Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $1.02
- Estimate
- $0.98
- Surprise
- +4.3%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.8 → 5.8/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) beat the $0.98 estimate with diluted EPS of $1.02 — a clear 4.3% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.8/10) to Hold at 5.8/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates PANW Sell at 5.6/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +4.3% surprise compares with a +6.3% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-19.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Strong growth profile
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Product: subscription and support (80.5%)
- Thin upside margin: 6.5%
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.5)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $333.35
- Price target
- $354.80
- Stop
- $311.75
- Upside to target
- +6.4%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.5:1
The stock trades at 286.2× trailing but 67.8× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-05 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
PANW at TrendMatrix's latest read
Technology names get repriced on forward expectations more than trailing prints — a quarter here is read through next-year growth and multiple, not the EPS line alone.
- Industry
- Software - Infrastructure
- Market cap
- $270.53B
- P/E (fwd)
- 67.8
- P/E (ttm)
- 286.2
- 52-week range
- $139.57–$398.88
- Off 52-week high
- 16.4%
- RSI (14)
- 38
- Volume vs avg
- 0.92×
- Score today
- 5.6/10