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Palo Alto Networks, Inc. — Intrinsic Value & Fair Price

PANW
NASDAQTechnologySoftware - InfrastructureCIK 0001327567paloaltonetworks.comAbout PANW
Valuation grade ?D
Quant grade ?B
Last close · Oct 30, 2026365.87−14.70 (−3.86%)

Valuation models

price $365.87 · as of Nov 2, 2026

DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y leads for a software company — positive operating income and three years of positive free cash flow. How the headline model is chosen. The price is 1100% above the model value: the models see only the filed business, and a company priced on businesses with no revenue line yet is better taken apart, as Tesla is.

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Model value · DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y
30.50
Palo Alto Networks closed at $365.87 — overvalued by 1100% vs model.
27.16the model's range36.59

DCF · Perpetuity growth · 5y leads for a software company — positive operating income and three years of positive free cash flow. From a five-year discounted cash flow.

Other models
36.83 – 148.99
Wall St. target
415.00 12% below
Above model, 1y
32 of 32 days

How it is valued

Valued asSoftware
Moderate growth (~20% recent)Thin margins (2.7% net margin)Highly cyclical earnings
What growth the price implies: the reverse DCF

Model estimates for research reference only, not investment advice. Every model rests on assumptions that may not match what happens; how each model works is in the manual.