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Palo Alto Networks stock: dividend
PANWPalo Alto Networks does not currently pay a dividend. From fiscal 2024 to 2026, Palo Alto Networks bought back its own shares for $1.57B.
Whether Palo Alto Networks, Inc. pays a dividend and what the company does with its cash instead: free cash flow, buybacks of its own shares and the share count over recent years.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
Free cash flow and buybacks
| Fiscal year | Free cash flow | Share buybacks | Shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $4.11B | $1B | 749.00M |
| 2025 | $3.47B | $0 | 662.50M |
| 2024 | $3.1B | $566.7M | 638.40M |
| 2023 | $2.63B | $272.7M | 606.40M |
| 2022 | $1.79B | $892.3M | 591.00M |
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 11 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2026, period end 31 Jul 2026
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 5 Jun 2026)
- Valuation signal Overvalued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.