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PANW

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

PANW

NASDAQ·Technology·Software - Infrastructure·Mkt cap $239.9B

$350.93

-0.32%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$139.57 - $358.10

P/E

194.96

Fwd P/E

85.82

Beta

0.94

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

8.2M

Shares Out

681.5M

Mkt Cap

$239.9B

Price action

Price chart

Up 78.7% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Integrated platform approach reducing complexity and improving threat detection
  • Strong brand reputation and market leadership in enterprise cybersecurity
  • Extensive partner ecosystem and direct sales relationships with Fortune 500 companies
  • Continuous innovation in AI-driven threat prevention and cloud security
  • High switching costs and sticky subscription-based recurring revenue model

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Extreme premium - high expectations embedded

Growth

Strong growth ahead

Increasing cybersecurity spending driven by regulatory compliance and breach prevention

Value

Extreme premium - high expectations embedded

Momentum

Hot

+115.7% over 3m

Quality

Excellent

Excellent business quality

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Aug 17, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

JUN 2, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.85 vs $0.79 consensus (+7.2% surprise). Revenue of $3.0B vs $2.9B expected (+2.0%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +7.2%
Rev beat +2.0%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+7.2%

Next: Aug 17, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+14%

+15%

+16%

+16%

+15%

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Q4 24

Q1 24

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 25

Q2 26

$2.0B

$2.2B

$2.1B

$2.3B

$2.3B

$2.5B

$2.5B

$2.6B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

73.6%

Operating

15.4%

Profit

16.6%

Wall Street consensus

33 analysts · 91% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

30

91%

Hold

3

9%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$320.00

-8.8% vs $350.93

Low $215.00
Median $320.00
High $375.00

Latest: Wells Fargo · Jul 1, 2026

27 analysts covering

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How PANW stacks vs Software - Infrastructure

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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