Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Capital Expenditures (2011 - 2026)
Palo Alto Networks' (PANW) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $103.0 million in Q3 2026, up 18.39% year-over-year from $87.0 million in Q3 2025, and up 24.1% on a QoQ basis from $83.0 million in Q2 2026.
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Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Capital Expenditures (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) has 16 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $103.0 million in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures rose 18.39% year-over-year to $103.0 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was $440.0 million, a 78.14% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $440.0 million, up 78.14% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures for Q3 2026 stood at $103.0 million, up from $83.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $170.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $31.2 million in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $60.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $44.0 million in 2024.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Capital Expenditures tumbled 52.54%; it then soared 254.17% in 2026.
- Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at $39.6 million in 2022, then declined by 7.07% to $36.8 million in 2023, then climbed by 19.57% to $44.0 million in 2024, then surged by 90.91% to $84.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 22.62% to $103.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Capital Expenditures figures were $103.0 million in Q3 2026, $83.0 million in Q2 2026, and $170.0 million in Q1 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 320.54 Bn | 317.47 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 103.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 268.77 Bn | 263.80 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 124.41 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 131.12 Bn | 127.05 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 78.00 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 118.02 Bn | 115.67 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 3.09 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 90.27 Bn | 85.29 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 27.28 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 36.61 Bn | 35.93 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 21.05 Mn |
| 7 | Zscaler | 34.97 Bn | 31.49 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | MongoDB | 34.51 Bn | 32.10 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 3.17 Mn |
| 9 | Okta | 34.32 Bn | 32.02 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 6.00 Mn |
| 10 | Baidu | 30.55 Bn | 8.15 Bn | 1.76 Mn | -1.68 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 103.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 83.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 170.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 84.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 87.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 68.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 48.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 44.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 47.60 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 37.40 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 35.20 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 36.80 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 37.20 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 31.20 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 38.30 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 39.60 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 39.20 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 38.30 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 80.70 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 34.60 Mn |
API Access
Palo Alto Networks Capital Expenditures API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=PANW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "PANW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=PANW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();