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QUALYS, INC. QLYS

· Technology · Services-Prepackaged Software

FY2025 10-K, filed 2026-02-20
SEC EDGAR

Filing evidence summary

Mixed evidenceCoverage 4/5 core metrics

Flagged areas: Dilution.

Backward-looking filed evidence under visible rules - not a rating, forecast or investment advice. Missing data is never scored.

Evidence signals

  • 1 filing risk check flagged

    Flagged areas: Dilution.

    Why this surfaced

    The full financial analysis shows each value, threshold, and sector limitation.

  • Revenue expanded

    Latest reported annual revenue changed +10.1% from the prior reported annual observation.

    Why this surfaced

    Direction threshold: above +2% constructive; below -2% caution; otherwise monitor. This is not labeled one-year growth when filing periods have a gap. Period end 2025-12-31.

  • Operating margin improved

    Operating margin changed +2.4 percentage points from the prior annual period.

    Why this surfaced

    Direction threshold: more than +1 percentage point constructive; below -1 point caution. Period end 2025-12-31.

  • Free cash flow was positive

    Latest reported free cash flow was $304M.

    Why this surfaced

    Free cash flow = operating cash flow minus capital expenditures; positive is supporting evidence, not a valuation conclusion. Period end 2025-12-31.

Core trend metrics

Latest annual revenue growth
+10.1%
as of 2025-12-31
Latest annual operating margin
33.2%
as of 2025-12-31
Free cash flow
$304M
as of 2025-12-31
ROIC snapshot
31.2%
period varies

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Where to look next

Risk checks

1of 9 rule-based checks flagged
  • Dilution

Financial movement

  • Cash→ flat
  • Long-term debt→ flat
  • Inventory→ flat
  • Receivables→ flat
  • Current assets→ flat

Source & freshness

Source
SEC EDGAR XBRL
Fetched
2026-09-06
Latest period end
2025-12-31
Filings
EDGAR ↗

Reported segment mix

figures as filed · share of the filed sum · change vs the prior period in the same filing
Fiscal year ending 2025-12-3110-K filed 2026-02-20prior period 2024-12-31 from the same filingView filing
By business segment
Revenue
  • Reportable Segment$669M
    100.0%
    +10.1% yoy

Members sum to the consolidated $669M for this period.

By geography
Revenue
  • United States$377M
    56.4%
    +6.5% yoy
  • Outside the United States$292M
    43.6%
    +15.3% yoy

Members sum to the consolidated $669M for this period.

Latest quarter
Quarter ending 2026-03-3110-Q filed 2026-05-05prior period 2025-03-31 from the same filingView filing
  • Reportable Segment$176M
    100.0%
    +9.8% yoy

Change is against the same quarter a year earlier, as reported in the same 10-Q.

Source: SEC DERA Financial Statement and Notes data sets. Dimensional XBRL facts on the business-segment, product/service and geographic axes; the engine keeps the accession of every figure. Descriptive and educational, not advice.

Peer percentiles

latest fiscal year ending 2025-12-31 · among 3,990 US-listed filers · 809 in Technology
MetricValuevs all filersvs sector
Revenue
latest fiscal-year revenue as filed
$669M
48thof 3,301
middle third
47thof 777
middle third
Revenue growth
latest fiscal-year revenue vs the prior fiscal year
10.1%
62ndof 3,137
middle third
53rdof 743
middle third
Gross margin
gross profit ÷ revenue
82.8%
96thof 1,603
top third
94thof 554
top third
Operating margin
operating income ÷ revenue
33.2%
94thof 2,819
top third
95thof 751
top third
Net margin
net income ÷ revenue
29.6%
91stof 3,263
top third
94thof 769
top third
Free-cash-flow margin
(operating cash flow − |capex|) ÷ revenue
45.5%
95thof 2,679
top third
97thof 701
top third
Return on equity
net income ÷ stockholders' equity (positive equity only)
35.3%
94thof 3,576
top third
91stof 719
top third
Stock comp ÷ revenue
stock-based compensation ÷ revenue · lower is ranked higher
11.5%
23rdof 2,895
bottom third
26thof 728
bottom third
Days sales outstanding
receivables ÷ revenue × 365 · lower is ranked higher
93 days
13thof 2,398
bottom third
19thof 711
bottom third
Cash conversion
operating cash flow ÷ net income (net income > 0)
1.6×
48thof 1,118
middle third
50thof 241
middle third
Cash-flow accrual ratio
(net income − operating cash flow) ÷ average total assets · lower is ranked higher
-10.7%
85thof 1,333
top third
73rdof 310
top third
Balance-sheet accrual ratio
change in net operating assets ÷ average net operating assets · lower is ranked higher
23.7%
22ndof 1,073
bottom third
23rdof 264
bottom third

Each filer's latest fiscal year as stored by the nightly crawl; fiscal year ends differ across the universe. A metric ranks only filers for which it is computable from filed facts. Ties split; a rank reads "better than N% of filers" in the metric's own direction. Descriptive and educational, not a rating.

Earnings quality

latest fiscal year ending 2025-12-31 · accruals and cash conversion as filed
Cash conversion
1.56×
operating cash flow ÷ net income, latest fiscal year
Cash-flow accrual ratio
-10.7%
(net income − operating cash flow) ÷ average total assets
Balance-sheet accrual ratio
23.7%
change in net operating assets ÷ average net operating assets
Cash-backed years
5 of 5
fiscal years where operating cash flow met or exceeded net income
Mean cash conversion
1.85×
across the stored fiscal years with positive net income

Per fiscal year from filed facts: cash conversion = operating cash flow / net income (net income > 0); cash-flow accrual ratio = (net income - operating cash flow) / average total assets; balance-sheet accrual ratio = change in net operating assets / average net operating assets, NOA = (assets - cash) - (liabilities - debt). Descriptive; a missing input yields a missing ratio. High accrual ratios and cash conversion well below one are the measures the accruals literature associates with less persistent earnings; they are screens to read the cash-flow statement with, not conclusions. The per-year series is part of Pro risk analysis.

Point-in-time ledger

first-reported vs latest filing · periods since 2020-01-01 · 0 changed periods

No period on file has changed between its first report and the latest filing carrying it.

First filing reporting each period vs the latest filing carrying it (10-K and 10-Q only, periods since 2020, the extractor's winning tag per concept); a change under 0.5% is treated as rounding. A change can be a restatement, a reclassification or a re-tagging in a later comparative column; the two filings are linked so the reader can see which. Descriptive, not a verdict.

Notes by disclosure type

debt, leases, revenue, segments, contingencies, taxes and more · the filer's own words
Latest annual report10-K FY2025 · filed 20260220View filing
Commitments and contingencies · 2,820 characters as filed

Commitment and Contingencies Purchase Obligation The Company has entered into agreements to purchase goods and services in the ordinary course of business. As of December 31, 2025, these remaining purchase commitments for future periods are as follows: (in thousands) 2026 $ 28,085 2027 7,922 2028 4,640 2029 677 Total purchase commitments $ 41,324 Indemnifications The Company from time to time enters into certain types of contracts that contingently require it to indemnify various parties against claims from third parties. These contracts primarily relate to (i) the Company's bylaws, under which it must indemnify directors and executive officers, and may indemnify other officers and employees, for liabilities arising out of their relationship, (ii) contracts under which the Company must indemnify directors and certain officers for liabilities arising out of their relationship, and (iii) contracts under which the Company may be required to indemnify customers or resellers from certain liabilities arising from potential infringement of intellectual property rights, as well as potential damages caused by limited product defects. To date, the Company has not incurred and has not recorded any liability in connection with such indemnifications. The Company maintains director and officer insurance, which may cover certain liabilities arising from its obligation to indemnify its directors. Legal Proceedings From time to time the Company may become involved in legal proceedings or be s

CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Employee benefit plans · 1,002 characters as filed

Employee Benefits Plan The Companys 401(k) Plan was established in 2000 to provide retirement and incidental benefits for its employees. As allowed under section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, the 401(k) Plan provides tax-deferred salary deductions for eligible employees. Contributions to the 401(k) Plan are limited to a maximum amount as set periodically by the Internal Revenue Service. For the years ended December 31, 2025 , 2024 and 2023, the Company made contributions to the 401(k) Plan of $4.5 million, $4.4 million and $4.1 million, respectively. The Company contributes to a Provident Fund Plan for its employees in India, which is a defined contribution plan set up in accordance with local labor and tax laws. Gratuity is also paid by the Company to eligible employees in India in accordance with Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. For the years ended December 31, 2025 , 2024 and 2023, the Company contributed $4.0 million, $3.2 million and $2.3 million, respectively, to those plans.

CompensationAndEmployeeBenefitPlansTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Revenue disaggregation · 200 characters as filed

Revenues by sales channel are as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2025 2024 2023 (in thousands) Direct $ 337,998 $ 325,428 $ 314,988 Partner 331,127 282,143 239,470 Total $ 669,125 $ 607,571 $ 554,458

DisaggregationOfRevenueTableTextBlock

Fair value · 12,041 characters as filed

Fair Value of Financial Instruments Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. For certain of the Companys financial instruments, including certain cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, the carrying amounts approximate their fair values due to the relatively short maturity of these balances. The Company measures and reports certain cash equivalents, marketable securities, derivative foreign currency forward contracts at fair value in accordance with the provisions of the authoritative accounting guidance that addresses fair value measurements. This guidance establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of inputs as follows: Level 1 - Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 - Valuations based on other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, including quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in less active or inactive markets, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for su

FairValueDisclosuresTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Income taxes · 9,134 characters as filed

"Income Taxes On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law. The OBBBA permanently extends and modifies certain domestic and international provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and phases out certain provisions from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. Beginning in 2025, the OBBBA provides an elective deduction for domestic research and development expenses and a reinstatement of elective 100% first-year bonus depreciation. Some international provisions of the OBBBA will not be effective until 2026 and forward. The Company has recognized the effects of the OBBBA provisions in its financial results to the extent they are applicable to the year ended December 31, 2025. The Company will continue to monitor the impact of the OBBBA and the range of potential outcomes, which will depend on facts in each year and anticipated guidance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The Companys geographical breakdown of income before income taxes is as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2025 2024 2023 (in thousands) Domestic $ 216,666 $ 192,394 $ 164,958 Foreign 30,162 17,428 13,693 Income before income taxes $ 246,828 $ 209,822 $ 178,651 Income tax provision consists of the following: Year Ended December 31, 2025 2024 2023 (in thousands) Current Federal $ 23,906 $ 39,989 $ 32,405 State 5,535 5,885 6,061 Foreign 10,784 9,837 5,218 Current income tax provision 40,225 55,711 43,684 Deferred Federal 8,372 (18,470) (13,584) State 682 (599) (2,009) Forei

IncomeTaxDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Leases · 1,744 characters as filed

Leases The Company leases certain offices, computer equipment and its shared cloud platform facilities under non-cancelable operating leases for varying periods through 2034. While under the Company's lease agreements the Company has options to extend its certain leases, the Company has not included renewal options in determining the lease terms for calculating its lease liabilities, as these options are not reasonably certain of being exercised. Lease expense was $14.8 million, $16.6 million and $16.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 , 2024 and 2023, respectively. Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases was as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2025 2024 2023 (in thousands) Cash payments included in the measurement of lease liabilities $ 12,336 $ 14,720 $ 14,984 Lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets $ 14,559 $ 30,639 $ 121 The weighted average remaining lease term and the weighted average discount rate of the Company's operating leases were as follows: December 31, 2025 2024 Weighted average remaining lease term (years) 5.8 4.2 Weighted average discount rate 8.0 % 7.4 % Maturities of the Company's operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2025 are as follows: (in thousands) 2026 $ 11,043 2027 12,698 2028 12,529 2029 10,719 2030 5,507 2031 and thereafter 13,306 Total minimum lease payments 65,802 Less: interest (13,528) Present value of net minimum lease payments 52,274 Less: lease liabilities, current (7,315) Leas

LesseeOperatingLeasesTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

New accounting pronouncements · 4,014 characters as filed

"Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2023-09 - Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures , requiring improvements to income tax disclosures. The new ASU requires disclosure of disaggregated information about the effective tax rate and income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 should be applied prospectively, although retrospective application is permitted. The requirements of the ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company's annual reporting requirements will be effective for fiscal year 2025. The Company adopted this ASU during fiscal year 2025 on a prospective basis. See Note 11, ""Income Taxes"" for the additional required disclosures. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03 - Income StatementReporting Comprehensive IncomeExpense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses , requiring more detailed information about the types of expenses included in certain expense captions presented on the consolidated statements of operations. Additionally, this amendment requires the disclosure of a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively and the disclosure of the total amount of selling expenses. The requirements of the ASU

NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Revenue recognition · 4,091 characters as filed

"Revenue from Contracts with Customers The Company records deferred revenue when cash payments are received or due in advance of its performance obligations offset by revenue recognized in the period. Revenues of $369.9 million and $332.3 million were recognized during the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 , respectively, which amounts were included in the deferred revenue balances of $395.7 million and $364.9 million as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 , respectively. The Company's payment terms vary by the type and location of its customers. The term between invoicing and when payment is due is not significant. In certain circumstances, based on the credit quality of the customer, the Company requires payment before the products or services are delivered to the customer. The following table sets forth the expected revenue from all remaining performance obligations as of December 31, 2025: (in thousands) 2026 $ 322,984 2027 142,494 2028 46,875 2029 3,867 2030 1,711 2030 and thereafter 68 Total $ 517,999 Revenues allocated to remaining performance obligations represents the transaction price of noncancelable orders for which service has not been performed, which include deferred revenue and the amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenues in future periods from open contracts and excludes unexercised renewals. The Company applied the short-term contract exemption to exclude the remaining performance obligations that are part of a contra

RevenueFromContractWithCustomerTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Segment reporting · 3,138 characters as filed

Segment and Geographic Area Information Under ASC 280 Segment Reportin g, operating segments are defined as components of an entity about which separate financial information is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (CODM) in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company operates in one operating segment and has only one reportable segment. The Companys chief operating decision maker is the Chief Executive Officer, who makes operating decisions, assesses performance and allocates resources on a consolidated basis. All of the Companys principal operations and decision-making functions are located in the United States. The key measure of segment profit or loss that the CODM uses to allocate resources and in assessing performance is the Companys consolidated net income, as reported on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The CODM uses net income to monitor actual results against budgeted and prior period operating results for the purpose of evaluating operational efficiency, and to evaluate income generated from the assets in making strategic decisions on organizational resource allocation, as well as to benchmark segment performance against industry competitors. The CODM manages the business using consolidated expense information. The following table sets forth the Company's reported segment revenue, segment profit or loss, and significant segment expenses: Year Ended December 31, 2025 2024 2023 (in thousands) Revenues $

SegmentReportingDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Source: SEC DERA Financial Statement and Notes data sets (txt.tsv), excerpts of the filer's own note text; the full note is in the linked filing. Excerpts are the first part of each note exactly as tagged in the filing; open the filing for the full text and the tables. Descriptive and educational, not advice.

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