Qualys stock
QLYSNASDAQQualys, Inc., TechnologyISIN US74758T3032
81Score 81 out of 100, Strong
Price and trend
68 / 100
Price history
+15% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 14 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Above the 200-day line: the price is 26% above it.
Since July 2026 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 33).
The price is 25% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 14 years: 68% (May 2015 to February 2016).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$191.01
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$137.33
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)33
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDbelow the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$76.20
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$230.29
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Qualys, Inc. belongs to the Software (Infrastructure) industry (United States) and, with a market value of $5.99B, is number 41 of 97 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $669.13M (up 10.1% year on year) and earnings of $198.32M (up 14.2%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $737.9M (up 10.3%) and adjusted earnings per share of $8.09 (up 14.2%).
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- MEQIRI Score 81 out of 100 (Strong): rank 27 of 857 in Technology, median 61.
- The P/E is 28.7 (Software (Infrastructure) median 26.3, own median of recent years 49.9).
- Our model puts fair value at $168.11, with the price 9% above it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- High return on capitalReturn on invested capital 100.4% in fiscal 2025, Software (Infrastructure) median 5.3%.Profitability 98
- High marginNet margin 29.5% over the last 12 months, Software (Infrastructure) median 7.3%.Profitability 98
- More cash than debtCash $520.74M, financial debt $51.24M.Stability 77
Weaknesses
- Volatile share priceVolatility 57% a year over the last 12 months.
Its standout strengths are fundamentals and profitability, while valuation holds the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits and strong cash generation.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk medium
How well MEQIRI warnsIn the middle among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 20 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
What drives the risk
- high price swings
- high growth grade (crashed more often in the backtest)
What lowers it
- solid fundamentals
Valuation
Valuation signal
Fairly valuedClosing price of 11 Nov 2026, used by the daily score.
In our model the price counts as cheap below $120.08 and expensive above $280.18 (uncertainty high, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $177.47 (cash-flow model) and $158.76 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is. The price is slightly above both parts; given how much the stock swings, that still counts as fair.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 9.2%. At 10.2% the fair value would be $154.26, at 8.2% it would be $188.31.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (26.3).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 10.6% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown strongly since 2009, at around 17% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 83%, operating 33%, net 30%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterThe balance sheet is solid, with low debt and comfortable interest coverage.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 4 Feb 2027in 84 days
- Last reported
- 9 Nov 2026EPS reported $2.12 (expected $1.96)above expectations
Analyst estimates
Analysts have raised their 2026 earnings estimate by 3.2% since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- $8.09+3.2%
- Revenue
- $737.9M+0.3%
- Earnings per share
- $8.72+3.0%
- Revenue
- $802.71M+0.8%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook raised
Share price after the results: +18.3%2026 revenue guidance raised to $732 million to $738 million (previously $721 million to $727 million) and EPS to $7.74 to $7.88 (previously $7.44 to $7.65).
“We expect full year EPS to be in the range of $7.74 to $7.88, up from the prior range of $7.44 to $7.65. For the third quarter of 2026, we expect EPS to be in the range of $1.91 to $1.98.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 4 Aug 2026 (fiscal Q2 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases in the last 6 months. 6 insiders sold, $13.84M in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
- Kim Joo MiSale
2 Nov 2026, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Shares
- 2,659
- Price
- $209.66
- Value
- $557,485
- Posey Bruce KSale
20 Oct 2026, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
- Shares
- 881
- Price
- $189.52
- Value
- $166,964
- Thakar Sumedh SSale
14 Oct 2026, CEO & PRESIDENT
- Shares
- 3,200
- Price
- $190.36
- Value
- $609,148
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- Posey Bruce KSale
21 Sept 2026, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
- Shares
- 866
- Price
- $179.49
- Value
- $155,442
- Thakar Sumedh SSale
14 Sept 2026, CEO & PRESIDENT
- Shares
- 3,200
- Price
- $170.05
- Value
- $544,152
- Berquist ThomasSale
2 Sept 2026, Board
- Shares
- 511
- Price
- $175.27
- Value
- $89,563
- Kim Joo MiSale
2 Sept 2026, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Shares
- 1,030
- Price
- $169.62
- Value
- $174,712
- Posey Bruce KSale
20 Aug 2026, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
- Shares
- 866
- Price
- $184.23
- Value
- $159,544
- Pfeiffer WendySale
20 Aug 2026, Board
- Shares
- 500
- Price
- $185.00
- Value
- $92,500
- Thakar Sumedh SSale
14 Aug 2026, CEO & PRESIDENT
- Shares
- 3,200
- Price
- $188.97
- Value
- $604,708
- Kim Joo MiSale
3 Aug 2026, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Shares
- 1,627
- Price
- $153.04
- Value
- $248,995
- Posey Bruce KSale
20 Jul 2026, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
- Shares
- 882
- Price
- $158.17
- Value
- $139,508
- Pfeiffer WendySale
20 Jul 2026, Board
- Shares
- 500
- Price
- $158.19
- Value
- $79,095
- Thakar Sumedh SSale
14 Jul 2026, CEO & PRESIDENT
- Shares
- 3,200
- Price
- $160.50
- Value
- $513,611
- Posey Bruce KSale
6 Jul 2026, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
- Shares
- 1,000
- Price
- $155.00
- Value
- $155,000
- Kim Joo MiSale
2 Jul 2026, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Shares
- 965
- Price
- $143.44
- Value
- $138,420
- Thakar Sumedh SSale
30 Jun 2026, CEO & PRESIDENT
- Shares
- 30,000
- Price
- $135.00
- Value
- $4.05M
- Thakar Sumedh SSale
29 Jun 2026, CEO & PRESIDENT
- Shares
- 10,000
- Price
- $126.75
- Value
- $1.27M
- Thakar Sumedh SSale
26 Jun 2026, CEO & PRESIDENT
- Shares
- 10,000
- Price
- $120.48
- Value
- $1.2M
- Posey Bruce KSale
22 Jun 2026, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
- Shares
- 865
- Price
- $109.44
- Value
- $94,668
- Pfeiffer WendySale
22 Jun 2026, Board
- Shares
- 500
- Price
- $110.55
- Value
- $55,275
- Thakar Sumedh SSale
15 Jun 2026, CEO & PRESIDENT
- Shares
- 3,200
- Price
- $114.80
- Value
- $367,369
- Berquist ThomasSale
12 Jun 2026, Board
- Shares
- 939
- Price
- $110.75
- Value
- $103,994
- Hank Jeffrey PSale
12 Jun 2026, Board
- Shares
- 470
- Price
- $110.75
- Value
- $52,053
- Hank Jeffrey PSale
11 Jun 2026, Board
- Shares
- 470
- Price
- $108.88
- Value
- $51,174
- Kim Joo MiSale
2 Jun 2026, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Shares
- 1,031
- Price
- $111.67
- Value
- $115,128
- Thakar Sumedh SSale
1 Jun 2026, CEO & PRESIDENT
- Shares
- 13,200
- Price
- $114.73
- Value
- $1.51M
- Pfeiffer WendySale
22 May 2026, Board
- Shares
- 500
- Price
- $101.21
- Value
- $50,605
- Posey Bruce KSale
20 May 2026, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
- Shares
- 865
- Price
- $100.43
- Value
- $86,876
- Posey Bruce KSale
19 May 2026, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
- Shares
- 2,384
- Price
- $100.18
- Value
- $238,835
- Kim Joo MiSale
19 May 2026, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Shares
- 1,627
- Price
- $100.17
- Value
- $162,976
Partial trades from one filing are shown in one row, with the average price.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Qualys
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
857 rated companies in Technology
- This company
- 81
- Sector median
- 61
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
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ETFs that hold Qualys
Held by 23 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rize Cybersecurity and Data Privacy UCITS ETF Accum USDRCRS | 6.32% | 0.45% | €124.78M |
| L&G Cyber Security UCITS ETFUSPY | 5.63% | 0.69% | €3.76B |
| Invesco Cybersecurity UCITS ETF AccumUSDIVCS | 3.05% | 0.35% | €14M |
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| WisdomTree Cloud Computing UCITS ETF USD AccWTEJ | 1.77% | 0.40% | €300.71M |
| iShares Digital Security UCITS ETFIS4S | 1.44% | 0.40% | €1.9B |
| HAN-GINS Tech Megatrend Equal Weight UCITS ETF AccT3KE | 0.84% | 0.59% | €96.5M |
| L&G Russell 2000 US Small Cap Quality UCITS ETFETLZ | 0.41% | 0.30% | €185.82M |
| iShares Digitalisation UCITS ETF2B79 | 0.27% | 0.40% | €726.22M |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Strong, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 31 May 2023)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.