Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Tax Provisions (2011 - 2026)
Palo Alto Networks' Tax Provisions came in at $13 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 96.2% from $338 million a year earlier and down 38.1% from the prior quarter.
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Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Tax Provisions (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jul 31, 2026), Palo Alto Networks' Tax Provisions was $229 million, down 50.4% from FY2025.
- Tax Provisions carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 46.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Tax Provisions was $462 million in FY2025, -$1.59 billion in FY2024, $126.6 million in FY2023 (+111.7%) and $59.8 million in FY2022 (+76.4%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Tax Provisions since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Tax Provisions increased in two of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 45.3%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Provisions over five years came in fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 534.3%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2023 (a decline of 98.4%).
- Business Quant data shows PANW's Tax Provisions at $21 million (Q3 2026), $117 million (Q2 2026) and $78 million (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 264.75 Bn | 249.82 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 13.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 238.93 Bn | 219.33 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -1.40 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 127.84 Bn | 113.77 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 115.00 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 110.22 Bn | 97.54 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 3.43 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 89.46 Bn | 71.10 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 7.20 Mn |
| 6 | Zscaler | 33.91 Bn | 20.03 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Okta | 33.86 Bn | 23.96 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 10.00 Mn |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 32.92 Bn | 27.44 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 3.26 Mn |
| 9 | MongoDB | 27.85 Bn | 18.31 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 5.01 Mn |
| 10 | F5 | 25.12 Bn | 19.53 Bn | 711.51 Mn | 17.99 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 13.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 21.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 117.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 78.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 338.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 49.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 58.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 17.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -39.40 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -27.60 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -1.61 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 88.40 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 88.80 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 23.20 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 200,000.00 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 14.40 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 14.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 20.70 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 12.70 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 12.40 Mn |
API Access
Palo Alto Networks Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=PANW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=PANW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();