Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW)

Palo Alto Networks Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 54 analysts polled by S&P Global, Palo Alto Networks stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $230.1. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 7.69% lower than the current stock price, while the lowest is $114 (-54.27%) and the highest is $320 (+28.37%).

Price Target: $230.1 (-7.69%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$114	$230.1	$224	$320
Change	-54.27%	-7.69%	-10.14%	+28.37%

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	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	31	31	32	35	34	34
Buy	12	12	12	11	11	10
Hold	10	11	10	10	10	9
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	3	2	2	1	1	1
Total	56	56	56	57	56	54

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Yi Fu Lee Benchmark Co.	Benchmark Co.	Buy Maintains $200 → $270	Buy	Maintains	$200 → $270	+8.32%	May 27, 2026
Rahul Chopra Berenberg Bank	Berenberg Bank	Buy Maintains $215 → $290	Buy	Maintains	$215 → $290	+16.34%	May 27, 2026
Daniel Ives Wedbush	Wedbush	Buy Maintains $225 → $300	Buy	Maintains	$225 → $300	+20.35%	May 27, 2026
Joseph Gallo Jefferies	Jefferies	Buy Maintains $265	Buy	Maintains	$265	+6.31%	May 21, 2026
Michael Turrin Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $235 → $285	Buy	Maintains	$235 → $285	+14.33%	May 21, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

11.52B

Increased by 24.93%

from 9.22B

Revenue Next Year

13.77B

Increased by 19.57%

from 11.52B

EPS This Year

3.76

Increased by 135.30%

from 1.60

EPS Next Year

4.04

Increased by 7.28%

from 3.76

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	11.52B	13.77B
Revenue Growth	24.87%	29.26%	25.29%	16.46%	14.87%	24.93%	19.57%
EPS	-0.87	-0.45	0.64	3.64	1.60	3.76	4.04
EPS Growth	-	-	-	468.75%	-56.04%	135.30%	7.28%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	66.21	61.71
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	59	59

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
High	11.9B	15.2B
Avg	11.5B	13.8B
Low	11.0B	11.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
High	29.5%	31.9%
Avg	24.9%	19.6%
Low	19.3%	-3.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
High	4.17	4.67
Avg	3.76	4.04
Low	3.58	3.38

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
High	160.5%	24.1%
Avg	135.3%	7.3%
Low	123.6%	-10.2%

Sources: Price targets and consensus ratings provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Historical ratings and analyst data provided by TipRanks. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.