Palo Alto Networks (Palo Alto Networks) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.05 (As of Jan. 2024)

Palo Alto Networks Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Palo Alto Networks Annual Data
	Trend	Jul14	Jul15	Jul16	Jul17	Jul18	Jul19	Jul20	Jul21	Jul22	Jul23
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.12	0.21	0.08	0.10	0.05

Palo Alto Networks Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.06	0.07	0.09	0.02	0.05

Competitive Comparison of Palo Alto Networks's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Palo Alto Networks's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Palo Alto Networks's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Palo Alto Networks's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Palo Alto Networks's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.

Palo Alto Networks Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Palo Alto Networks's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Palo Alto Networks's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Palo Alto Networks  (NAS:PANW) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Explanation

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio assesses how much of a company’s Cash Flow from Operations is being devoted to Capital Expenditure. It is a good indicator in terms of how much the company is focused on growth. In general, a high Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio indicates that the company is investing more in physical assets and is focused on growth and expansion. Conversely, lower ratio could indicate that a company has reached maturity and is no longer pursuing aggressive growth.

Moreover, the ratio is also useful to distinguish whether the company is capital intensive or not. If the ratio is large, then the company tends to be capital intensive. Lower ratio suggests that it’s a capital-light business. The ratio can be combined with ROIC % to identify whether the company is an asset-light business that has a high return on invested capital. This is one question investors commonly ask to see if a company qualifies as a good company.

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