QLYS Stock — Qualys Inc.

Qualys Inc. (QLYS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

QLYS is a Stock. Total return is 1178.6% over the past 14 years, 604.6 points ahead of SPY at 574.0%.

Qualys is a cloud-based cybersecurity and IT compliance software company that provides a range of solutions including vulnerability management, asset management, cloud security, endpoint detection and response, and risk quantification platforms serving enterprises, government entities, and small to medium-sized businesses across multiple industries. The company does not currently distribute dividends. This stock may appeal to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to the cybersecurity software sector rather than income investors.

QLYS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1178.6% over the past 14 years, 604.6 points ahead of SPY at 574.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 41.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 50.5%.

QLYS key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/28/2012

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$181.05 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$6,263,424,931

Average volume

1015080.0

Beta

0.602

Payout ratio

0.0%

P/E ratio

31.54

Forward P/E

21.8818

EPS

$5.74

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

QLYS risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 50.5%.

Who may consider QLYS — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (QLYS does not currently distribute). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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