PANW

Palo Alto Networks
Systems Software · Information Technology · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$359.76
-3.8% on the session
1-year return
+104.2%
+136.1% over six months
Volatility
41.6%
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 +104.2%, against +49.8% over three months and +5.1% over one. It trades 60.1% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 41.6% 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 $2.1B a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.39 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Information Technology#6 of 72
Stronger than 93% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#10 of 500

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-3.8%
1 week-7.0%
1 month+5.1%
3 months+49.8%
6 months+136.1%
1 year+104.2%
12-1 momentum+94.2%
Volatility (1y, annualized)41.6%
Max drawdown (1y)-36.0%
Distance vs 200-day average+60.1%
Return per unit of risk2.50
Median daily dollar volume$2.1B
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