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Palo Alto Networks, Inc. PANW

Technology  —  Software Infrastructure
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) Return on invested capital

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 1.66%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −89.8% (fiscal 2016) to 15.8% (fiscal 2025); the current reading is higher than 75% of that period. That is above the Software Infrastructure industry median of 0.00% and above the Technology sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 1.66% (14.13)
FY2025 15.8% 3.76
FY2024 12.0% (2.83)
FY2023 14.9% 37.20
FY2022 −22.3% (2.53)
FY2021 −19.8% 2.74
FY2020 −22.6% (6.69)
FY2019 −15.9% (15.86)
FY2018 0.00% 0.00
FY2017 0.00% 89.78

Against its own ten years

Low −89.8% High 15.8%
Ten-year median −7.93%
Current reading's percentile 75

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. compare 346.1%
ORCL Oracle Corporation compare 9.75%
PANW Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.66%
SNPS Synopsys, Inc. compare 1.33%
NET Cloudflare, Inc. compare 0.00%
FTNT Fortinet, Inc. compare 0.00%
CRWV CoreWeave Inc. compare −0.43%
NBIS Nebius Group N.V. compare −3.94%
CRWD CrowdStrike compare −9.53%
Software Infrastructure industry median 0.00%
Technology sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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