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

Palo Alto Networks' (PANW) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 73.59% in Q1 2026, up 13.0% year-on-year from 65.13% in Q1 2025, and down 0.83% quarter-over-quarter from 74.21% in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 13.0% year-over-year to 73.59% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 73.5%, a 36.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 73.41%, down 93.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin declined to 73.59% in Q1 2026 per PANW's latest filing, from 74.21% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 74.83% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 68.23% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 73.46% (2025), against an average of 72.56%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin sank 232 bps in 2022 and jumped 581 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PANW Gross Margin figures stand at 73.59% (Q1 2026), 74.21% (Q4 2025), and 73.23% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

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4 Oracle 338.75 Bn 306.86 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 297.09 Bn 289.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 86.78%
6 Palo Alto Networks 223.05 Bn 218.51 Bn 1.91 Bn 73.59%
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8 Fortinet 109.44 Bn 106.15 Bn 1.49 Bn 80.29%
9 Cloudflare 95.35 Bn 94.40 Bn 455.60 Mn 71.21%
10 Synopsys 73.05 Bn 70.85 Bn 1.77 Bn 73.54%

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%