Palo Alto Networks PANW
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Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)

Palo Alto Networks' (PANW) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $2.1 billion in Q3 2026, up 56.76% year-over-year from $1.4 billion in Q3 2025, and down 3.57% on a QoQ basis from $2.2 billion in Q2 2026.

Analysis

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) has 16 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $2.1 billion in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 56.76% year-over-year to $2.1 billion in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was $7.4 billion, a 33.56% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $7.4 billion, up 33.56% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q3 2026 stood at $2.1 billion, down from $2.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $2.2 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $985.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $1.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.3 billion in 2024.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Operating Expenses fell 1.23%; it then surged 56.76% in 2026.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then gained by 9.56% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then grew by 9.15% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then rose by 17.55% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then surged by 39.62% to $2.1 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $2.1 billion in Q3 2026, $2.2 billion in Q2 2026, and $1.5 billion in Q1 2026.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Palo Alto Networks 320.54 Bn 317.47 Bn 2.30 Bn 2.13 Bn
2 CrowdStrike Holdings 268.77 Bn 263.80 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.13 Bn
3 Fortinet 131.12 Bn 127.05 Bn 1.64 Bn 953.90 Mn
4 Snowflake 118.02 Bn 115.67 Bn 1.04 Bn 1.30 Bn
5 Datadog 90.27 Bn 85.29 Bn 881.34 Mn 875.89 Mn
6 Axon Enterprise 36.61 Bn 35.93 Bn 546.45 Mn 499.67 Mn
7 Zscaler 34.97 Bn 31.49 Bn - -
8 MongoDB 34.51 Bn 32.10 Bn 569.77 Mn 541.37 Mn
9 Okta 34.32 Bn 32.02 Bn 641.00 Mn 534.00 Mn
10 Baidu 30.55 Bn 8.15 Bn 1.76 Mn 4.17 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 31, 2026 2.13 Bn
Apr 30, 2026 2.21 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 1.51 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 1.53 Bn
Jul 31, 2025 1.36 Bn
Apr 30, 2025 1.45 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 1.42 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 1.30 Bn
Jul 31, 2024 1.38 Bn
Apr 30, 2024 1.29 Bn
Jan 31, 2024 1.42 Bn
Oct 31, 2023 1.19 Bn
Jul 31, 2023 1.19 Bn
Apr 30, 2023 1.17 Bn
Jan 31, 2023 1.15 Bn
Oct 31, 2022 1.09 Bn
Jul 31, 2022 1.04 Bn
Apr 30, 2022 993.80 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 985.50 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 949.50 Mn
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