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PANW Stock Chart & Stats
$323.79
-$1.84(-0.57%)
At close: 4:00 PM EDT
$323.79
-$1.84(-0.57%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$139.57 - $368.80
Previous CloseN/A
Volume5.13M
Average Volume (3M)6.90M
Market Cap
$258.62B
Enterprise Value$142.59K
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$3.11B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$2.07B
Price to Earnings (P/E)268.1
Beta1.34
Next Earnings
Aug 24, 2026EPS Estimate
0.98Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.19
Shares Outstanding815,000,000
10 Day Avg. Volume6,147,894
30 Day Avg. Volume6,899,284
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.76
Price to Book (P/B)14.70
Price to Sales (P/S)12.47
P/FCF Ratio33.15
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$344.87Price Target Upside6.51% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering42
EPS Forecast (FY)3.77
Revenue Forecast (FY)$11.42B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Cash GenerationSustained and growing operating and free cash flow (OS CF $4.22B TTM; FCF $4.38B TTM) underpin durable reinvestment, R&D, M&A funding and shareholder returns without depending on volatile earnings. Strong cash conversion supports long-term strategic flexibility and de-risks execution.
Platform & Recurring RevenueHigh platform adoption with 120% net retention and low churn signals strong cross-sell economics and stickiness. Platformization increases contract value per customer and recurring revenue stability, making top-line growth more durable and improving lifetime customer economics over multiple years.
Stronger Balance SheetMaterial de-leveraging to ~0.07 D/E and a substantially larger equity base strengthen financial resilience. The conservative capital structure lowers refinancing risk, supports continued M&A and investment, and provides buffer against macro stress—beneficial for multi-quarter strategic execution.
Bears Say
Elevated Stock-based CompSBC at 17% of revenue materially increases operating expense and can depress reported margins and per‑share metrics while diluting shareholders. Even if temporary from M&A, a 12–18 month normalization window sustains elevated operating cost structure and complicates medium-term margin visibility.
Supply-chain / Component Cost RiskSustained memory and storage cost pressure that required a hardware price hike can compress hardware and overall gross margins, risk buyer pushback, and impair unit economics. Given hardware supports subscription attach, persistent component inflation could reduce margin leverage from platform growth.
Integration & Migration ExecutionSignificant migration and integration work across acquisitions and product platforms creates multi-quarter execution risk. Delays or customer friction could slow cross-sell, defer revenue realization, and keep integration costs elevated, making near-term profitability improvements less predictable.
Palo Alto Networks News
PANW FAQ
What was Palo Alto Networks’s price range in the past 12 months?
Palo Alto Networks lowest stock price was $139.57 and its highest was $368.80 in the past 12 months.
What is Palo Alto Networks’s market cap?
Palo Alto Networks’s market cap is $258.62B.
When is Palo Alto Networks’s upcoming earnings report date?
Palo Alto Networks’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 24, 2026 which is in 26 days.
How were Palo Alto Networks’s earnings last quarter?
Palo Alto Networks released its earnings results on Jun 02, 2026. The company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.793 by $0.057.
Is Palo Alto Networks overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Palo Alto Networks’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Palo Alto Networks pay dividends?
Palo Alto Networks does not currently pay dividends.
What is Palo Alto Networks’s EPS estimate?
Palo Alto Networks’s EPS estimate is 0.98.
How many shares outstanding does Palo Alto Networks have?
Palo Alto Networks has 815,000,000 shares outstanding.
What happened to Palo Alto Networks’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Palo Alto Networks reported an EPS of $0.85 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.793. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -5.636%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Palo Alto Networks?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in PANW
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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Palo Alto Networks Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy
Average Price Target:
$344.87 (6.51% Upside)
$344.87 (6.51% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
PANW Sentiment 70%
Sector Average 63%
Sector Average 63%
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 2.4M Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $8.7M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Negative
Last 7 Days ▼ 0.6%
Last 30 Days ▼ 0.6%
Last 30 Days ▼ 0.6%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 100%
Bearish news 0%
Bearish news 0%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
56.10%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
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Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
110.27%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) is a cybersecurity company that provides hardware, software, and cloud-delivered security solutions to enterprises, governments, and service providers. Its offerings span network security (including next-generation firewalls), cloud security, and security operations (SOC) capabilities, with products and services designed to prevent, detect, and respond to cyber threats across on-premises environments, endpoints, and public/private cloud infrastructure.
PANW Company Deck
PANW Earnings Call
Q3 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The earnings call was strongly positive overall. The company reported a record quarter with broad-based revenue, ARR and RPO growth, exceptional free cash flow expansion, rapid adoption of new AI security products (Prisma AIRS, XSIAM, Chronosphere), robust platformization metrics, and early acquisition integration success (CyberArk, Chronosphere). Near-term challenges include acquisition-related GAAP charges and elevated stock-based compensation, supply-chain and component cost pressure, and ongoing integration/migration tasks (e.g., Prisma Cloud to Cortex Cloud). These lowlights are largely transitional or industry-wide and management provided mitigation plans and timelines. Given the scale and magnitude of the growth metrics and cash flow improvements versus the manageable and largely one-time or solvable challenges, the overall tone is constructive and confident.View all PANW earnings summariesPANW Revenue Breakdown
19.54% Product
80.46% Subscription and support

PANW Stock 12 Month Forecast
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Average Price Target
$344.87
▲(6.51% Upside)
Technical Analysis
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Ownership Overview
0.74% Insiders
15.20% Mutual Funds
2.72% Other Institutional Investors
52.59% Public Companies and Individual Investors










