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

Palo Alto Networks' (PANW) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 21.31% in Q1 2026, up 347.0% year-on-year from 4.77% in Q1 2025, and up 12.57% quarter-over-quarter from 18.93% in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate rose 347.0% year-over-year to 21.31% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 31.2%, a 3136.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 28.94%, up 19083.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate grew to 21.31% in Q1 2026 per PANW's latest filing, from 18.93% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 80.92% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 1189.23% in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 17.71% (2023), against an average of 55.02%.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate sank 118946 bps in 2024 and surged 120707 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 41.86% in 2022, then dropped by 25 bps to 31.28% in 2023, then tumbled 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest PANW Tax Rate figures stand at 21.31% (Q1 2026), 18.93% (Q4 2025), and 57.11% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,842.90 Bn 2,718.46 Bn 56.06 Bn 19.22
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,572.26 Bn 2,572.26 Bn 358.92 Mn -12.08
3 Oracle 329.59 Bn 297.69 Bn - -10.34
4 Repay Holdings 314.63 Bn 314.48 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.47 Bn 286.44 Bn 1.42 Bn 1.37
6 Palo Alto Networks 227.51 Bn 222.98 Bn 1.91 Bn 21.31
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 183.28 Bn 180.18 Bn 993.68 Mn -6.22
8 Fortinet 112.44 Bn 109.14 Bn 1.49 Bn 18.58
9 Cloudflare 92.78 Bn 91.83 Bn 455.60 Mn -7.01
10 Synopsys 70.83 Bn 68.63 Bn 1.77 Bn 18.14

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 21.31
Jan 31, 2026 21.31
Jan 31, 2026 21.31
Oct 31, 2025 18.93
Oct 31, 2025 18.93
Oct 31, 2025 18.93
Jul 31, 2025 57.11
Jul 31, 2025 57.11
Jul 31, 2025 57.11
Apr 30, 2025 15.59
Apr 30, 2025 15.59
Apr 30, 2025 15.59
Jan 31, 2025 17.85
Jan 31, 2025 17.85
Jan 31, 2025 17.85
Oct 31, 2024 4.62
Oct 31, 2024 4.62
Oct 31, 2024 4.62
Jul 31, 2024 -15.49
Jul 31, 2024 -15.49