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F5 Networks Limited

Registered as F5 NETWORKS LIMITED. Company number 03813981. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 30 September 2026, filed 3 November 2026.

31days on average to pay

  • Within 30 days
  • 31 to 60 days
  • Over 60 days

In the reporting period from 1 April 2026 to 30 September 2026, F5 Networks Limited reported that it took an average of 31 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 76% of invoices within 30 days, 17% in 31 to 60 days and 7% after more than 60 days. It said 27% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.

That average is faster than 50% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 30 September 2025, the average was 38 days, so it is 7 days faster now.

Average days to pay, report by report

30 26 Sep 2020 27 Mar 2021 29 Mar 2022 26 Sep 2022 34 Mar 2023 29 Sep 2023 30 Mar 2024 28 Sep 2024 29 Mar 2025 38 Sep 2025 40 Mar 2026 31 Sep 2026

Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.

Every report filed

PeriodFiledAverage daysWithin 30 days31 to 60Over 60Not within termsSource
Apr to Sep 2026 3 Nov 2026 31 76%17%7%27% Report
Oct 2025 to Mar 2026 1 Jun 2026 40 63%23%14%34% Report
Apr to Sep 2025 5 Nov 2025 38 63%21%16%38% Report
Oct 2024 to Mar 2025 22 May 2025 29 77%17%6%28% Report
Apr to Sep 2024 31 Oct 2024 28 77%13%8%39% Report
Oct 2023 to Mar 2024 25 Apr 2024 30 76%17%7%29% Report
Apr to Sep 2023 7 Nov 2023 29 78%14%8%23% Report
Oct 2022 to Mar 2023 5 May 2023 34 75%16%9%23% Report
Apr to Sep 2022 23 Nov 2022 26 83%13%4%21% Report
Oct 2021 to Mar 2022 30 May 2022 29 76%17%7%32% Report
Oct 2020 to Mar 2021 29 Apr 2021 27 75%17%7%34% Report
Apr to Sep 2020 10 Dec 2020 26 80%13%7%23% Report
Oct 2019 to Mar 2020 1 May 2020 10 95%3%2%9% Report
Apr to Sep 2019 24 Oct 2019 14 93%5%2%16% Report
Oct 2018 to Mar 2019 3 Jun 2019 12 94%4%2%9% Report
Apr to Sep 2018 16 Nov 2018 9 93%5%3%11% Report
Oct 2017 to Mar 2018 11 Sep 2018 12 93%4%3%10% Report

Source: the company's filings on Check payment practices. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are as filed. We do not change them.