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

Palo Alto Networks' (PANW) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, up 6.7% year-on-year from $1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 0.98% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.

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

Palo Alto Networks' Operating Expenses history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.5 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 6.7% year-over-year to $1.5 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $5.9 billion, a 8.58% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $5.5 billion, up 4.59% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses declined to $1.5 billion in Q1 2026 per PANW's latest filing, from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.5 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $985.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.3 billion (2024), against an average of $1.3 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses advanced 23.79% in 2024 and retreated 1.26% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, 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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6 Palo Alto Networks 227.51 Bn 222.98 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