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

Palo Alto Networks' Free Cash Flow history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at $384.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 24.56% to $384.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $3.6 billion through Jan 2026, up 21.62% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $3.5 billion for FY2025, 11.9% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $384.0 million for Q1 2026, down from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.7 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $351.2 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $509.0 million (2025), against an average of $735.9 million.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow soared 115.97% in 2022 and then decreased 24.56% in 2026.
  • Palo Alto Networks' Free Cash Flow stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then grew by 24.4% to $1.5 billion in 2023, then decreased by 1.56% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then rose by 15.08% to $1.7 billion in 2025, then crashed by 77.24% to $384.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PANW's Free Cash Flow are $384.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $934.5 million (Q3 2025).