Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets decreased by 63.6% to $12.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 112.9%, from -$93.00M to $12.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2024), Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets shows an upward trend with a 10.4% CAGR.
An increase represents a cash outflow for future benefits, while a decrease represents the realization of previously paid expenses, effectively freeing up cash flow.
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Standard working capital metric; peers will show similar fluctuations based on their procurement and service contract cycles.
operating_increase_decrease_in_prepaid_deferred_expense__313362| Q3 '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 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | |
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| Value | $36.10M | $72.80M | $100.00K | $26.00M | $11.10M | $28.70M | $49.70M | $91.00M | $101.20M | -$54.00M | $8.10M | -$1.30M | $181.30M | $4.00M | -$93.00M | -$20.50M | $33.00M | $12.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +101.7% | -99.9% | >999% | -57.3% | +158.6% | +73.2% | +83.1% | +11.2% | -153.4% | +115.0% | -116.0% | >999% | -97.8% | <-999% | +78.0% | +261.0% | -63.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -28.0% | — | -60.6% | >999% | +250.0% | +811.7% | -288.2% | -83.7% | -101.4% | +79.2% | +107.4% | <-999% | -111.3% | +725.0% | +112.9% |