Palo Alto Networks, Inc. PANW
374.74
(15.18)
(3.89%)
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $316.8B
- P/E
- 706×
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Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) Operating margin
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 6.05%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.4% (fiscal 2016) to 13.5% (fiscal 2025); the current reading is higher than 83% of that period. That is above the Software Infrastructure industry median of 0.00% and above the Technology sector median of 0.08%.
Operating margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 6.05% | (7.43) |
| FY2025 | 13.5% | 4.96 |
| FY2024 | 8.52% | 2.90 |
| FY2023 | 5.62% | 9.05 |
| FY2022 | −3.43% | 3.72 |
| FY2021 | −7.15% | (1.90) |
| FY2020 | −5.25% | (3.38) |
| FY2019 | −1.87% | 2.71 |
| FY2018 | −4.58% | 4.87 |
| FY2017 | −9.45% | 1.96 |
Quarterly
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 5.04% | 11.14 |
| Apr 2026 | −6.10% | (21.40) |
| Jan 2026 | 15.3% | 2.81 |
| Oct 2025 | 12.5% | (7.11) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low −11.4%
High 13.5%
Ten-year median
−4.01%
Current reading's percentile
83
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. compare | 42.8% |
| FTNT Fortinet, Inc. compare | 32.4% |
| ORCL Oracle Corporation compare | 32.1% |
| SNPS Synopsys, Inc. compare | 8.52% |
| PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 6.05% |
| CRWD CrowdStrike compare | −2.46% |
| CRWV CoreWeave Inc. compare | −3.04% |
| NET Cloudflare, Inc. compare | −14.1% |
| NBIS Nebius Group N.V. compare | −50.5% |
| Software Infrastructure industry median | 0.00% |
| Technology sector median | 0.08% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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