Palo Alto Networks Inc. (PANW)
PANW · Information Technology · 
United States
Palo Alto Networks Inc. (PANW) is a US company in the Information Technology sector. The stock has its largest weight in 2B7K (MSCI World SRI), at 1.79%. Anyone who holds an ETF containing Palo Alto Networks also has an indirect stake in the company.
Data and Charts: Palo Alto Networks
Key Data for Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks Stock Price Chart
The Palo Alto Networks chart shows daily closing prices and is set to the current year by default. The stock is up 98.6% year to date and up 67.6% over twelve months. The last recorded close on October 30, 2026, was $365.87, at 81% of the 52-week range.
Price series from our database since Jul 11, 2024, 580 daily values.
Palo Alto Networks Stock Performance
| Year to date | +98.6% | 1 year | +67.6% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -7.9% | 3 months | +10.3% |
| Calendar year 2025 | +1.2% |
Measured in euros, Palo Alto Networks is up 108.9% year to date and up 73.3% over twelve months. The difference from the dollar figures above comes from the exchange rate alone. Each daily price is converted at the ECB euro reference rate for that day.
Alysly Data Analysis: Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks Connections
The map shows how Palo Alto Networks connects to ETFs, indices and other names. Each link is based on measured data and is not a recommendation.
- MSCI World SRI Index · contains
- United States Country · domicile
- 2B7K ETF · holds
- Information Technology Sector · sector
- Marvell Technology Stock · similar ETF exposure
- Applied Materials Stock · similar ETF exposure
- Western Digital Corporation Stock · similar ETF exposure
What ETF Is Palo Alto Networks In?
Palo Alto Networks has very high ETF coverage and is held by 27 of the 104 ETFs we track, which together follow 14 indices. That puts the stock in more ETFs than 95.5% of the 4,341 stocks we track.
| ETF | Index | Weight | per €1,000 in the ETF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2B7K | MSCI World SRI | 1.79% | €17.90 |
| XNAS / XNA1 | Nasdaq 100 | 1.34% | €13.44 |
| EXXT | Nasdaq 100 | 1.34% | €13.40 |
| XUIT / XUTC | MSCI USA Information Technology | 1.24% | €12.39 |
| QDVE | S&P 500 Information Technology | 1.22% | €12.20 |
| XDWT / XMIT | MSCI World Information Technology | 1.11% | €11.09 |
| XDEM | MSCI World Momentum | 0.87% | €8.67 |
| SXR8 | S&P 500 | 0.47% | €4.70 |
| SPYL / SPY5 | S&P 500 | 0.47% | €4.66 |
| XD9U / XD9D | MSCI USA | 0.46% | €4.65 |
| XDEB | MSCI World Minimum Volatility | 0.37% | €3.75 |
| XDWD / XDWL | MSCI World | 0.34% | €3.40 |
| EUNL | MSCI World | 0.34% | €3.40 |
| SWWD | MSCI World | 0.34% | €3.37 |
| SPPW | MSCI World | 0.34% | €3.37 |
| SPYY | MSCI ACWI | 0.30% | €3.05 |
| WIMI | MSCI World IMI | 0.30% | €3.02 |
| IUSQ | MSCI ACWI | 0.30% | €3.00 |
| SPYI / SPSA | MSCI ACWI IMI | 0.25% | €2.45 |
| XDEW | S&P 500 Equal Weight | 0.22% | €2.21 |
The last column shows how much of €1,000 in one of these funds goes to Palo Alto Networks, based on each fund's latest holdings list.
US-listed ETFs holding Palo Alto Networks (weight per latest SEC filing): XLK 1.54%, QQQM 1.37%, VGT 1.24%, QQQ 1.21%, VUG 0.78%, ONEQ 0.67%, IVV 0.43%, SPY 0.43%, VOO 0.43%, VTI 0.38%. These funds are registered in the US; retail investors in the EU usually cannot buy them.
Palo Alto Networks Weight in iShares Core MSCI World (EUNL) Since 2019
In iShares Core MSCI World (EUNL), Palo Alto Networks had a weight of 0.05% on Sep 30, 2019 and 0.34% on Oct 29, 2026. The fund tracks the MSCI World. Its share peaked at 0.35% on Sep 30, 2026. The weight rises and falls with the stock's price performance relative to the other index members. It can also change when the index provider adjusts the index composition.
What's Inside Your ETF Portfolio and the ETF overlap check show how much Palo Alto Networks overlaps with the rest of a portfolio.
Which Tracked Investors Hold Palo Alto Networks?
Palo Alto Networks is not among the largest purchases in the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026. The list is led by GOOGL, DAL and NEBIUS GROUP N.V. The only manager we track that holds Palo Alto Networks increased its position.
| Investor | Shares | Value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duquesne Family Office | 116,650 | $40M | increased by 29,226 |
As of Jun 30, 2026. Based on quarterly filings with the US securities regulator, submitted up to 45 days after the reference date. The change counts shares, not price gains.
What Palo Alto Networks Executives and Directors Traded Recently
| Date | Person | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | Bawa Aparna Director | Sell | 80 | $417.13 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Bawa Aparna Director | Sell | 170 | $410.00 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Paul Josh D. Officer, Chief Accounting Officer | Sell (plan) | 400 | $395.70 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Golechha Dipak Officer, EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sell (plan) | 100 | $396.21 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Golechha Dipak Officer, EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sell (plan) | 900 | $394.98 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Golechha Dipak Officer, EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sell (plan) | 2,200 | $393.58 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Golechha Dipak Officer, EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sell (plan) | 6,400 | $392.71 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Golechha Dipak Officer, EVP, Chief Financial Officer | Sell (plan) | 5,301 | $391.71 |
The table shows open-market purchases and sales reported over the past 90 days. Directors, officers and shareholders owning more than ten percent must report such transactions within two trading days. Awards and option exercises are excluded.
“Plan” means the transaction follows a schedule set up in advance under Rule 10b5-1. Sales consistently outnumber purchases in these filings because a large part of executive pay is granted in shares. For comparison: over the period covered, executives and directors reported sales at 271 of 350 tracked companies and purchases at 32.
Stocks With ETF Exposure Similar to Palo Alto Networks
| Stock | Shared ETFs | r | 1 year | Annualized volatility | Net margin | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | – | – | +67.6% | 42.1% | 2.7% | +24.5% |
 Marvell Technology | 27 | – | +121.7% | 74.6% | 32.6% | +42.1% |
 Applied Materials | 27 | – | +67.7% | 53.8% | 24.7% | +4.4% |
 Western Digital Corporation | 26 | – | +165.0% | 67.5% | 72.9% | +35.7% |
 Advanced Micro Devices | 26 | – | +98.1% | 62.4% | 12.5% | +34.3% |
 CrowdStrike Holdings | 26 | +0.90 | +86.0% | 52.0% | – | – |
 Monolithic Power Systems | 26 | – | +11.4% | 57.8% | 22.3% | +26.4% |
 Sandisk Corporation | 26 | – | +487.7% | 102.7% | 56.5% | +175.3% |
 Seagate Technology Holdings | 26 | – | +140.2% | 59.7% | 26.1% | +34.1% |
These stocks reach a portfolio through largely the same funds as Palo Alto Networks. “Shared ETFs” counts the funds that hold both.
Return and volatility are calculated from our daily closing prices in US dollars. Margin and growth come from each company's latest SEC annual filing. Because fiscal years do not end on the same date for every company, the underlying periods are not fully identical.
Fundamental Analysis: Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks Key Financials
Figures come from the SEC annual filing for the latest reported fiscal year (period end Jul 31, 2026).
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Net income | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY ended Jul 2023 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 6.4% |
| FY ended Jul 2024 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 32.1% |
| FY ended Jul 2025 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 12.3% |
| FY ended Jul 2026 | 11.5 | 0.3 | 2.7% |
Latest Patents Granted to Palo Alto Networks
In the 52 weekly issues of the US patent office from Nov 4, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026, Palo Alto Networks received 187 utility patents and 1 design patents. That is 0.058% of all utility patents the US patent office granted in those weeks. The median time from filing to grant was 2.2 years.
| Granted | Patent | Title | Filed | Technology field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 12777079 B2 | Real-time automated extraction of campaign CTI from threat reports | H04L Transmission of digital information | ||
| US 12775720 B2 | Auto generating build time policies from run time policies for shift left security | G06F Electric digital data processing | ||
| US 12771700 B2 | Deep learning pipeline to detect malicious command and control traffic | H04L Transmission of digital information | ||
| US 12771670 B2 | Centralized identity redistribution | H04L Transmission of digital information | ||
| US 12769750 B2 | Natural language to customize data visualization | G06F Electric digital data processing |
These are grants, not applications. The office usually publishes an application 18 months after the priority date; the grant tends to come much later. Owners counted: Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Titles as published by the office; median time based on 102 patents with a known filing date.
The patent screener lists more grants, filterable by company, type and technology field. The M&A and patents page compares companies.
Technical Analysis: Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto Networks Risk Metrics
The close on Oct 30, 2026, was 12.9% below the highest close since Jul 11, 2024. That high was reached on Oct 6, 2026. When the S&P 500 rose or fell 1%, Palo Alto Networks moved 1.26% on average in the same direction (past 252 trading days). The correlation of 0.32, however, shows only a moderate link to the broad market. Accordingly, moves in the S&P 500 explain only a small part of the daily price moves of Palo Alto Networks.
What Palo Alto Networks Correlates With
| Instrument | r | −1 … +1 |
|---|---|---|
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Class A | +0.90 | |
| Okta Inc. Class A | +0.78 | |
| Zscaler Inc. | +0.76 | |
| Fortinet Inc. | +0.74 | |
| Cloudflare Inc Class A | +0.64 | |
| Datadog Inc. Class A | +0.56 | |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | -0.39 | |
| Brown-Forman Corporation Class B | -0.36 | |
| CMS Energy Corporation | -0.35 |
The strongest co-movers are listed at the top, the strongest inverse movers at the bottom. Low or negative correlations can help spread risk more broadly across a portfolio.
