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

Palo Alto Networks has reported FCF Margin over the past 16 years, most recently at 14.8% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put FCF Margin at 14.8% for Q1 2026, down 775.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 36.04% (up 183.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 37.63%, down 100.0%.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 was 14.8% at Palo Alto Networks, down from 68.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for PANW hit a ceiling of 79.29% in Q4 2023 and a floor of 14.8% in Q1 2026.
  • Median FCF Margin over the past 5 years was 30.52% (2022), compared with a mean of 37.63%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: soared 3213bps in 2022 and later crashed -1195bps in 2023.
  • Palo Alto Networks' FCF Margin stood at 76.57% in 2022, then increased by 4bps to 79.29% in 2023, then decreased by -14bps to 68.54% in 2024, then fell by -1bps to 68.19% in 2025, then crashed by -78bps to 14.8% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for FCF Margin were 14.8% (Q1 2026), 68.19% (Q4 2025), and 36.85% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.