Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Gross Margin (2011 - 2026)

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 73.59% in Q1 2026, down 0.83% quarter-over-quarter from 74.21% in Q4 2025, and up 13.0% on a YoY basis from 65.13% in Q1 2025.

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Gross Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Palo Alto Networks' Gross Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 73.59% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 13.0% year-over-year to 73.59%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 73.5% (down 36.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 73.41%, down 93.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 73.59% for Q1 2026 at Palo Alto Networks, down from 74.21% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 74.83% in Q4 2023 to a low of 68.23% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 72.56% across 5 years, with a median of 73.46% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin sank 232 bps in 2022, then surged 581 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 70.46% in 2022, then rose by 6 bps to 74.83% in 2023, then dropped by 1 bps to 74.1% in 2024, then rose by 0 bps to 74.21% in 2025, then slipped by 1 bps to 73.59% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 73.59% (Q1 2026), 74.21% (Q4 2025), and 73.23% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,903.35 Bn 2,825.07 Bn 56.06 Bn 67.63%
2 Alarum Technologies 1,127.45 Bn 1,113.30 Bn 7.23 Mn 61.73%
3 Oracle 528.84 Bn 490.27 Bn 15.14 Bn 88.06%
4 Palantir Technologies 306.36 Bn 298.44 Bn 1.42 Bn 86.78%
5 Palo Alto Networks 194.33 Bn 189.79 Bn 1.91 Bn 73.59%
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 171.19 Bn 168.13 Bn 993.68 Mn 76.12%
7 Fortinet 108.13 Bn 104.84 Bn 1.49 Bn 80.29%
8 Synopsys 86.21 Bn 86.09 Bn 1.77 Bn 73.54%
9 Cloudflare 80.35 Bn 79.41 Bn 455.60 Mn 71.21%
10 CoreWeave 53.50 Bn 51.24 Bn 2.01 Bn 96.68%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 73.59%
Oct 31, 2025 74.21%
Jul 31, 2025 73.23%
Apr 30, 2025 72.94%
Jan 31, 2025 73.46%
Oct 31, 2024 74.10%
Jul 31, 2024 73.80%
Apr 30, 2024 74.12%
Jan 31, 2024 74.73%
Oct 31, 2023 74.83%
Jul 31, 2023 74.05%
Apr 30, 2023 72.41%
Jan 31, 2023 71.83%
Oct 31, 2022 70.46%
Jul 31, 2022 68.25%
Apr 30, 2022 68.23%
Jan 31, 2022 69.22%
Oct 31, 2021 69.49%
Jul 31, 2021 70.57%
Apr 30, 2021 69.22%