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

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) has 16 years of Free Cash Flow data on record, last reported at $384.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 24.56% year-over-year to $384.0 million; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached $3.6 billion, up 21.62%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $3.5 billion, 11.9% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow reached $384.0 million in Q1 2026 per PANW's latest filing, down from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $1.7 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $351.2 million in Q2 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $735.9 million, with a median of $509.0 million recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: skyrocketed 115.97% in 2022, then fell 24.56% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then increased by 24.4% to $1.5 billion in 2023, then fell by 1.56% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then grew by 15.08% to $1.7 billion in 2025, then plummeted by 77.24% to $384.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Free Cash Flow were $384.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.7 billion in Q4 2025, and $934.5 million in Q3 2025.