Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026)

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) recorded quarterly Tax Rate of 21.31% in Q1 2026, up 12.57% quarter-over-quarter from 18.93% in Q4 2025, and up 347.0% on a YoY basis from 4.77% in Q1 2025.

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Palo Alto Networks' Tax Rate history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 21.31% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 347.0% year-over-year to 21.31%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 31.2% (up 3051.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 28.94%, up 18975.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 21.31% for Q1 2026 at Palo Alto Networks, up from 18.93% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 80.92% in Q3 2022 to a low of 1189.23% in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 54.82% across 5 years, with a median of 17.71% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Tax Rate sank 118946 bps in 2024, then soared 120707 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 41.86% in 2022, then dropped by 25 bps to 31.28% in 2023, then sank by 85 bps to 4.62% in 2024, then surged by 310 bps to 18.93% in 2025, then rose by 13 bps to 21.31% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 21.31% (Q1 2026), 18.93% (Q4 2025), and 57.11% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 3,064.95 Bn 2,986.68 Bn 56.06 Bn 19.22%
2 Alarum Technologies 1,117.04 Bn 1,102.89 Bn 7.23 Mn 23.68%
3 Oracle 608.54 Bn 569.96 Bn 15.14 Bn 15.74%
4 Palantir Technologies 326.97 Bn 319.05 Bn 1.42 Bn 1.37%
5 Palo Alto Networks 185.10 Bn 180.56 Bn 1.91 Bn 21.31%
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 165.31 Bn 162.25 Bn 993.68 Mn -6.22%
7 Fortinet 105.66 Bn 102.37 Bn 1.49 Bn 18.58%
8 Synopsys 89.71 Bn 89.60 Bn 1.77 Bn 18.14%
9 Cloudflare 87.54 Bn 86.60 Bn 455.60 Mn -7.01%
10 CoreWeave 53.90 Bn 51.63 Bn 2.01 Bn -12.80%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 21.31%
Jan 31, 2026 21.31%
Oct 31, 2025 18.93%
Oct 31, 2025 18.93%
Jul 31, 2025 57.11%
Jul 31, 2025 57.11%
Apr 30, 2025 15.59%
Apr 30, 2025 15.59%
Jan 31, 2025 17.85%
Jan 31, 2025 17.85%
Oct 31, 2024 4.62%
Oct 31, 2024 4.62%
Jul 31, 2024 -12.13%
Jul 31, 2024 -12.13%
Apr 30, 2024 -10.99%
Apr 30, 2024 -10.99%
Jan 31, 2024 -1,189.23%
Jan 31, 2024 -1,189.23%
Oct 31, 2023 31.28%
Oct 31, 2023 31.28%