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Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Palo Alto Networks' Return on Capital Employed history spans 15 years, with the latest figure at 8.75% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 157.0% to 8.75% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 8.75% through Jan 2026, up 157.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 9.01% for FY2025, 186.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 8.75% for Q1 2026, up from 7.84% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 8.75% in Q1 2026 to a low of 10.89% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 6.06% (2024), against an average of 3.22%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed crashed -650bps in 2022 and then surged 1158bps in 2023.
  • Palo Alto Networks' Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.16% in 2022, then surged by 480bps to 8.22% in 2023, then dropped by -28bps to 5.91% in 2024, then soared by 33bps to 7.84% in 2025, then grew by 12bps to 8.75% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PANW's Return on Capital Employed are 8.75% (Q1 2026), 7.84% (Q4 2025), and 8.4% (Q3 2025).