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Palo Alto Networks Inc

Computer Peripheral Equipment, NEC

Company overview

Palo Alto Networks Inc is an SEC-reporting issuer listed on NASDAQ under PANW. Its SEC industry description is Computer Peripheral Equipment, NEC. This profile organizes annual financial disclosures for research; sector labels are editorial groupings, not GICS classifications.

Product cycles, recurring software revenue and infrastructure investment shape this broad group. Hardware and software businesses have different cost structures.

Business segments

Segment-level revenue is not included in this standardized dataset. Consult the business and segment notes in the linked annual filing for the issuer’s actual reporting segments.

Selected fundamentals

Annual reporting currency: USD. Financial amounts are in millions, except per-share figures and ratios.

Latest period 2026-07-31 · prior period 2025-07-31
Metric2026-07-312025-07-31Source filed
RevenueUSD 11,480mUSD 9,221m2026-09-10
Operating incomeUSD 695mUSD 1,243m2026-09-10
Net incomeUSD 307mUSD 1,134m2026-09-10
Diluted EPSUSD 0.40USD 1.602026-09-10
Operating cash flowUSD 4,553mUSD 3,716m2026-09-10
Capital expenditureNot availableNot available2026-09-10
Free cash flowNot availableNot available2026-09-10
Gross margin70.36%73.42%2026-09-10
Operating margin6.05%13.48%2026-09-10

FCF = operating cash flow − purchases of property, plant and equipment. Missing tags remain unavailable. Standardized cash-flow comparisons are particularly limited for financial businesses.

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Period endRevenueNet incomeEPS
2026-07-31USD 11,480mUSD 307mUSD 0.40
2025-07-31USD 9,221mUSD 1,134mUSD 1.60
2024-07-31USD 8,027mUSD 2,578mUSD 3.64
2023-07-31USD 6,892.7mUSD 439.7mUSD 0.64

Valuation context

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MeasureInterpretation
P/EPrice divided by EPS; identify annual, trailing or forward basis.
P/S & P/BMarket capitalization divided by sales or book equity.
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value and EBITDA need consistent definitions.
FCF yieldFree cash flow divided by dated market capitalization.

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Selected filing notes

10-KFiled 2026-09-10Period 2026-07-31

PANW filed this 10-K on 2026-09-10 for the reported period 2026-07-31. Reading focus: Revenue mix, research spending, inventory and cash conversion. This is a metadata-based reading guide; it does not assert that a particular event or risk change occurred in the document.

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