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

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) has 16 years of FCF Margin data on record, last reported at 14.8% in Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 775.0% year-over-year to 14.8%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 36.04%, up 183.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 37.63%, 100.0% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin reached 14.8% in Q1 2026 per PANW's latest filing, down from 68.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 79.29% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 14.8% in Q1 2026.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 37.63%, with a median of 30.52% recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for FCF Margin: skyrocketed 3213bps in 2022, then plummeted -1195bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 76.57% in 2022, then grew by 4bps to 79.29% in 2023, then dropped by -14bps to 68.54% in 2024, then decreased by -1bps to 68.19% in 2025, then tumbled by -78bps to 14.8% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for FCF Margin were 14.8% in Q1 2026, 68.19% in Q4 2025, and 36.85% in Q3 2025.