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Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW)
As of Sep 25, 4:00 PM ET, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) last traded at $374.74, down 3.89% on the day. Its TickerHum research score is 51/100 (average). It reported revenue of $11.48B for the FY ending 2026-07-31, up 24.5% year over year, with a 6.1% operating margin.
Ratings
- Valuation: 11/100 — Strongest input: free-cash-flow yield 1.3 %. Weakest: price / sales (ttm) 26.7x.
- Growth: 43/100 — Strongest input: revenue growth (ttm, yoy) +24.5 %. Weakest: diluted eps growth (ttm, yoy) -75.0 %.
- Profitability: 46/100 — Strongest input: gross margin 70.4 %. Weakest: return on equity 1.1 %.
- Financial health: 62/100 — Strongest input: long-term debt / equity 0.07. Weakest: current ratio 0.87.
- Momentum: 99/100 — Strongest input: 6-month return +139.7 %. Weakest: 3-month return +23.2 %.
- Attention: 55/100 — Strongest input: headlines in the last 7 days 43. Weakest: volume vs 3-month average 0.7x.
- Risk: 47/100 — Strongest input: annualised volatility (1y) 47.2 %. Weakest: max drawdown (1y) -36.0 %.
- Data confidence: 92/100 — Strongest input: inputs available 100 %. Weakest: quote age (hours) 45 h.
Reported fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.48B | FY ending 2026-07-31 · 10-K |
| Revenue growth | 24.5% | FY ending 2026-07-31 · 10-K |
| Net income | $307M | FY ending 2026-07-31 · 10-K |
| Diluted EPS | $0.40 | FY ending 2026-07-31 · 10-K |
| Gross margin | 70.4% | FY ending 2026-07-31 · 10-K |
| Operating margin | 6.1% | FY ending 2026-07-31 · 10-K |
| Net margin | 2.7% | FY ending 2026-07-31 · 10-K |
| Free cash flow | $4.11B | FY ending 2026-07-31 · 10-K |
| Cash | $2.51B | as of 2026-07-31 · 10-K |
| Long-term debt | $1.99B | as of 2023-07-31 · 10-K |
| Debt / equity | 0.07 | as of 2023-07-31 · 10-K |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (CIK 0001327567).
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