Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) posted Return on Capital Employed of 8.75% for Q1 2026, up 11.56% on a QoQ basis from 7.84% in Q4 2025, and up 157.0% year-on-year from 3.41% in Q1 2025.
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Palo Alto Networks has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 15 years of filings, most recently posting 8.75% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 8.75%, up 157.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 8.75% (up 157.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 9.01%, up 186.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.75% for Q1 2026 at Palo Alto Networks, up from 7.84% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for PANW reached as high as 8.75% in Q1 2026 and fell as low as 10.89% in Q1 2022.
- Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 6.06% (2024), compared with a mean of 3.22%.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed plunged 650 bps in 2022 and jumped 1158 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.16% in 2022, then soared by 480 bps to 8.22% in 2023, then declined by 28 bps to 5.91% in 2024, then jumped by 33 bps to 7.84% in 2025, then advanced by 12 bps to 8.75% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest PANW Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 8.75% (Q1 2026), 7.84% (Q4 2025), and 8.4% (Q3 2025).
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 8.75% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 7.84% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 8.40% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 7.15% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 7.19% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 5.91% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 6.06% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 6.34% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 6.84% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 8.22% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 5.87% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 2.97% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 0.52% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -2.16% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -5.60% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -8.61% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -10.89% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -10.73% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -6.36% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -4.01% |