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

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) posted Operating Expenses of $1.5 billion for Q1 2026, down 0.98% on a QoQ basis from $1.5 billion in Q4 2025, and up 6.7% year-on-year from $1.4 billion in Q1 2025.

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

Palo Alto Networks has disclosed Operating Expenses across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $1.5 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $1.5 billion, up 6.7% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $5.9 billion (up 8.58% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.5 billion, up 4.59% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $1.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Palo Alto Networks, down from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for PANW reached as high as $1.5 billion in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $985.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $1.3 billion (2024), compared with a mean of $1.3 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses gained 23.79% in 2024 and slipped 1.26% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then grew by 9.56% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then gained by 9.15% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then climbed by 17.55% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then fell by 0.98% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PANW Operating Expenses figures stand at $1.5 billion (Q1 2026), $1.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.4 billion (Q3 2025).

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5 Palo Alto Networks 824.56 Bn 820.03 Bn 1.91 Bn 1.51 Bn
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Historic Data

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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
Jul 31, 2021 920.80 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 853.70 Mn