Palo Alto Networks Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Palo Alto Networks' CEO is Nikesh Arora, appointed in Jun 2018, has a tenure of 5.83 years. total yearly compensation is $151.43M, comprised of 0.5% salary and 99.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.16% of the company’s shares, worth $145.53M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.3 years and 9.2 years respectively.
Key information
Nikesh Arora
Chief executive officer
US$151.4m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 0.5% |
| CEO tenure | 5.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 3.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 9.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PANW) Price Is Out Of Tune With Revenues
Apr 23
What Is Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PANW) Share Price Doing?
Apr 12Palo Alto Networks: SASE, SASO, And Beyond
Apr 08These 4 Measures Indicate That Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) Is Using Debt Safely
Apr 01Palo Alto Networks Is Overvalued, But Its Operations Are Compelling
Mar 27Palo Alto Networks: Pivot To New Strategy Comes At The Right Time
Feb 26Palo Alto Networks Still Has Gas In The Tank (Earnings Preview)
Feb 16Palo Alto Networks: Attractive Next-Gen Portfolio But Richly Valued
Feb 08Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW)
Jan 23Navigating Cybersecurity: CrowdStrike Vs. Palo Alto Networks Vs. SentinelOne
Jan 15Pinning Down Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PANW) P/S Is Difficult Right Now
Jan 09Is Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) Using Too Much Debt?
Dec 27What Does Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PANW) Share Price Indicate?
Dec 13We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW)
Oct 19Is Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) A Risky Investment?
Sep 15An Intrinsic Calculation For Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) Suggests It's 28% Undervalued
Aug 07Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW)?
Jul 25There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Palo Alto Networks' (NASDAQ:PANW) Returns On Capital
Jul 10Revenues Tell The Story For Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW)
May 28Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
May 15Calculating The Fair Value Of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW)
Apr 16Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price
Mar 31What Is Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PANW) Share Price Doing?
Mar 16Shareholders Will Be Pleased With The Quality of Palo Alto Networks' (NASDAQ:PANW) Earnings
Mar 01Is There An Opportunity With Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PANW) 42% Undervaluation?
Jan 16Does Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Dec 07Nvidia, Alibaba and Palo Alto - Our lukewarm takes on last week's earnings
Nov 21
What Is Palo Alto Networks, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PANW) Share Price Doing?
Nov 02CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$2b |
| Oct 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$614m |
| Jul 31 2023 | US$151m | US$750k | US$440m |
| Apr 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$215m |
| Jan 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$34m |
| Oct 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$143m |
| Jul 31 2022 | US$10m | US$250k | -US$267m |
| Apr 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$390m |
| Jan 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$461m |
| Oct 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$510m |
| Jul 31 2021 | US$23m | US$333k | -US$499m |
| Apr 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$438m |
| Jan 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$368m |
| Oct 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$300m |
| Jul 31 2020 | US$2m | US$667k | -US$267m |
| Apr 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$229m |
| Jan 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$174m |
| Oct 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$103m |
| Jul 31 2019 | US$24m | US$1m | -US$82m |
| Apr 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$54m |
| Jan 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$74m |
| Oct 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$97m |
| Jul 31 2018 | US$126m | US$156k | -US$122m |
Compensation vs Market: Nikesh's total compensation ($USD151.43M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.51M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Nikesh's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Nikesh Arora (55 yo)
5.8yrs
Tenure
US$151,425,203
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
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 5.8yrs | US$151.43m | 0.16% $ 145.5m | |
| President | 2.7yrs | US$14.02m | 0.0033% $ 3.0m | |
| Founder | 19.1yrs | US$8.09m | 0.50% $ 452.5m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 3.1yrs | US$9.38m | 0.020% $ 18.5m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Product Officer | 6.7yrs | US$17.09m | 0.18% $ 161.7m | |
| Founder & Chief Architect | 19.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 2.6yrs | no data | 0.0019% $ 1.7m | |
| Chief Information Officer | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP | 3.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Manager of Corporate Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Development | no data | no data | no data |
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: PANW's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 5.8yrs | US$151.43m | 0.16% $ 145.5m | |
| Founder | 19.1yrs | US$8.09m | 0.50% $ 452.5m | |
| Independent Director | 19yrs | no data | 0.062% $ 56.7m | |
| Member of Public Sector Advisory Council | 9.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Public Sector Advisory Council | 9.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Lead Independent Director | 11.6yrs | US$413.93k | 0.0052% $ 4.7m | |
| Independent Director | 5yrs | US$361.05k | 0.0059% $ 5.3m | |
| Independent Director | 10.9yrs | US$337.25k | 0.0053% $ 4.8m | |
| Independent Director | 7.5yrs | US$370.85k | 0.013% $ 11.9m | |
| Member of Public Sector Advisory Council | 9.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Public Sector Advisory Council | 9.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 5yrs | US$380.34k | 0.0041% $ 3.8m |
9.2yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: PANW's board of directors are considered experienced (9.2 years average tenure).