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Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW)

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Profitability Ratios (Summary)

Palo Alto Networks Inc., profitability ratios (quarterly data)

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Jan 31, 2025 Oct 31, 2024 Jul 31, 2024 Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2018
Return on Sales
Gross profit margin 73.86% 74.17% 74.35% 74.43% 74.05% 73.35% 72.29% 70.80% 69.77% 69.06% 68.76% 69.34% 69.63% 69.77% 70.05% 69.74% 70.02% 70.42% 70.68% 71.61% 72.02% 72.06% 72.12%
Operating profit margin 10.99% 9.11% 8.52% 8.97% 7.98% 8.15% 5.62% 2.30% 0.37% -1.56% -3.43% -5.12% -6.74% -7.51% -7.15% -6.56% -5.49% -4.79% -5.25% -5.24% -4.27% -2.45% -1.87%
Net profit margin 14.64% 32.99% 32.11% 31.41% 30.24% 8.52% 6.38% 3.32% 0.56% -2.46% -4.85% -7.54% -9.50% -11.20% -11.72% -11.00% -9.73% -8.36% -7.83% -7.01% -5.58% -3.42% -2.82%
Return on Investment
Return on equity (ROE) 19.68% 46.25% 49.86% 54.78% 52.25% 28.28% 25.15% 17.47% 4.71% -28.23% -127.14% -115.40% -391.77% -98.34% -78.63% -43.97% -35.50% -40.11% -24.23% -30.74% -10.84% -6.81% -5.16%
Return on assets (ROA) 5.99% 13.42% 12.89% 13.65% 12.45% 4.15% 3.03% 1.52% 0.26% -1.14% -2.18% -3.51% -4.44% -4.89% -4.87% -4.59% -3.88% -3.43% -2.95% -3.52% -2.43% -1.51% -1.24%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31).

Profitability ratio Description The company
Gross profit margin Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. Palo Alto Networks Inc. gross profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. Palo Alto Networks Inc. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. Palo Alto Networks Inc. net profit margin ratio improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.

Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. Palo Alto Networks Inc. ROE deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. Palo Alto Networks Inc. ROA improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.

Gross Profit Margin

Palo Alto Networks Inc., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

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Jan 31, 2025 Oct 31, 2024 Jul 31, 2024 Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Gross profit 1,658,200 1,584,700 1,615,800 1,471,200 1,476,000 1,405,300 1,446,500 1,246,100 1,188,900 1,101,500 1,058,200 946,200 911,600 866,800 860,400 743,300 709,300 668,200 660,000 611,100 583,600 554,200 588,400 521,700 508,600 472,500
Revenue 2,257,400 2,138,800 2,189,500 1,984,800 1,975,100 1,878,100 1,953,300 1,720,900 1,655,100 1,563,400 1,550,500 1,386,700 1,316,900 1,247,400 1,219,300 1,073,900 1,016,900 946,000 950,400 869,400 816,700 771,900 805,800 726,600 711,200 656,000
Profitability Ratio
Gross profit margin1 73.86% 74.17% 74.35% 74.43% 74.05% 73.35% 72.29% 70.80% 69.77% 69.06% 68.76% 69.34% 69.63% 69.77% 70.05% 69.74% 70.02% 70.42% 70.68% 71.61% 72.02% 72.06% 72.12%
Benchmarks
Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 32.45% 32.61% 32.58% 32.58% 32.50% 32.34% 32.25% 32.12% 32.02% 31.99% 32.26% 32.30% 32.35% 32.38% 31.99% 31.66% 31.81% 31.53% 31.36% 31.28% 31.08% 30.81%
Adobe Inc. 89.04% 88.66% 88.24% 88.08% 87.87% 87.89% 87.77% 87.66% 87.70% 87.76% 87.87% 88.04% 88.18% 88.17% 87.87% 87.45% 86.62% 85.96% 85.60% 85.19% 85.03%
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 86.05% 87.79% 88.51% 89.31% 89.36% 89.18% 89.41% 89.18% 89.57% 89.87% 89.74% 89.83% 89.73% 89.55% 89.05% 88.75% 88.61%
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 75.37% 75.29% 75.27% 74.62% 74.04% 73.69% 73.17% 73.55% 73.74% 73.63% 73.60% 73.76% 73.88% 73.86% 73.75% 72.92% 72.17% 71.73% 70.58%
International Business Machines Corp. 56.65% 56.53% 56.09% 55.64% 55.45% 55.04% 54.64% 54.24% 54.00% 53.78% 54.01% 54.48% 54.90% 53.27% 51.79% 50.09% 48.32%
Intuit Inc. 78.97% 78.73% 78.72% 78.53% 78.08% 78.12% 78.13% 78.46% 79.00% 79.99% 81.09% 82.36% 82.11% 82.13% 82.53% 82.67% 82.23% 82.85% 82.05% 80.50% 82.25% 82.55% 82.80%
Microsoft Corp. 69.41% 69.35% 69.76% 69.89% 69.75% 69.44% 68.92% 68.45% 68.16% 68.26% 68.40% 68.73% 68.83% 68.86% 68.93% 68.38% 68.35% 68.27% 67.78% 68.17% 67.71% 66.56% 65.90%
Oracle Corp. 71.27% 71.31% 71.41% 71.53% 71.88% 72.26% 72.85% 74.50% 76.10% 77.78% 79.08% 79.44% 79.96% 80.22% 80.59% 80.59% 80.33% 79.96% 79.68% 79.80% 79.67% 79.77% 79.76%
Palantir Technologies Inc. 80.25% 81.10% 81.39% 81.16% 80.62% 79.92% 79.15% 78.75% 78.56% 78.59% 78.73% 78.16% 77.99%
Salesforce Inc. 76.35% 76.00% 75.50% 74.99% 74.52% 73.78% 73.34% 72.69% 72.61% 73.10% 73.48% 74.02% 74.34% 74.32% 74.41% 74.47% 74.62% 74.90% 75.23% 75.01% 74.77% 74.32% 74.02%
ServiceNow Inc. 79.18% 79.24% 79.07% 78.87% 78.59% 78.52% 78.50% 78.45% 78.29% 77.85% 77.53% 77.26% 77.05% 77.27% 77.59% 78.01% 78.16%
Synopsys Inc. 79.64% 79.68% 80.25% 79.85% 79.69% 79.08% 78.79% 78.51% 78.91% 79.07% 79.48% 80.05% 79.78% 79.50% 79.11% 78.93% 78.81% 78.44% 78.56% 78.04% 77.69% 77.60%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31).

1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100 × (Gross profitQ2 2025 + Gross profitQ1 2025 + Gross profitQ4 2024 + Gross profitQ3 2024) ÷ (RevenueQ2 2025 + RevenueQ1 2025 + RevenueQ4 2024 + RevenueQ3 2024)
= 100 × (1,658,200 + 1,584,700 + 1,615,800 + 1,471,200) ÷ (2,257,400 + 2,138,800 + 2,189,500 + 1,984,800) = 73.86%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Gross profit margin Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. Palo Alto Networks Inc. gross profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.

Operating Profit Margin

Palo Alto Networks Inc., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

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Jan 31, 2025 Oct 31, 2024 Jul 31, 2024 Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Operating income (loss) 240,400 286,500 238,400 176,700 53,600 215,200 253,500 78,700 39,900 15,200 15,400 (47,600) (73,900) (82,700) (60,400) (110,400) (88,800) (44,500) (17,800) (56,500) (52,900) (51,800) (9,900) (18,700) 6,600 (32,100)
Revenue 2,257,400 2,138,800 2,189,500 1,984,800 1,975,100 1,878,100 1,953,300 1,720,900 1,655,100 1,563,400 1,550,500 1,386,700 1,316,900 1,247,400 1,219,300 1,073,900 1,016,900 946,000 950,400 869,400 816,700 771,900 805,800 726,600 711,200 656,000
Profitability Ratio
Operating profit margin1 10.99% 9.11% 8.52% 8.97% 7.98% 8.15% 5.62% 2.30% 0.37% -1.56% -3.43% -5.12% -6.74% -7.51% -7.15% -6.56% -5.49% -4.79% -5.25% -5.24% -4.27% -2.45% -1.87%
Benchmarks
Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 15.04% 14.79% 14.20% 13.76% 13.60% 13.74% 14.42% 14.90% 15.27% 15.21% 15.20% 15.12% 15.19% 15.08% 15.03% 14.89% 14.84% 14.69% 14.68% 14.66% 14.65% 14.59%
Adobe Inc. 31.35% 31.16% 30.51% 29.95% 34.26% 33.95% 33.64% 33.91% 34.64% 35.45% 36.25% 36.72% 36.76% 36.53% 35.75% 34.75% 32.93% 32.10% 31.36% 30.10% 29.25%
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 29.10% 28.26% 28.19% 28.91% 30.59% 28.71% 28.78% 29.26% 30.15% 30.81% 30.20% 28.35% 26.07% 25.83% 25.72% 25.35% 24.06%
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 1.52% 0.74% -0.07% -3.27% -5.78% -7.59% -8.48% -7.48% -7.41% -8.25% -9.82% -10.49% -10.43% -10.14% -10.58% -14.16% -18.68% -25.36% -30.34%
International Business Machines Corp. 14.95% 15.09% 15.46% 15.13% 15.17% 14.58% 13.88% 13.49% 13.50% 12.92% 12.77% 12.30% 11.97% 9.12% 10.13% 10.39% 9.22%
Intuit Inc. 22.24% 21.66% 22.29% 24.02% 23.00% 22.86% 21.86% 21.67% 19.48% 18.41% 20.20% 23.68% 22.49% 24.10% 25.95% 29.04% 26.95% 30.30% 28.34% 22.46% 26.81% 27.03% 27.33%
Microsoft Corp. 44.96% 44.49% 44.64% 44.70% 44.17% 43.01% 41.77% 40.85% 40.58% 41.69% 42.06% 42.56% 42.52% 42.14% 41.59% 40.15% 39.24% 38.17% 37.03% 37.46% 36.74% 35.20% 34.14%
Oracle Corp. 30.30% 29.82% 28.99% 28.20% 27.73% 27.01% 26.21% 28.06% 30.42% 22.92% 25.74% 26.22% 26.62% 37.78% 37.58% 37.74% 37.13% 36.29% 35.57% 34.82% 34.65% 34.49% 34.26%
Palantir Technologies Inc. 10.83% 13.80% 11.78% 8.43% 5.39% 1.71% -3.22% -5.93% -8.46% -11.05% -13.30% -20.43% -26.66%
Salesforce Inc. 18.14% 17.65% 14.38% 11.03% 8.18% 4.42% 3.29% 1.64% 0.26% 0.77% 2.07% 3.67% 4.69% 4.25% 2.14% 1.11% 0.35% -0.29% 1.74% 2.97% 3.37% 3.95% 4.03%
ServiceNow Inc. 12.42% 12.04% 10.78% 10.02% 8.49% 7.64% 6.32% 5.41% 4.90% 3.40% 3.30% 3.95% 4.36% 4.34% 4.55% 5.10% 4.40%
Synopsys Inc. 20.67% 22.13% 24.22% 23.31% 22.80% 21.72% 19.11% 18.81% 20.70% 22.87% 22.93% 23.18% 20.72% 17.48% 18.17% 18.81% 17.82% 16.83% 15.77% 13.85% 13.64% 15.48%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31).

1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100 × (Operating income (loss)Q2 2025 + Operating income (loss)Q1 2025 + Operating income (loss)Q4 2024 + Operating income (loss)Q3 2024) ÷ (RevenueQ2 2025 + RevenueQ1 2025 + RevenueQ4 2024 + RevenueQ3 2024)
= 100 × (240,400 + 286,500 + 238,400 + 176,700) ÷ (2,257,400 + 2,138,800 + 2,189,500 + 1,984,800) = 10.99%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. Palo Alto Networks Inc. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.

Net Profit Margin

Palo Alto Networks Inc., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

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Jan 31, 2025 Oct 31, 2024 Jul 31, 2024 Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net income (loss) 267,300 350,700 357,700 278,800 1,746,900 194,200 227,700 107,800 84,200 20,000 3,300 (73,200) (93,500) (103,600) (119,300) (145,100) (142,300) (92,200) (58,900) (74,800) (73,700) (59,600) (20,800) (20,200) (2,600) (38,300)
Revenue 2,257,400 2,138,800 2,189,500 1,984,800 1,975,100 1,878,100 1,953,300 1,720,900 1,655,100 1,563,400 1,550,500 1,386,700 1,316,900 1,247,400 1,219,300 1,073,900 1,016,900 946,000 950,400 869,400 816,700 771,900 805,800 726,600 711,200 656,000
Profitability Ratio
Net profit margin1 14.64% 32.99% 32.11% 31.41% 30.24% 8.52% 6.38% 3.32% 0.56% -2.46% -4.85% -7.54% -9.50% -11.20% -11.72% -11.00% -9.73% -8.36% -7.83% -7.01% -5.58% -3.42% -2.82%
Benchmarks
Net Profit Margin, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 11.41% 11.19% 10.78% 10.89% 10.65% 10.72% 11.27% 10.99% 11.30% 11.17% 11.12% 11.27% 11.53% 11.69% 12.05% 11.95% 11.74% 11.52% 11.11% 11.13% 11.06% 11.06%
Adobe Inc. 25.85% 25.59% 24.86% 24.08% 27.97% 27.12% 26.34% 26.32% 27.01% 28.00% 29.29% 29.90% 30.55% 38.67% 38.79% 40.68% 40.88% 31.05% 30.71% 27.72% 26.42%
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 22.74% 23.87% 25.36% 25.68% 25.46% 24.42% 23.41% 23.23% 23.84% 22.86% 23.61% 23.59% 23.29% 23.30% 23.47% 23.34% 22.02%
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 4.84% 4.01% 2.92% -0.42% -3.54% -6.18% -8.18% -8.73% -9.45% -11.08% -16.18% -16.48% -16.34% -15.86% -10.59% -13.40% -17.27% -23.97% -29.45%
International Business Machines Corp. 9.60% 10.22% 13.52% 13.18% 12.13% 11.32% 3.34% 3.03% 2.71% 2.08% 9.36% 9.46% 10.01% 7.81% 8.16% 7.76% 7.59%
Intuit Inc. 17.69% 17.59% 18.19% 19.43% 18.35% 17.53% 16.59% 15.91% 14.22% 14.10% 16.23% 19.44% 19.03% 20.28% 21.41% 23.93% 22.64% 25.10% 23.78% 19.50% 22.88% 22.79% 22.95%
Microsoft Corp. 35.43% 35.61% 35.96% 36.43% 36.27% 35.31% 34.15% 33.25% 33.05% 34.37% 36.69% 37.63% 38.50% 38.51% 36.45% 35.02% 33.47% 32.29% 30.96% 33.36% 33.02% 31.66% 31.18%
Oracle Corp. 21.16% 20.40% 19.76% 20.27% 19.63% 18.40% 17.02% 17.46% 19.09% 13.15% 15.83% 18.08% 24.79% 34.16% 33.96% 32.32% 26.34% 26.13% 25.94% 27.06% 27.62% 27.71% 28.05%
Palantir Technologies Inc. 16.13% 18.01% 16.32% 12.79% 9.43% 6.93% -2.35% -12.87% -19.61% -30.64% -30.90% -30.25% -33.75%
Salesforce Inc. 15.44% 15.30% 11.87% 7.63% 4.77% 1.18% 0.66% 0.92% 1.83% 3.59% 5.45% 6.96% 9.99% 19.87% 19.16% 17.53% 12.21% -0.92% 0.74% 4.64% 6.45% 8.26% 8.36%
ServiceNow Inc. 12.97% 12.77% 11.51% 20.34% 19.30% 18.72% 17.76% 5.25% 4.49% 2.90% 2.79% 3.56% 3.90% 3.99% 3.30% 3.15% 2.62%
Synopsys Inc. 34.75% 36.94% 24.60% 23.57% 23.49% 21.05% 18.71% 17.41% 18.22% 19.38% 20.86% 21.19% 20.18% 18.02% 18.48% 20.27% 18.91% 18.03% 17.88% 13.96% 14.31% 15.84%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31).

1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100 × (Net income (loss)Q2 2025 + Net income (loss)Q1 2025 + Net income (loss)Q4 2024 + Net income (loss)Q3 2024) ÷ (RevenueQ2 2025 + RevenueQ1 2025 + RevenueQ4 2024 + RevenueQ3 2024)
= 100 × (267,300 + 350,700 + 357,700 + 278,800) ÷ (2,257,400 + 2,138,800 + 2,189,500 + 1,984,800) = 14.64%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. Palo Alto Networks Inc. net profit margin ratio improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.

Return on Equity (ROE)

Palo Alto Networks Inc., ROE calculation (quarterly data)

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Jan 31, 2025 Oct 31, 2024 Jul 31, 2024 Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net income (loss) 267,300 350,700 357,700 278,800 1,746,900 194,200 227,700 107,800 84,200 20,000 3,300 (73,200) (93,500) (103,600) (119,300) (145,100) (142,300) (92,200) (58,900) (74,800) (73,700) (59,600) (20,800) (20,200) (2,600) (38,300)
Stockholders’ equity 6,375,300 5,911,800 5,169,700 4,467,800 4,357,200 2,170,500 1,748,400 1,232,400 729,000 508,000 210,000 337,600 117,800 518,900 634,500 997,200 1,037,300 747,000 1,101,800 744,700 1,608,500 1,516,400 1,586,300 1,453,500 1,071,800 1,253,000
Profitability Ratio
ROE1 19.68% 46.25% 49.86% 54.78% 52.25% 28.28% 25.15% 17.47% 4.71% -28.23% -127.14% -115.40% -391.77% -98.34% -78.63% -43.97% -35.50% -40.11% -24.23% -30.74% -10.84% -6.81% -5.16%
Benchmarks
ROE, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 25.93% 25.68% 25.06% 25.92% 25.79% 26.75% 28.28% 29.20% 30.69% 31.11% 30.99% 31.09% 30.45% 30.25% 29.87% 29.81% 29.33% 30.05% 30.91% 32.13% 32.05% 33.17%
Adobe Inc. 39.42% 36.85% 34.22% 31.05% 32.86% 32.46% 32.71% 33.35% 33.85% 33.49% 34.96% 35.04% 32.59% 40.51% 40.30% 41.09% 39.66% 32.97% 34.00% 30.89% 28.03%
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 22.58% 22.77% 24.77% 29.35% 30.58% 30.75% 30.59% 29.09% 30.93% 28.99% 29.53% 26.96% 25.39% 26.34% 26.96% 25.72% 23.69%
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 5.97% 5.19% 3.88% -0.58% -5.09% -9.42% -12.52% -13.52% -14.14% -16.44% -22.89% -22.34% -20.56% -18.66% -10.64% -12.54% -14.29% -17.95% -19.10%
International Business Machines Corp. 22.06% 26.17% 35.09% 35.17% 33.29% 30.00% 9.12% 8.48% 7.47% 6.29% 28.79% 28.98% 30.38% 21.44% 24.31% 25.11% 27.14%
Intuit Inc. 16.92% 16.10% 16.07% 16.38% 16.38% 15.21% 13.81% 12.73% 12.28% 11.69% 12.57% 14.75% 13.93% 21.49% 20.89% 21.37% 19.70% 37.50% 35.76% 28.21% 43.76% 43.49% 41.53%
Microsoft Corp. 30.64% 31.46% 32.83% 34.04% 34.64% 34.93% 35.09% 35.45% 36.83% 40.21% 43.68% 44.47% 44.49% 44.67% 43.15% 41.65% 39.40% 38.49% 37.43% 40.41% 40.25% 38.75% 38.35%
Oracle Corp. 84.56% 101.48% 120.26% 189.26% 262.21% 395.57% 792.45% 262.43% 144.16% 131.11% 107.99% 83.94% 75.58% 70.25% 59.43% 50.87%
Palantir Technologies Inc. 9.24% 10.59% 9.99% 7.91% 6.04% 4.62% -1.63% -9.38% -14.57% -23.50% -22.95% -21.07% -22.71%
Salesforce Inc. 9.77% 9.17% 6.93% 4.46% 2.72% 0.66% 0.36% 0.47% 0.89% 1.70% 2.48% 3.05% 4.24% 10.44% 9.81% 8.82% 6.16% -0.48% 0.37% 2.21% 5.53% 7.04% 7.11%
ServiceNow Inc. 14.83% 14.38% 13.22% 23.78% 22.69% 22.08% 20.56% 7.14% 6.46% 4.44% 4.39% 5.58% 6.22% 6.24% 5.21% 5.01% 4.18%
Synopsys Inc. 22.68% 25.17% 19.44% 19.94% 21.10% 20.01% 17.36% 15.79% 16.72% 17.85% 18.42% 18.13% 16.87% 14.31% 14.63% 15.88% 14.80% 13.54% 13.66% 11.10% 11.64% 13.04%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31).

1 Q2 2025 Calculation
ROE = 100 × (Net income (loss)Q2 2025 + Net income (loss)Q1 2025 + Net income (loss)Q4 2024 + Net income (loss)Q3 2024) ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 100 × (267,300 + 350,700 + 357,700 + 278,800) ÷ 6,375,300 = 19.68%

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Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. Palo Alto Networks Inc. ROE deteriorated from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.

Return on Assets (ROA)

Palo Alto Networks Inc., ROA calculation (quarterly data)

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Jan 31, 2025 Oct 31, 2024 Jul 31, 2024 Apr 30, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Apr 30, 2022 Jan 31, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Jul 31, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 31, 2020 Jul 31, 2020 Apr 30, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2019 Jul 31, 2019 Apr 30, 2019 Jan 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net income (loss) 267,300 350,700 357,700 278,800 1,746,900 194,200 227,700 107,800 84,200 20,000 3,300 (73,200) (93,500) (103,600) (119,300) (145,100) (142,300) (92,200) (58,900) (74,800) (73,700) (59,600) (20,800) (20,200) (2,600) (38,300)
Total assets 20,951,700 20,374,600 19,990,900 17,930,800 18,292,000 14,808,500 14,501,100 14,170,500 13,163,400 12,543,800 12,253,600 11,100,000 10,400,500 10,426,400 10,241,600 9,562,100 9,488,400 8,726,500 9,065,400 6,501,800 7,184,100 6,824,800 6,592,200 6,261,800 5,707,500 5,801,500
Profitability Ratio
ROA1 5.99% 13.42% 12.89% 13.65% 12.45% 4.15% 3.03% 1.52% 0.26% -1.14% -2.18% -3.51% -4.44% -4.89% -4.87% -4.59% -3.88% -3.43% -2.95% -3.52% -2.43% -1.51% -1.24%
Benchmarks
ROA, Competitors2
Accenture PLC 12.64% 12.99% 12.84% 13.70% 13.35% 13.41% 14.29% 14.54% 14.97% 14.55% 14.38% 14.42% 14.19% 13.68% 13.72% 13.65% 13.72% 13.78% 14.12% 14.84% 14.66% 16.04%
Adobe Inc. 18.39% 17.97% 16.93% 16.70% 18.23% 17.60% 17.44% 17.76% 17.51% 18.00% 18.57% 18.58% 17.70% 22.33% 21.82% 22.28% 21.66% 17.23% 17.13% 15.24% 14.22%
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 11.76% 11.34% 14.61% 18.30% 18.36% 17.63% 17.26% 16.54% 16.53% 15.80% 17.77% 16.93% 15.87% 16.45% 16.46% 16.35% 14.95%
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 2.36% 1.92% 1.34% -0.20% -1.69% -2.94% -3.65% -3.98% -4.17% -4.73% -6.49% -6.42% -5.93% -5.50% -3.39% -5.83% -6.99% -8.89% -10.09%
International Business Machines Corp. 4.39% 4.76% 6.30% 5.96% 5.55% 5.35% 1.53% 1.37% 1.29% 1.00% 4.38% 4.14% 4.35% 3.30% 3.63% 3.61% 3.58%
Intuit Inc. 9.59% 8.79% 9.22% 9.73% 9.33% 9.07% 8.58% 7.74% 7.15% 6.93% 7.45% 8.77% 8.26% 14.07% 13.29% 13.50% 11.97% 20.26% 16.70% 17.22% 24.34% 25.55% 24.78%
Microsoft Corp. 17.37% 17.31% 17.21% 17.80% 17.54% 17.29% 17.56% 18.16% 18.50% 19.40% 19.94% 21.03% 20.91% 20.24% 18.36% 18.13% 16.87% 15.78% 14.70% 16.21% 15.67% 14.73% 13.69%
Oracle Corp. 7.83% 7.61% 7.42% 7.76% 7.55% 6.86% 6.33% 6.36% 6.85% 4.46% 6.15% 6.96% 9.60% 11.35% 10.48% 10.86% 9.44% 9.03% 8.78% 11.13% 11.11% 10.31% 10.20%
Palantir Technologies Inc. 7.29% 8.26% 7.79% 6.21% 4.64% 3.51% -1.21% -6.94% -10.80% -16.90% -16.42% -15.01% -16.02%
Salesforce Inc. 6.11% 5.69% 4.14% 2.85% 1.71% 0.41% 0.21% 0.30% 0.57% 1.08% 1.52% 1.99% 2.65% 6.85% 6.14% 6.01% 4.10% -0.31% 0.23% 1.47% 2.85% 3.49% 3.61%
ServiceNow Inc. 6.99% 7.25% 6.29% 10.99% 9.96% 10.51% 9.54% 2.94% 2.44% 1.81% 1.66% 2.03% 2.13% 2.33% 1.86% 1.73% 1.36%
Synopsys Inc. 16.18% 17.31% 12.86% 12.96% 13.33% 11.90% 10.42% 9.40% 9.85% 10.45% 11.07% 10.95% 10.21% 8.66% 8.88% 9.69% 9.02% 8.27% 8.19% 6.48% 6.70% 8.31%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-31).

1 Q2 2025 Calculation
ROA = 100 × (Net income (loss)Q2 2025 + Net income (loss)Q1 2025 + Net income (loss)Q4 2024 + Net income (loss)Q3 2024) ÷ Total assets
= 100 × (267,300 + 350,700 + 357,700 + 278,800) ÷ 20,951,700 = 5.99%

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Profitability ratio Description The company
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. Palo Alto Networks Inc. ROA improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then deteriorated significantly from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.