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Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

PANW

Technology · 330.60 -2.3% today

Participation confirmed · construction unavailableMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s move is being confirmed by its market group.

No new filing conclusion is available. 5 of 35 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 34 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

P/E209.6xlatest annual facts
Revenue YoY+14.9%2025-07-31
Operating margin13.5%+5.0 pts YoY
Company-2.3% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group5 of 35 activeSoftware Stocks · inactive
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • At least 23 of 35 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • A filing-linked outsider such as ASAN begins moving with the group.

Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 12 of 35 members or fewer.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Software - Infrastructure

No new filing conclusion is available. 5 of 35 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 34 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • At least 23 of 35 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • A filing-linked outsider such as ASAN begins moving with the group.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations602
Usable filing statements118
Verified relationships20
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +14.9% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +5.0 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 3.28x in the latest annual period.
  • Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Product pipeline and R&D has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Net margin changed -19.8 percentage points in the latest annual period.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 621% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 227% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

330.60
6m+96.6%12m+67.5%24m-1.6%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-07-31$4.3B+24.9%$-1.73
2022-07-31$5.5B+29.3%$-0.90+2.2%
2023-07-31$6.9B+25.3%$0.64
2024-07-31$8.0B+16.5%$3.64+3.4%
2025-07-31$9.2B+14.9%$1.60+0.2%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Demand and volumepositive · 5 filings
Year Ended July 31, Year Ended July 31, 2026 2025 Change 2025 2024 Change Amount Amount Amount % Amount Amount Amount % (dollars in millions) Cost of product revenue $ 568 $ 413 $ 155 38 % $ 413 $ 348 $ 65 19 % Cost of product revenue increased for fiscal 202…
10-K · Sep 10, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dpositive · 5 filings
Three Months Ended April 30, Nine Months Ended April 30, 2026 2025 Change 2026 2025 Change Amount Amount Amount % Amount Amount Amount % (dollars in millions) Research and development $ 734 $ 494 $ 240 49 % $ 1,773 $ 1,480 $ 293 20 % Research and development…
10-Q · Jun 3, 2026
Legal and regulatory exposuremixed · 4 filings
The increase in general and administrative expense for the nine months ended April 30, 2026 was also driven by a partial release of litigation-related accrual of $40 million during the nine months ended April 30, 2025.
10-Q · Jun 3, 2026
Capital investment and capacitypositive · 2 filings
The increase was primarily due to growth of our business as reflected by increases in collections during the nine months ended April 30, 2026, partially offset by higher cash expenditure to support our business growth.
10-Q · Jun 3, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 25.4× · EV/sales 25.2×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

330.60-2.3% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for PANW. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for PANW. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind PANW

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

CRWDCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.competitorJun 3, 2026

Our main competitors fall into four categories: • large companies that incorporate security features in their products, such as Cisco Systems, Inc.

CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.competitorJun 3, 2026

Our main competitors fall into four categories: • large companies that incorporate security features in their products, such as Cisco Systems, Inc.

Depended on by

QLYSQualys, Inc.competitorMay 5, 2026

We compete with large and small public companies, such as CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Rapid7, and Tenable Holdings, as well as privately held security providers including Invicti, Tanium, and Wiz (which has announced a pending acquisition by Google).

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

PANW is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Software Stocks. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.