PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc. Common Stock — stock analysis & sentiment
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Common Stock (PANW) last closed at $314.15, in the upper half of its 52-week range of $139.57–$368.80. Composite market sentiment across 1 analysis is neutral (+12 on a −100 to +100 scale), as of Jul 30, 2026.
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What the data says
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Palo Alto Networks closed at $314.15, sitting in the upper part of a 52-week range that runs from $139.57 to $368.80. That range is unusually wide — the high is more than double the low — so the past year has involved a large move rather than a narrow drift, and the current price is closer to the top of it than the bottom, though still some distance below the peak.
At roughly $262 billion in market capitalization, the stock carries a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of about 277 and a forward multiple near 78, a gap that reflects earnings expected to be substantially higher ahead than what has already been reported. Price-to-book sits near 9.4. Profitability is thin relative to that pricing: the net profit margin is about 7.9%, so the company keeps under eight cents of each revenue dollar as profit, while revenue is growing at roughly 31% year over year. A beta of 0.91 means the shares have historically moved slightly less than the broad market.
Recent news flow has been more sector-wide than company-specific. Only one headline in the past several weeks named Palo Alto Networks directly, asking why the stock fell on July 8. The rest covers the broader cybersecurity and AI landscape — a competitor's acquisition in security operations, coverage of CrowdStrike, post-quantum encryption work, and general pieces on AI-linked security demand — meaning much of the surrounding commentary concerns the industry the company operates in rather than its own developments.
Written from public market data. Research, not financial advice — the thesis, signals and risk levels are in the full report.
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PANW daily price history.
Market sentiment
A composite of the public market data in this analysis, from −100 (bearish) to +100 (bullish).
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Valuation & size
- Market cap
- $262.02B
- Enterprise value
- $255.05B
- P/E (TTM)
- 277.16
- Forward P/E
- 77.94
- Price / book
- 9.45
- Price / sales
- 24.7
Profitability & growth
- Net margin
- 7.95%
- Revenue growth
- +31.10%
Price & risk
- Beta
- 0.91
- Average volume
- 8.07M
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About Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Common Stock
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, serving customers across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia Pacific. Its portfolio spans three broad areas: network security, including hardware and virtual firewalls, the Prisma Access secure access service edge offering, and centralized management through Strata Cloud Manager; cloud security, covering protection for applications and workloads across multi-cloud and hybrid environments; and security operations, delivered through the Cortex platform, which includes XSIAM for AI-driven security operations, XDR for threat detection and response, XSOAR for orchestration and automation, and Xpanse for attack surface management. The company also offers security for AI deployments and provides threat intelligence and incident response services under the Unit 42 name. Much of the business is subscription-based, with services covering areas such as threat prevention, URL filtering, DNS security, data loss prevention, IoT security, and SaaS application security, alongside support, professional services, and training and certification programs. Palo Alto Networks was incorporated in 2005 and sells through channel partners as well as directly to enterprises, service providers, and government organizations across industries including financial services, healthcare, energy, manufacturing, telecommunications, education, and the public sector.
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PANW — frequently asked questions
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What is the current market sentiment for PANW?
As of Jul 30, 2026, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Common Stock (PANW) carries neutral (+12 on a −100 to +100 scale) composite sentiment. The score fuses recent news tone, analyst recommendations, technical posture, insider and congressional activity, and market attention into a single figure. The full breakdown of each component is in the report.
How has PANW stock been performing?
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Common Stock last closed at $314.15, in the upper half of its 52-week range of $139.57–$368.80.
What is PANW's market cap and valuation?
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Common Stock has a market capitalization of about $262.02B, a trailing P/E of 277.2.
What sector is PANW in, and who are its competitors?
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Common Stock operates in the Technology sector, specifically Software - Infrastructure. Comparable companies include MSFT, ORCL, CRWD, FTNT, NOW.
Where can I find a full analysis of PANW?
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