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Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

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Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

PANW·NASDAQ·Technology·CIK 0001327567

Palo Alto Networks Inc is a global artificial intelligence ("AI") cybersecurity provider, incorporated in 2005 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The company's platforms and services secure enterprise users, networks, clouds, endpoints, AI apps and agents, and identities. These offerings deliver comprehensive cybersecurity backed by AI and automation, and provide real-time visibility and monitoring across cloud infrastructure, applications, and AI workloads. A core strategy is to help customers simplify security architectures by consolidating disparate point products. This is achieved by developing capabilities and packaging offerings into platforms that cover many customer needs. This platformization strategy combines various products and services into a tightly integrated architecture for more secure, faster, and cost-effective outcomes. The Network & AI Security platform delivers complete zero trust solutions. This platform includes: Secure Access Service Edge ("SASE"), where Prisma® Access, combined with Prisma SD-WAN, provides an AI-powered SASE solution that secures users, branches, data, AI apps and agents. Prisma Browser™ extends zero-trust security and data protection to the browser. Next-Generation Firewalls ("NGFWs") include ML-Powered NGFWs for on-premises environments like campus locations and data centers, and software NGFWs for virtual and cloud networks. Cloud-Delivered Security Services ("CDSS") integrate Precision AI powered security capabilities that complement SASE and NGFW solutions.

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) is a publicly traded company in the Technology sector. Wiseek has independently scored 24 items for PANW at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-27, rated 7/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 6 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for PANW spans DEF 14A, 4, 144, 10-K.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • Palo Alto Networks Sets Dec 8 Vote: 15M-Share Equity Plan Increase, Director Accountability Proposal
  • CEO Arora Details $147.3M Variable Prepaid Forward on 500K Shares
  • CEO Nikesh Arora Files to Sell 500,000 Shares (~$201M) via Variable Prepaid Forward
  • Palo Alto Networks FY2026 10-K: Revenue up 24% to $11.5B, but CyberArk integration drives net income down 73%
  • Palo Alto Networks Doubles Platformizations to 220 in Q4, Targets 4,000 by 2030

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended July 31, 2026
Revenue
$11.48B
Net Income
$307M
Diluted EPS
$0.40
Op. Cash Flow
$4.55B
Free Cash Flow
$4.11B
Gross Profit
$8.08B
Operating Income
$695M
Cash & Equivalents
$2.51B
Total Debt
$1.77B
Debt / Equity
0.06×
Net Margin
2.7%
Shares Outstanding
815M sh
Source: 10-K · filed 2026-09-10 · accession 0001327567-26-000023

Short Interest & Short Volume

4.45 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 21,268,455 shares in PANW as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 1.6% decrease from the prior period — about 4.5 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 29, 2026, 49.2% of PANW volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)21,268,455 shares as of October 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 1.6%
Days to cover4.45 at avg daily volume of 4,779,237
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)49.2% of 3,260,735 shares on October 29, 2026
5-day average short volume57.8%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

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$366 +0.04% today
52-week range · as of 2026-10-27 $139.57 – $432.32
Market cap
$299.56B
Volume
7.6M (1.4× avg)
3-mo avg 5.5M
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PANW
Oct 27, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT
Filing Type: DEF 14A
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $401.00
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: -$35.00 (-9%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Oct 14, 2026, 3:10 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $375.55
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: -$9.55 (-3%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Oct 13, 2026, 6:19 PM EDT
Filing Type: 144
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $396.45
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: -$30.45 (-8%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Sep 10, 2026, 4:19 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $339.40
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: +$26.60 (+8%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Sep 02, 2026, 1:05 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $322.99
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: +$43.01 (+13%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Sep 01, 2026, 4:32 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $356.75
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: +$9.25 (+3%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Sep 01, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $361.45
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: +$4.55 (+1%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Aug 20, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
Source: BusinessWire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $358.50
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: +$7.50 (+2%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Jul 21, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT
Source: PR Newswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $341.50
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: +$24.50 (+7%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Jun 23, 2026, 6:32 AM EDT
Source: CNBC TV18
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $285.00
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: +$81.00 (+28%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Jun 04, 2026, 3:14 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $271.07
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: +$94.93 (+35%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Jun 03, 2026, 6:11 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $283.50
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: +$82.50 (+29%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Jun 02, 2026, 7:39 PM EDT
Filing Type: 10-Q
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $280.07
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: +$85.93 (+31%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Jun 02, 2026, 4:08 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $332.49
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: +$33.51 (+10%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Jun 02, 2026, 4:05 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $331.99
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: +$34.01 (+10%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
May 16, 2026, 3:14 AM EDT
Source: Wiseek News
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $241.30
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: +$124.70 (+52%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Apr 14, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $162.76
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: +$203.24 (+125%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Mar 11, 2026, 4:28 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $164.99
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: +$201.01 (+122%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Mar 11, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $163.49
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: +$202.51 (+124%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
PANW
Feb 19, 2026, 4:24 PM EST
Filing Type: SC TO-I
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $150.75
Real-time Price: $366.00 info
Change: +$215.25 (+143%) info
Market Cap: $299.564B info
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