Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Short-term Investments (2012 - 2026)

Palo Alto Networks' (PANW) quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $378.0 million in Q1 2026, down 62.45% year-on-year from $1.0 billion in Q1 2025, and down 66.96% quarter-over-quarter from $1.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Short-term Investments (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Palo Alto Networks' Short-term Investments history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $378.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments fell 62.45% year-over-year to $378.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $378.0 million, a 62.45% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $635.0 million, down 39.15% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments eased to $378.0 million in Q1 2026 per PANW's latest filing, from $1.1 billion 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.
  • The 5-year median for Short-term Investments is $1.4 billion (2023), against an average of $1.3 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Short-term Investments jumped 47.63% in 2022 and plunged 62.45% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Short-term Investments stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then declined by 19.24% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then decreased by 20.98% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then rose by 3.23% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then plunged by 66.96% to $378.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PANW Short-term Investments figures stand at $378.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $635.0 million (Q3 2025).

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Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jul 31, 2021 1.03 Bn
Apr 30, 2021 1.06 Bn