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    Qualys Inc (QLYS)

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    TECHNOLOGY • SOFTWARE - INFRASTRUCTURE • NASDAQ

    $192.65
    +3.02 (+1.59%)

    Market Cap: $6.68B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    100%(39/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +15.98%
    Streak
    55 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.96
    Range$1.91 - $2.05
    20 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    18
    0
    7d
    18
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.91+2.6%
    60d ago$1.91+2.6%
    30d ago$1.96-0.0%
    7d ago$1.96-0.0%
    Current$1.96
    Revenue Consensus
    $187M
    Range$186M - $188M
    19 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$2.27
    Range$1.85 - $2.51
    22 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $196M
    Range$190M - $199M
    22 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$2.27---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$1.96---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 4
    		$1.56$1.27+22.83%Beat-7.1%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 5
    		$1.95$1.80+8.33%Beat+16.8%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 5
    		$1.87$1.78+5.06%Beat+16.9%
    Sep 25
    Reported Nov 4
    		$1.86$1.56+19.23%Beat+19.2%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 5
    		$1.68$1.48+13.51%Beat+10.5%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 6
    		$1.67$1.47+13.61%Beat+15.2%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 6
    		$1.60$1.37+16.79%Beat+14.3%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 5
    		$1.56$1.34+16.42%Beat+3.3%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 6
    		$1.52$1.32+15.15%Beat+19.7%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 7
    		$1.45$1.31+10.69%Beat+33.0%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 7
    		$1.40$1.24+12.90%Beat+38.6%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 2
    		$1.51$1.13+33.63%Beat+60.6%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 3
    		$1.27$1.02+24.51%Beat+42.7%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 4
    		$1.09$0.96+13.54%Beat+22.5%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 9
    		$1.01$0.90+12.22%Beat+20.2%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 2
    		$0.94$0.85+10.59%Beat+9.3%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 8
    		$0.89$0.79+12.66%Beat+12.7%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 4
    		$0.89$0.80+11.25%Beat+20.3%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 10
    		$0.84$0.80+5.00%Beat+18.3%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 3
    		$0.86$0.79+8.86%Beat+11.7%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 9
    		$0.79$0.68+16.18%Beat+6.8%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 5
    		$0.74$0.68+8.82%Beat+13.8%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 10
    		$0.71$0.70+1.43%Beat+10.9%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 4
    		$0.77$0.67+14.93%Beat+16.7%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 10
    		$0.74$0.64+15.63%Beat+34.5%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 7
    		$0.65$0.60+8.33%Beat+32.7%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 12
    		$0.64$0.59+8.47%Beat+25.5%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 30
    		$0.66$0.53+24.53%Beat+34.7%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 31
    		$0.55$0.47+17.02%Beat+41.0%
    Mar 19
    Reported May 1
    		$0.49$0.42+16.67%Beat+36.1%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 12
    		$0.51$0.40+27.50%Beat+59.4%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 30
    		$0.49$0.38+28.95%Beat+58.1%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 31
    		$0.39$0.34+14.71%Beat+50.0%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 1
    		$0.36$0.33+9.09%Beat+80.0%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 12
    		$0.32$0.28+14.29%Beat+39.1%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 31
    		$0.31$0.22+40.91%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.26$0.20+30.00%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 2
    		$0.20$0.18+11.11%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 8
    		$0.23$0.18+27.78%Beat-

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio26.61EV/EBITDA26.29x
    Price/FCF21.47xFCF Yield4.66%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin29.40%Operating Margin34.00%
    ROE38.60%ROICN/A
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.00xInterest CoverageN/A
    Current Ratio1.38xQuick Ratio1.38x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.60Avg Volume672.99K
    52-Week High$206.2552-Week Low$74.51

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$195.98
    SMA 20$188.30
    SMA 50$183.10
    SMA 200$130.25
    EMA 10$193.23
    EMA 20$189.40
    EMA 50$178.57
    EMA 200$145.55

    MACD

    Line: 5.22Signal: 5.32Hist: -0.10

    ADX

    ADX: 15.3+DI: 22.5-DI: 22.5

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up88.0
    Aroon Down4.0
    PSAR$205.87

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$206.57
    Lower Band$170.04
    %B Position1940%(Upper)
    Band Width0.62

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    54.6

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K66.5
    Stoch %D73.1
    Williams %R-35.6
    ROC (10d)2.8%
    Momentum5.22
    CCI (20d)19.3
    MFI (14d)49.4

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$9.39(4.9%)
    StdDev (20d)9.13
    Hist Vol45.1%(High)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$190.24
    OBV-4.2M
    AD Line9.7M
    CMF (20d)0.113

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)663.4K
    Vol Ratio0.8x
    VWMA (20d)$188.06

    Pivot Points

    R3$203.47
    R2$199.80
    R1$194.72
    Pivot Point$191.04
    S1$185.96
    S2$182.29
    S3$177.21

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI15.15
    Ultimate Osc53.5
    KST90.98

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$182.18M$175.64M$175.28M$169.88M$164.06M$159.90M$159.19M$153.87M$148.71M$145.81M$144.57M$142.00M
    Cost of Revenue$30.24M$29.99M$29.17M$27.80M$28.88M$28.93M$29.04M$28.83M$26.41M$27.20M$27.13M$26.74M
    Gross Profit$151.93M$145.65M$146.12M$142.08M$135.19M$130.97M$130.15M$125.03M$122.29M$118.61M$117.44M$115.26M
    Operating Expenses$90.03M$84.76M$87.28M$82.13M$83.78M$79.22M$80.74M$80.08M$74.22M$73.85M$75.97M$71.66M
    R&D$30.68M$29.02M$28.95M$28.93M$30.25M$29.15M$28.30M$28.90M$27.12M$27.53M$27.47M$27.78M
    SG&A$18.32M$16.98M$18.57M$17.92M$17.72M$17.40M$18.38M$18.49M$14.96M$16.91M$16.56M$16.00M
    Operating Income$61.90M$60.88M$58.84M$59.95M$51.41M$51.76M$49.41M$44.95M$48.07M$44.76M$41.47M$43.59M
    Interest Income$6.24M$6.18M$6.34M$6.26M$6.41M$6.24M$6.19M$6.76M$6.70M$6.12M$5.56M$5.14M
    Interest Expense$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Income Before Tax$67.06M$64.99M$64.43M$65.28M$58.81M$58.31M$53.83M$52.32M$54.18M$49.48M$47.59M$48.02M
    Income Tax Expense$14.66M$14.35M$11.28M$14.94M$11.52M$10.77M$9.87M$6.11M$10.41M$9.75M$7.00M$1.51M
    Net Income$52.41M$50.64M$53.15M$50.35M$47.29M$47.53M$43.97M$46.21M$43.77M$39.73M$40.59M$46.52M
    EBITDA$63.55M$61.33M$60.58M$61.42M$55.48M$55.14M$50.23M$48.24M$50.66M$46.69M$45.67M$47.49M
    EBIT$60.82M$58.81M$58.08M$59.02M$52.41M$52.07M$47.64M$45.56M$47.48M$43.36M$42.03M$42.89M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Qualys (QLYS) CEO & President Sumedh Thakar Sells 3,200 Shares as Stock Trades Modestly Above GF Value

    Qualys Inc. (QLYS) CEO Sumedh Thakar sold 3,200 shares, bringing his total sales over the past year to 103,400 shares with zero purchases. The stock trades at $190.36, which is 1.12 times its GF Value of $169.25...

    GuruFocus•10/15/26•Somewhat-Bearish

    Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) CEO Sells $609,152.00 in Stock

    Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) CEO Sumedh Thakar sold 3,200 shares of the company's stock for $609,152.00, reducing his ownership by 1.77%. This transaction occurred under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Despite...

    MarketBeat•10/15/26•Neutral

    Qualys CEO Sumedh Thakar sells $609,147 in company stock

    Qualys CEO Sumedh Thakar sold 3,200 shares of company stock worth approximately $609,147 on October 14, 2026, pursuant to a pre-arranged trading plan. This sale occurred while Qualys shares were near their 52-week high...

    Investing.com•10/15/26•Neutral

    Qualys, Inc. $QLYS Stock: Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH Cuts Position

    Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH significantly reduced its stake in Qualys, Inc. ($QLYS) by 40.8% in the third quarter, selling 150,520 shares. Despite this...

    MarketBeat•10/15/26•Neutral

    After a 3,200-share September sale, Thakar proposes another sale at Qualys (QLYS).

    Sumedh Thakar of Qualys, Inc. (QLYS) has proposed selling 9,600 common shares valued at approximately $1.9 million, with an anticipated sale date of October 14...

    Stock Titan•10/14/26•Neutral

    QLYS Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    26.6x
    Forward P/E
    21.9x
    EV/EBITDA
    26.3x
    P/FCF
    21.5x
    PEG
    3.2x
    P/B
    12.0x
    See GNG's fair value

    QLYS Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    83.3%
    Operating margin
    34.0%
    Net margin
    29.4%
    ROE
    38.6%
    FCF margin
    44.7%
    FCF yield
    4.7%

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    Sector: Technology

    QLYS Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Hold
    Analysts
    22
    Strong Buy
    1
    Buy
    3
    Hold
    17
    Sell
    1
    Strong Sell
    0

    QLYS Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • QLYS converts 44.7% of revenue into free cash flow.
    • QLYS has a 29.4% net profit margin.
    • QLYS beat EPS estimates in 100.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.

    QLYS Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    8 of 8 quarters (100.0%)
    Average surprise
    14.5%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $1.96
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    18 up, 1 down

    Frequently Asked Questions About QLYS

    Does QLYS pay dividends?

    Qualys Inc (QLYS) does not currently pay a regular dividend.

    What is QLYS's P/E ratio?

    Qualys Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.61.

    What is QLYS's market cap?

    Qualys Inc (QLYS) has a market capitalization of $6.68B with a current stock price of $192.65.

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