Financial Data and Key Metrics Changes - The company achieved over $3 billion in revenue and $1 billion in operating profit for fiscal year 2025, with revenue growth of 10% and earnings per share growth of 18% [5] - Gross margins improved to 83.6%, up 80 basis points from FY 2024, and operating margins increased to 35.2%, up 160 basis points from FY 2024 [5] - Free cash flow reached a record $906 million, representing a 19% increase compared to FY 2024 [5][13] Business Line Data and Key Metrics Changes - Q4 revenue grew 8% to $810 million, with global services revenue at $396 million (up 2% year-over-year) and product revenue at $414 million (up 16% year-over-year) [10] - Systems revenue increased by 42% year-over-year to $186 million, driven by tech refresh and data center modernization [10] - Software revenue totaled $229 million, showing slight growth against a strong Q4 of FY 2024, with perpetual license software up 25% year-over-year [10][11] Market Data and Key Metrics Changes - Revenue from the Americas grew 7% year-over-year, representing 57% of total revenue, while EMEA and APAC grew 7% and 19%, representing 26% and 17% of revenue, respectively [11] - Enterprise customers accounted for 73% of Q4 product bookings, with government customers at 19% and service providers at 8% [11] Company Strategy and Development Direction - The company is focusing on incident response and enhancing security measures following a recent security incident, with significant investments planned in cybersecurity [6][8] - The strategic emphasis is on hybrid multi-cloud adoption and AI infrastructure demand, positioning the company to address complex customer challenges [21][22] - The company aims to leverage its Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) to unify traffic management and security across hybrid and multi-cloud environments [21] Management's Comments on Operating Environment and Future Outlook - Management anticipates mid-single-digit revenue growth for FY 2026, with potential near-term disruptions due to the recent security incident [16][17] - The company expects FY 2026 gross margins to be in the range of 83%-83.5% and non-GAAP operating margins between 33.5%-34.5% [18][19] - Management remains optimistic about long-term growth drivers, including hybrid multi-cloud adoption and AI readiness [16][21] Other Important Information - The company has seen a significant increase in customers leveraging its XOps capabilities, growing from 20 to nearly 900 customers [22] - The total security revenue for FY 2025 grew 6% to approximately $1.2 billion, representing 39% of total revenue [15] Q&A Session Summary Question: What form of conservatism has been put into estimates? - Management noted that customer resources are focused on upgrading environments, which may delay new project considerations [38] Question: How to size the potential impact from the security breach? - Management took a granular approach to profile revenue streams, identifying which could be more impacted and which would be resilient [46] Question: What percentage of revenue comes from F5 BIG-IP? - F5 BIG-IP is the highest revenue product, but specific revenue contributions are not disclosed [56] Question: Are there additional costs as a result of the data breach? - There are costs related to incident remediation, which may be covered by cyber insurance or accounted for as one-time expenses [57]