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Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

PANW •
TechnologyInfrastructure SoftwareCybersecurity and identity management
AboutPalo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. The company offers firewall appliances and software; Panorama, a security management solution for the control of firewall appliances and software deployed on an end-customer's network and instances in public or private cloud environments, as a virtual or a physical appliance; and virtual system upgrades, which are available as extensions to the virtual system capacity that ships with physical appliances. It also provides subscription services covering the areas of threat prevention, malware and persistent threat, uniform resource locator filtering, laptop and mobile device protection, and firewall; and DNS security, Internet of Things security, SaaS security API, and SaaS security inline, as well as threat intelligence, and data loss prevention. In addition, the company offers cloud security, secure access, security analytics and automation, and threat intelligence and cyber security consulting; professional services, including architecture design and planning, implementation, configuration, and firewall migration; education services, such as certifications, as well as online and in-classroom training; and support services. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. sells its products and services through its channel partners, as well as directly to medium to large enterprises, service providers, and government entities operating in various industries, including education, energy, financial services, government entities, healthcare, Internet and media, manufacturing, public sector, and telecommunications. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.Show more
  • Revenue $9.22B +14.9%
  • EBITDA $1.59B +64.0%
  • Net Income $1.13B -56.0%
  • EPS (Diluted) 1.60 -56.0%
  • Gross Margin 73.41% -1.3%
  • EBITDA Margin 17.2% +42.8%
  • Operating Margin 13.48% +58.2%
  • Net Margin 12.3% -61.7%
  • ROE 17.45% -76.6%
  • ROIC 17.15% +31.4%
  • Debt/Equity 0.04 -83.4%
  • Interest Coverage 414.30 +402.8%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Company is almost debt free
  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 45.6%
  • ✓FCF machine: 37.6% free cash flow margin
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 22.0%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 20 (bottom 20%)
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high
  • ✗Expensive at 13.5x book value

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y25.81%
5Y22.03%
3Y18.79%
TTM15.43%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM2.16%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM1.69%

ROCE

10Y Avg-1.27%
5Y Avg2.77%
3Y Avg7.77%
Latest8.91%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
OKTAOkta, Inc.563.4M72.501208.3315.33%6.87%2.83%100%0.15
PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.104.69B148.9293.0814.87%12.96%13.65%3.31%0.04
ALLTAllot Ltd.250.63M6.3479.0510.63%3.63%3.27%6.18%0.10
FTNTFortinet, Inc.58.77B79.0332.5214.17%27.26%149.77%3.79%0.81
GENGen Digital Inc.13.93B22.5721.913.55%12.76%25.86%8.66%3.66
CHKPCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd.16.48B152.0720.386.22%37.62%32.79%6.24%0.01
QLYSQualys, Inc.3.32B92.4719.899.58%28.96%35.73%6.98%0.10
RPDRapid7, Inc.394.95M6.2215.558.53%1.44%2.04%42.6%57.49

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Profit & Loss

Jul 2016Jul 2017Jul 2018Jul 2019Jul 2020Jul 2021Jul 2022Jul 2023Jul 2024Jul 2025
Sales/Revenue+1.38B1.76B2.27B2.9B3.41B4.26B5.5B6.89B8.03B9.22B
Revenue Growth %48.54%27.79%29.04%27.56%17.55%24.87%29.26%25.29%16.46%14.87%
Cost of Goods Sold+370M476.6M645.3M808.4M999.5M1.27B1.72B1.91B2.06B2.45B
COGS % of Revenue26.84%27.05%28.39%27.88%29.32%29.95%31.24%27.71%25.65%26.59%
Gross Profit+1.01B1.28B1.63B2.09B2.41B2.98B3.78B4.98B5.97B6.77B
Gross Margin %73.16%72.95%71.61%72.12%70.68%70.05%68.76%72.29%74.35%73.41%
Gross Profit Growth %49.06%27.42%26.68%28.47%15.19%23.76%26.89%31.73%19.77%13.43%
Operating Expenses+1.17B1.44B1.73B2.15B2.59B3.29B3.97B4.6B5.28B5.53B
OpEx % of Revenue84.57%82%76.23%73.99%75.93%77.19%72.19%66.67%65.83%59.94%
Selling, General & Admin881.6M1.1B1.33B1.61B1.82B2.14B2.55B2.99B3.48B3.54B
SG&A % of Revenue63.95%62.28%58.6%55.38%53.39%50.4%46.42%43.4%43.29%38.42%
Research & Development284.2M347.4M400.7M539.5M768.1M1.14B1.42B1.6B1.81B1.98B
R&D % of Revenue20.62%19.72%17.63%18.61%22.54%26.79%25.77%23.27%22.54%21.52%
Other Operating Expenses0000000000
Operating Income+-157.3M-165.8M-104.2M-54.1M-179M-304.1M-188.8M387.3M683.9M1.24B
Operating Margin %-11.41%-9.41%-4.58%-1.87%-5.25%-7.14%-3.43%5.62%8.52%13.48%
Operating Income Growth %-57.62%-5.4%37.15%48.08%-230.87%-69.89%37.92%305.14%76.58%81.74%
EBITDA+-114.5M-106M-7.8M99.7M27.1M-43.7M93.8M669.5M967.2M1.59B
EBITDA Margin %-8.31%-6.02%-0.34%3.44%0.8%-1.03%1.7%9.71%12.05%17.2%
EBITDA Growth %-61.5%7.42%92.64%1378.21%-72.82%-261.25%314.65%613.75%44.47%64.01%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)42.8M59.8M96.4M153.8M206.1M260.4M282.6M282.2M283.3M343.4M
EBIT-148.9M-155.6M-75.7M9.3M-146.6M-307M-187M586.8M993.1M1.6B
Net Interest Income+-14.6M-9.8M-2.5M-14.1M-47.3M-154.6M-11.8M197.2M309.6M360.8M
Interest Income8.8M14.7M27.1M69.8M41.4M8.5M15.6M224.4M317.9M363.5M
Interest Expense23.4M24.5M29.6M83.9M88.7M163.3M27.4M27.2M8.3M3M
Other Income/Expense-15M-28.3M-1.1M-20.5M-52.8M-160.9M-18.4M179M304.4M352.8M
Pretax Income+-205.1M-194.1M-130.2M-74.6M-231.8M-465M-207.2M566.3M988.3M1.6B
Pretax Margin %-14.88%-11.02%-5.73%-2.57%-6.8%-10.93%-3.77%8.22%12.31%17.3%
Income Tax+20.8M22.5M17.7M7.3M35.2M33.9M59.8M126.6M-1.59B461.8M
Effective Tax Rate %110.14%111.59%113.59%109.79%115.19%107.29%128.86%77.64%260.81%71.06%
Net Income+-225.9M-216.6M-147.9M-81.9M-267M-498.9M-267M439.7M2.58B1.13B
Net Margin %-16.39%-12.3%-6.51%-2.82%-7.83%-11.72%-4.85%6.38%32.11%12.3%
Net Income Growth %-36.92%4.12%31.72%44.62%-226.01%-86.85%46.48%264.68%486.22%-56.01%
Net Income (Continuing)-192.7M-216.6M-122.2M-81.9M-267M-498.9M-267M439.7M2.58B1.13B
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+-0.43-0.40-0.27-0.15-0.46-0.86-0.450.643.641.60
EPS Growth %-28.36%6.98%32.5%46.3%-217.24%-86.96%47.67%242.22%468.75%-56.04%
EPS (Basic)-0.43-0.40-0.27-0.15-0.46-0.86-0.450.734.041.71
Diluted Shares Outstanding522.6M543.6M550.2M567M581.4M578.4M591M684.6M708M709.3M
Basic Shares Outstanding522.6M543.6M550.2M567M581.4M578.4M591M606.4M638.4M662.5M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Jul 2016Jul 2017Jul 2018Jul 2019Jul 2020Jul 2021Jul 2022Jul 2023Jul 2024Jul 2025
Total Current Assets+1.77B1.98B4.13B3.66B5.13B4.65B6.41B6.05B6.85B7.1B
Cash & Short-Term Investments1.29B1.38B3.4B2.8B3.75B2.9B3.63B2.39B2.58B2.9B
Cash Only734.4M744.3M2.51B961.4M2.96B1.87B2.12B1.14B1.54B2.27B
Short-Term Investments551.2M630.7M896.5M1.84B789.8M1.03B1.52B1.25B1.04B634.6M
Accounts Receivable348.7M432.1M467M582.4M1.04B1.24B2.25B2.85B3.34B3.68B
Days Sales Outstanding92.3389.5374.9973.31111.06106.38149.53151.03152.07145.64
Inventory0000000000
Days Inventory Outstanding----------
Other Current Assets0000222.4M365M317.7M339.2M384.7M520.5M
Total Non-Current Assets+1.08B1.46B1.69B2.93B3.94B5.59B5.84B8.45B13.14B16.47B
Property, Plant & Equipment117.2M211.1M273.1M296M606.8M581.3M599.8M617.8M747M734.3M
Fixed Asset Turnover11.76x8.34x8.32x9.80x5.62x7.32x9.17x11.16x10.75x12.56x
Goodwill163.5M238.8M522.8M1.35B1.81B2.71B2.75B2.93B3.35B4.57B
Intangible Assets44M53.7M140.8M280.6M358.2M498.6M384.5M315.4M374.9M762.7M
Long-Term Investments652.8M789.3M547.5M575.4M554.4M888.3M1.05B3.05B4.17B6.56B
Other Non-Current Assets106.7M169.1M206.8M423.1M603.9M421.4M1.05B344.8M2.1B1.43B
Total Assets+2.86B3.44B5.82B6.59B9.07B10.24B12.25B14.5B19.99B23.58B
Asset Turnover0.48x0.51x0.39x0.44x0.38x0.42x0.45x0.48x0.40x0.39x
Asset Growth %45.44%20.3%69.36%13.21%37.52%12.97%19.65%18.34%37.86%17.93%
Total Current Liabilities+846.8M1.2B2.14B2.05B2.69B5.12B8.31B7.74B7.68B7.99B
Accounts Payable30.2M35.5M49.4M73.3M63.6M56.9M128M132.3M116.3M232.2M
Days Payables Outstanding29.7927.1927.9433.123.2316.2927.1825.2920.6134.57
Short-Term Debt00550.4M001.56B3.68B1.99B963.9M0
Deferred Revenue (Current)703.9M968.4M1.21B1.58B2.05B2.74B3.64B4.67B5.54B6.3B
Other Current Liabilities73.5M79.9M201.4M162.4M322.2M430.6M461.1M548.3M554.7M846M
Current Ratio2.09x1.65x1.93x1.78x1.91x0.91x0.77x0.78x0.89x0.89x
Quick Ratio2.09x1.65x1.93x1.78x1.91x0.91x0.77x0.78x0.89x0.89x
Cash Conversion Cycle----------
Total Non-Current Liabilities+1.12B1.48B2.7B2.95B5.27B4.36B3.74B5.02B7.14B7.76B
Long-Term Debt500.2M524.7M1.37B1.43B3.08B1.67B0000
Capital Lease Obligations0000336.6M313.4M276.1M279.2M380.5M338.2M
Deferred Tax Liabilities000000028.1M387.7M89.1M
Other Non-Current Liabilities79.4M147.6M229.6M216M90.1M97.7M108.4M86.1M430.9M886.8M
Total Liabilities1.97B2.68B4.83B5.01B7.96B9.48B12.04B12.75B14.82B15.75B
Total Debt+508.2M524.7M1.92B1.43B3.42B3.54B3.95B2.27B1.34B338.2M
Net Debt-226.2M-219.6M-586.8M468.6M462.7M1.67B1.83B1.14B-190.8M-1.93B
Debt / Equity0.64x0.69x1.94x0.90x3.10x4.64x18.82x1.30x0.26x0.04x
Debt / EBITDA---14.34x126.23x-42.14x3.39x1.39x0.21x
Net Debt / EBITDA---4.70x17.07x-19.56x1.70x-0.20x-1.22x
Interest Coverage-6.72x-6.77x-3.52x-0.64x-2.02x-1.86x-6.89x14.24x82.40x414.30x
Total Equity+789.9M759.6M988.3M1.59B1.1B763.6M210M1.75B5.17B7.82B
Equity Growth %37.18%-3.84%30.11%60.51%-30.54%-30.7%-72.5%732.57%195.68%51.35%
Book Value per Share1.511.401.802.801.901.320.362.557.3011.03
Total Shareholders' Equity789.9M759.6M988.3M1.59B1.1B763.6M210M1.75B5.17B7.82B
Common Stock1.52B1.6B1.97B2.49B2.26B2.31B1.93B3.02B3.82B5.29B
Retained Earnings-726.6M-836.7M-984.6M-900.9M-1.17B-1.67B-1.67B-1.23B1.35B2.48B
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI1M-3.4M-16.4M-3.7M10.5M-9.9M-55.6M-43.2M-1.6M48.4M
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Jul 2016Jul 2017Jul 2018Jul 2019Jul 2020Jul 2021Jul 2022Jul 2023Jul 2024Jul 2025
Cash from Operations+658.1M868.5M1.04B1.06B1.04B1.5B1.98B2.78B3.26B3.72B
Operating CF Margin %47.74%49.3%45.62%36.41%30.39%35.31%36.08%40.3%40.58%40.3%
Operating CF Growth %87.87%31.97%19.4%1.79%-1.89%45.12%32.05%39.95%17.29%14.07%
Net Income-225.9M-216.6M-147.9M-81.9M-267M-498.9M-267M439.7M2.58B1.13B
Depreciation & Amortization42.8M59.8M96.4M153.8M253.5M304.9M282.6M282.2M283.3M302.3M
Stock-Based Compensation392.8M474.5M496.7M567.7M658.4M894.5M1.01B1.07B1.08B1.3B
Deferred Taxes2.5M23.6M500K-17.5M-6.2M13.1M-3.1M1.91B-2.03B-349.9M
Other Non-Cash Items23.4M24.5M69.9M206M325.2M440.8M440.3M-1.48B444.7M411.8M
Working Capital Changes422.5M502.7M521.4M227.5M71.8M348.6M520.8M550.8M910.3M922.8M
Change in Receivables-136.4M-82.9M-33M-108.7M-435.6M-172.4M-902M-1.06B-1.02B-154.2M
Change in Inventory23M5.1M-80.6M-353.1M-448.8M-327.6M0000
Change in Payables15.1M5.9M3.7M32.3M-12.8M-11.8M69.3M1M-15M106.8M
Cash from Investing+-338.9M-472.6M-520M-1.83B288M-1.48B-933.4M-2.03B-1.51B-2.2B
Capital Expenditures-72.5M-163.4M-112M-131.2M-214.4M-116M-192.8M-146.3M-156.8M-246.2M
CapEx % of Revenue5.26%9.28%4.93%4.52%6.29%2.73%3.5%2.12%1.95%2.67%
Acquisitions-6.4M-90.7M-374.1M-773.7M-583.5M-777.3M-37M-204.5M-610.6M-1.05B
Investments----------
Other Investing6.4M000000000
Cash from Financing+39.4M-386M1.25B-773.9M673M-1.1B-806.6M-1.73B-1.34B-778.9M
Debt Issued (Net)001.68B-477.4M1.98B-900K-600K-1.69B-1.03B-965.6M
Equity Issued (Net)0-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K1000K
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases0-411M-259.1M-330M-1.2B-1.18B-892.3M-272.7M-566.7M0
Other Financing38.9M46.4M-134M-38.2M-85.3M75M86.3M238.4M257.3M-183.8M
Net Change in Cash358.6M9.9M1.76B-1.54B2B-1.08B244.7M-982.6M404.6M732.4M
Free Cash Flow+585.6M705.1M925M924.4M821.3M1.39B1.79B2.63B3.1B3.47B
FCF Margin %42.48%40.03%40.69%31.88%24.1%32.59%32.57%38.17%38.63%37.63%
FCF Growth %85.04%20.41%31.19%-0.06%-11.15%68.88%29.19%46.84%17.85%11.9%
FCF per Share1.121.301.681.631.412.403.033.844.384.89
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)-2.91x-4.01x-7.01x-12.89x-3.88x-3.01x-7.43x6.32x1.26x3.28x
Interest Paid00800K13.5M13.5M20M20.2M20.2M5.6M1.7M
Taxes Paid7.1M9M11.2M22M17.2M24.9M34.6M147.1M342.3M505.5M

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)-33.08%-27.96%-16.92%-6.36%-19.87%-53.49%-54.85%44.9%74.52%17.45%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)-18.86%-22.53%-16.6%-3.3%-7.42%-11.42%-6.33%11.79%13.05%17.15%
Gross Margin73.16%72.95%71.61%72.12%70.68%70.05%68.76%72.29%74.35%73.41%
Net Margin-16.39%-12.3%-6.51%-2.82%-7.83%-11.72%-4.85%6.38%32.11%12.3%
Debt / Equity0.64x0.69x1.94x0.90x3.10x4.64x18.82x1.30x0.26x0.04x
Interest Coverage-6.72x-6.77x-3.52x-0.64x-2.02x-1.86x-6.89x14.24x82.40x414.30x
FCF Conversion-2.91x-4.01x-7.01x-12.89x-3.88x-3.01x-7.43x6.32x1.26x3.28x
Revenue Growth48.54%27.79%29.04%27.56%17.55%24.87%29.26%25.29%16.46%14.87%

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