- Prev close
- $371.76
- Day range
- $363.58 – $377.91
- Next earnings
- in 56 days
Palo Alto Networks is drifting near the top of its 52-week range, but the setup is mixed because revenue is growing 24.5% while EPS is -68.0% and valuation is stretched at 79.0 forward P/E.
PANW
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC
As of Sep 16, 2026
58/100
Worth keeping an eye onHealth ScoreMove drivers
PANW finished at +0.1% versus the S&P 500 at -0.4% and the Nasdaq 100 at +0.0%, so the session itself was essentially flat and does not point to a broad market or sector shock. The more important read is the broader trend: the stock has been strong over 1w +12.1% and 3m +34.2%, which fits a stock-specific rerating rather than a single-day macro move.
Volatility read
This looks like normal volatility for a premium-valued software name, not a sign of fresh deterioration. Revenue is still +24.5% YoY (TTM) and the latest quarter was +34.5% YoY, with gross margin at +70.4% and operating margin at +6.0%, but EPS is -68.0% YoY (TTM) and the forward P/E is 79.0, so strong growth is already priced in and the stock can move sharply on any change in expectations. Beta is 0.97, which says the shares are not inherently more volatile than the market; the larger swings come from valuation and expectation risk, not market sensitivity.
Earnings setup
The next earnings date is not available this period, so I cannot place a specific print on the calendar from the facts provided. What the market will be watching, based on the available numbers, is whether revenue can keep compounding from +24.5% YoY TTM and +34.5% YoY in the latest quarter, whether gross margin at +70.4% and operating margin at +6.0% can hold, and whether the EPS trend improves from -68.0% YoY TTM. The facts do not provide a prior post-earnings reaction pattern, so I cannot characterize historical around-earnings behavior here.
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