Financing Cash Flow
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Financing Cash Flow increased by 102.1% to $8.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 103.6%, from -$219.70M to $8.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -13.4% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$298.50M | -$335.60M | $38.70M | -$558.50M | $66.30M | -$353.10M | $31.10M | -$250.80M | $128.20M | -$1.63B | -$41.80M | -$72.60M | -$1.05B | -$179.30M | -$219.70M | -$232.20M | $47.10M | -$374.10M | $8.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -12.4% | +111.5% | <-999% | +111.9% | -632.6% | +108.8% | -906.4% | +151.1% | <-999% | +97.4% | -73.7% | <-999% | +82.9% | -22.5% | -5.7% | +120.3% | -894.3% | +102.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +122.2% | -5.2% | -19.6% | +55.1% | +93.4% | -363.0% | -234.4% | +71.1% | -918.6% | +89.0% | -425.6% | -219.8% | +104.5% | -108.6% | +103.6% |
Financing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) reported financing cash flow of $8.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s financing cash flow increased by 103.6% year-over-year, from -$219.70M to $8.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s financing cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s financing cash flow has grown at a -13.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.04B to -$584.10M.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.