NASDAQ · QLYS
Qualys, Inc.
Technology · Software - Infrastructure
$216.70▲ 4.08% ($8.50)today
As of 4:00 PM ET
Valuation
Revenue & margin DCF
Verdict: fairly priced. Price above Base.
The price needs 9.9% revenue growth a year for 10 years. Our scenarios assume 5.2–9.1%.
That's below its past 4-year pace of 12.9%.
Value per share
Base case
$179.31
Price used $216.70 is 21% above this
USD · TTM ending Jun 30, 2026 · Price Oct 23, 8:00 PM UTC
Revenue each value needs
Revenue today $704M. The price needs $1.8B by 2036. Base case: $1.4B. At its recent pace: $2.4B. Bear to Bull: $1.2B to $1.7B.
Revenue today $704M. The price needs $1.8B by 2036. Base case: $1.4B. At its recent pace: $2.4B. Bear to Bull: $1.2B to $1.7B.
Revenue in 2036
today $704M
+$398Mmore than the Base case · 1.3×
Value per share · Base case
$179.31
Price $216.70
21% above this
- 10-yr revenue CAGR
- 7.3%
- Ending operating margin
- 30.0%
- Discount rate
- 7.5%
USD · TTM ending Jun 30, 2026 · Price Oct 23, 8:00 PM UTC
What each scenario assumes. Click a column to start from it.
Price vs Fundamentals
Why The Stock Is Moving
What changed
The stock rose 69.43% over the last year. Revenue grew 10.51% over the trailing twelve months. Operating margin moved from 31.01% to 34.61%. Free cash flow grew 31.09% over the trailing twelve months.
What the market seems to be pricing
The stock move broadly lines up with stronger business momentum, and the shares are still only around the 31st percentile of their historical P/FCF range.
What would invalidate this read
Operating margin is at 34.61%. Revenue grew 10.51% — this thesis depends on that trajectory holding. If revenue growth, margins, or free cash flow roll over while the stock keeps climbing, more of the move would be coming from multiple expansion than business progress.
Return analysis
Company profile
Qualys, Inc., founded in 1999 and headquartered in Foster City, California, specializes in delivering cloud-based solutions for information technology (IT) management, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance to organizations globally.
Market multiples
Stock splits
No stock splits recorded for this ticker.
Profitability & growth
Analyst consensus
18
Buy
27
Hold
3
Sell
Analyst ratings tend to be lagging indicators. Use as one signal among many.
Earnings
Actuals vs estimates by quarter, or any quarter against the same one a year earlier.
Next report
Nov 3, 2026
Q3 FY26 · EPS est $1.96 · Revenue est $186.6M
Same quarter, year over year
FY26 YTD +17.3%Each cell vs the same quarter a year earlier (the cell below) · Q1–Q2 combined $3.93 vs $3.35 · all 2 quarters up
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Q2
Q3
Q4
FY total
FY26
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FY25
FY24
FY23
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Fiscal year totals
- FY25
- $7.08
- +15.5%
- FY24
- $6.13
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Q2 FY26
Reported Aug 4, 2026 · Latest
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Actual
$1.98
Estimate
$1.78
Year over year
+17.9%
Vs prior quarter
+1.5%
Institutional Sentiment
Qualys, Inc. · QLYS
From Form 13F filings (managers with $100M+). Filings land up to 45 days after quarter end — read this as positioning context, not live fund flow.