Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Palo Alto Networks' Operating Margin was 5.04% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 14.55 percentage points from 19.60% a year earlier but up 11.14 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 31, 2026), Operating Margin at Palo Alto Networks came in at 6.05%, down 7.43 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +13.20 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin was 13.48% in FY2025 (+4.96 pp), 8.52% in FY2024 (+2.90 pp), 5.62% in FY2023 (+9.05 pp) and -3.43% in FY2022 (+3.71 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -6.63% (fiscal Q1 2022) and 19.60% (fiscal Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.90 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 11.98 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2026 (a drop of 15.66 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PANW's Operating Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 was -6.10% (Q3 2026), 15.30% (Q2 2026) and 12.49% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 264.72 Bn | 249.79 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 5.04% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 238.73 Bn | 219.14 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -2.26% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 127.27 Bn | 113.20 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 33.66% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 110.23 Bn | 97.55 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -17.00% |
| 5 | Datadog | 89.17 Bn | 70.81 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 0.49% |
| 6 | Zscaler | 33.92 Bn | 20.04 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Okta | 33.82 Bn | 23.92 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 13.29% |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 33.04 Bn | 27.56 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 5.17% |
| 9 | MongoDB | 27.87 Bn | 18.34 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 3.68% |
| 10 | F5 | 25.05 Bn | 19.46 Bn | 711.51 Mn | 24.65% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 5.04% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -6.10% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 15.30% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 12.49% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 19.60% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 9.57% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 10.68% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 13.37% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 10.90% |
| 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% |
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Palo Alto Networks Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=PANW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "PANW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=PANW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();