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Palo Alto Networks (PANW) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Palo Alto Networks' FCF Margin history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 14.8% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 775.0% to 14.8% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 36.04% through Jan 2026, up 183.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 37.63% for FY2025, 100.0% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 14.8% for Q1 2026, down from 68.19% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 79.29% in Q4 2023 to a low of 14.8% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 30.52% (2022), against an average of 37.63%.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Margin soared 3213bps in 2022 and then crashed -1195bps in 2023.
  • Palo Alto Networks' FCF Margin stood at 76.57% in 2022, then rose by 4bps to 79.29% in 2023, then fell by -14bps to 68.54% in 2024, then dropped by -1bps to 68.19% in 2025, then plummeted by -78bps to 14.8% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PANW's FCF Margin are 14.8% (Q1 2026), 68.19% (Q4 2025), and 36.85% (Q3 2025).