Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Short-term Investments (2012 - 2026)
Palo Alto Networks' Short-term Investments came in at $557 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 12.3% from $635 million a year earlier and down 25.4% from the prior quarter.
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Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Short-term Investments (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Going back to fiscal Q1 2013, Palo Alto Networks' Short-term Investments data covers 56 quarters.
- Short-term Investments has declined in each of the last four fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -11.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Short-term Investments was $635 million in FY2025 (-39.2%), $1.04 billion in FY2024 (-16.8%), $1.25 billion in FY2023 (-17.2%) and $1.52 billion in FY2022 (+47.6%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Short-term Investments is $378 million (fiscal Q2 2026) to $2 billion (fiscal Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, Short-term Investments has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 28.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Short-term Investments over five years came in fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 47.6%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2026 (a decline of 62.4%).
- Business Quant data shows PANW's Short-term Investments at $747 million (Q3 2026), $378 million (Q2 2026) and $1.14 billion (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 261.23 Bn | 246.30 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 233.89 Bn | 214.29 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 125.38 Bn | 111.31 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 108.45 Bn | 95.77 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | Datadog | 88.65 Bn | 70.29 Bn | 881.34 Mn |
| 6 | Zscaler | 33.05 Bn | 19.16 Bn | - |
| 7 | Okta | 32.99 Bn | 23.09 Bn | 641.00 Mn |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 32.35 Bn | 26.87 Bn | 546.45 Mn |
| 9 | MongoDB | 27.25 Bn | 17.72 Bn | 569.77 Mn |
| 10 | F5 | 25.14 Bn | 19.55 Bn | 711.51 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 557.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 747.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 378.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.14 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 635.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 916.80 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 1.11 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 1.04 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 1.52 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 1.59 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 1.40 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 1.25 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.97 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 2.00 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.74 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.52 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.45 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 1.42 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.19 Bn |
API Access
Palo Alto Networks Short-term Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=PANW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=PANW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();