PANW dividend analysis

PANW dividend deep dive

PANW pays a trailing-twelve-month yield of 5.50%, with a payout ratio of 65% of earnings. The yield band reads mid-yield, and the company has compounded the distribution at 13.5% per year over the past five.

On the safety line, PANW scores 64/100. The metric is built from the Quality pillar (70/100) with a payout-ratio adjustment; the band is fair-safety and the practical implication is the distribution is durable on the trailing fundamentals.

On the simple DRIP framework, PANW's 5.50% yield growing at 13.5% per year compounds to roughly 35.4% (5y), 83.2% (10y), and 235.7% (20y) cumulative income return.

Three peers for PANW: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%). Average yield 3.13% versus 5.50% on the name. The active question on relative income is whether the gap is justified by the underlying Quality and Risk pillar reads.

PANW dividend schedule: most recent ex-date 2026-03-01, payment 2026-03-15. The forward path depends on whether management raises the next declaration; the 46-year growth streak makes the directional read straightforward.

Wrap-up on PANW for income allocators: 5.50% TTM yield is the entry, 13.5% the growth, 64/100 the safety. The next 10-Q's free-cash-flow line is the practical leading indicator on the next hike.