PANW
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.Evidence as of 2026-09-03Overview · Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. The company offers firewall appliances and software; Panorama, a security management solution for the control of firewall appliances and software deployed on a customer's network, as well as their instances in public or private cloud environments, as a virtual or a physical appliance; and virtual system upgrades, which are available as extensions to…
Management team
- Mr. William D. Jenkins Jr. · PresidentFind on LinkedIn
- Mr. Walter Pritchard · Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate DevelopmentFind on LinkedIn
- Mr. Lee Klarich · Executive VP & Chief Product OfficerFind on LinkedIn
- Mr. Dipak Golechha · Executive VP & CFOFind on LinkedIn
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Moneyta sentiment
Where the published evidence leans after the desk debated it — not a rating or a recommendation.
−0.0 on a −2 to +2 scale — was +0.0 before the debate changed the read.
What builds the score
Solid bars are analyst rubric scores; faded bars are computed directly from data. Claims dropped in debate count for nothing; weakened claims count at half weight.
Editor's note
Written after the debate settled — the rest of the page is the evidence behind it.
Revenue from contracts rose from $ 2,474,000,000 in fiscal Q1 2026 (fiscal quarter ended 2025-11-11) to $ 2,594,000,000 in fiscal Q2 2026 (fiscal quarter ended 2026-02-11) and to $ 3,002,000,000 in fiscal Q3 2026 (fiscal quarter ended 2026-05-26). Gross profit followed the same pattern, at $ 1,836,000,000, $ 1,909,000,000 and $ 2,028,000,000 across those three quarters respectively.
Operating income was positive $ 309,000,000 in fiscal Q1 2026 and $ 397,000,000 in fiscal Q2 2026, then moved to an operating loss of $ 183,000,000 in fiscal Q3 2026; net income mirrored that swing, from net income of $ 334,000,000 and $ 432,000,000 in the first two quarters to a net loss of $ 177,000,000 in fiscal Q3 2026. Common shares outstanding rose from 668,900,000 (as of 2025-08-18) to 816,000,000 (as of 2026-02-11), with weighted-average diluted shares increasing to 801,000,000 in fiscal Q3 2026. Research and development expense jumped to $ 734,000,000 in fiscal Q3 2026 from $ 528,000,000 in fiscal Q1 2026 and $ 511,000,000 in fiscal Q2 2026.
How this note was made
every stage ran before the note was writtenAnalyst desk
Mercer, Oakes, Nash, Ellis, Yates, Talbot and Archer. The desk: named AI agents, not people. Each reads one slice of the evidence and nothing else — no outside knowledge, no browsing — so every finding traces to a source you can open.
Reads the XBRL figures companies file with the SEC — revenue, margins, income, debt and share count, quarter by quarter — and reports which way the trend is running.
Revenue from contracts reported was $2,474,000,000 for fiscal Q1 2026 (2025-08-01 to 2025-10-31, 3mo), $2,594,000,000 for fiscal Q2 2026 (2024-11-01 to 2025-01-31, 3mo) and $3,002,000,000 for fiscal Q3 2026 (2026-02-01 to 2026-04-30, 3mo).
XBRL companyfacts · 0001327567-25-000035Gross profit was $1,836,000,000 in fiscal Q1 2026 (2025-08-01 to 2025-10-31, 3mo), $1,909,000,000 in fiscal Q2 2026 (2024-11-01 to 2025-01-31, 3mo) and $2,028,000,000 in fiscal Q3 2026 (2026-02-01 to 2026-04-30, 3mo).
XBRL companyfacts · 0001327567-25-000035Reads the filings themselves, above all the year-over-year diff of Item 1A risk factors: which risks a company added, dropped or quietly reworded since its last annual report.
Which filings the desk reads
The desk reads the annual 10-K in full — its risk factors, and how they changed since last year. Quarterly 10-Qs and event filings (8-Ks, insider Form 4s) are listed for context but not read line by line: the 10-K is where the material risk disclosures live. A brand-new company, or one we have only just begun tracking, may have no annual report on file yet — its risk analysis fills in once that lands.
An item 8-K with the 8-K filed 21 August 2026 was filed on 21 August 2026.
8-K filed 2026-08-21An 8-K with the 8-K filed 1 September 2026 was filed on 1 September 2026 (the document parse status in the evidence is listed as pending).
8-K filed 2026-09-01Reads the signal panel above — momentum, volatility, drawdown, relative strength and beta — and ranks each against the whole research universe rather than judging it in isolation.
Momentum over the past 6 months is +107.2% and ranks in the 98th percentile of the 547-stock research universe.
Moneyta signal set · 2026-09-02weakened in debateMomentum measured as 12_1 is +111.9% and ranks in the 94th percentile of the 547-stock research universe.
Moneyta signal set · 2026-09-02weakened in debateReads which funds hold the name and at what weight, plus insider Form 4 filings, to show the exposure you may already carry through index funds.
As of 2026-09-02T13:45:47.228469+00:00, the security is held in the IVV ETF with a reported weight of 0.43% of that fund.
ETF constituents · market dataThere are two insider Form 4 filings recorded with filed dates 2026-08-27 and 2026-08-24; both filings show parse_status 'skipped' and no primary document URL in the provided evidence.
Form 4 × 2 (90d window not enforced here)Reads recent headlines that are genuinely about this company, ignoring rating chatter and market-wide stories. Findings argue in the debate but never move the sentiment score.
Multiple outlets reported that Palo Alto Networks reported robust fiscal fourth-quarter results and a strong outlook for the new fiscal year, tying the performance to demand for AI-powered cybersecurity and Next-Generation Security ARR growth (coverage on 2–3 September 2026).
News · simplywall.st · 2026-09-03An article highlighted the company CEO warning that AI is making older defenses obsolete and framed the earnings as a backdrop to that message; that piece was published 2 September 2026.
News · ibtimes.com · 2026-09-02Reads parsed Forms 3/4/5 — who bought or sold, at what size, and whether a 10b5-1 plan was involved. Flags clustered open-market officer buying; treats plan sales as routine and never counts a fund or 10%-holder as an officer.
On 2026-08-25 Paul Josh D. (Chief Accounting Officer) sold "900" shares for a reported value of "$318k" and the filing states the trade was made pursuant to a "10b5-1 plan (stated on the filing)".
Form 4 · Paul Josh D. (Chief Accounting Officer) · $318k sold · 2026-08-25On 2026-08-21 Paul Josh D. reported an entry labeled "code F" for "1529" shares at a reported value of "$534k" (the filing’s trading_plan field is null).
Form 4 · Paul Josh D. (Chief Accounting Officer) · $534k code F · 2026-08-21Reads the implied-expectations math built from the company's own filings (the growth rate today's price would justify, and the multiples beside it) and argues whether the market's bar looks high or low for this business. Never turns the math into a target.
The model reports an implied free cash flow (FCF) growth rate of 30.07% that today's price would justify under the stated discount and terminal assumptions.
Valuation inputs · SEC XBRL + stored EOD closeTrailing twelve‑month free cash flow (FCF) is $5,839,300,000 as of the ttm data in the filing inputs.
Valuation inputs · SEC XBRL + stored EOD closeDebate and risk review
A bull and a bear contest the claims and the chair rules on each; the risk review stress-tests what survived.
A bull and a bear argue the analysts' claims across two rounds, then a chair rules on each one. Only what survives feeds the score — the argument is shown, not hidden, so you can judge the reasoning yourself.
Several company-reported items and market signals jointly support a favorable read: revenue and gross profit show sequential increases across the three reported fiscal quarters (fundamentals-0, fundamentals-1), the market momentum metrics are very strong and rank highly in the research universe (market-0, market-1), and multiple outlets covered an earnings beat and an AI/security growth narrative alongside an acquisition that was widely reported (news-0, news-2, news-3). The valuation model inputs also indicate substantial trailing free cash flow and imply a high FCF growth rate that the current price would be pricing in (valuation-1, valuation-0), and the security is held in a broad ETF which signals institutional inclusion (ownership-0). These items together constitute medium-to-strong supporting evidence for a constructive interpretation of the company’s near-term commercial momentum and market reception.
Chair's verdict, claim by claim
Fragility · computed, not argued
diversified0.27
32 surviving claims rest on 19 distinct sources; the heaviest analyst carries 19% of them, and 97% of what the desk raised survived the debate.
The read rests on a moderate breadth of sources (19) but a relatively small number of analysts contribute a meaningful share of claims — the single heaviest analyst supplying nearly a fifth — so some analyst-specific judgment could tilt the narrative. Also, a very high survival rate from the desk debate means most points were uncontested internally, which strengthens internal consistency but can also signal limited adversarial challenge; treat conclusions as informational rather than definitive.
Peer context · computed, not argued
12-1 momentum ranks 3rd of 22 in Software—Infrastructure (as of 2026-09-02).
90-day volatility ranks 14th of 22 in Software—Infrastructure (as of 2026-09-02).
Disconfirming evidence · base rates · falsifiers
Context
Outside consensus, and where this name already sits in your own portfolio.
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What this was built from
Every figure on this page traces to one of these. The desk reads only what is listed here — no outside knowledge, no browsing — and each card shows who read it and what it contributed to the score.
12 filings· 1 cited
SEC XBRL filings
Quarterly figures as filed with the SEC, read straight from EDGAR's structured data — not retyped or estimated.
Read by Mercer−0.2 to the score
4 documents· 2 cited
SEC filing documents
The filings themselves, including the year-over-year comparison of Item 1A risk factors.
Read by Oakes+0.0 to the score
1 signal set
Moneyta signal set
Computed from our own end-of-day price history and ranked against the whole research universe. No AI involved.
Read by Nash+0.2 to the score
2 holdings records
Fund holdings
Which funds hold this name and at what weight, plus insider Form 4 filings.
Read by Ellis+0.5 to the score
8 headlines· 2 cited
News coverage
Recent headlines about this company, rating chatter excluded and nothing published after the report date.
Read by Yatesnothing survived
2 filings
Insider filings
Parsed Forms 3/4/5 from EDGAR: named insiders, share counts, prices, and 10b5-1 plan state — stated and inferred flags kept apart.
Read by Talbot−0.7 to the score
1 computation
Valuation inputs
TTM cash-flow figures from the company's own XBRL filings, priced with the stored closing price. Implied growth and multiples only; no fair-value dollar figure reaches the desk, by design.
Read by Archercontext only
1 record· 0 cited
Company profile
Sector, industry and company details.
1 record· 0 cited
Analyst consensus
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Read means we pulled and handed it to an analyst; cited means a claim on this page points at it. Reading twelve quarters to state one trend is normal — the gap is shown rather than hidden.
Written by AI, checked against sources
The analysts, the bull–bear debate and the editor's note are AI agents reading only the evidence listed on this page. They can misread a filing or a headline, which is why every claim cites a source you can open and check yourself. The sentiment score is arithmetic over the claims that survived the debate, not a language model's opinion.
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