Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW)

Palo Alto Networks Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 40 analysts that cover Palo Alto Networks stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $216.33, which forecasts a -0.89% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $135 and the highest is $250.

Price Target: $216.33 (-0.89%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$135	$216.33	$220	$250
Change	-38.15%	-0.89%	+0.79%	+14.54%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Palo Alto Networks stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25
Strong Buy	12	12	11	15	15	15
Buy	20	20	18	19	19	18
Hold	14	14	13	10	10	9
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total	47	47	43	45	45	43

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Trevor Walsh JMP Securities	JMP Securities	Buy Maintains $212 → $250	Buy	Maintains	$212 → $250	+14.54%	Oct 27, 2025
Ittai Kidron Oppenheimer	Oppenheimer	Buy Maintains $225 → $245	Buy	Maintains	$225 → $245	+12.25%	Oct 17, 2025
Gray Powell BTIG	BTIG	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $248	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$248	+13.62%	Oct 13, 2025
Ivan Feinseth Tigress Financial	Tigress Financial	Strong Buy Initiates $245	Strong Buy	Initiates	$245	+12.25%	Sep 26, 2025
Daniel Ives Wedbush	Wedbush	Buy Maintains $225	Buy	Maintains	$225	+3.08%	Sep 15, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

10.72B

Increased by 16.29%

from 9.22B

Revenue Next Year

12.16B

Increased by 13.42%

from 10.72B

EPS This Year

3.89

Increased by 143.19%

from 1.60

EPS Next Year

4.39

Increased by 12.85%

from 3.89

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Jul 31, 2021	Jul 31, 2022	Jul 31, 2023	Jul 31, 2024	Jul 31, 2025	Jul 31, 2026	Jul 31, 2027
Revenue	4.26B	5.50B	6.89B	8.03B	9.22B	10.72B	12.16B
Revenue Growth	24.87%	29.26%	25.29%	16.46%	14.87%	16.29%	13.42%
EPS	-0.87	-0.45	0.64	3.64	1.60	3.89	4.39
EPS Growth	-	-	-	468.75%	-56.04%	143.19%	12.85%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	56.10	49.71
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	58	56

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	11.2B	14.5B
Avg	10.7B	12.2B
Low	10.3B	11.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	21.3%	35.0%
Avg	16.3%	13.4%
Low	11.3%	3.6%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	4.10	5.01
Avg	3.89	4.39
Low	3.71	3.72

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	156.5%	28.7%
Avg	143.2%	12.8%
Low	132.1%	-4.3%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.