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

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) has 14 years of Return on Invested Capital data on record, last reported at 0.18% in Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 5.0% year-over-year to 0.18%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.18%, up 5.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.13%, 23.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital reached 0.18% in Q1 2026 per PANW's latest filing, up from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.31% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 0.09% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.12%, with a median of 0.11% recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Invested Capital: increased 30bps in 2024, then fell -20bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.04% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 385bps to 0.11% in 2023, then surged by 169bps to 0.3% in 2024, then plummeted by -65bps to 0.1% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 77bps to 0.18% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Return on Invested Capital were 0.18% in Q1 2026, 0.1% in Q4 2025, and 0.18% in Q3 2025.