Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW)
Technology · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for PANW is $382.52, 11.8% above the last close of $342.00 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $157.00 to $506.26. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E777.3x
- P/E vs sector+2,227.7%
- P/E vs own+170.9%
- Target upside+11.1%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$280B
- FCF yield+1.5%
- Insiders-$20.82M
- Earnings in33d
- News
Why it moved
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) fell 7.6% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Technology stocks fell 3.2%. Most of the move is specific to PANW.
4 stories on the day (30-day average 2.7).
- Sell-Off In Cybersecurity Stocks Intensifies Amid Palo Alto Vulnerability
- Cybersecurity Stocks Slide as AI Financing Jitters Spread: Palo Alto Falls 7%, SentinelOne Sinks 9%, Zscaler Drops 6%
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc. $PANW Holdings Lessened by Community Financial Services Group LLC
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $342.00 · +66.4% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendbullish
- Sector▲ +1.1%
- MAs20▼ 50▼ 100▼ 200▲
- Above MAs1 of 4 above
- MA20×50—
- RSI37
- Support-3.6%
- Resistance+4.7%
- Off 52w high-18.6%
- Off ATH-18.6%
- 52w range$342.00
- Bollingerbelow lower
- MACD-6.87
- ATR+5.6%
- Volume1.6x
Analyst price targets
39 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $342.00 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 10 · Buy 32 · Hold 11 · Sell 1 · Strong sell 1
Revenue and free cash flow
Q4 FY2026: Revenue +34.4% year over year, free cash flow 36.8% of revenue, operating margin 5.0%.
| Q4 FY2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | $3.41B | -0.35 | $1.25B | 67.6% | 5.0% | -8.3% |
| Q3 FY2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | $3B | -0.28 | $788M | 67.6% | -6.1% | -5.9% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | $2.59B | 0.60 | $384M | 73.6% | 15.4% | 16.7% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Oct 31, 2025 | $2.47B | 0.47 | $1.69B | 74.2% | 12.5% | 13.5% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | $2.54B | 0.36 | $935M | 73.2% | 19.6% | 10.0% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | $2.29B | 0.37 | $560M | 72.9% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | $2.26B | 0.38 | $509M | 73.5% | 10.6% | 11.8% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | $2.14B | 0.49 | $1.47B | 74.1% | 13.4% | 16.4% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $186.03 | -7.2% | -11.0% | +10.5% | 157.7 | $428B | |
| 2 |  | $128.23 | -4.6% | -58.5% | +91.9% | 20.1 | $388B | |
| 3 | | $342.00 | -7.6% | -18.6% | +11.1% | 777.3 | $280B | |
| 4 |  | $227.39 | -7.0% | -18.5% | +8.2% | 6,478.3 | $233B | |
| 5 |  | $169.13 | -7.0% | -13.2% | -6.4% | 59.6 | $124B | |
| 6 |  | $454.63 | -2.9% | -15.0% | +31.1% | 79.5 | $87.12B | |
| 7 |  | $77.89 | -2.4% | -8.2% | +23.1% | 139.1 | $46.77B | |
| 8 |  | $61.39 | -11.9% | -56.7% | +138.2% | — | $33.77B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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