Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Ending Cash Balance (2011 - 2026)
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) posted Ending Cash Balance of $2.52 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 10.7% from $2.28 billion a year earlier and up 6.3% from the prior quarter.
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Ending Cash Balance (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q1 2012, Palo Alto Networks has reported Ending Cash Balance for 60 quarters.
- Annual Ending Cash Balance has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Palo Alto Networks' Ending Cash Balance was $2.28 billion in FY2025 (+47.3%), $1.55 billion in FY2024 (+35.5%), $1.14 billion in FY2023 (-46.3%) and $2.12 billion in FY2022 (+13.0%).
- Quarterly Ending Cash Balance has run from a low of $1.14 billion in fiscal Q4 2023 to a high of $4.17 billion in fiscal Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Ending Cash Balance increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 33.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Ending Cash Balance in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2026, with growth of 86.2%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2023, with a decline of 46.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Ending Cash Balance for the three prior fiscal quarters was $2.37 billion (Q3 2026), $4.17 billion (Q2 2026) and $3.08 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 256.46 Bn | 241.53 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 2.52 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 222.40 Bn | 202.84 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 5.18 Bn |
| 3 | Snowflake | 94.80 Bn | 82.11 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 1.75 Bn |
| 4 | Fortinet | 90.00 Bn | 74.25 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 3.75 Bn |
| 5 | Datadog | 63.03 Bn | 43.58 Bn | 959.92 Mn | 881.23 Mn |
| 6 | Zscaler | 33.24 Bn | 19.40 Bn | 689.22 Mn | 928.35 Mn |
| 7 | Axon Enterprise | 31.08 Bn | 25.60 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 609.62 Mn |
| 8 | Okta | 28.61 Bn | 18.70 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 769.00 Mn |
| 9 | Baidu | 27.04 Bn | -46.40 Bn | 1.76 Mn | 506.00 Mn |
| 10 | MongoDB | 24.54 Bn | 15.01 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 1.01 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2.52 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 2.37 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 4.17 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 3.08 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2.28 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 2.40 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 2.24 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 2.29 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 1.55 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 1.38 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 1.79 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 2.50 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 1.14 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 2.00 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 1.35 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 2.07 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 2.12 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 2.43 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 1.93 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 2.28 Bn |
Palo Alto Networks Ending Cash Balance API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ending-cash-balance&ticker=PANW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=PANW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();