Latest headcount
16,068
YoY change
+5.1%
Headcount CAGR
+26.5%
Revenue / employee
$574K
Employee count history for Palo Alto Networks
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 755 |
| 2013 | 1,147 |
| 2014 | 1,722 |
| 2015 | 2,637 |
| 2016 | 3,795 |
| 2017 | 4,562 |
| 2018 | 5,348 |
| 2019 | 7,014 |
| 2020 | 8,014 |
| 2021 | 10,473 |
| 2022 | 12,561 |
| 2023 | 13,948 |
| 2024 | 15,289 |
| 2025 | 16,068 |
Revenue per employee for Palo Alto Networks
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2012 | $338K |
| 2013 | $345K |
| 2014 | $347K |
| 2015 | $352K |
| 2016 | $363K |
| 2017 | $386K |
| 2018 | $425K |
| 2019 | $413K |
| 2020 | $425K |
| 2021 | $406K |
| 2022 | $438K |
| 2023 | $494K |
| 2024 | $525K |
| 2025 | $574K |
Earnings per employee for Palo Alto Networks
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2012 | $976.16 |
| 2013 | -$25.5K |
| 2014 | -$132K |
| 2015 | -$62.6K |
| 2016 | -$59.5K |
| 2017 | -$47.5K |
| 2018 | -$27.7K |
| 2019 | -$11.7K |
| 2020 | -$33.3K |
| 2021 | -$47.6K |
| 2022 | -$21.3K |
| 2023 | $31.5K |
| 2024 | $169K |
| 2025 | $70.6K |
Employee count history for Palo Alto Networks (PANW)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202516,068+5.1%
- 202415,289+9.6%
- 202313,948+11.0%
- 202212,561+19.9%
- 202110,473+30.7%
- 20208,014+14.3%
- 20197,014+31.2%
- 20185,348+17.2%
- 20174,562+20.2%
- 20163,795+43.9%
- 20152,637+53.1%
- 20141,722+50.1%
- 20131,147+51.9%
- 2012755—
About Palo Alto Networks's employee count
Palo Alto Networks (PANW) employed 16,068 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +779 (+5.1%) from 15,289 a year earlier.
Across the 2012–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 755 to 16,068 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +26.5% per year.
Palo Alto Networks generated about $574K of revenue and $70.6K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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