Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Selling, General & Administrative (2011 - 2026)
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) posted Selling, General & Administrative of $226 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 737.0% from $27 million a year earlier but down 28.5% from the prior quarter.
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Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Selling, General & Administrative (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 31, 2026), Palo Alto Networks' Selling, General & Administrative came in at $899 million, up 102.9% from FY2025.
- Annual Selling, General & Administrative shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 18.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Palo Alto Networks' Selling, General & Administrative was $443 million in FY2025 (-34.9%), $680 million in FY2024 (+51.9%), $447.7 million in FY2023 (+10.5%) and $405 million in FY2022 (+3.6%).
- Quarterly Selling, General & Administrative has run from a low of $27 million in fiscal Q4 2025 to a high of $316 million in fiscal Q3 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Selling, General & Administrative has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 102.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Selling, General & Administrative in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2026, with growth of 737.0%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2025, with a decline of 80.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Selling, General & Administrative for the three prior fiscal quarters was $316 million (Q3 2026), $178 million (Q2 2026) and $179 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 277.52 Bn | 262.59 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 226.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 249.50 Bn | 229.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 175.95 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 133.40 Bn | 119.33 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 61.10 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 117.12 Bn | 104.44 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 120.59 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 94.86 Bn | 76.51 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 86.40 Mn |
| 6 | Okta | 36.37 Bn | 26.46 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 98.00 Mn |
| 7 | Zscaler | 35.35 Bn | 21.47 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 33.67 Bn | 28.19 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 290.98 Mn |
| 9 | MongoDB | 29.54 Bn | 20.01 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 74.42 Mn |
| 10 | F5 | 25.93 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 711.51 Mn | 95.59 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 226.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 316.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 178.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 179.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 27.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 164.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 154.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 98.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 139.80 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 118.60 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 301.50 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 120.10 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 114.60 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 114.20 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 119.40 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 99.50 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 108.40 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 94.80 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 97.70 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 104.10 Mn |
API Access
Palo Alto Networks Selling, General & Administrative API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=PANW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "ticker": "PANW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=PANW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();