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

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

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

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) has reported Gross Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 73.59% the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 73.59% for Q1 2026 at Palo Alto Networks, down from 74.21% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 74.83% in Q4 2023, with the low at 68.23% in Q2 2022.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 72.56%, with a median of 73.46% recorded in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin slumped 232 bps in 2022 and surged 581 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 70.46% in 2022, then climbed by 6 bps to 74.83% in 2023, then retreated by 1 bps to 74.1% in 2024, then climbed by 0 bps to 74.21% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 73.59% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 73.59%, 74.21%, and 73.23% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 67.63%
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 89.22%
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 86.78%
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 73.59%
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn 76.12%
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 80.29%
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn 71.21%
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 73.54%
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 48.03%
10 CoreWeave 45.15 Bn 42.89 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%