QLYS Stock Analysis: Qualys | NASDAQ
Software - Infrastructure | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 6.340m USD | 12M Return: 42.6% | US74758T3032 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 119M
EPS Trend: 98.3%
Qual. Beats: 17
Rev. Trend: 100.0%
Qual. Beats: 4
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Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a cloud-based provider of IT, security, and compliance solutions serving customers in the United States and internationally. The company offers a broad suite of Qualys Cloud Apps covering cybersecurity asset management, vulnerability management, detection and response, patch management, endpoint detection, policy compliance, and file integrity monitoring, alongside its TotalCloud platform for cloud-native application and workload protection, including Kubernetes and container security.
At the core of the offering is the Enterprise TruRisk platform, which helps customers identify and prioritize IT and operational technology assets, quantify cyber risk exposure, and track remediation efforts. The company sells to enterprises, government entities, and small and medium-sized businesses across sectors such as financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and government, distributing through direct sales teams as well as managed service providers, resellers, and consulting firms. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Foster City, California, Qualys operates within the Systems Software sub-industry of the broader Information Technology sector, where it competes in the cybersecurity and cloud security posture management markets that have grown steadily as organizations consolidate fragmented security tools onto unified cloud-native platforms.
- TotalCloud CNAPP adoption accelerates multi-product revenue growth
- Enterprise TruRisk platform upsell expands average deal size
- SEC cybersecurity disclosure rules boost enterprise compliance spending
| Net Income: 206.5m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.29 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 5.27 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 24.38% < 20% (prev 19.80%; Δ 4.58% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.30 > 3% & CFO 320.9m > Net Income 206.5m |
| Net Debt (-372.9m) to EBITDA (258.1m): -1.44 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.38 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (35.4m) vs 12m ago -3.19% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 83.45% > 18% (prev 81.84%; Δ 1.61% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 67.90% > 50% (prev 63.73%; Δ 4.16% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: error (cannot be calculated; needs correct EBIT TTM and Interest Expense TTM) |
| A: 0.16 (Total Current Assets 618.7m - Total Current Liabilities 447.0m) / Total Assets 1.07b |
| B: -0.17 (Retained Earnings -187.6m / Total Assets 1.07b) |
| C: 0.23 (EBIT TTM 243.6m / Avg Total Assets 1.04b) |
| D: 1.10 (Book Value of Equity 562.2m / Total Liabilities 511.9m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 3.21 = A |
| DSRI: 0.98 (Receivables 139.8m/128.7m, Revenue 704.0m/637.0m) |
| GMI: 0.98 (GM 81.84% / 83.45%) |
| AQI: 0.94 (AQ_t 0.36 / AQ_t-1 0.38) |
| SGI: 1.11 (Revenue 704.0m / 637.0m) |
| TATA: -0.11 (NI 206.5m - CFO 320.9m) / TA 1.07b) |
| Beneish M = -3.03 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of August 09, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 183.48 with a total of 738,479 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +26.76%, over one month by +16.46%, over three months by +93.20% and over the past year by +42.64%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 156.10 (which is 14.9% or 2.6 ATR below the current price).
Qualys has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.17. Therefore, it is recommended to hold QLYS.
- StrongBuy: 4
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 16
- Sell: 2
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 133.4 | -27.3% |
P/E Trailing = 28.9953
P/E Forward = 19.3424
P/S = 9.2566
P/B = 8.9508
P/EG = 5.6838
Revenue TTM = 704.0m USD
EBIT TTM = 243.6m USD
EBITDA TTM = 258.1m USD
Long Term Debt = 44.8m USD (estimated: total debt 53.4m - short term 8.55m)
Short Term Debt = 8.55m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 53.4m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) (leases 52.2m already included)
Net Debt = -372.9m USD (calculated: Debt 53.4m - CCE 426.3m)
Enterprise Value = 5.97b USD (6.34b + Debt 53.4m - CCE 426.3m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 243.6m / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
EV/FCF = 19.00x (Enterprise Value 5.97b / FCF TTM 314.0m)
FCF Yield = 5.26% (FCF TTM 314.0m / Enterprise Value 5.97b)
FCF Margin = 44.60% (FCF TTM 314.0m / Revenue TTM 704.0m)
Net Margin = 29.34% (Net Income TTM 206.5m / Revenue TTM 704.0m)
Gross Margin = 83.45% ((Revenue TTM 704.0m - Cost of Revenue TTM 116.5m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 83.40% (prev 83.43%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 5.55 (Enterprise Value 5.97b / Total Assets 1.07b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.0% (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt 53.4m)
Taxrate = 21.09% (55.2m / 261.8m)
NOPAT = 192.2m (EBIT 243.6m * (1 - 21.09%))
Current Ratio = 1.38 (Total Current Assets 618.7m / Total Current Liabilities 447.0m)
Debt / Equity = 0.09 (Debt 53.4m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 562.2m)
Debt / EBITDA = -1.44 (Net Debt -372.9m / EBITDA 258.1m)
Debt / FCF = -1.19 (Net Debt -372.9m / FCF TTM 314.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 555.7m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 19.92% (Net Income 206.5m / Total Assets 1.07b)
RoE = 37.17% (Net Income TTM 206.5m / Total Stockholder Equity 555.7m)
RoCE = 40.57% (EBIT 243.6m / Capital Employed (Equity 555.7m + L.T.Debt 44.8m))
RoIC = 32.01% (NOPAT 192.2m / Invested Capital 600.5m)
WACC = 11.13% (E(6.34b)/V(6.39b) * Re(11.22%) + D(53.4m)/V(6.39b) * Rd(0.0%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 11.22% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -99.40 | Cagr: -2.84%
[DCF] Terminal Value 69.53% ; FCFF base≈284.2m ; Y1≈325.8m ; Y5≈479.4m
[DCF] Fair Price = 150.5 (EV 4.83b - Net Debt -372.9m = Equity 5.21b / Shares 34.6m; r=11.13% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 98.34 | EPS CAGR: 15.01% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 17
Revenue Correlation: 99.96 | Revenue CAGR: 9.92% | SUE: 2.58 | # QB: 4
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.90 | Chg30d=-0.12% | Revisions=-25% | Analysts=21
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=7.58 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+87% | GrowthEPS=+7.2% | GrowthRev=+8.3%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=8.27 | Chg30d=+0.00% | Revisions=+86% | GrowthEPS=+9.2% | GrowthRev=+7.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +88% (up=39, down=1)