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PANW (Palo Alto Networks) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 25.56 (As of Jul. 07, 2025)


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What is Palo Alto Networks Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-07-07), Palo Alto Networks's current share price is $201.42. Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 was $7.88. Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 25.56.

The historical rank and industry rank for Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

PANW' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.43   Med: 21.36   Max: 29.68
Current: 25.61

During the past years, Palo Alto Networks's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 29.68. The lowest was 13.43. And the median was 21.36.

PANW's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
97.03% of 1382 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.23 vs PANW: 25.61

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Palo Alto Networks's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was $3.236. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is $7.88 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2025.

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Palo Alto Networks Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* 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.

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Palo Alto Networks Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Palo Alto Networks Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 18.20 17.37 21.42 23.29

Palo Alto Networks Quarterly Data
Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.74 23.29 24.87 24.43 23.72

Competitive Comparison of Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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Palo Alto Networks Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=201.42/7.88
=25.56

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Palo Alto Networks's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2025 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Apr. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2025)
=3.236/135.3468*135.3468
=3.236

Current CPI (Apr. 2025) = 135.3468.

Palo Alto Networks Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201507 0.563 100.691 0.757
201510 0.582 100.346 0.785
201601 0.644 99.957 0.872
201604 0.656 100.947 0.880
201607 0.751 101.524 1.001
201610 0.739 101.988 0.981
201701 0.777 102.456 1.026
201704 0.791 103.167 1.038
201707 0.922 103.278 1.208
201710 0.920 104.070 1.196
201801 0.998 104.578 1.292
201804 1.030 105.708 1.319
201807 1.181 106.324 1.503
201810 1.166 106.695 1.479
201901 1.261 106.200 1.607
201904 1.283 107.818 1.611
201907 1.403 108.250 1.754
201910 1.332 108.577 1.660
202001 1.385 108.841 1.722
202004 1.498 108.173 1.874
202007 1.650 109.318 2.043
202010 1.651 109.861 2.034
202101 1.767 110.364 2.167
202104 1.847 112.673 2.219
202107 2.091 115.183 2.457
202110 2.129 116.696 2.469
202201 2.236 118.619 2.551
202204 2.337 121.978 2.593
202207 2.599 125.002 2.814
202210 2.310 125.734 2.487
202301 2.496 126.223 2.676
202304 2.496 127.992 2.639
202307 2.752 128.974 2.888
202310 2.685 129.810 2.800
202401 2.762 130.124 2.873
202404 2.798 132.289 2.863
202407 3.093 132.708 3.155
202410 3.017 133.182 3.066
202501 3.184 134.029 3.215
202504 3.236 135.347 3.236

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Palo Alto Networks  (NAS:PANW) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


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Palo Alto Networks Business Description

Address
3000 Tannery Way, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95054
Palo Alto Networks is a platform-based cybersecurity vendor with product offerings covering network security, cloud security, and security operations. The California-based firm has more than 80,000 enterprise customers across the world, including more than three fourths of the Global 2000.
Executives
Jenkins William D Jr officer: President C/O PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC, 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Lee Klarich officer: Chief Product Officer 4401 GREAT AMERICA PKWY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Josh D. Paul officer: Chief Accounting Officer 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Nir Zuk director, officer: CTO 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Dipak Golechha officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Nikesh Arora director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Mary Pat Mccarthy director 2704 WEST 112TH STREET, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Aparna Bawa director C/O ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 55 ALMADEN BOULEVARD, 6TH FLOOR, SAN JOSE CA 95113
Carl M. Eschenbach director C/O SEQUOIA CAPITAL, 2800 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 101, PALO ALTO CA 94025
John P. Key director 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
John Donovan director 208 S. AKARD ST. , ROOM 3025, DALLAS TX 75202
James J Goetz director C/O SEQUOIA CAPITAL, 2800 SAND HILL RD, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Mark D Mclaughlin director, officer: President & CEO C/O PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC., 4401 GREAT AMERICA PKWY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Amit K. Singh officer: President 3000 TANNERY WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Helene D Gayle director C/O COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY, 300 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022