PANW

Palo Alto Networks
Systems Software · Information Technology · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$406.76
+0.9% on the session
1-year return
+94.3%
+151.2% over six months
Volatility
47.7%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-36.0%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Palo Alto Networks is a systems software name in the information technology sector. Over the past year it returned +94.3%, against +20.7% over three months and +22.5% over one. It trades 61.8% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 47.7% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -36.0%, and it has traded a median $2.0B a day, the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.32 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Information Technology#10 of 72
Stronger than 87% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#20 of 496

How PANW scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound, plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 5 others in Systems Software.

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Full metrics
1 day+0.9%
1 week+3.7%
1 month+22.5%
3 months+20.7%
6 months+151.2%
1 year+94.3%
12-1 momentum+58.6%
Volatility (1y, annualized)47.7%
Max drawdown (1y)-36.0%
Distance vs 200-day average+61.8%
Return per unit of risk1.98
Median daily dollar volume$2.0B
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