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Fair Value for Palo Alto Networks (PANW)

See growth priced into Palo Alto Networks (PANW): reverse DCF, implied rate vs history and analysts, FCF view. Free intrinsic value calculator for education.

FCF / share

Fair value (multi-method)

Four independent methods triangulate what PANW is worth. The headline is the Forward-DCF intrinsic value at a normalized growth rate; the margin of safety compares it to the current price.

Estimated fair value (Forward DCF)

$857.58

Margin of safety
+60.90% vs current price $335.28

Method range

$13.75 $857.58

median $347.56

Methods disagree

Valuation methods

Each method’s implied fair value per share and its upside versus the current price. Missing methods (no analyst coverage, negative earnings, etc.) are shown as “—”.

  • Forward DCF$857.58
  • Exit multiple$350.77
  • Analyst target$344.34
  • Graham number$13.75

Stock price

$335.28

FCF / share (TTM)

$1.08

3Y FCF CAGR

19.5%

Fair value @ hist. growth

$59.01

This analysis is for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. Scenario prices and DCF-style figures depend on your assumptions and data from public filings and estimates. They are not forecasts of future returns.

Implied FCF growth

44.3%

per year over your projection horizon

Premium vs DCF

Margin of safety -468.1% vs hist-growth DCF

Historical 3Y CAGR

19.5%

Your model implies

44.3%

Analyst consensus is EPS-only — no comparable FCF / share estimate to show on this basis.

Model inputs

Move sliders to test how the reverse DCF reacts. Historical-growth markers show where the company has actually grown over the last cycle.

Discount rate (cost of equity proxy)9.2%
Terminal growth2.50%
Projection years10 yr
FCF growth per year (supplemental projection)20%
3Y CAGR 20%

Undiscounted FCF per share over 10 years at 20% annual growth.

Sensitivity — implied growth vs your assumptions

Each cell shows the per-share growth rate the market would need to justify the current price at that combination of discount rate (rows) and terminal growth (columns). Your selected inputs are highlighted.

Row axis: discount rate. Column axis: terminal growth.Terminal g →↓ Discount1.5%2.0%2.5%3.0%3.5%
7.2%39.8%38.7%37.4%36.0%34.4%
8.2%43.1%42.1%41.0%39.9%38.6%
9.2%46.1%45.2%44.3%43.3%42.2%
10.2%48.9%48.1%47.3%46.4%45.5%
11.2%51.6%50.9%50.1%49.3%48.5%
Color≤ historical CAGRModerate premiumHigh premium (≥ 15pp above hist)Your inputs

Historical multiples

Each bar is the trailing five-year range (low left, high right). Filled portion runs from low to today; the dot marks today; the small tick marks the five-year median. Low, median, and high are listed under each bar.

P/EToday101.5
5Y low40.2
Median101.5
5Y high171.2
P/SToday12.5
5Y low9.0
Median11.0
5Y high12.9
EV/EBITDAToday58.3· at low
5Y low58.3
Median88.5
5Y high542.2

PEG

1.05

Fair vs growth

Net cash

$1.93B

Total debt − cash

Beta

0.91

Vs market benchmark

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