PANW PEER ANALYSIS

Palo Alto Networks Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc

🇺🇸 USA · US · Technology · Software - Infrastructure

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Software - Infrastructure

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

PANWIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	PANW	ADYEN	BB	Ind. Median
P/E	315.62	25.84●	122.23	28.16
P/B	9.61	5.19●	9.76	3.83
EV/EBITDA	116.28	12.39●	78.44	16.93
P/S	25.08	10.88●	12.59	3.30

Financial Health
Metric	PANW	ADYEN	BB	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.86	168.11●	2.20	1.43
Debt/Equity	7.5%	4.8%●	29.5%	25.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.46	-7.76●	-1.41	-0.02

Profitability
Metric	PANW	ADYEN	BB	Ind. Median
Net Margin	7.9%	42.1%●	10.3%	8.9%
ROE	4.8%	22.3%●	8.1%	14.2%
ROA	2.5%	9.0%●	5.4%	4.0%
EBITDA Margin	21.5%	54.0%●	15.8%	17.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	PANW	ADYEN	BB	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	19.5%	25.2%●	4.8%	10.2%
NI Growth	-31.9%	14.8%●	—	7.0%
Div. Yield	—	—	—	0.8%
Payout	—	—	—	20.6%

Valuation
Metric	PANW	PLTR	ORCL	FTNT	NET	SNPS	Ind. Median
P/E	315.62	149.35	24.53●	61.70	—	109.61	28.16
P/B	9.61	40.33	9.86	121.85	57.18	2.78●	3.83
EV/EBITDA	116.28	141.74	16.93●	43.81	628.36	34.35	16.93
P/S	25.08	65.23	6.22●	16.96	37.49	9.76	3.30

Financial Health
Metric	PANW	PLTR	ORCL	FTNT	NET	SNPS	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	0.86	6.91●	1.12	1.15	1.96	1.43	1.43
Debt/Equity	7.5%	2.5%●	367.4%	50.2%	230.9%	35.6%	25.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.46	-3.33	3.87	-1.04	-4.72●	3.08	-0.02

Profitability
Metric	PANW	PLTR	ORCL	FTNT	NET	SNPS	Ind. Median
Net Margin	7.9%	43.7%●	25.4%	27.5%	-3.7%	8.9%	8.9%
ROE	4.8%	32.9%	54.3%	132.4%●	-5.9%	3.8%	14.2%
ROA	2.5%	26.9%●	7.9%	19.3%	-1.8%	2.2%	4.0%
EBITDA Margin	21.5%	45.0%	47.7%●	37.8%	5.9%	31.2%	17.8%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	PANW	PLTR	ORCL	FTNT	NET	SNPS	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	19.5%	67.7%●	17.4%	15.7%	31.6%	39.5%	10.2%
NI Growth	-31.9%	299.8%●	37.3%	4.0%	—	-64.3%	7.0%
Div. Yield	—	—	1.4%	—	—	—	0.8%
Payout	—	—	33.9%	—	—	—	20.6%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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