Profitability
Weight: 25%
C
56
- 5yr Avg ROIC 5.4%
- 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%
F
3
- 5yr Avg ROE -20.6%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 4.1%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
A+
100
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 22.0%
- 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 11.61
Stability
Weight: 5%
D
39
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.78
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5
- Piotroski F-Score 3
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.4 of 4 gurus held; 1 new buy; 2 added; 1 trimmed; 1 full exit.
- Holders
- 4
- Avg Δ position
- +49.1%
- New buys
- 1
- Full exits
- 1
- Dalio sold -100%
- Druckenmiller new
- Greenblatt increased +149%