Key facts
- Corporate: Palo Alto Networks was incorporated in Delaware in 2005 and has its headquarters in Santa Clara, California.
- Fiscal 2026: Total revenue for the year to 31 July 2026 rose 24% to US$11.48bn, 80% of it from subscriptions and support; operating income was US$695m.
- CyberArk: The CyberArk acquisition, announced on 30 July 2025 at about US$25bn in equity value, closed on 11 February 2026 and made identity security a core platform pillar.
- Idira: On 12 May 2026 it unveiled Idira, identity security for human, machine and agentic identities built on modern privileged access and zero standing privilege.
- Protect AI: It completed the purchase of AI security company Protect AI on 22 July 2025; Protect AI's model scanning, red teaming and runtime products now sit in Prisma AIRS.
- Workforce: Headcount rose from 16,068 to 21,921 during fiscal 2026, including about 4,223 people who joined with CyberArk; end-customers are in more than 180 countries.
Focus areas
About
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: PANW) is a global AI cybersecurity company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Its platforms secure enterprise users, networks, clouds, endpoints, AI applications and agents, and identities, with Unit 42 threat intelligence behind detection and response. On 11 February 2026 it completed its acquisition of CyberArk and established Identity Security as a platform pillar. On 12 May 2026 it unveiled Idira, the identity security platform that discovers, controls and governs human, machine and agentic identities with modern privileged access and zero-standing-privilege controls. Prisma AIRS covers AI supply-chain, posture, red teaming and runtime security for AI apps and agents. It has more than 70,000 customers worldwide. Nikesh Arora is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
How they use AI
Palo Alto Networks embeds AI across network, cloud and security-operations platforms (Precision AI) for detection, prevention and automation. Prisma AIRS applies model and artifact scanning, AI posture management, adversarial red teaming, runtime monitoring and agent-identity controls so organisations secure AI systems themselves. Idira uses AI-driven visibility to surface identity risk, entitlements and access paths, then applies dynamic privilege and automated governance across human, machine and AI-agent identities. Unit 42 research feeds threat intelligence into platform detections.
Products and services
- Idira — identity security platform for human, machine and agentic identities (modern privileged access, zero standing privilege, machine and AI identity, workforce access)
- Prisma AIRS — unified AI security for AI apps and agents (supply-chain scanning, posture, red teaming, runtime, agent identity)
- Cortex (XSIAM / XDR and related) — security operations and detection/response platform family with AI-assisted SOC analytics and automation
- Prisma Cloud / SASE — cloud and secure access platforms with AI-assisted posture and policy
- Next-Generation Firewall / network security — network security platform with AI-assisted threat prevention
Key people
- Nikesh Arora — Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- BJ Jenkins — President
- Lee Klarich — Chief Product and Technology Officer
- Sonny Singh — President, Idira
- Peretz Regev — Chief Product and Technology Officer, Idira
- Dipak Golechha — Chief Financial Officer
