Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Monday

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) will likely be issuing its Q4 2026 results after the market closes on Monday, August 17th. Analysts expect Palo Alto Networks to post earnings of $0.9760 per share and revenue of $3.3501 billion for the quarter. Palo Alto Networks has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.770-3.790 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.960-0.980 EPS. Parties may visit the the company’s upcoming Q4 2026 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET.

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, June 2nd. The network technology company reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.06. Palo Alto Networks had a return on equity of 10.53% and a net margin of 7.95%.The business had revenue of $3 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.94 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.37 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 31.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Palo Alto Networks to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Palo Alto Networks Price Performance

PANW stock opened at $363.86 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $317.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $228.49. The company has a market cap of $296.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 298.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 12.21 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.86. Palo Alto Networks has a fifty-two week low of $139.57 and a fifty-two week high of $376.98.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director James J. Goetz sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $279.90, for a total value of $5,598,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 20,000 shares in the company, valued at $5,598,000. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director John P. Key sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $279.24, for a total transaction of $2,094,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 12,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,490,500. This represents a 37.50% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 101,239 shares of company stock worth $27,174,360. Company insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Palo Alto Networks

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Palo Alto Networks in the second quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Palisade Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Palo Alto Networks during the third quarter worth $33,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Palo Alto Networks during the third quarter worth $35,000. J.Safra Asset Management Corp purchased a new position in Palo Alto Networks in the fourth quarter worth $40,000. Finally, Ankerstar Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Palo Alto Networks in the fourth quarter worth $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.82% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on PANW shares. Piper Sandler restated an “overweight” rating and set a $345.00 price objective (up from $265.00) on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $340.00 target price on Palo Alto Networks in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $400.00 price target (up from $340.00) on shares of Palo Alto Networks in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $340.00 price target on shares of Palo Alto Networks and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Berenberg Bank upped their price objective on shares of Palo Alto Networks from $290.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $333.76.

About Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) is a cybersecurity company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The firm develops a broad suite of security products and services designed to prevent successful cyberattacks and protect enterprise networks, clouds, and endpoints. Built around a platform strategy, its offerings target threat prevention, detection, response and governance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

The company’s product portfolio includes next‑generation firewalls as a core on‑premises capability, alongside cloud‑delivered security services and software for securing public and private clouds.