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Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Palo Alto Networks has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 16 years, most recently at $384.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Free Cash Flow at $384.0 million for Q1 2026, down 24.56% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $3.6 billion (up 21.62% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $3.5 billion, up 11.9%.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 was $384.0 million at Palo Alto Networks, down from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for PANW hit a ceiling of $1.7 billion in Q4 2025 and a floor of $351.2 million in Q2 2022.
  • Median Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years was $509.0 million (2025), compared with a mean of $735.9 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: soared 115.97% in 2022 and later decreased 24.56% in 2026.
  • Palo Alto Networks' Free Cash Flow stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then rose by 24.4% to $1.5 billion in 2023, then dropped by 1.56% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then increased by 15.08% to $1.7 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 77.24% to $384.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Free Cash Flow were $384.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $934.5 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.