Palo Alto Networks has the Profitability Rank of 4.
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:
1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank
Palo Alto Networks's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 was 12.98%. As of today, Palo Alto Networks's Piotroski F-Score is 8.
Competitive Comparison
For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Palo Alto Networks's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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 Profitability Rank Distribution
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Palo Alto Networks's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Palo Alto Networks's Profitability Rank falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Profitability Rank's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.
Palo Alto Networks Profitability Rank Calculation
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.
The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.
Palo Alto Networks has the Profitability Rank of 4.
Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.
Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.
Palo Alto Networks's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2023 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.
Piotroski F-Score is 8, indicates a very healthy situation.
The zones of discrimination were as such:
Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1
Palo Alto Networks has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank
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Palo Alto Networks (NAS:PANW) Business Description
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 85,000 customers across the world, including more than three fourths of the Global 2000.
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