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. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 34.5%, EPS fell 192.1%, free cash flow grew 34.3% and total debt rose 174.7%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. 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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Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) Price to free cash flow
As of 19 October 2026, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) trades at a price to free cash flow of 63.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 14.4× (May 2017) to 84.6× (January 2015); the current reading is higher than 97% of that period. That is above the Software Infrastructure industry median of 16.6× and above the Technology sector median of 20.3×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 60.4× | 82.13% |
| FY2025 | 33.2× | (0.68%) |
| FY2024 | 33.4× | 15.98% |
| FY2023 | 28.8× | 3.18% |
| FY2022 | 27.9× | 0.37% |
| FY2021 | 27.8× | (7.88%) |
| FY2020 | 30.2× | 30.36% |
| FY2019 | 23.2× | 17.99% |
| FY2018 | 19.6× | 15.99% |
| FY2017 | 16.9× | (11.35%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 60.4× | 59.57% |
| Apr 2026 | 37.9× | 9.32% |
| Jan 2026 | 34.6× | (14.52%) |
| Oct 2025 | 40.5× | 22.15% |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| ORCL Oracle Corporation compare | n/m |
| NBIS Nebius Group N.V. compare | n/m |
| XYZ Block, Inc. compare | 12.0× |
| SNPS Synopsys, Inc. compare | 31.7× |
| FTNT Fortinet, Inc. compare | 40.3× |
| PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 63.1× |
| PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. compare | 139× |
| CRWD CrowdStrike compare | 154× |
| NET Cloudflare, Inc. compare | 336× |
| Software Infrastructure industry median | 16.6× |
| Technology sector median | 20.3× |
| Market median | 14.1× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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