A Preview Of Palo Alto Networks's Earnings

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) will release its quarterly earnings report on Monday, 2025-08-18. Here's a brief overview for investors ahead of the announcement.

Analysts anticipate Palo Alto Networks to report an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.73.

Palo Alto Networks bulls will hope to hear the company announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Historical Earnings Performance

During the last quarter, the company reported an EPS beat by $0.03, leading to a 6.8% drop in the share price on the subsequent day.

Here's a look at Palo Alto Networks's past performance and the resulting price change:

Quarter

Q3 2025

Q2 2025

Q1 2025

Q4 2024

EPS Estimate

0.77

0.78

0.74

0.71

EPS Actual

0.80

0.81

0.78

0.76

Price Change %

-7.000000000000001%

-1.0%

1.0%

7.000000000000001%

Stock Performance

Shares of Palo Alto Networks were trading at $173.55 as of August 14. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 2.01%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders should be satisfied going into this earnings release.

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