Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW)
NASDAQ: PANW · Real-Time Price · USD
279.90
-4.64 (-1.63%)
At close: Jun 16, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
279.97
+0.07 (0.03%)
After-hours: Jun 16, 2026, 7:59 PM EDT

Palo Alto Networks Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 55 analysts polled by S&P Global, Palo Alto Networks stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $310.32. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 10.87% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $162.34 (-42.00%) and the highest is $375 (+33.98%).

Price Target: $310.32 (+10.87%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$162.34$310.32$328$375
Change-42.00%+10.87%+17.18%+33.98%

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

RatingJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy313235343435
Buy12121111109
Hold11101010910
Sell000000
Strong Sell221111
Total565657565455

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Rosenblatt Securities
Rosenblatt Securities
Buy
Maintains
$355
BuyMaintains$355+26.83%Jun 12, 2026
Piper Sandler
Piper Sandler
Buy
Reiterates
$345
BuyReiterates$345+23.26%Jun 11, 2026
BTIG
BTIG
Buy
Maintains
$268$333
BuyMaintains$268$333+18.97%Jun 9, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Buy
Maintains
$315
BuyMaintains$315+12.54%Jun 8, 2026
Phillip Securities
Phillip Securities
Buy
Initiates
$320
BuyInitiates$320+14.33%Jun 8, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
11.42B
from 9.22B
Increased by 23.86%
Revenue Next Year
13.78B
from 11.42B
Increased by 20.62%
EPS This Year
3.77
from 3.34
Increased by 12.91%
EPS Next Year
4.12
from 3.77
Increased by 9.16%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingJul 31, 2021Jul 31, 2022Jul 31, 2023Jul 31, 2024Jul 31, 2025Jul 31, 2026
Revenue
4.26B5.50B6.89B8.03B9.22B11.42B
Revenue Growth
24.87%29.26%25.29%16.46%14.87%23.86%
Gross Profit
2.98B3.78B4.98B5.97B6.77B8.67B
Gross Margin
70.05%68.76%72.29%74.35%73.41%75.92%
Operating Income
-304.10M-188.80M387.30M888.30M1.07B3.32B
Net Income
-498.90M-267.00M439.70M2.58B1.13B923.66M
EPS
----3.343.77
EPS Growth
----17.81%12.91%
Forward PE
60.8456.8751.4855.2749.0674.22
Free Cash Flow
1.72B1.37B2.11B2.56B3.39B4.18B
No. Analysts
-----48
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High11.4B
Avg11.4B
Low11.4B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
24.1%
Avg
23.9%
Low
23.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High3.82
Avg3.77
Low3.63

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
14.3%
Avg
12.9%
Low
8.7%