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PANW · Security
10 periods · 9 metrics
Exports retain full coverage for this metric group.
| Metric | 2023-10-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2024-04-30 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2025-04-30 | 2025-10-31 | 2026-01-31 | 2026-04-30 | 2026-07-31 |
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Quarter positions follow exact adjacent start/end dates from retained SEC duration contexts. The sequence stops where a boundary is unverified; later columns are not compressed.Ambiguous or unverified dates remain blank. Policies, market snapshots and forecasts are not carried forward into other periods. LTM rows use exact trailing-twelve-month observations at the fiscal end shown. Missing values are not zero; † marks a scope limitation.
14 collected · 14 comparable numeric · 2022-10-31 to 2026-07-31
Windows end at the latest collected period, 2026-07-31. Missing periods are not filled.
Collected movements only; omitted movements remain unknown.
Opening 13,000,000 → collected movements → 17,000,000 calculated · 17,000,000 reported closing. Collected movements balance.
Uses collected movements only. Omitted movements remain unknown; a zero difference does not establish complete award coverage or net shares delivered.
2025-08-01–2026-07-31 · Difference = reported closing − opening − collected additions + collected deductions.
The roll-forward tracks restricted stock units award units. Closing awards are potential future issuance—not realized dilution or total company overhang. Vesting does not establish how many shares reached shareholders.
Actual compensation-share delivery: unavailable for this source period.
No matching consolidated share-delivery evidence for this filing and reporting interval. Missing share counts remain unknown.
| Award activity | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | 2026-07-31 |
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Capitalized internal-use software amortization period
3 yrs
Internally developed security software delivering cloud subscriptions: application-stage internal compensation and external direct costs amortized over three years.
Dates identify the reporting period and publication, not the policy effective date. A repeated disclosure does not establish quarterly confirmation.
Insufficient collected policy history to assess changes.
Compare source wording for scope changes; unchanged values do not establish an unchanged policy.
Capitalized commission amortization period
5 yrs
Capitalized initial contract acquisition commission benefit period 5 years. Renewal treatment may differ.
Dates identify the reporting period and publication, not the policy effective date. A repeated disclosure does not establish quarterly confirmation.
Insufficient collected policy history to assess changes.
Compare source wording for scope changes; unchanged values do not establish an unchanged policy.
Latest reviewed period ended 2026-07-31
| Metric | Company definition |
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| Next-Generation Security ARROperating KPI | Annualized allocated revenue from active contracts at period end, excluding hardware, legacy attached subscriptions, support and professional services. Latest-quarter earnings release ↗Published 2026-09-01 Definition historyOnly one reporting period has a collected definition. Earlier wording has not been collected; no conclusion about methodology changes is available. Dates are reporting periods, not effective dates. Wording changes do not automatically mean the calculation changed. |
| Free cash flow and adjusted free cash flowNon-GAAP financial measure | Free cash flow is operating cash flow less purchases of property, equipment and other assets. Adjusted free cash flow adds headquarters-related capital expenditures, acquisition payments and litigation payments; adjusted margin divides it by revenue. Latest-quarter earnings release ↗Published 2026-09-01 Definition historyOnly one reporting period has a collected definition. Earlier wording has not been collected; no conclusion about methodology changes is available. Dates are reporting periods, not effective dates. Wording changes do not automatically mean the calculation changed. |
| Non-GAAP operating incomeNon-GAAP financial measure | Operating income excluding stock-based compensation and payroll taxes, acquisition costs including contingent-consideration remeasurement, acquired-intangible amortization and litigation-related charges. Latest-quarter earnings release ↗Published 2026-09-01 Definition historyOnly one reporting period has a collected definition. Earlier wording has not been collected; no conclusion about methodology changes is available. Dates are reporting periods, not effective dates. Wording changes do not automatically mean the calculation changed. |
| Non-GAAP net income and diluted EPSNon-GAAP financial measure | Net income excludes operating adjustments plus non-cash convertible-note costs, note and capped-call fair-value changes, and tax/other adjustments using a long-term tax provision. Diluted EPS uses adjusted shares including employee awards, convertible notes and warrants, net of note hedges and capped calls. Latest-quarter earnings release ↗Published 2026-09-01 Definition historyOnly one reporting period has a collected definition. Earlier wording has not been collected; no conclusion about methodology changes is available. Dates are reporting periods, not effective dates. Wording changes do not automatically mean the calculation changed. |
Latest fiscal Q4 review uses the current annual filing and associated fourth-quarter earnings release. Reviewed the latest-period filing and associated earnings release for operating definitions and the gross-profit, operating-income, net-income/EPS, EBITDA and cash-flow families. Only explicitly defined measures are included; absence does not imply a standardized definition.