Palo Alto Networks/$PANW
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About Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks is a platform-based cybersecurity vendor with product offerings covering network security, cloud security, and security operations. The California-based firm has more than 80,000 enterprise customers across the world, including more than three-fourths of the Global 2000.
- Ticker
- $PANW
- Sector
- Software & Cloud Services
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 21,921
- Headquarters
- Santa Clara, United States
- Website
- www.paloaltonetworks.com
PANW Metrics
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$300B
914.68
$0.40
0.91
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Price and volume
Market cap
$300B
Beta
0.91
52-week high
$432.33
52-week low
$139.57
Average daily volume
5.5M
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.871
Quick ratio
0.735
Long term debt to equity
0.091
Total debt to equity
0.091
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
1,560
Gross margin (TTM)
70.38%
Net profit margin (TTM)
2.67%
Operating margin (TTM)
8.76%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
42.72%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$520,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
1.40%
Return on equity (TTM)
1.74%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
914.675
Price to revenue (TTM)
23.871
Price to book
10.85
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-165.57
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
67.961
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
1.47%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
5.384
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
24.49%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-75.00%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
18.54%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
23.61%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-14.50%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
0.82%
What the Analysts think about PANW
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Palo Alto Networks stock.
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Fiscal fourth-quarter revenue rose 34%, remaining performance obligations grew 34% to $21.2 billion, and management expects revenue growth of 23% to 24% in FY2027. That backlog and outlook support continued growth, even as the pace moderates. (Palo Alto Networks, CNBC)
Platform sales appear to deepen customer relationships: Palo Alto added about 220 platformizations in the quarter, and platformized customers had net retention above 120%. That suggests customers are adding products after adopting the broader platform. (The Motley Fool, Yahoo Finance)
AI security is becoming a tangible growth opportunity: Prisma AIRS reached about $120 million in annual recurring revenue and more than 800 customers within a year of general availability. Rising AI-related cyber risks are also pushing customers to strengthen defences. (Yahoo Finance, CNBC)
Growth is set to slow from the latest quarter: after revenue rose 34% in Q4 and next-generation security ARR grew 63%, management forecasts FY2027 revenue growth of 23% to 24% and NGS ARR growth of 22% to 23%. That is still rapid growth, but it raises the bar for execution against the stock’s expectations. (Palo Alto Networks)
Profitability faces cost pressure: non-GAAP gross margin fell 100 basis points year on year to 74.8%, while FY2027 adjusted free-cash-flow margin guidance is 38%, below FY2026’s 38.4%. Cloud hosting and hardware component costs are weighing on margins. (Aardvark Labs, Palo Alto Networks)
The shares’ demanding valuation leaves little room for disappointment. A September analysis argued that the premium assumes very high expectations, so a growth or execution setback could hurt the share price even if the business remains healthy. (Seeking Alpha)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 11 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing PANW
AllEURGBPUSD
Fund name | Fund size | $PANW weighting |
|---|---|---|
Wisdomtree Cybersecurity€W1TB | €256M | 6.46% |
Wisdomtree Cybersecurity£CYSE | £223M | 6.46% |
L&G Cyber Security£ISPY | $3.9B | 4.74% |
iShares AI Infrastructure£AINF | $1.3B | 4.54% |
iShares AI Infrastructure€AIFS | $1.3B | 4.47% |
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