Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

LSE:0KF5 Stock Report

Market Cap: US$122.6b

Palo Alto Networks Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Palo Alto Networks' CEO is Nikesh Arora, appointed in Jun 2018, has a tenure of 6.5 years. total yearly compensation is $58.04M, comprised of 1.7% salary and 98.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.16% of the company’s shares, worth $193.00M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.8 years and 9.8 years respectively.

Key information

Nikesh Arora

Chief executive officer

US$58.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage1.7%
CEO tenure6.5yrs
CEO ownership0.2%
Management average tenure3.8yrs
Board average tenure9.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Nikesh Arora's remuneration changed compared to Palo Alto Networks's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Oct 31 2024n/an/a

US$3b

Jul 31 2024US$58mUS$1m

US$3b

Apr 30 2024n/an/a

US$2b

Jan 31 2024n/an/a

US$2b

Oct 31 2023n/an/a

US$614m

Jul 31 2023US$151mUS$750k

US$440m

Apr 30 2023n/an/a

US$215m

Jan 31 2023n/an/a

US$34m

Oct 31 2022n/an/a

-US$143m

Jul 31 2022US$10mUS$250k

-US$267m

Apr 30 2022n/an/a

-US$390m

Jan 31 2022n/an/a

-US$461m

Oct 31 2021n/an/a

-US$510m

Jul 31 2021US$23mUS$333k

-US$499m

Apr 30 2021n/an/a

-US$438m

Jan 31 2021n/an/a

-US$368m

Oct 31 2020n/an/a

-US$300m

Jul 31 2020US$2mUS$667k

-US$267m

Apr 30 2020n/an/a

-US$229m

Jan 31 2020n/an/a

-US$174m

Oct 31 2019n/an/a

-US$103m

Jul 31 2019US$24mUS$1m

-US$82m

Apr 30 2019n/an/a

-US$54m

Jan 31 2019n/an/a

-US$74m

Oct 31 2018n/an/a

-US$97m

Jul 31 2018US$126mUS$156k

-US$122m

Compensation vs Market: Nikesh's total compensation ($USD58.04M) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD5.77M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Nikesh's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Nikesh Arora (56 yo)

6.5yrs

Tenure

US$58,036,875

Compensation

Mr. Nikesh Arora, C.F.A., serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. since joining it on June 06, 2018. Mr. Arora was an Advisor of SoftBank Group Corp. since July 1, 20...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Nikesh Arora
Chairman & CEO6.5yrsUS$58.04m0.16%
$ 193.0m
William Jenkins
President3.3yrsUS$18.03m0.0019%
$ 2.3m
Nir Zuk
Founder19.8yrsUS$12.30m0.64%
$ 783.2m
Dipak Golechha
Executive VP & CFO3.8yrsUS$14.62m0.020%
$ 24.0m
Lee Klarich
Executive VP & Chief Product Officer7.3yrsUS$20.34m0.17%
$ 206.5m
Yuming Mao
Founder & Chief Architect19.9yrsno datano data
Josh Paul
Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer3.3yrsno data0.0026%
$ 3.2m
Meerah Rajavel
Chief Information Officer2.7yrsno datano data
Bruce Byrd
Executive VP3.9yrsno datano data
Walter Pritchard
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Developmentno datano datano data
K. Unnikrishnan
Chief Marketing Officer1.8yrsno datano data
Aimee Hoyt
Chief People Officerless than a yearno datano data

3.8yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 0KF5's management team is considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Nikesh Arora
Chairman & CEO6.5yrsUS$58.04m0.16%
$ 193.0m
Nir Zuk
Founder19.8yrsUS$12.30m0.64%
$ 783.2m
James Goetz
Independent Director19.7yrsno data0.061%
$ 75.1m
Richard Spires
Member of Public Sector Advisory Council9.8yrsno datano data
Peter Pace
Member of Public Sector Advisory Council9.8yrsno datano data
John Donovan
Lead Independent Director12.3yrsUS$477.62k0.0054%
$ 6.6m
Lorraine Twohill
Independent Director5.7yrsUS$405.20k0.0061%
$ 7.4m
Carl Eschenbach
Independent Director11.6yrsUS$388.70k0.0027%
$ 3.3m
Mary McCarthy
Independent Director8.2yrsUS$427.51k0.0078%
$ 9.5m
Rhett Hernandez
Member of Public Sector Advisory Council9.8yrsno datano data
Bruce McConnell
Member of Public Sector Advisory Council9.8yrsno datano data
John Key
Independent Director5.7yrsUS$438.51k0.0025%
$ 3.1m

9.8yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 0KF5's board of directors are considered experienced (9.8 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/21 11:53
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/07/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. is covered by 88 analysts. 52 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ellie BagshawArete Research Services LLP
Joseph BonnerArgus Research Company
Shrenik KothariBaird