action lawsuit has been filed against F5, Inc. (NasdaqGS: FFIV) on behalf of purchasers or acquirers of F5 securities between October 28, 2024 and October 27, 2025, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Captioned Smith v. F5, Inc., No. 25-cv-02619 (W.D. Wash.), the class action lawsuit charges F5 as well as certain of F5's top executives with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Investors who purchased F5 securities during the Class Period have until February 17, 2026 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff in the action. To learn more, visit the following page:

https://www.rgrdlaw.com/cases-f5-inc-class-action-lawsuit-ffiv.html

You can also contact attorney J.C. Sanchez of Robbins Geller by calling 800/449-4900 or via e-mail at info@rgrdlaw.com.

CASE ALLEGATIONS: F5 is a global multi-cloud application security and delivery company which enables customers to deploy, secure, and operate applications on-premises or via public cloud.

The F5 class action lawsuit alleges that throughout the Class Period, defendants created the false impression that they possessed reliable information pertaining to F5's projected revenue outlook and anticipated growth while also minimizing risk from seasonality and macroeconomic fluctuations. The complaint alleges that in truth, F5's optimistic claims, touting its purported best-in-industry security and overall emphasis and confidence in F5's ability to meet and capitalize on the growing security needs for its clientele fell short of reality; F5 was, at the time, the subject of a significant security incident, placing its clientele's security and F5's future prospects at significant risk.

The F5 class action lawsuit further alleges that on October 15, 2025, F5 disclosed that "[i]n August 2025, we learned a highly sophisticated nation-state threat actor maintained long-term, persistent access to, and downloaded files from, certain F5 systems. These systems included our BIG-IP product development environment and engineering knowledge management platforms." On this news, the price of F5 stock fell nearly 14% over two trading days, according to the complaint.

Then, on October 27, 2025, the F5 class action lawsuit further alleges that F5 published its fourth quarter fiscal year 2025 results, providing significantly below-market growth expectations for fiscal 2026 due in significant part to the security breach as F5 announced expected reductions to sales and renewals, elongated sales cycles, terminated projections, and increased expenses attributed to ongoing remediation efforts. Defendants also allegedly disclosed that BIG-IP, the product that was the subject of the security breach, is F5's highest revenue product. On this news, the price of F5 stock fell nearly 11% over two trading days, according to the complaint.

THE LEAD PLAINTIFF PROCESS: The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 permits any investor who purchased or acquired F5 securities during the Class Period to seek appointment as lead plaintiff in the F5 class action lawsuit. A lead plaintiff is generally the movant with the greatest financial interest in the relief sought by the putative class who is also typical and adequate of the putative class. A lead plaintiff acts on behalf of all other class members in directing the F5 investor class action lawsuit. The lead plaintiff can select a law firm of its choice to litigate the F5 shareholder class action lawsuit. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff of the F5 class action lawsuit.

ABOUT ROBBINS GELLER: Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP is one of the world's leading law firms representing investors in securities fraud and shareholder rights litigation. Our Firm ranked #1 on the most recent ISS Securities Class Action Services Top 50 Report, recovering more than $916 million for investors in 2025. This marks our fourth #1 ranking in the past five years. And in those five years alone, Robbins Geller recovered $8.4 billion for investors – $3.4 billion more than any other law firm. With 200 lawyers in 10 offices, Robbins Geller is one of the largest plaintiffs' firms in the world, and the Firm's attorneys have obtained many of the largest securities class action recoveries in history, including the largest ever – $7.2 billion – in In re Enron Corp. Sec. Litig.

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Contact:
	Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
	J.C. Sanchez
	655 W. Broadway, Suite 1900, San Diego, CA 92101
	800-449-4900
	info@rgrdlaw.com

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