Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW) stock
PANWNasdaqComputer Peripheral Equipment, NECFiscal year ends July 31
Financials through Q4 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-K on Sep 10, 2026Score 8/30499% above fair value
$322.24−0.42 (-0.13%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $263.59BP/E –Yield –
Palo Alto Networks statistics
94 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Nov 18, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Jul 31, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 57.89
- 15.59
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 22.69
- 2.27
- EV / EBIT
- 374.85
- 19.85
- EV / FCF
- 63.34
- 22.29
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 7.76%
- 0.54%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.25%
- 0.03%
- Float
- 813M
- 52M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.67%
- 5.00%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 81.9%
- 81.8%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 21M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -3.03%
- -0.88%
- Short % of Float
- 2.54%
- 4.17%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.52%
- 3.65%
- Days to Cover
- 3.49
- 3.58
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $432.32
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $139.57
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $350.91
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $367.50
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $277.23
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $19.36
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 2.68%
- 3.01%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -13.0%
- -4.86%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -14.2%
- -14.1%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 32.7%
- -11.1%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 74.9%
- 5.81%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 53.4%
- 4.03%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 146.8%
- 29.5%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 275.3%
- 14.4%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 1135.8%
- 89.4%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 6M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 6M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 6M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.87
- 0.76
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 38.6
- 44.5
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 51.3%
- 53.2%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.27
- 1.06
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 4.67%
- 6.52%
- EBITDA Margin
- 13.5%
- 9.73%
- FCF Margin
- 35.8%
- 7.10%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 1.74%
- 7.46%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 0.85%
- 3.06%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 2.71%
- 7.81%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 1.80%
- 6.97%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.87
- 2.02
- Quick Ratio
- 0.68
- 0.96
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 24.5%
- 9.19%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -72.9%
- 10.2%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 18.6%
- 17.1%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 18.5%
- 3.31%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 22.0%
- 7.11%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -14.5%
- 7.25%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.32
- 0.70
- Inventory Turnover
- 29.59
- 3.65
- Revenue Per Employee
- $1.43M
- $427.56K
- Profits Per Employee
- $38.31K
- $17.14K
- Employee Count
- 8,014
- 1,633
- WACC
- 11.4%
- 9.69%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $536.00M
- $62.51M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $3.07B
- $224.23K
- Net Cash Per Share
- $3.75
- $0.00
- Equity (Book Value)
- $27.49B
- $449.80M
- Book Value Per Share
- $33.61
- $10.18
- Tangible Book Value
- -$1.54B
- $74.75M
- Working Capital
- -$1.28B
- $231.24M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$440.00M
- -$26.59M
- FCF Per Share
- $5.03
- $1.38
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 0.12%
- 2.76%
- FCF Yield
- 1.56%
- 3.51%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.38%
- 1.37%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.38%
- 1.87%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $0
- $18.27M
- Income Tax
- $229.00M
- $18.38M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 42.7%
- 21.3%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 7.88
- 3.10
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.49
- -2.54
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | PANW | S&P 500 | Difference | PANW per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -18.8% | -3.0% | −15.8 pts | ||
| 3 months | -18.6% | -2.8% | −15.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | +74.9% | +11.5% | +63.5 pts | ||
| 1 year | +57.4% | +13.5% | +43.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | +152.1% | +77.7% | +74.4 pts | +36.1% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +275.3% | +72.6% | +202.7 pts | +30.3% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +1139.3% | +308.2% | +831.1 pts | +28.6% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
21M PANW shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 3.0% from the previous report, or 2.54% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 44.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 20,623,882 | -3.0% | 5,908,048 | 3.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 21,268,455 | -1.6% | 4,779,237 | 4.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 21,608,068 | -1.2% | 6,406,662 | 3.4 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 21,871,670 | +2.1% | 7,248,896 | 3.0 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 21,411,706 | -4.5% | 5,554,587 | 3.9 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 22,414,335 | +6.7% | 5,667,495 | 4.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 21,000,807 | +2.8% | 6,042,200 | 3.5 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 20,423,492 | -18.3% | 7,228,923 | 2.8 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25,002,502 | +11.0% | 7,564,758 | 3.3 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 22,532,962 | -12.2% | 10,031,839 | 2.3 |
| May 29, 2026 | 25,677,921 | -8.3% | 8,487,960 | 3.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 27,988,535 | +11.1% | 8,229,757 | 3.4 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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