Palo Alto Networks, Inc. PANW
Technology · Software - Infrastructure · United States · S&P 500
Based on the available data, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. gets an algorithmic score of 54/100. It trades at 388.41 $, with a bullish technical trend (RSI 58.2) and 47.7% annual volatility.
Updated: 2026-09-30
Open in the interactive tool →
Strengths
- Sustained revenue growth (18.5% compound annual).
- Low-debt balance sheet.
Weaknesses
- Low ROE (1.7%).
- Thin net margin (2.7%): vulnerable to costs.
- Demanding valuation (P/E 79.6): the market prices in a lot of growth.
Fundamentals
| P/E | 995.92 |
| Forward P/E | 79.61 |
| PEG | 2.01 |
| P/B | 11.51 |
| EV/EBITDA | 203.34 |
| P/S | 27.68 |
| ROE % | 1.74 |
| ROA % | 1.40 |
| Gross margin % | 70.38 |
| Operating margin % | 5.40 |
| Net margin % | 2.67 |
| Revenue growth % (y/y) | 34.50 |
| Revenue CAGR % | 18.54 |
| Earnings CAGR % | -11.29 |
| Debt/Equity % | 9.34 |
| Current ratio | 0.87 |
| FCF yield % | 1.29 |
| Dividend yield % | 0.00 |
| Payout % | 0.00 |
Returns
| 1 month | +4.5 % |
| 3 months | +13.9 % |
| 6 months | +151.6 % |
| YTD | +116.5 % |
| 1 year | +91.9 % |
| 3 years | +239.9 % |
| 5 years | +392.7 % |
Risk
| 1-year volatility | 47.7 % |
| Beta | 0.94 |
| 5-year max drawdown | -36.0 % |
| Sharpe 1A | 1.52 |
Macroeconomic context
Highly sensitive to interest rates (valued on future cash flows): rate cuts and falling bond yields help it. It depends on the corporate investment cycle (AI/cloud capex), the semiconductor supply chain (Taiwan/China) and the dollar (foreign revenue). As a US company, its valuation depends on the Fed, 10-year Treasury yields and the US earnings cycle.
How the score is calculated
The score combines profitability (ROE, ROA, net margin), growth (revenue and earnings), valuation (P/E, EV/EBITDA, free cash flow), financial strength (debt and liquidity; not applied to banks and insurers) and momentum (6 and 12-month returns and trend). It is an educational quantitative filter, not a buy or sell recommendation.