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

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) posted Operating Margin of 15.3% for Q1 2026, up 22.54% on a QoQ basis from 12.49% in Q4 2025, and up 463.0% year-on-year from 2.72% in Q1 2025.

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

Palo Alto Networks has disclosed Operating Margin across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 15.3% for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 15.3%, up 463.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 14.37% (up 338.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 13.48%, up 496.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 15.3% for Q1 2026 at Palo Alto Networks, up from 12.49% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for PANW reached as high as 19.6% in Q3 2025 and fell as low as 5.61% in Q1 2022.
  • Median Operating Margin over the past 5 years was 9.56% (2025), compared with a mean of 7.52%.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin jumped 1198 bps in 2023 and plunged 209 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 0.97% in 2022, then surged by 1079 bps to 11.46% in 2023, then advanced by 17 bps to 13.37% in 2024, then declined by 7 bps to 12.49% in 2025, then rose by 23 bps to 15.3% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PANW Operating Margin figures stand at 15.3% (Q1 2026), 12.49% (Q4 2025), and 19.6% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

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1 ZenaTech 82,806.72 Bn 82,806.72 Bn - -262.43%
2 Microsoft 11,085.79 Bn 11,007.52 Bn 56.06 Bn 46.33%
3 Palantir Technologies 1,073.49 Bn 1,065.58 Bn 1.42 Bn 46.18%
4 Rezolve Ai 1,009.18 Bn 1,009.17 Bn - -
5 Palo Alto Networks 824.56 Bn 820.03 Bn 1.91 Bn 15.30%
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 701.26 Bn 698.20 Bn 993.68 Mn 1.06%
7 Oracle 514.97 Bn 476.40 Bn 17.12 Bn 31.97%
8 Fortinet 456.74 Bn 453.45 Bn 1.49 Bn 31.36%
9 Cloudflare 331.63 Bn 330.68 Bn 455.60 Mn -9.69%
10 Synopsys 303.79 Bn 303.67 Bn 1.77 Bn 8.43%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 15.30%
Oct 31, 2025 12.49%
Jul 31, 2025 19.60%
Apr 30, 2025 9.56%
Jan 31, 2025 10.68%
Oct 31, 2024 13.37%
Jul 31, 2024 10.89%
Apr 30, 2024 8.90%
Jan 31, 2024 2.71%
Oct 31, 2023 11.46%
Jul 31, 2023 12.98%
Apr 30, 2023 4.57%
Jan 31, 2023 2.41%
Oct 31, 2022 0.97%
Jul 31, 2022 0.99%
Apr 30, 2022 -3.43%
Jan 31, 2022 -5.61%
Oct 31, 2021 -6.63%
Jul 31, 2021 -4.95%
Apr 30, 2021 -10.28%