Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization increased by 8.9% to $464.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 36.1%, from $725.80M to $464.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization shows relatively stable performance with a -0.6% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A rising balance relative to gross assets indicates an aging portfolio of intangible assets nearing the end of their useful lives.
The cumulative amount of amortization expense recognized against finite-lived intangible assets since their acquisition...
Standard accounting metric; peers with older acquisition cycles will show higher accumulated amortization relative to gross assets.
other_finite_lived_intangible_assets_accumulated_amortization| 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 | $414.40M | $443.50M | $468.30M | $494.10M | $519.30M | $544.20M | $572.60M | $606.00M | $640.20M | $681.50M | $725.80M | $769.00M | $407.00M | $426.00M | $464.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +7.0% | +5.6% | +5.5% | +5.1% | +4.8% | +5.2% | +5.8% | +5.6% | +6.5% | +6.5% | +6.0% | -47.1% | +4.7% | +8.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +25.3% | +22.7% | +22.3% | +22.6% | +23.3% | +25.2% | +26.8% | +26.9% | -36.4% | -37.5% | -36.1% |