Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Research & Development (2011 - 2026)

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) posted Research & Development of $511.0 million for Q1 2026, down 3.22% on a QoQ basis from $528.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 1.19% year-on-year from $505.0 million in Q1 2025.

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Research & Development (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Palo Alto Networks has disclosed Research & Development across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $511.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $511.0 million, up 1.19% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $2.0 billion (up 5.11% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.0 billion, up 9.66% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $511.0 million for Q1 2026 at Palo Alto Networks, down from $528.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for PANW reached as high as $528.0 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as $355.4 million in Q2 2022.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $447.9 million (2024), compared with a mean of $442.0 million.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development jumped 34.61% in 2022 and climbed 1.19% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $371.8 million in 2022, then grew by 10.14% to $409.5 million in 2023, then increased by 17.46% to $481.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 9.77% to $528.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 3.22% to $511.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PANW Research & Development figures stand at $511.0 million (Q1 2026), $528.0 million (Q4 2025), and $503.5 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 ZenaTech 82,806.72 Bn 82,806.72 Bn - 1.33 Mn
2 Microsoft 11,085.79 Bn 11,007.52 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 1,073.49 Bn 1,065.58 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
4 Rezolve Ai 1,009.18 Bn 1,009.17 Bn - -
5 Palo Alto Networks 824.56 Bn 820.03 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 701.26 Bn 698.20 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
7 Oracle 514.97 Bn 476.40 Bn 17.12 Bn 2.61 Bn
8 Fortinet 456.74 Bn 453.45 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
9 Cloudflare 331.63 Bn 330.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
10 Synopsys 303.79 Bn 303.67 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 511.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 528.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 503.50 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 494.50 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 505.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 481.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 494.80 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 457.20 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 447.90 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 409.50 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 414.40 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 413.70 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 404.10 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 371.80 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 363.80 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 355.40 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 359.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 339.50 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 325.30 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 311.00 Mn