Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Return on Invested Capital (2015 - 2026)
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.02% for Q1 2026, up 1.0% year-over-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and up 116.32% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025.
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Return on Invested Capital (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Palo Alto Networks' Return on Invested Capital history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.02% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.02%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.02% (up 1.0% YoY), while the FY2024 annual figure was 0.01%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.02%, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.02% in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.0% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.0% (2024), against an average of 0.0%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Invested Capital changed 0 bps in 2022, then rose 1 bps in 2026.
- Palo Alto Networks' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2022, then soared by 435 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then soared by 911 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then soared by 89 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then jumped by 116 bps to 0.02% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows PANW's Return on Invested Capital at 0.02% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.0% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.02% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.02% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 0.00% |