palo alto networks inc. - PANW

PANW

Close Chg Chg %
313.84 17.05 5.43%

Closed Market

330.89

+17.05 (5.43%)

Volume: 5.84M

Last Updated:

Nov 9, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: palo alto networks inc. - PANW

PANW Key Data

Open

$319.42

Day Range

314.10 - 332.89

52 Week Range

139.57 - 432.33

Market Cap

$257.64B

Shares Outstanding

818.77M

Public Float

810.98M

Beta

0.96

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

783.15

EPS

$0.54

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

5.95M

 

PANW Performance

1 Week
 
0.00%
 
1 Month
 
-25.06%
 
3 Months
 
-13.75%
 
1 Year
 
47.84%
 
5 Years
 
265.51%
 

PANW Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 55
Full Ratings ➔

About palo alto networks inc. - PANW

Palo Alto Networks, is a cybersecurity company that provides cybersecurity platforms and services to enterprises, organizations, service providers, and government entities. Its offerings include network and AI security, cloud security, security operations, and identity security solutions. The company was founded by Nir Zuk in March 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

PANW At a Glance

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
3000 Tannery Way
Santa Clara, California 95054
Phone 1-408-753-4000 Revenue 11.48B
Industry Packaged Software Net Income 307.00M
Sector Technology Services 2026 Sales Growth 24.492%
Fiscal Year-end 07 / 2027 Employees 21,921
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PANW Valuation

P/E Current 866.202
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 825.859
Price to Sales Ratio 22.083
Price to Book Ratio 9.837
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 55.68
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 122.404
Enterprise Value to Sales 22.039
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.01

PANW Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 523,698.736
Income Per Employee 14,004.836
Receivables Turnover 2.72
Total Asset Turnover 0.319

PANW Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.816
Quick Ratio 0.816
Cash Ratio 0.31

PANW Profitability

Gross Margin 65.235
Operating Margin 5.418
Pretax Margin 4.669
Net Margin 2.674
Return on Assets 0.852
Return on Equity 1.739
Return on Total Capital 1.021
Return on Invested Capital 1.609

PANW Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 9.337
Total Debt to Total Capital 8.54
Total Debt to Total Assets 5.297
Long-Term Debt to Equity 9.094
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 8.317
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Annual Financials for Palo Alto Networks Inc. - PANW

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All values USD millions. 2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
6.89B 8.03B 9.22B 11.48B
Sales Growth
+25.29% +16.46% +14.87% +24.49%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
2.32B 2.51B 2.93B 3.99B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
745.50M 784.60M 824.00M 1.45B
Depreciation
145.80M 140.40M 94.40M 111.00M
Amortization of Intangibles
186.30M 198.20M 249.00M 744.00M
COGS Growth
+11.64% +7.84% +17.04% +36.11%
Gross Income
4.57B 5.52B 6.29B 7.49B
Gross Income Growth
+33.59% +20.85% +13.89% +19.08%
Gross Profit Margin
+66.30% +68.79% +68.20% +65.24%
2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
4.18B 4.65B 5.14B 6.87B
Research & Development
1.60B 1.81B 1.98B 2.55B
Other SG&A
2.58B 2.84B 3.16B 4.32B
SGA Growth
+15.87% +11.28% +10.50% +33.52%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- 184.40M (96.50M) 489.00M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
387.30M 683.90M 1.24B 133.00M
Non Operating Income/Expense
206.20M 312.70M 355.80M 403.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
224.40M 317.90M 363.50M 374.00M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
- 27.20M 8.30M 3.00M
Interest Expense Growth
- -0.73% -69.49% -63.86%
Gross Interest Expense
- 27.20M 8.30M 3.00M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
566.30M 988.30M 1.60B 536.00M
Pretax Income Growth
+373.31% +74.52% +61.46% -66.41%
Pretax Margin
+8.22% +12.31% +17.30% +4.67%
Income Tax
126.60M (1.59B) 461.80M 229.00M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
70.10M 314.90M 625.50M 148.00M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
44.00M 129.60M 186.00M 132.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
19.70M 138.90M (344.70M) (171.00M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(7.20M) (2.17B) (5.00M) 120.00M
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
439.70M 2.58B 1.13B 307.00M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
439.70M 2.58B 1.13B 307.00M
Net Income Growth
+264.68% +486.22% -56.01% -72.93%
Net Margin Growth
+6.38% +32.11% +12.30% +2.67%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
439.70M 2.58B 1.13B 307.00M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
439.70M 2.58B 1.13B 307.00M
EPS (Basic)
0.7251 4.0376 1.7116 0.4099
EPS (Basic) Growth
+260.49% +456.83% -57.61% -76.05%
Basic Shares Outstanding
606.40M 638.40M 662.50M 749.00M
EPS (Diluted)
0.6423 3.6407 1.5986 0.4018
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+242.16% +466.82% -56.09% -74.87%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
684.60M 708.00M 709.30M 764.00M
EBITDA
1.13B 1.65B 1.97B 2.07B
EBITDA Growth
+121.99% +45.91% +19.21% +4.90%
EBITDA Margin
+16.43% +20.59% +21.37% +18.01%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 404.955
Number of Ratings 55 Current Quarters Estimate 1.007
FY Report Date 01 / 2027 Current Year's Estimate 4.185
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.97 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 3.84 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 4.857
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 46 46 51 48
Mean Estimate 1.01 1.02 4.18 4.86
High Estimates 1.12 1.15 4.57 5.82
Low Estimate 0.95 0.98 4.14 4.34
Coefficient of Variance 2.91 2.87 1.38 3.95

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 35 35 37
OVERWEIGHT 5 5 6
HOLD 14 14 9
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 2
SELL 1 1 1
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Palo Alto Networks Inc. - PANW

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 243,227 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $355.36 per share 86,433,146.72
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 234,851 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $347.5 per share 81,610,722.50
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 235,536 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $346.4 per share 81,589,670.40
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 235,816 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $344.61 per share 81,264,551.76
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 236,016 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $343.75 per share 81,130,500.00
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 236,296 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $342.13 per share 80,843,950.48
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 236,376 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $360.11 per share 85,121,361.36
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 236,496 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $359.22 per share 84,954,093.12
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 237,296 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $358.4 per share 85,046,886.40
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 239,536 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $357.42 per share 85,614,957.12
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 241,296 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $356.25 per share 85,961,700.00
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 226,855 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $349.36 per share 79,254,062.80
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 245,336 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $354.46 per share 86,961,798.56
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 245,776 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $353.13 per share 86,790,878.88
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 247,216 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $352.03 per share 87,027,448.48
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 248,458 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $351 per share 87,208,758.00
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 249,578 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $350.14 per share 87,387,240.92
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 252,891 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $349.26 per share 88,324,710.66
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 254,131 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $347.97 per share 88,429,964.07
Nov 6, 2026 William D. Jenkins President 231,259 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $348.39 per share 80,568,323.01

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