Qualys, Inc. (QLYS) is a publicly traded company in the Technology — Software - Infrastructure industry listed on NASDAQ. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
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.
Is Qualys, Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Qualys, Inc. (QLYS) trades at 38.8× earnings (P/E), above the median of the 314 technology companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (58.4×) $338 (+51 %); at its sector median (32.0×) $185 (-17 %).
Kaplio overview: Qualys, Inc.
Market cap $8B · 52 weeks $76 – $230 (3 % below the high) · P/E 38.8× · 2027 expected P/E 26.5× · Dividend none · Next earnings November 9, 2026 · expected EPS $1.96 · Closing price, Oct 30 · accounts published Aug 4.
- Valuation: P/E 38.8× (fairly priced).
- Business: ROIC 30 % (excellent).
- Balance sheet: Net cash/EBITDA 0.6× (solid).
- Earnings: 8 of 8 (on track).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (58.4×) $338 (+51 %); at its sector median (32.0×) $185 (-17 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in technology: 6 of 8 pass
- 3y revenue growth 13.3 %, fails.
- SBC / Revenue 11.5 %, fails.
- Rule of 40 (SaaS only) 59, passes.
- Gross margin 82.8 %, passes.
- FCF / Revenue 45.5 %, passes.
- ROIC 30.2 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA −0.6×, passes.
- EV/EBITDA vs own 5y 28.3×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Qualys, Inc.: P/E 38.8×; EV/EBITDA 28.3×; ROIC 30.2 %; $7.8B. Tenable Holdings, Inc. (P/E —; EV/EBITDA 56.2×; ROIC 3.5 %; $5.6B), Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (P/E 15.6×; EV/EBITDA 17.5×; ROIC 13.9 %; $15.5B), Fortinet, Inc. (P/E 44.2×; EV/EBITDA 33.4×; ROIC 31.1 %; $99.8B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 38.8× · median 58.4× · minimum 13.2× · maximum 144× · cheap below 44.0× · expensive above 73.3×. It has been cheaper than today only 25% of the time over its last ten years.
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 37.17% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 30.24% |
| Return on Assets | 19.23% |
| Gross Margin | 83.45% |
| Operating Margin | 34.61% |
| Net Margin | 29.34% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.09 |
| Current Ratio | 1.38 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 8 |
| Altman Z-Score | 6.67 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +19.58% |
| 3 months | +54.83% |
| Year-to-date | +68.64% |
| 1 year | +81.83% |
| 3 years | +47.50% |
| 5 years | +79.89% |
| 10 years | +521.69% |
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