PANWPalo Alto Networks
+5.4% today · +55.9% over a year
4/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 50% of the instruments we score
Trend: among the best of its peers; priced higher than most peers (P/E 881.7). No dividend.
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) valuation against sector peers: P/E 881.7 (sector median 34.3), P/B 9.8, EV/EBIT 387.6, free-cash-flow yield 1.5%, P/S 23.6.
Ratios vs sector
Medians of Technology companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).
| Metric | PANW | Sector median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 881.7 | 34.3 · n=202 | 2,473% above |
| P/B | 9.8 | 4.8 · n=263 | 107% above |
| P/S | 23.6 | 4.8 · n=275 | 395% above |
| EV/EBIT | 387.6 | 27.7 · n=199 | 1,301% above |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 1.5% | 3.0% · n=264 | 50% below |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% · n=290 | — |
| Return on equity | 1.7% | 8.6% · n=270 | 80% below |
| Return on invested capital | 2.8% | 8.5% · n=263 | 67% below |
| Gross margin | 70.4% | 56.0% · n=267 | 26% above |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.84 | −0.17 · n=212 | — |
Value factor: 17 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →
Sector peers
The largest companies of the same sector and region.
| AAPLApple | 38.6 | 45.5 | 32.4 | 2.7% | 0.2% | 10/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDANVIDIA | 22.3 | 18.8 | 21.8 | 2.9% | 0.3% | 8/10 |
| MSFTMicrosoft Corporation | 28.4 | 8.6 | 24.6 | 1.5% | 0.7% | 9/10 |
| AVGOBroadcom | 39.9 | 15.3 | 36.5 | 2.6% | 0.8% | 4/10 |
| AMDAMD | 109.5 | 12.2 | 102.5 | 0.8% | 0.0% | 5/10 |
| MUMicron Technology | 9.8 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 7.1% | 0.1% | 9/10 |
| PLTRPalantir Technologies | 111.1 | 36.3 | 119.4 | 1.0% | 0.0% | 4/10 |
| CSCOCisco | 29.3 | 7.7 | 25.8 | 3.3% | 1.7% | 9/10 |
| ORCLOracle | 21.3 | 5.9 | 20.0 | −7.9% | 1.7% | 1/10 |
| INTCIntel Corporation | — | 2.7 | 186.3 | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1/10 |
Fiscal-year history
From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.
Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 31 Jul 2026 · filed 10 Sep 2026
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