Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Deferred Taxes (2023 - 2026)

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) recorded quarterly Deferred Taxes of $5.0 million in Q1 2026, down 44.44% quarter-over-quarter from $9.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 102.78% on a YoY basis from $2.5 million in Q1 2025.

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Deferred Taxes (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Palo Alto Networks' Deferred Taxes history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $5.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes rose 102.78% year-over-year to $5.0 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$18.9 million (up 97.13% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$349.9 million, up 82.79% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was $5.0 million for Q1 2026 at Palo Alto Networks, down from $9.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $91.6 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$1.7 billion in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$196.6 million across 4 years, with a median of -$62.4 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Deferred Taxes tumbled 45566.67% in 2024, then soared 142.53% in 2025.
  • A 4-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$300000.0 in 2023, then sank by 45566.67% to -$137.0 million in 2024, then surged by 106.57% to $9.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 44.44% to $5.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at $5.0 million (Q1 2026), $9.0 million (Q4 2025), and $91.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,998.30 Bn 2,920.03 Bn 56.06 Bn 2.60 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,040.72 Bn 1,026.57 Bn 7.23 Mn -
3 Oracle 590.32 Bn 551.74 Bn 15.14 Bn -627.00 Mn
4 Palantir Technologies 316.31 Bn 308.39 Bn 1.42 Bn -
5 Palo Alto Networks 181.17 Bn 176.63 Bn 1.91 Bn 5.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 161.69 Bn 158.63 Bn 993.68 Mn -9.44 Mn
7 Fortinet 102.35 Bn 99.06 Bn 1.49 Bn -11.00 Mn
8 Synopsys 88.25 Bn 88.13 Bn 1.77 Bn -51.78 Mn
9 Cloudflare 83.26 Bn 82.32 Bn 455.60 Mn -800,000.00
10 CoreWeave 51.85 Bn 49.58 Bn 2.01 Bn 79.00 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 5.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 9.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 91.60 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 -124.50 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -180.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -137.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -215.40 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 -127.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 -1.69 Bn
Oct 31, 2023 -300,000.00
Jul 31, 2023 7.20 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 2.80 Mn