Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW) operating KPIs
PANWNasdaqComputer Peripheral Equipment, NECFiscal year ends July 31
Financials through Q4 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-K on Sep 10, 2026Score 8/30576% above fair value
$365.87−14.70 (-3.86%)
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $299.28BP/E –Yield –
Palo Alto Networks total Employees (Period-End Headcount)
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).
Latest, FY2026
21,921
Period ended Jul 31, 2026
Change on a year earlier
+36.4%
16,068 in FY2025
History
10 years
Since FY2017
Sources
9
Documents cited below
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | Total Employees (Period-End Headcount) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | 21,921 | +36.4% | Form 10-K FY2026 (filed 2026-09-10) ↗ |
| FY2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | 16,068 | +5.1% | Form 10-K FY2025 (filed 2025-08-29) ↗ |
| FY2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | 15,289 | +9.6% | Form 10-K FY2024 (filed 2024-09-06) ↗ |
| FY2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | 13,948 | +11.0% | Form 10-K FY2023 (filed 2023-09-01) ↗ |
| FY2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | 12,561 | +19.9% | Form 10-K FY2022 (filed 2022-09-06) ↗ |
| FY2021 | Jul 31, 2021 | 10,473 | +30.7% | Form 10-K FY2021 (filed 2021-09-03) ↗ |
| FY2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | 8,014 | +14.3% | Form 10-K FY2020 (filed 2020-09-04) ↗ |
| FY2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | 7,014 | +31.2% | Form 10-K FY2019 (filed 2019-09-09) ↗ |
| FY2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | 5,348 | +17.2% | Form 10-K FY2018 (filed 2018-09-13) ↗ |
| FY2017 | Jul 31, 2017 | 4,562 | – | Form 10-K FY2018 (filed 2018-09-13) ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up total employees (period-end headcount)
- Employees — Sales & Marketing (Discontinued After FY23Q3)5,167 · FY2022
- Employees — Research & Development (Discontinued After FY23Q3)3,268 · FY2022
- Employees — Cost of Subscription & Support (Discontinued After FY23Q3)2,515 · FY2022
- Employees — General & Administrative (Discontinued After FY23Q3)1,462 · FY2022
- Employees — Cost of Product Revenue (Discontinued After FY23Q3)149 · FY2022
- Employee Attrition Rate — Total (%)14.5% · FY2025
- Annual New Hires3,123 · FY2025
- Average Training & Development Hours per Employee (hours)36 · FY2025
- Employee Network Group (ENG) Participation Rate (%)23.0% · FY2025
- Recordable Work-Related Injuries4 · FY2025
- Women in Global Workforce (Reported FY21–FY22) (%)26.1% · FY2022
- Women in Technical Roles (Reported FY21–FY22) (%)20.7% · FY2022
- Women on Board of Directors (Reported FY21–FY22) (%)24.3% · FY2022
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Palo Alto Networks Total Employees (Period-End Headcount), annual FY2017–FY2026 [Data set]. Compiled from Palo Alto Networks SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/panw/kpis/emp_total
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