Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) posted quarterly Operating Margin of 15.3% for Q1 2026, up 463.0% year-over-year from 2.72% in Q1 2025, and up 22.54% quarter-over-quarter from 12.49% in Q4 2025.
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Palo Alto Networks' Operating Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 15.3% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 463.0% year-over-year to 15.3%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 14.37% (up 338.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 13.48%, up 496.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 15.3%, up from 12.49% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 19.6% in Q3 2025, with the low at 5.61% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 9.56% (2025), against an average of 7.52%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Margin surged 1198 bps in 2023, then plunged 209 bps in 2024.
- Palo Alto Networks' Operating Margin stood at 0.97% in 2022, then jumped by 1079 bps to 11.46% in 2023, then gained by 17 bps to 13.37% in 2024, then dropped by 7 bps to 12.49% in 2025, then increased by 23 bps to 15.3% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PANW's Operating Margin at 15.3% in Q1 2026, 12.49% in Q4 2025, and 19.6% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | -6.10% |
| 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% |