Palo Alto Networks, Inc
$268.37B- Market cap
- $271.64B
- Debt
- +-$366.50M
- Cash
- −$2.90B
Capital structure 100% equity / -0% debt · EV / Revenue 29.10x · EV / EBITDA 139.57x
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Decision snapshot: PANW stock price at premium vs BKH $333.30 current versus $29.44 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at BKH's multiple
Implied fair value · at PANW's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple premium
Premium justified
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: PANW FY 2025 (ended Jul 31, 2025) · BKH FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Nine fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 100% equity / -0% debt · EV / Revenue 29.10x · EV / EBITDA 139.57x
Capital structure 54% equity / 46% debt · EV / Revenue 4.37x · EV / EBITDA 13.78x
PANW carries the larger enterprise value at $268.37B against $10.10B; BKH trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (4.37x vs 29.10x); BKH on the lower EV / EBITDA (13.78x vs 139.57x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Black Hills Corporation · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
-0.05x
1.23x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-1.70x
6.16x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$2.90B
$182.80M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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