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Palo Alto Networks Q2 2026 earnings summary

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Q2 2026 earnings summary17 Feb, 2026

Executive summary

  • Q2 FY2026 revenue grew 15% year-over-year to $2.6 billion, driven by strong product, subscription, and Next-Gen Security ARR growth, and robust platformization momentum.

  • Non-GAAP operating margin exceeded 30% for the third consecutive quarter, with non-GAAP EPS at $1.03 and GAAP net income at $432 million, up 62% year-over-year.

  • Adjusted free cash flow for the trailing twelve months was $3.75 billion, with strong cash and equivalents position post-acquisitions.

  • Completed major acquisitions of Chronosphere and CyberArk, expanding observability and identity security platforms and driving future growth.

  • Continued innovation in AI-driven security and platformization, with Prisma AIRS and Cortex AgentiX gaining traction.

Financial highlights

  • Total revenue was $2.59–$2.6 billion, up 15% year-over-year; Next-Gen Security ARR reached $6.3–$6.33 billion, up 33%.

  • Product revenue grew 22% to $514 million; subscription and support revenue was $2.08 billion, up 13–14%.

  • Gross margin was 73.6–76.1%; product gross margin 78.2%, services gross margin 75.6%.

  • Diluted non-GAAP EPS was $1.03; GAAP EPS was $0.61; adjusted free cash flow for Q2 was $502 million.

  • Cash and equivalents at $7.9 billion after acquisitions; cash flow from operations for six months was $2.3 billion.

Outlook and guidance

  • Q3 2026: Revenue expected at $2.941–$2.945 billion (+28–29%), Next-Gen Security ARR at $7.94–$7.96 billion (+56%), non-GAAP EPS $0.78–$0.80.

  • FY26: Revenue guidance $11.28–$11.31 billion (+22–23%), Next-Gen Security ARR $8.52–$8.62 billion (+53–54%), non-GAAP operating margin 28.5–29%, adjusted free cash flow margin 37%.

  • Targeting 40% free cash flow margin by FY28 and $20 billion Next-Gen Security ARR by FY30.

  • Management expects sufficient liquidity to meet cash needs for at least the next 12 months.

What fuels the NGS ARR growth acceleration?
What "integration value" is expected from acquisitions?
Explain the FY26 non-GAAP operating margin outlook.
CyberArk integration: Key execution priorities?
Agentic endpoint security: What's the roadmap?
Achieving 40% FCF margin by FY'28: How?
How do AI agents expand the attack surface?
Chronosphere's scalability and economic advantage
Compare AI shift to cloud shift for security
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