Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)

Palo Alto Networks' Return on Capital Employed history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 8.75% for Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 157.0% year-over-year to 8.75% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 8.75%, a 157.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 9.01%, up 186.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed improved to 8.75% in Q1 2026 per PANW's latest filing, from 7.84% in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 8.75% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 10.89% in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.06% (2024), against an average of 3.22%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 650 bps in 2022 and surged 1158 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• Year by year, 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).