Down 3.9% today with cybersecurity stocks: 23 of 24 are down, 5.4% on average; the S&P 500 is down 0.4%.
Down 12% since Oct 27
Down 12% so far from Oct 27 to Nov 2.
PANW's Quality Score fell 1 point on Mon, Nov 2, to 7.
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| The company | Sales up 24% on the year |
| Latest filing | 10-K, Sep 10 |
TodayWith its group.
Tue Dec 8: Annual meeting, online2:00 PM ET. Proxy filed Oct 27.
After its last 4 reports it closed -7.3% on average, higher 0 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 1 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
PANW is #6 of 10 by Quality Score among Computer Peripheral Equipment.
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Share count against a year before: PANW +13%, FTNT -4.2%, CRWD +2%, ZS +3.8%.
Expected to report Thu Nov 19, after the close (in 17 days). Expected.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
PANW's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
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| Diluted non-GAAP net income per share | $0.96 to $0.98 |
Sales grew 22% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2021 to 2026.
Its share count grew 3.7% a year over 3 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
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| Sep 1, 2026 | -4.4% | -9.3% | -7.5% |
| Jun 2, 2026 | -4.1% | -5.6% | -12.3% |
| Feb 17, 2026 | -8.5% | -6.8% | -13.3% |
Sales grew every year from 2019 to 2026, to $11B. It made a profit in four of the eight years.
4 insiders sold $18M across 31 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
25 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: PANW is 1.8% of XLK, 1.4% of QQQI, and 1.4% of QQQ, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Palo Alto Networks is a platform-based cybersecurity vendor with product offerings covering network security, cloud security, and security operations. The California-based firm has more than 80,000 enterprise customers across the world, including more than three-fourths of the Global 2000.
“We operate in the intensely competitive enterprise security industry that is characterized by constant change and innovation.”
PANW scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #6 of 10 in Computer Peripheral Equipment by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 12% so far from Oct 27 to Nov 2. Shares: 13.0% more than a year ago (to Jul 31). Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
PANW scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #6 of 10 in Computer Peripheral Equipment by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind PANW's 7.
4 insiders sold $18M across 31 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Aparna Bawa, Director, who sold $70K on Oct 9. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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