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Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
PANW Technology Software Infrastructure
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended July 2026) was $11.5 billion, up 24.5% from fiscal 2025. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; revenue growth for ten consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for five; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to July
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 17.89 | 24.18 | 29.80 | 20.91 | 51.93 | 68.37 | 66.11 | 130.05 | 144.15 | 139.57 |
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| High | 26.28 | 39.92 | 43.44 | 62.50 | 95.45 | 106.82 | 159.00 | 207.24 | 223.61 | 432.33 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 4,562 | 5,348 | 7,014 | 8,014 | 10,473 | 12,561 | 13,948 | 15,289 | 16,068 | 21,921 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.52 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 1,755 | 2,274 | 2,900 | 3,408 | 4,256 | 5,502 | 6,893 | 8,027 | 9,221 | 11,480 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 72.86 | 71.63 | 72.12 | 70.68 | 70.05 | 68.76 | 72.29 | 74.35 | 73.42 | 70.36 | |||||
| EBT | (180) | (105) | (75) | (232) | (465) | (207) | 566 | 988 | 1,596 | 536 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | (10.26) | (4.63) | (2.57) | (6.80) | (10.93) | (3.77) | 8.22 | 12.31 | 17.31 | 4.67 | |||||
| Net income | (203) | (122) | (82) | (267) | (499) | (267) | 440 | 2,578 | 1,134 | 307 | |||||
| Depreciation | 194 | 276 | 430 | 576 | 759 | 720 | 700 | 729 | 849 | 1,466 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 3.23 | 4.13 | 5.11 | 5.86 | 7.36 | 9.31 | 11.37 | 12.58 | 13.91 | 15.33 | ||||
| Earnings | (0.40) | (0.27) | (0.14) | (0.46) | (0.86) | (0.45) | 0.73 | 4.04 | 1.71 | 0.41 | |||||
| Cash flow | 1.60 | 1.89 | 1.86 | 1.78 | 2.60 | 3.36 | 4.58 | 5.11 | 5.60 | 6.08 | |||||
| Capex | (0.30) | (0.20) | (0.23) | (0.37) | (0.20) | (0.33) | (0.24) | (0.25) | (0.37) | (0.59) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1.30 | 1.68 | 1.63 | 1.41 | 2.40 | 3.03 | 4.34 | 4.86 | 5.23 | 5.49 | |||||
| Book value | 1.40 | 2.11 | 2.80 | 1.90 | 1.10 | 0.36 | 2.88 | 8.10 | 11.80 | 36.70 | |||||
| Shares, m | 544 | 550 | 567 | 581 | 578 | 591 | 606 | 638 | 663 | 749 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 173.58 | 40.29 | 101.22 | 626.09 | ||||
| P/S | 6.80 | 8.00 | 7.38 | 7.28 | 9.06 | 9.09 | 11.00 | 12.91 | 12.48 | 21.65 | |||||
| P/B | 15.72 | 15.67 | 13.50 | 22.51 | 60.80 | 238.20 | 43.35 | 20.04 | 14.71 | 9.04 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 6.61 | 7.34 | 6.96 | 7.10 | 9.14 | 9.15 | 10.98 | 12.74 | 12.24 | 21.55 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 16.44 | 18.03 | 21.85 | 29.45 | 28.05 | 28.09 | 28.76 | 32.97 | 32.53 | 60.15 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 869 | 1,038 | 1,056 | 1,036 | 1,503 | 1,985 | 2,778 | 3,258 | 3,716 | 4,553 | ||||
| Capex | (163) | (112) | (131) | (214) | (116) | (193) | (146) | (157) | (247) | (440) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 705 | 926 | 924 | 821 | 1,387 | 1,792 | 2,631 | 3,101 | 3,469 | 4,113 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 775 | 2,037 | 1,612 | 2,438 | (469) | (1,891) | (1,689) | (833) | (465) | (1,280) | ||||
| Total debt | 525 | 1,920 | 1,430 | 3,142 | 3,226 | 3,953 | 2,271 | 964 | — | 1,774 | |||||
| Net debt | (850) | (1,483) | (1,373) | (606) | 325 | 318 | (119) | (1,615) | (2,904) | (1,297) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 760 | 1,160 | 1,586 | 1,102 | 635 | 210 | 1,748 | 5,170 | 7,824 | 27,492 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | (6.45) | (2.60) | (1.31) | (3.41) | (5.17) | (2.37) | 3.29 | 14.95 | 5.21 | 0.85 | ||||
| ROIC | 0.00 | 0.00 | (15.86) | (22.55) | (19.81) | (22.34) | 14.86 | 12.03 | 15.79 | 1.66 | |||||
| ROE | (24.54) | (12.73) | (5.96) | (19.87) | (57.47) | (63.23) | 44.90 | 74.53 | 17.45 | 1.74 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Jul 2026 · latest quarter Jul 2026
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PANW metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) key facts
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) is a Software Infrastructure company in the Technology sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended July 2026) was $11.5 billion, up 24.5% from fiscal 2025.
- As of October 6, 2026, PANW traded at $419.91, a market capitalization of $335.1 billion.
- Return on equity was 1.74% and debt-to-equity 0.06.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 3 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 7.45 (safe zone) for fiscal 2026.
Financial Analysis (summary)
Updated
Palo Alto Networks reported $11.5 billion of revenue in FY2026, with revenue growth of 24.5% in FY2026 against FY2025. Revenue reached $3.4 billion in Q4 FY2026, while free cash flow was $1.3 billion in Q4 FY2026. Net income was $307.0 million in FY2026, and diluted EPS was $0.40 in FY2026.
Cash generation remained positive, with $4.6 billion of operating cash flow and $4.1 billion of free cash flow in FY2026. At Q4 FY2026, net debt was −$1.3 billion, while shareholders’ equity was $27.5 billion in FY2026. Profitability margins and returns were lower in FY2026 than in FY2025.