Qualys, Inc.
QLYS · Price history
Price at last available close
$227.90
+$54.07 (+31.11%) 1M
2026-10-27
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Company & revenue
About Qualys, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Qualys, Inc., founded in 1999 and headquartered in Foster City, California, specializes in delivering cloud-based solutions for information technology (IT) management, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance to organizations globally. The company's integrated Qualys Cloud Platform hosts a comprehensive suite of "Qualys Cloud Apps," encompassing a broad spectrum of services such as vulnerability management, threat detection and response, multi-vector endpoint security, patch management, certificate assessment, web application scanning and firewall, as well as various IT, cloud, and container security and compliance tools. This powerful platform empowers customers to meticulously identify and manage their IT assets, gather and analyze critical security data, proactively uncover and prioritize vulnerabilities, recommend and initiate effective remediation actions, and ultimately verify their successful implementation.
How they make money
Qualys operates under a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, generating revenue primarily through renewable annual subscriptions that grant customers access to its cloud-based security and compliance platform. Customers pay recurring fees to utilize the platform's integrated suite of solutions, which are delivered via the cloud, eliminating the need for on-premises hardware or software maintenance.
Products & services
Qualys provides a cloud-based platform offering security, compliance, and IT solutions, including vulnerability management, web application scanning, policy compliance, PCI compliance, and web application firewalls.
Brands & revenue mix
The primary suite of cloud-based security and compliance solutions.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
Period ended 2025-12-31Source
Calculated from reported segment revenue. Check the source period and revenue basis before comparing shares. Categories can overlap and may not add to 100%.
Geographic revenue
Customer types
Customer concentration
The company does not rely on any single customer for a significant portion of its total revenue as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Cloud Infrastructure Providers — The company relies on third-party cloud infrastructure providers to host its platform and deliver services to customers; the specific supplier companies are unnamed.Source
Competitors
Strengths
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
42
Weak
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
77
Strong
Financial Strength
56
Business Quality / Moat
100
Management
100
Growth Quality
45
Risk / Durability
91
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
39
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
46/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 46/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for QLYS
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can QLYS maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is QLYS's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •How is QLYS likely to use its cash advantage: reinvestment, acquisitions, debt reduction, dividends or buybacks?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify QLYS's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
42
Opportunity Score
39
Market Cap
$7.88B
P/E Ratio
32.7
EPS
$5.80
52-Week High
$206.25
52-Week Low
$74.51
Beta
0.60
Intrinsic Value
$176.49
Analyst Target
$185.00
Shares Outstanding
36.5M
Total Revenue
$704.0M
Total Debt
$53.4M
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$15.42
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Strong upward momentum
Normal movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for QLYS
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on QLYS.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Cloud-native platform architecture.
- +Broad portfolio of integrated security and compliance solutions.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Software - Infrastructure industry.
- −Intense competition in the security and compliance market.
- −Dependence on third-party cloud infrastructure providers.
- −Adverse economic conditions impacting IT spending.
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Scores
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Score Changes
3 historical score records availablePrevious Score
42
Oct 1, 2026
Change
Unchanged
Current Score
42
Oct 15, 2026
Category Changes
QLYS score was unchanged.
Projected Score
Projected Score
46
Projected Change
+3.3 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 3.3 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
OvervaluedCurrent Price
$227.90
Model Intrinsic Value
$176.49
Difference
+$51.41
+29.1% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-29.1%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $704.0M | $669.1M | $607.6M | $554.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $116.5M | $114.8M | $111.5M | $107.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $587.5M | $554.4M | $496.1M | $447.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $117.6M | $117.3M | $111.9M | $110.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $226.6M | $215.1M | $197.0M | $173.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $343.9M | $332.4M | $308.9M | $283.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $274.2M | $261.3M | $228.3M | $205.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $243.6M | $222.0M | $187.2M | $163.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $261.8M | $246.8M | $209.8M | $178.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $55.2M | $48.5M | $36.1M | $27.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $206.5M | $198.3M | $173.7M | $151.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $5.80 | $5.49 | $4.72 | $4.11 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 35.30M | 36.14M | 36.80M | 36.88M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 35.35M | 36.45M | 37.35M | 37.60M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$182.2M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$1.50
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-3.5%
Cash Change
+29.0%
Margin Change
-0.1 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Cash position grew
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, cash levels, debt levels. Pressure indicators included net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 11.0%. EPS increased 16.3%. Cash increased 29.0%. Total debt declined 3.5%. Net income margin declined by 0.1 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
0
Smart Money
0
Number of Gurus
0
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
Exited Positions
Net Guru Sentiment
Short Interest
Dividend History
Dividend data is not available yet. Missing data does not mean this company pays no dividend.
Conservative Projected Values
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10 Years
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Conservative Projection Rate
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