Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Long-Term Investments (2012 - 2026)
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) posted Long-Term Investments of $4.84 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 13.0% from $5.56 billion a year earlier but up 24.6% from the prior quarter.
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Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Long-Term Investments (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q1 2013, Palo Alto Networks has reported Long-Term Investments for 56 quarters.
- Annual Long-Term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 40.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Palo Alto Networks' Long-Term Investments was $5.56 billion in FY2025 (+33.1%), $4.17 billion in FY2024 (+36.9%), $3.05 billion in FY2023 (+189.8%) and $1.05 billion in FY2022 (+18.4%).
- Quarterly Long-Term Investments has run from a low of $714.7 million in fiscal Q3 2022 to a high of $5.98 billion in fiscal Q1 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Investments has declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 15.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Investments in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2023, with growth of 279.2%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2026, with a decline of 26.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Investments for the three prior fiscal quarters was $3.88 billion (Q3 2026), $3.36 billion (Q2 2026) and $5.98 billion (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Long-Term Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 319.55 Bn | 304.63 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 4.84 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 265.46 Bn | 245.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 69.26 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 129.36 Bn | 115.29 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 399.10 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 115.65 Bn | 102.97 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 1.98 Bn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.45 Bn | 78.09 Bn | 881.34 Mn | - |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.50 Bn | 29.03 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 853.84 Mn |
| 7 | Okta | 33.79 Bn | 23.89 Bn | 641.00 Mn | - |
| 8 | Zscaler | 32.51 Bn | 18.63 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Baidu | 29.59 Bn | -44.04 Bn | 1.47 Mn | 6.32 Bn |
| 10 | MongoDB | 26.96 Bn | 17.43 Bn | 569.77 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4.84 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 3.88 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 3.36 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 5.98 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 5.56 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 5.15 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 4.56 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 4.12 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 4.17 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 3.50 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 3.62 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 2.99 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 3.05 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 2.71 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 2.82 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 2.09 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.05 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 714.70 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 851.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 898.80 Mn |
API Access
Palo Alto Networks Long-Term Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-investments&ticker=PANW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-investments", "ticker": "PANW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-investments&ticker=PANW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();