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Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW) — Q4 FY2026 Post Earnings

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Palo Alto Networks panw q4 26 Post Earnings

Operations

Q4 2026
Q4 Revenue ↑ 34.5% YoY $3.41B
Segments
Network & AI Security 68.4%
Cortex 17.2%
Idira 9.8%
Other 4.6%

Key Earnings Driver

Cortex Network & AI Security revenue increased 17% year over year to $2.3B. Cortex revenue increased 25% to $586M. Idira revenue increased 21% pro forma to $336M. Other revenue increased 5% to $157M. Network & AI Security represented 68% of revenue and was the largest reported platform. Management attributed the quarter’s strength to Network & AI Security, Cortex, and Idira.

Key Operating Metrics¹

METRIC

STATUS

Network & AI Security↑ 17.0%

Cortex↑ 25.0%

🟢 Scaling

Key Financial Metrics

Gross Margin 74.80% -1 pp YoY
Backlog / Revenue 621.7% 6.21x Qtr Rev
CapEx Intensity 3.02% 0.03x Revenue

Sources: Palo Alto Networks Q4 FY2026 Earnings Release — Company Website, Palo Alto Networks Q4 FY2026 Earnings Presentation — Company Website, Palo Alto Networks Q4 FY2026 Supplemental Financial Information

Key Operating Metrics¹: Core operating metrics relevant to revenue, sourced from website and/or SEC filings for Q, with status based on reported data.

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) — Q4 FY2026 Post Earnings

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Post earnings note company quarterly analysis

Operations

Q4 2026
Q4 Revenue ↑ 17.6% YoY $17.25B
Segments
Networking 56.7%
Security 12.9%
Collaboration 6.8%
Observability 1.6%
Services 22.0%

Key Earnings Driver

AI Infrastructure Networking revenue increased 28.3% year over year to $9.8B. Within Networking, AI infrastructure revenue reached approximately $4B for FY2026, up approximately 300% from $1B, and AI infrastructure orders reached $9.3B. Security revenue increased 14% to $2.23B, Collaboration revenue increased 12% to $1.17B, Observability revenue increased 6.2% to $275M, while Services revenue increased 0.2% to $3.79B.

Key Operating Metrics¹

METRIC

STATUS

Networking↑ 28.3%

AI Infrastructure

🟢 Scaling

Security↑ 14.0%

Services↑ 0.2%

Sources: Cisco Q4 FY2026 and FY2026 Earnings — Company Website

Key Operating Metrics¹: Core operating metrics relevant to revenue, sourced from website and/or SEC filings for Q, with status based on reported data.

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) — Q4 FY2026 Pre Earnings

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Pre earnings note company quarterly analysis

Operations

Q3 2026
Q3 Revenue ↑ 12.0% YoY $15.84B
Segments
Networking 55.6%
Security 12.7%
Collaboration 6.5%
Observability 1.7%
Services 23.5%

Key Earnings Driver

AI Infrastructure Networking revenue increased 24.7% year over year to $8.8B. Within Networking, Cisco reported $5.3B in AI infrastructure orders year to date through Q3 FY2026, with the company expecting FY2026 AI infrastructure orders to reach $9B and AI infrastructure revenue to reach $4B. Security revenue declined 0.2% to $2.0B, Collaboration revenue decreased 0.7% to $1.0B, Observability revenue increased 3.1% to $269M, while Services revenue declined 1.4% to $3.7B.

Key Operating Metrics¹

METRIC

STATUS

Networking↑ 24.7%

AI Infrastructure

🟢 Scaling

Security↓ 0.2%

🟡 Watch

Services↓ 1.4%

🟡 Watch

Sources: Cisco Q3 FY2026 Earnings Release — Company Website, Cisco Q3 FY2026 Revenue Disaggregation — SEC Filing

Key Operating Metrics¹: Core operating metrics relevant to revenue, sourced from website and/or SEC filings for Q, with status based on reported data.