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Qualys, Inc.

QLYS

Technology · 150.15 -7.0% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Qualys, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 6 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 11.0% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-7.0% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 6 activeCybersecurity Software · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 5 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Sales and marketing expense rose $6.1M (19%) in Q1 2026, primarily from $5.8M higher personnel costs including stock-based compensation driven by increased headcount.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if QLYS's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Software - Infrastructure

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 6 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 11.0% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 2.6 percentage points.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Sales and marketing expense rose $6.1M (19%) in Q1 2026, primarily from $5.8M higher personnel costs including stock-based compensation driven by increased headcount.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations328
Usable filing statements78
Verified relationships4
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +10.1% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +2.4 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +1.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.56x in the latest annual period.
  • Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
Evidence challenging the case

No qualifying adverse evidence was identified; that is not proof there is no downside.

Questions before a position
  • P/E is 94% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

150.15
6m+54.8%12m+14.2%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$411.2M+13.3%$1.77-1.5%
2022-12-31$489.7M+19.1%$2.74-1.9%
2023-12-31$554.5M+13.2%$4.03-4.4%
2024-12-31$607.6M+9.6%$4.65-0.7%
2025-12-31$669.1M+10.1%$5.44-2.4%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Demand and volumepositive · 4 filings
Revenues increased by $33.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, driven by increased demand for our subscription services by our end customers .
10-Q · Aug 4, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dmixed · 4 filings
Research and development expenses increased by $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, an increase in overhead allocations of $1.4 million, partially offset by lower average personnel costs, including stock-bas…
10-Q · Aug 4, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsmixed · 2 filings
Total other income, net decreased by $4.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared to the same periods in 2025, primarily due to unfavorable changes in foreign currency of $2.5 million, an impairment to our non-marketable security of $2.0 mill…
10-Q · Aug 4, 2026
Capital investment and capacitypositive · 1 filings
or expansion of our office spaces, as compared to $6.4 million of cash generated from sales and maturities of marketable securities net of purchases, partially offset by $3.1 million of cash used in capital expenditures mainly related to purchases of computer…
10-Q · Aug 5, 2025

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 8.2× · EV/sales 7.8×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

150.15-7.0% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for QLYS. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-08-04 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-05.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +2
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationpremium

Capital and cash conversion

Investment load increased

watch

Capital spending consumed more revenue while free-cash-flow margin declined.

Capital spending YoY
+59.5%
Capital spending / revenue
+1.5%
Free-cash-flow margin
+41.8%
FCF margin change
-1.4 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 11.0% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 2.6 percentage points.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

During the six months ended June 30, 2025, we generated $13.3 million of cash from changes in working capital, of which $13.5 million was related to the net favorable change in accounts receivable and deferred revenue due to the timing of collections and billings, and a $4.4 million favorable change in payables and accrued liabilities primarily driven by the timing of payments, partially offset by a $4.6 million unfavorable change in prepaid expenses primarily driven by the timing of payments.

In addition, we also generated $1.3 million of cash from changes in working capital during the six months ended June 30, 2026, of which $15.8 million was related to a net favorable change in accounts receivable and deferred revenue due to the timing of billings and collections, partially offset by an $14.5 million net unfavorable change in prepaid expenses and payables and accrued liabilities primarily due to the timing of payments.

Revenues increased by $33.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, driven by increased demand for our subscription services by our end customers .

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind QLYS

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

CRWDCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.competitorMay 5, 2026

We compete with large and small public companies, such as CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Rapid7, and Tenable Holdings, as well as privately held security providers including Invicti, Tanium, and Wiz (which has announced a pending acquisition by Google).

PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.competitorMay 5, 2026

We compete with large and small public companies, such as CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Rapid7, and Tenable Holdings, as well as privately held security providers including Invicti, Tanium, and Wiz (which has announced a pending acquisition by Google).

Depended on by

TENBTenable Holdings, Inc.competitorFeb 27, 2026

Our competitors include: vulnerability management and assessment vendors, including Qualys and Rapid7; diversified security software and services vendors; endpoint security vendors with vulnerability assessment capabilities, including CrowdStrike;

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

QLYS is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Cybersecurity Software. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.