Palo Alto Networks Total Employees (Period-End Headcount) by Quarter

Palo Alto Networks Total Employees (Period-End Headcount): 21,921 in Q4 FY26, up 36.4% from a year earlier. That is the highest of the 36 quarters on record here.

“example, from the end of fiscal 2025 to the end of fiscal 2026, our headcount increased from 16,068 to 21,921 employees, including approximately 4,223 additional headcount as a result of the CyberArk acquisiti”

Source: Form 10-K FY2026 (filed 2026-09-10) ↗

Reached 21,986 employees at Q4 FY26 (including 4,650 acquired employees in Q3 FY26 and 4,884 cumulative acquired employees in Q4 FY26 from CyberArk and Chronosphere).

• Employees — Sales & Marketing (Discontinued After FY23Q3)5,710 · Q3 FY23
• Employees — Research & Development (Discontinued After FY23Q3)3,693 · Q3 FY23
• Employees — Cost of Subscription & Support (Discontinued After FY23Q3)2,815 · Q3 FY23
• Employees — General & Administrative (Discontinued After FY23Q3)1,620 · Q3 FY23
• Employees — Cost of Product Revenue (Discontinued After FY23Q3)141 · Q3 FY23
• Employee Attrition Rate — Total (%)–
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• Women in Global Workforce (Reported FY21–FY22) (%)–
• Women in Technical Roles (Reported FY21–FY22) (%)–
• Women on Board of Directors (Reported FY21–FY22) (%)–

See every metric in the Palo Alto Networks KPI table. Data updated Oct 25, 2026.