Palo Alto Networks vs Xerox
PANW and XRX side by side, both in computer and office equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How PANW and XRX compare
Palo Alto Networks is the larger company, worth 1556 times as much as Xerox ($299B against $192M).
Xerox grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (25.6% versus 24.5% for Palo Alto Networks).
Palo Alto Networks keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.7% compared with −11.9% at Xerox.
Xerox pays a dividend yielding 6.8%; Palo Alto Networks does not pay one.
Xerox scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 8 for Palo Alto Networks), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | PANW | XRX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $299B | $192M |
| Share price | $365.87 | $1.47 |
| Change, 1 year | 68.5% | −57.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 345% | −92.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.24 | 1.63 |
| Employees | 8,014 | 23K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 10 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 26.1× | 0.0× (better) |
| P/B | 10.9× | 0.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 191× | – |
| P/FCF | 72.8× | 1.2× (better) |
| FCF yield | 1.4% | 84.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $54.12 | – |
| Margin of safety | −576% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 24.5% | 25.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 22.0% (better) | 0.00% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −72.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 70.4% | – |
| Operating margin | 6.1% | – |
| Net margin | 2.7% (better) | −11.9% |
| FCF margin | 35.8% (better) | 2.1% |
| Return on equity | 1.7% (better) | −128% |
| Return on invested capital | 2.7% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.22 (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.87 | 1.18 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 8.90 (better) | 1.22 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 6.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | −27.5% |
| Buyback yield | 0.33% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.33% | 6.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.9% | 98.3% |
| Held by insiders | 0.66% | 39.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$123M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.7% | – |
Go deeper
- PANW stock overview
- PANW income statement
- PANW valuation and score
- XRX stock overview
- XRX income statement
- XRX valuation and score
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