Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Short-term Investments (2012 - 2026)
Palo Alto Networks' (PANW) quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $557.0 million in Q3 2026, down 12.28% year-over-year from $635.0 million in Q3 2025, and down 25.44% on a QoQ basis from $747.0 million in Q2 2026.
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Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Short-term Investments (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) has 15 years of Short-term Investments data on file, last reported at $557.0 million in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments fell 12.28% year-over-year to $557.0 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was $557.0 million, a 12.28% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $557.0 million, down 12.28% from the prior year.
- Short-term Investments for Q3 2026 stood at $557.0 million, down from $747.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Short-term Investments topped out at $2.0 billion in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $378.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Short-term Investments has averaged $1.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.3 billion in 2023.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Short-term Investments soared 47.63%; it then sank 62.45% in 2026.
- Year by year, Short-term Investments stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then decreased by 19.24% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then declined by 20.98% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then climbed by 3.23% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then slumped by 51.31% to $557.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Short-term Investments figures were $557.0 million in Q3 2026, $747.0 million in Q2 2026, and $378.0 million in Q1 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 320.54 Bn | 317.47 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 268.77 Bn | 263.80 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 131.12 Bn | 127.05 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 118.02 Bn | 115.67 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | Datadog | 90.27 Bn | 85.29 Bn | 881.34 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 36.61 Bn | 35.93 Bn | 546.45 Mn |
| 7 | Zscaler | 34.97 Bn | 31.49 Bn | - |
| 8 | MongoDB | 34.51 Bn | 32.10 Bn | 569.77 Mn |
| 9 | Okta | 34.32 Bn | 32.02 Bn | 641.00 Mn |
| 10 | Baidu | 30.55 Bn | 8.15 Bn | 1.76 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();