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PANW vs MSFT // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PANW 4
— MSFT 11
▲ FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE LEADER: MSFT
LAST: $365.87 (-3.86%) • MKT CAP: $311.47B
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140.0x
LAST: $521.91 (-1.55%) • MKT CAP: $3.88T
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24.2x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PANW VS. MSFT)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PANW | MSFT | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 73.40% | 67.66% | +5.74 | PANW | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 3.90% | 26.54% | -22.64 | MSFT | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 95.0x | 19.9x | +75.07 | MSFT | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 1.06% | 1.55% | -0.49 | MSFT | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.50% | 47.10% | -33.60 | MSFT | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.30% | 41.17% | -28.87 | MSFT | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.90% | 17.91% | -3.01 | MSFT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.70% | -0.70 | MSFT | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 12.72 | 9.35 | +3.37 | PANW | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 6/9 | +2.00 | PANW | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 7.90% | 5.74% | +2.16 | MSFT | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 46.2 | 49.0 | -2.83 | MSFT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.28 | 1.14 | +0.14 | PANW | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | 140.0x | 24.2x | +115.81 | MSFT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $311.47B | $3.88T | -$3.56T | MSFT | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PANW REV | MSFT REV | PANW GROSS % | MSFT GROSS % | PANW FCF | MSFT FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $331.84B | — | 67.9% | — | $66.99B |
| FY 2025 | $9.22B | $281.72B | 73.4% | 68.8% | $3.30B | $71.61B |
| FY 2024 | $8.03B | $245.12B | 74.3% | 69.8% | $2.90B | $74.07B |
| FY 2023 | $6.89B | $211.91B | 44.0% | 68.9% | $2.47B | $59.48B |
| FY 2022 | — | $198.27B | — | 68.4% | — | $65.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PANW // BETA 1.28
MSFT // BETA 1.14