PANW - Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. The company offers firewall appliances and software; Panorama, a security management solution for the control of firewall appliances and software deployed on an end-customer's network and instances in public or private cloud environments, as a virtual or a physical appliance; and virtual system upgrades, which are available as extensions to the virtual system capacity that ships with physical appliances.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $242.47, ATM IV 61.2%, max pain $170.00, net GEX $39.4M.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Software - Infrastructure
- Market Cap
- $155.24B
- P/E Ratio
- 123.50
- Beta
- 0.77
- 52-Week Range
- 139.57-228.85
- CEO
- Nikesh Arora
- Employees
- 15,758
- IPO Date
- Jul 20, 2012
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What PANW Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 100.0% signals elevated pricing relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-selling structures (credit spreads, iron condors, covered calls); positive net gamma exposure ($39.4M) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (-0.013) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The PANW overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked PANW overview questions
- What is PANW?
- PANW is the ticker symbol for Palo Alto Networks, Inc., a listed security. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. Listed on NASDAQ. PANW is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the PANW options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the PANW options snapshot shows spot at $242.47, ATM IV 61.2%, IV rank 100.0%, max pain $170.00, net GEX $39.4M, expected move 17.53%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are PANW's key statistics?
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW) carries a market capitalization of $155.24B, trailing P/E ratio of 123.50, beta of 0.77 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 139.57-228.85. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does PANW belong to?
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc. operates in the Technology sector, in the Software - Infrastructure industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare PANW's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the PANW data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).