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Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Palo Alto Networks' Share-based Compensation history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at $301.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 5.94% to $301.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.4 billion through Jan 2026, up 17.75% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.3 billion for FY2025, 20.43% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $301.0 million for Q1 2026, down from $370.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $370.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $239.6 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $271.0 million (2023), against an average of $286.4 million.
  • Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation soared 31.8% in 2025 and then fell 5.94% in 2026.
  • Palo Alto Networks' Share-based Compensation stood at $266.0 million in 2022, then grew by 1.88% to $271.0 million in 2023, then rose by 8.86% to $295.0 million in 2024, then grew by 25.42% to $370.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 18.65% to $301.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for PANW's Share-based Compensation are $301.0 million (Q1 2026), $370.0 million (Q4 2025), and $354.4 million (Q3 2025).