Palo Alto Networks, Inc. PANW

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Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) Gross margin

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 70.4%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 68.8% (fiscal 2022) to 74.4% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is above the Software Infrastructure industry median of 61.2% and above the Technology sector median of 47.2%.

Gross margin, annual

Annual

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2026 70.4% (3.06)
FY2025 73.4% (0.93)
FY2024 74.4% 2.06
FY2023 72.3% 3.53
FY2022 68.8% (1.29)
FY2021 70.1% (0.63)
FY2020 70.7% (1.44)
FY2019 72.1% 0.49
FY2018 71.6% (1.23)
FY2017 72.9% (0.30)

Quarterly

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Jul 2026 67.6% 0.02
Apr 2026 67.6% (6.04)
Jan 2026 73.6% (0.62)
Oct 2025 74.2% 0.98
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 68.8% High 74.4%
Ten-year median 72.2%
Current reading's percentile 25

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. compare 84.8%
FTNT Fortinet, Inc. compare 80.2%
CRWD CrowdStrike compare 75.2%
NBIS Nebius Group N.V. compare 74.3%
NET Cloudflare, Inc. compare 72.6%
SNPS Synopsys, Inc. compare 72.4%
PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 70.4%
CRWV CoreWeave Inc. compare 67.4%
ORCL Oracle Corporation compare 64.0%
Software Infrastructure industry median 61.2%
Technology sector median 47.2%
Market median 46.3%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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