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

Palo Alto Networks (PANW) posted Tax Rate of 21.31% for Q1 2026, up 12.57% on a QoQ basis from 18.93% in Q4 2025, and up 347.0% year-on-year from 4.77% in Q1 2025.

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

Palo Alto Networks has disclosed Tax Rate across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 21.31% for Q1 2026.

  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 21.31%, up 347.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 31.2% (up 3051.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 28.94%, up 18975.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate came in at 21.31% for Q1 2026 at Palo Alto Networks, up from 18.93% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Tax Rate for PANW reached as high as 80.92% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 1189.23% in Q1 2024.
  • Median Tax Rate over the past 5 years was 17.71% (2023), compared with a mean of 54.82%.
  • Year-over-year, Tax Rate plunged 118946 bps in 2024 and jumped 120707 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, 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 ZenaTech 82,806.72 Bn 82,806.72 Bn - -
2 Microsoft 11,085.79 Bn 11,007.52 Bn 56.06 Bn 19.22
3 Palantir Technologies 1,073.49 Bn 1,065.58 Bn 1.42 Bn 1.37
4 Rezolve Ai 1,009.18 Bn 1,009.17 Bn - -
5 Palo Alto Networks 824.56 Bn 820.03 Bn 1.91 Bn 21.31
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 701.26 Bn 698.20 Bn 993.68 Mn -6.22
7 Oracle 514.97 Bn 476.40 Bn 17.12 Bn 19.84
8 Fortinet 456.74 Bn 453.45 Bn 1.49 Bn 18.58
9 Cloudflare 331.63 Bn 330.68 Bn 455.60 Mn -7.01
10 Synopsys 303.79 Bn 303.67 Bn 1.77 Bn 18.14

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