Recurring security revenue
This measure shows whether sales of newer security services are growing fast enough to support future revenue.
Palo Alto Networks reports its Q1 FY2027 results on 18 November 2026, after the market closes. Analysts expect earnings per share of 0.97 USD and revenue of 3.31B USD.
In Q4 FY2026, reported on 1 September 2026, Palo Alto Networks earned 1.02 USD a share against the 0.98 USD analysts expected (+4.3%), on revenue of 3.41B USD against 3.35B USD (+1.7%).
| Period | Report date | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth | Next-day move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY2027 | 1.18 | — | — | +15.86% | 3.90B | — | — | +14.38% | — | |
| Q3 FY2027 | 1.03 | — | — | +20.64% | 3.55B | — | — | +18.12% | — | |
| Q2 FY2027 | 1.01 | — | — | -2.27% | 3.41B | — | — | +31.60% | — | |
| Q1 FY2027 | 0.97 | — | — | +4.52% | 3.31B | — | — | +33.67% | — | |
| Q4 FY2026 | 0.98 | 1.02 | +4.29% | +7.37% | 3.35B | 3.41B | +1.74% | +34.45% | -9.1% | |
| Q3 FY2026 | 0.79 | 0.85 | +7.19% | +6.25% | 2.94B | 3.00B | +2.00% | +31.15% | -5.6% | |
| Q2 FY2026 | 0.94 | 1.03 | +9.69% | +27.16% | 2.58B | 2.59B | +0.43% | +14.91% | -6.9% | |
| Q1 FY2026 | 0.89 | 0.93 | +4.38% | +19.23% | 2.46B | 2.47B | +0.50% | +15.66% | -7.4% | |
| Q4 FY2025 | 0.89 | 0.95 | +7.34% | +26.67% | 2.50B | 2.54B | +1.39% | +15.84% | +3.0% | |
| Q3 FY2025 | 0.77 | 0.80 | +3.63% | +21.21% | 2.28B | 2.29B | +0.43% | +15.33% | -6.8% | |
| Q2 FY2025 | 0.78 | 0.81 | +3.98% | +10.96% | 2.24B | 2.26B | +0.71% | +14.29% | -1.0% | |
| Q1 FY2025 | 1.48 | 0.78 | -47.30% | +13.04% | 2.12B | 2.14B | +0.85% | +13.89% | +1.3% | |
| Q4 FY2024 | 1.41 | 0.75 | -46.81% | +4.17% | 2.16B | 2.19B | +1.25% | +12.09% | +7.2% | |
| Q3 FY2024 | 1.27 | 0.66 | -48.03% | +20.00% | 1.97B | 1.98B | +0.56% | +15.33% | -3.9% | |
| Q2 FY2024 | 1.30 | 0.73 | -43.85% | +40.38% | 1.97B | 1.98B | +0.21% | +19.33% | -28.5% | |
| Q1 FY2024 | 0.58 | 0.69 | +18.97% | -16.87% | 1.84B | 1.88B | +1.93% | +20.13% | -5.5% | |
| Q4 FY2023 | 0.64 | 0.72 | +12.50% | +80.00% | 1.96B | 1.95B | -0.16% | +25.98% | +14.6% | |
| Q3 FY2023 | 0.46 | 0.55 | +19.57% | +83.33% | 1.71B | 1.72B | +0.35% | +24.10% | +7.6% | |
| Q2 FY2023 | 0.39 | 0.52 | +33.33% | +79.31% | 1.65B | 1.66B | +0.45% | +25.68% | +12.5% | |
| Q1 FY2023 | 0.34 | 0.83 | +144.12% | +207.41% | 1.55B | 1.56B | +0.81% | +25.33% | +6.9% | |
| Q4 FY2022 | 0.38 | 0.40 | +5.26% | +48.15% | 1.54B | 1.55B | +0.45% | +27.16% | +12.0% | |
| Q3 FY2022 | 0.28 | 0.30 | +7.14% | +30.43% | 1.36B | 1.39B | +2.06% | +29.13% | +9.7% | |
| Q2 FY2022 | 0.28 | 0.29 | +3.57% | +11.54% | 1.28B | 1.32B | +2.88% | +29.50% | +0.3% | |
| Q1 FY2022 | 0.26 | 0.27 | +3.85% | 0.00% | 1.28B | 1.25B | -2.51% | +31.86% | +1.9% | |
| Q4 FY2021 | 0.24 | 0.27 | +12.50% | +8.00% | 1.20B | 1.22B | +1.35% | +28.29% | +18.6% | |
| Q3 FY2021 | 0.21 | 0.23 | +9.52% | +21.05% | 1.06B | 1.07B | +1.60% | +23.52% | +5.9% | |
| Q2 FY2021 | 0.24 | 0.26 | +8.33% | +30.00% | 931.57M | 1.02B | +9.16% | +24.51% | -0.7% | |
| Q1 FY2021 | 0.22 | 0.27 | +22.73% | +58.82% | 739.73M | 946.00M | +27.88% | +22.55% | +7.7% | |
| Q4 FY2020 | 0.23 | 0.25 | +8.70% | 0.00% | 892.61M | 950.40M | +6.47% | +17.94% | -2.3% | |
| Q3 FY2020 | 0.15 | 0.19 | +26.67% | -13.64% | 698.49M | 869.40M | +24.47% | +19.65% | +3.6% | |
| Q2 FY2020 | 0.19 | 0.20 | +5.26% | -20.00% | 768.66M | 816.70M | +6.25% | +14.83% | -17.0% | |
| Q1 FY2020 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.00% | -10.53% | 757.20M | 771.90M | +1.94% | +17.67% | -12.0% | |
| Q4 FY2019 | 0.24 | 0.25 | +4.17% | +19.05% | 778.39M | 805.80M | +3.52% | +22.44% | +5.8% | |
| Q3 FY2019 | 0.21 | 0.22 | +4.76% | +29.41% | 693.32M | 726.60M | +4.80% | +28.13% | -5.2% | |
| Q2 FY2019 | 0.20 | 0.25 | +25.00% | +78.57% | 574.61M | 711.20M | +23.77% | +31.12% | +8.1% | |
| Q1 FY2019 | 0.17 | 0.19 | +11.76% | +58.33% | 588.72M | 656.00M | +11.43% | +29.77% | -1.7% | |
| Q4 FY2018 | 0.19 | 0.21 | +10.53% | +40.00% | 601.91M | 658.10M | +9.34% | +29.27% | +3.2% | |
| Q3 FY2018 | 0.16 | 0.17 | +6.25% | +70.00% | 550.50M | 567.10M | +3.02% | +31.33% | -2.0% | |
| Q2 FY2018 | 0.13 | 0.14 | +7.69% | +40.00% | 444.35M | 542.40M | +22.06% | +28.35% | +2.3% | |
| Q1 FY2018 | 0.11 | 0.12 | +9.09% | +33.33% | 467.89M | 505.50M | +8.04% | +26.98% | +4.7% | |
| Q4 FY2017 | 0.13 | 0.15 | +15.38% | +87.50% | 431.58M | 509.10M | +17.96% | +27.02% | +3.6% | |
| Q3 FY2017 | 0.09 | 0.10 | +11.11% | +42.86% | 389.33M | 431.80M | +10.91% | +24.87% | +16.8% | |
| Q2 FY2017 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00% | +42.86% | 415.89M | 422.60M | +1.61% | +26.26% | -24.1% | |
| Q1 FY2017 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.00% | +50.00% | 383.62M | 398.10M | +3.77% | +33.95% | -13.2% | |
| Q4 FY2016 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.00% | +60.00% | 400.80M | 400.80M | 0.00% | +41.19% | -7.2% | |
| Q3 FY2016 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.00% | +75.00% | 345.80M | 345.80M | 0.00% | +47.67% | -12.4% | |
| Q2 FY2016 | 0.06 | 0.07 | +16.67% | +133.33% | 326.33M | 334.70M | +2.56% | +53.78% | +5.2% | |
| Q1 FY2016 | 0.05 | 0.06 | +20.00% | +100.00% | 271.73M | 297.20M | +9.38% | +54.51% | +6.3% | |
| Q4 FY2015 | 0.04 | 0.05 | +12.21% | +150.00% | 253.48M | 283.88M | +11.99% | +59.28% | +7.4% | |
| Q3 FY2015 | 0.03 | 0.04 | +15.51% | +100.00% | 203.65M | 234.17M | +14.99% | +55.39% | +3.6% | |
| Q2 FY2015 | 0.03 | 0.03 | +12.91% | +50.00% | 194.78M | 217.66M | +11.74% | +54.29% | +2.0% | |
| Q1 FY2015 | 0.02 | 0.03 | +23.92% | +200.00% | 153.84M | 192.35M | +25.03% | +50.06% | +6.1% | |
| Q4 FY2014 | 0.02 | 0.02 | +1.78% | +100.00% | 178.20M | 178.23M | +0.02% | +58.59% | +10.6% | |
| Q3 FY2014 | 0.02 | 0.02 | +12.80% | +100.00% | 137.00M | 150.70M | +10.00% | +48.78% | +5.3% | |
| Q2 FY2014 | 0.02 | 0.02 | +12.61% | +100.00% | 126.99M | 141.07M | +11.09% | +46.19% | -2.4% | |
| Q1 FY2014 | 0.01 | 0.01 | +8.58% | 0.00% | 112.18M | 128.18M | +14.27% | +49.16% | +7.4% | |
| Q4 FY2013 | 0.01 | 0.01 | -0.50% | — | 112.40M | 112.39M | -0.01% | +48.57% | +2.3% | |
| Q3 FY2013 | 0.01 | 0.01 | +14.94% | +402.51% | 84.42M | 101.29M | +19.99% | +54.17% | -10.7% | |
| Q2 FY2013 | 0.01 | 0.01 | +23.76% | +809.09% | 77.20M | 96.50M | +25.00% | +70.24% | -4.2% | |
| Q1 FY2013 | 0.01 | 0.01 | +23.15% | — | 64.43M | 85.93M | +33.39% | — | 0.0% | |
| Q4 FY2012 | — | -0.01 | — | — | — | 75.64M | — | +88.04% | -7.2% | |
| Q3 FY2012 | — | 0.00 | — | — | — | 65.70M | — | +110.85% | — | |
| Q2 FY2012 | — | 0.00 | — | — | — | 56.68M | — | — | — | |
| Q4 FY2011 | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | 57.11M | — | — | — | |
| Q4 FY2011 | — | -0.02 | — | — | — | 40.23M | — | — | — | |
| Q3 FY2011 | — | -0.01 | — | — | — | 31.16M | — | — | — |
| Period | EPS estimate | Reported EPS | Surprise | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Reported revenue | Surprise | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2029 | 5.62 | — | — | +15.73% | 18.39B | — | — | +13.59% |
| FY2028 | 4.86 | — | — | +16.13% | 16.19B | — | — | +14.28% |
| FY2027 | 4.18 | — | — | +9.26% | 14.17B | — | — | +23.40% |
| FY2026 | 3.78 | 3.83 | +1.32% | +14.67% | 11.42B | 11.48B | +0.52% | +24.49% |
| FY2025 | 3.27 | 3.34 | +2.02% | +18.02% | 9.19B | 9.22B | +0.38% | +14.88% |
| FY2024 | 2.27 | 2.83 | +24.45% | +8.02% | 8.19B | 8.03B | -1.94% | +16.46% |
| FY2023 | 2.13 | 2.62 | +22.79% | +107.94% | 6.90B | 6.89B | -0.05% | +25.29% |
The move is the shares' change on the trading day after the report: after a report after the close, the next day's close on the report day's; before the open, the report day's close on the day before's. Surprise is the reported figure against the analysts' average estimate.
From the last earnings call, the company's guidance and analysts' previews, and checked against the report when it comes.
This measure shows whether sales of newer security services are growing fast enough to support future revenue.
On average, analysts' EPS estimate was 20.5% off the result, either way, and their revenue estimate 1.0%, over the last 12 quarters.
See also:Forecast,EPS,Income statement
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
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