Palo Alto Networks, Inc. PANW Return on equity
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Palo Alto Networks, Inc.’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.’s 10-Q, filed June 3, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s return on equity?
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) reported return on equity of 4.8% in Q1 2026.
- How has Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s return on equity changed year-over-year?
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s return on equity decreased by 77.2% year-over-year, from 21.2% to 4.8%.
- What is the long-term trend for Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s return on equity?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s return on equity has grown at a -35.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -64% to 17.5%.
- What does return on equity mean?
- How much profit the company earns on the money shareholders have invested.
- How do you interpret return on equity?
- Higher is better, but very high ROE can be manufactured by leverage — a thin equity base inflates the ratio. Read it next to debt-to-equity and ROIC to tell genuine returns from balance-sheet engineering.
- How does return on equity compare across companies?
- Comparable across peers, with the leverage caveat. Negative or near-zero equity makes ROE meaningless, so it is suppressed there.