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Qualys (QLYS) stock

$175.11
-13.51%

Cloud security solutions, worth $6.9BCybersecurity

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Why is QLYS down?

Down 24% from Oct 29 to Nov 10.

  • Its Nov 9 results: gross margin was 83%, from 84% a year before. It fell 14% on Nov 10.

Sources: Price history, Nov 10, 2026; Company release, Nov 9, 2026

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Why QLYS still beats the market over a year

Up 33% over the year to Nov 9 while the S&P 500 rose 12%; down 24% since Oct 29.

8 reasons, from its filings, with the timeline and its peers, for Pro members.

Quality Score
13
Above Average
In its industry
#44of 268
Checks firing
2of 14
Choppy
From 52-week high
-25.7%
under its best in a year

QLYS's Quality Score fell 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 13. Its week-by-week trend stopped pointing up (3 chart checks stopped).

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Key facts on QLYS

Key facts on QLYS
The companySales up 10% on the year
Its scoreUp:Above Average or better for 31 days in a row The longest run since May 2024. Scores before Sep 10, 2026 were rebuilt.
Latest filing8-K, Nov 9 Reported its quarterly results
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QLYS in the news

ReportLast night: sales of $188.0M; a profit of $1.62 a share. Raised its outlook for the year. Past reports ›

YesterdayQualys Announces Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results SEC filing 4:08 PM ET · PR Newswire and 2 more

Outlet counts from the GDELT Project.

What's next

Tue Dec 1: UBS 30th Annual Global Technology…Investor conference · date confirmed.

QLYS catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed -3.6% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.

36 past catalysts since 2018, with sizes and sources, for Pro members.

Why QLYS scores 13

Above Averagefor quality, not price, 2 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

  • +2Chart checks 2 of 14 firing right now, one point each
  • +3News guidance raised, earnings beat, earnings release
  • Long-term trend adds
  • Run-up adds
  • Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
  • Growth addsSales and margins against a year earlier: up to +3 for fast growth and widening margins, down to -2 when both shrink.
  • Persistence adds

No effect today: Size, Dilution, Volatility, and Cash flow.

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How QLYS ranks in Software

QLYS is #44 of 268 by Quality Score.

How QLYS ranks in Software
RankStockQuality Score
44Qualys (QLYS) logoQLYSQualys13

Share count against a year before: QLYS -3.4%, RPD +4.1%, TENB -9.6%, AKAM +0.2%.

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When does QLYS report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Tue Feb 2, after the close (in 84 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What QLYS reported on Nov 9, 2026

The quarter

Sales of $188.0M, 11% more than a year ago; a profit of $1.62 a share, from $1.39.

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press releaseThe filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

QLYS's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.

The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
MeasureFigure
FY 2026
Revenue$736.9M to $738.9Mraised

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 9)

8 more outlook lines, for Pro members.

The numbers

Market value
$6.9B
today
Sales
$721M
up 10.4% on the year
Free cash flow
$324M
last 12 months

Sales grew 13% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Its share count fell 2.2% a year over 5 years.

4 more figures, for Pro members.

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The whole report on QLYS: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 3

-1.4%+13.8%-13.5%
May 5Aug 4Nov 9
ReportedGapReaction5
days
Nov 9, 2026After close-9.9%-13.5%not yet
Aug 4, 2026After close+23.2%+13.8%+16.9%
May 5, 2026After close-2.1%-1.4%-2.2%

QLYS closed higher after 1 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and QLYS's Quality Score going into each

QLYS sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $669M. It made a profit in each of the eight years.

QLYS has 2 of 14 chart checks firing

Volume1 of 3 shown
Tight range1 of 3 shown
Buying1 of 3 shown
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QLYS RSI today: 38.4, below its 50-day, above its 200-day

Not scored

RSI 38.4, MACD below signal, below its 50-day, above its 200-day. Not scored.

The deep dive on QLYS

10 more findings on QLYS, each with its source, for Pro members.

QLYS insider trades

One insider sold $103K across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellJeffrey P. Hank$52KDirectorat $110.75 on Jun 12, filed Jun 15

QLYS's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

2 more officers and directors file at QLYS.

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Which ETFs hold QLYS?

In ETFs: QLYS is 0.1% of FTEC, under 0.1% of VGT, and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.

About Qualys

Qualys is a cloud security and compliance solutions provider that helps businesses identify and manage their security risks and compliance requirements. The California-based company has more than 10,000 customers worldwide, the majority of which are small- and medium-size businesses. Qualys was founded in 1999 and went public in 2012.

2,718 employeesFoster City, CAqualys.com

What Qualys says it competes with

“We compete with a large and broad array of established and emerging vulnerability management vendors, compliance vendors and data security vendors in a highly fragmented and competitive environment.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Feb 20, 2026

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BreakawayJun 15Jeffrey P. Hank sold QLYS$52K at $110.75, filed Jun 15

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As of Nov 10, 2026: QLYS's Quality Score is 13 (Above Average), #44 of 268 in Software. Insiders sold $103K in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does QLYS's Quality Score say?

QLYS scores 13 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #44 of 268 in Software by Quality Score, with 2 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 24% from Oct 29 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is QLYS's Quality Score?

QLYS scores 13 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #44 of 268 in Software by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind QLYS's 13.

Are insiders buying QLYS?

One insider sold $103K across 2 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Jeffrey P. Hank, Director, who sold $52K on Jun 12. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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