Qualys, Inc. (QLYS)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Foster City, United States | NasdaqGS
188.10 USD
-4.55
(-2.362%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 9:42 a.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:52 a.m. EDT
Qualys offers a rare combination of high-quality fundamentals and a resilient balance sheet, yet the stock faces a valuation headwind that complicates the investment thesis. The company delivers nearly 40% returns on equity and has compounded shareholder value significantly over the last nine years, avoiding any multi-year structural decline. However, the current price trades well above the average analyst target, suggesting the market expects slower growth than the company has historically delivered. Without a dividend to provide income, investors must rely entirely on continued price appreciation to generate returns. While options traders are positioning for further upside in the near term, the wide gap between current valuations and consensus targets warrants caution. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.101649 |
| AutoTheta | 0.215889 |
| MSTL | 0.368193 |
| AutoETS | 0.376385 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 35% |
| H-stat | 0.36 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.025 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 1.33 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 9.498 |
| Revenue per Share | 19.74 |
| Market Cap | 6,624,319,488 |
| Trailing P/E | 32.60 |
| Forward P/E | 22.26 |
| Beta | 0.60 |
| Profit Margins | 29.38% |
| Website | https://www.qualys.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:52 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for continued volatility with elevated implied volatility across the board. Call interest clusters at the 220 strike for October expiration, suggesting a near-term upside target, while significant put open interest sits at the 150 strike for March 2027, indicating long-term downside hedging or a floor expectation. The current price near the 52-week high creates a tension between short-term momentum and potential profit-taking.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.52172196 |
| Address1 | 919 East Hillsdale Boulevard |
| Address2 | 4th Floor |
| All Time High | 206.35 |
| All Time Low | 10.15 |
| Ask | 249.6 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.8 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 665,300 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 724,714 |
| Average Volume | 724,714 |
| Average Volume10Days | 665,300 |
| Beta | 0.602 |
| Bid | 139.4 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 16.225 |
| City | Foster City |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 188.1 |
| Current Ratio | 1.384 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 197.23 |
| Day Low | 187.84 |
| Debt To Equity | 9.498 |
| Display Name | Qualys |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,877,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,877,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.161 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.108 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,873,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,736,000 |
| Ebitda | 254,642,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.36223 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 24.709 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 8.95 |
| Enterprise Value | 6,291,831,808 |
| Eps Current Year | 7.81411 |
| Eps Forward | 8.45146 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 5.77 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 650 801 6101 |
| Fifty Day Average | 183.1028 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 4.9972076 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.027291814 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 52.172195 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 206.25 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -18.149994 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.08799997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 74.51 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 113.590004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.5244933 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 74.51 - 206.25 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,348,839,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 34,315,473 |
| Forward Eps | 8.45146 |
| Forward P E | 22.25651 |
| Free Cashflow | 244,382,624 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 2,718 |
| Fullday Change | -4.549988 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.3617897 |
| Fullday Price | 188.1 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.83417 |
| Gross Profits | 586,401,984 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00448 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.09889 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 35,217,007 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Qualys, Inc. provides cloud-based platform delivering information technology (IT), security, and compliance solutions in the United States and internationally. The company provides Qualys Cloud Apps, which include cybersecurity asset management; enterprise TruRisk management; vulnerability management, detection, and response; total application security; patch management; custom assessment and remediation; multi-vector endpoint detection and response; policy audit; and file integrity monitoring. It offers TotalCloud, a cloud-native application protection platform, which include cloud workload protection, cloud detection and response, cloud security posture management, infrastructure as code, SaaS security posture management, cloud infrastructure and entitlement management, and Kubernetes and container security. In addition, the company markets and sells IT, security, and compliance solutions; offers Qualys' Enterprise TruRisk platform that enables customers to identify and manage IT and operational technology assets; collect and analyze IT security data; discover and prioritize vulnerabilities; quantify cyber risk exposure; recommend and implement remediation actions; and verify the implementation of such actions. Further, it offers asset tagging and management; reporting and dashboards; questionnaires and collaboration; remediation and workflow; big data correlation and analytics engine; and alerts and notifications. The company offers its solutions to enterprises, government entities, and small and medium-sized businesses in various industries, including education, financial services, government, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, media, retail, technology, and utilities through its sales teams, as well as through security consulting organizations, managed service providers, resellers, cloud providers, and consulting firms. Qualys, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Foster City, California. |
| Long Name | Qualys, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 6,624,319,488 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_125618 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 206,544,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 6,392,810,234 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 18 |
| Open | 193.56 |
| Operating Cashflow | 320,948,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.33979 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 3.25 |
| Phone | 650 801 6100 |
| Previous Close | 192.65 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 24.07184 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 11.593221 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 9.423238 |
| Profit Margins | 0.29381 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.266 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.77273 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -4.549988 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.3617897 |
| Regular Market Day High | 197.23 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 187.84 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 187.84 - 197.23 |
| Regular Market Open | 193.56 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 192.65 |
| Regular Market Price | 188.1 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,158,136 |
| Regular Market Volume | 14,863 |
| Return On Assets | 0.146 |
| Return On Equity | 0.38592 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.11 |
| Revenue Per Share | 19.74 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 35,217,007 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0949 |
| Shares Short | 3,284,204 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,649,642 |
| Short Name | Qualys, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1308 |
| Short Ratio | 4.4 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | QLYS |
| Target High Price | 220.0 |
| Target Low Price | 130.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 181.02943 |
| Target Median Price | 181.265 |
| Total Cash | 426,294,016 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 12.322 |
| Total Debt | 53,399,000 |
| Total Revenue | 702,977,024 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 5.77 |
| Trailing P E | 32.599655 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 3.1712 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 130.2512 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 57.8488 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.44413257 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 14,863 |
| Website | https://www.qualys.com |
| Zip | 94,404 |