Palo Alto Networks PANW
Palo Alto Networks is the 33rd largest S&P 500 company by market cap, worth $311 billion. 10 directors have filed with the SEC in the last 12 months (who counts), 2 of them executives. 3 other officers are on file. At 30 Jun 2026, Vanguard was its largest institutional holder, with 9.9% of the company.
- CEO
- Nikesh Arora
- Sector
- Information Technology
- Sub-industry
- Systems Software
- Headquarters
- Santa Clara, California
- Founded
- 2005
- More
- Wikipedia
- Market cap
- $311B
- 33rd largest, 23 Oct 2026 close
- Price to sales
- 27.1
- Market cap over revenue
- Market cap per employee
- $14M
- Market cap over employees
- Connections
- 5
- S&P 500 companies sharing a director or officer
Largest institutional holders
Each fund group's share of Palo Alto Networks. Where a company has several share classes, the share is of its total value.
13F filings for the quarter to 30 Jun 2026
Board and officers
6 people here also hold roles at other S&P 500 companies.
Roles filed up to 30 Sep 2026
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Directors (10) | |
| Nikesh AroraChief Executive OfficerAlso at Uber | |
| Aparna BawaDirectorAlso at Intel | |
| John DonovanDirectorAlso at Lockheed MartinLast filed 11 Dec 2025 | |
| Carl M. EschenbachDirectorLast filed 11 Dec 2025 | |
| James J. GoetzDirectorAlso at Intel | |
| Mark A. GoodburnDirectorAlso at C.H. RobinsonLast filed 11 Dec 2025 | |
| John P. KeyDirector | |
| Lee KlarichEVP Chief Product & Tech Ofcr | |
| Helle Thorning-SchmidtDirector | |
| Lorraine TwohillDirectorLast filed 11 Dec 2025 | |
| Officers (3) | |
| Dipak GolechhaEVP, Chief Financial OfficerLast filed 28 Sep 2026 | |
| William D. Jenkins Jr.PresidentAlso at GeneracLast filed 8 Jun 2026 | |
| Josh D. PaulChief Accounting OfficerLast filed 22 Sep 2026 | |
Companies that share people with Palo Alto Networks
Each person's title here, then at the other company.
- Intel INTC
- Aparna Bawa: Director here, EVP, CLO & CPO there
- James J. Goetz: Director here, Director there
- C.H. Robinson CHRW
- Mark A. Goodburn: Director here, Director there
- Generac GNRC
- William D. Jenkins Jr.: President here, Director there
- Lockheed Martin LMT
- John Donovan: Director here, Director there
- Uber UBER
- Nikesh Arora: Chief Executive Officer here, Director there
Palo Alto Networks' market cap since July 2012
Marked weeks are changes in the share count, such as a merger, not market moves.
Weekly, up to 23 Oct 2026
| Week ending | Market cap |
|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | $311B |
| 26 Dec 2025 | $131B |
| 27 Dec 2024 | $122B |
| 29 Dec 2023 | $93.0B |
| 30 Dec 2022 | $42.2B |
| 31 Dec 2021 | $54.9B |
| 25 Dec 2020 | $35.0B |
| 27 Dec 2019 | $22.9B |
| 28 Dec 2018 | $17.5B |
| 29 Dec 2017 | $13.3B |
| 30 Dec 2016 | $11.5B |
| 25 Dec 2015 | $15.3B |
| 26 Dec 2014 | $10.3B |
| 27 Dec 2013 | $4.2B |
| 28 Dec 2012 | $3.6B |
Download Palo Alto Networks' data as JSON, with the weekly market caps in billions of dollars from 20 Jul 2012.
Workforce
Headcount at 31 Jul 2026
- Employees
- 21,921
For example, from the end of fiscal 2025 to the end of fiscal 2026, our headcount increased from 16,068 to 21,921 employees, including approximately 4,223 additional headcount as a result of the CyberArk acquisition.
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales by directors and officers. Grants, option exercises and shares withheld for tax are left out.
Trades from 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026
Directors and officers sold $159 million of stock in 40 sales and bought $10.0 million in 1 purchase in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.
| Date | Person | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026Sale | Dipak GolechhaEVP, Chief Financial Officer | $11M |
| 24 Sep 2026Sale | Aparna BawaDirector | $102K |
| 17 Sep 2026Sale | James J. GoetzDirector | $7.5M |
| 15 Sep 2026Sale | Aparna BawaDirector | $189K |
| 14 Sep 2026Sale | John P. KeyDirector | $940K |
| 14 Sep 2026Sale | Aparna BawaDirector | $374K |
| 1 Sep 2026Sale | Josh D. PaulChief Accounting Officer | $336K |
| 25 Aug 2026Sale | Josh D. PaulChief Accounting Officer | $318K |
| 7 Jul 2026Sale | Helle Thorning-SchmidtDirector | $243K |
| 1 Jul 2026Sale | Josh D. PaulChief Accounting Officer | $311K |
Showing 10 of 41 trades
Trades by members of Congress and officials
Trades members of Congress and senior executive branch officials disclosed, including their families'. Amounts are filed as ranges.
Trades from 20 Oct 2023 to 20 Oct 2026
23 people disclosed 53 purchases and 35 sales of Palo Alto Networks stock since October 2023.
| Date | Member or official | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Sold | $15K to $50K |
| 31 Jul 2026 | John J McGuire IIIHouse, R-VA 路 Sold | $1K to $15K |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Josh GottheimerHouse, D-NJ 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $100K to $250K |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Markwayne MullinSecretary 路 Sold | $100K to $250K |
| 18 May 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $100K to $250K |
| 18 May 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 14 May 2026 | Josh GottheimerHouse, D-NJ 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $1K to $15K |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Donald J TrumpPresident 路 Bought | $100K to $250K |
Showing 10 of 88 trades
Not on file: no WARN layoff notices under its own name since October 2023.