Profitability
Weight: 25%
C
53
- 5yr Avg ROIC 4.7%
- Operating Margin Trend +5.32 pp/yr
PANW
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses.
⚠ 2 of the last 5 fiscal years showed negative net income — AlphaQuality will not grade above F for persistent unprofitability in a platform & compounding fcf business.
Grade overrides the 30.0 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
D
35
- 5yr Avg ROE 8.7%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 5.2%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
A+
100
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 21.3%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 58.1%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 5/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
A-
84
- 5yr FCF Margin 35.9%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 3.42x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
A+
100
- Net Debt / EBITDA -1.32x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 532.53x
- Altman Z-Score 7.66
Stability
Weight: 5%
C-
49
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.78
- Piotroski F-Score 6
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.4 of 4 gurus held; 3 added; 1 trimmed.
- Holders
- 4 +1
- Avg Δ position
- +18.2%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 0
- Wood increased +59%
- Greenblatt decreased -5%
- Cooperman increased +0%