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

Palo Alto Networks has reported Return on Invested Capital over the past 15 years, most recently at 0.11% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Return on Invested Capital at 0.11% for Q1 2026, down 3.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 0.11% (down 3.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 0.13%, down 24.0%.
  • Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 was 0.11% at Palo Alto Networks, up from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for PANW hit a ceiling of 0.31% in Q1 2024 and a floor of 0.09% in Q1 2022.
  • Median Return on Invested Capital over the past 5 years was 0.11% (2026), compared with a mean of 0.1%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: grew 30bps in 2024 and later decreased -20bps in 2025.
  • Palo Alto Networks' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.04% in 2022, then surged by 385bps to 0.11% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 170bps to 0.3% in 2024, then tumbled by -66bps to 0.1% in 2025, then increased by 4bps to 0.11% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Invested Capital were 0.11% (Q1 2026), 0.1% (Q4 2025), and 0.11% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.