Palo Alto Networks, Inc
$268.34B- Market cap
- $271.61B
- Debt
- +-$366.50M
- Cash
- −$2.90B
Capital structure 100% equity / -0% debt · EV / Revenue 29.10x · EV / EBITDA 139.55x
Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: PANW stock price vs WCN: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at WCN's multiple
Needs WCN P/E.
Implied fair value · at PANW's multiple
Needs EPS (TTM), PANW P/E.
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
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: PANW FY 2025 (ended Jul 31, 2025) · WCN FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Five 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 139.55x
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
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.
Waste Connections, Inc. · implied price per share
The ordinary-share to listed-security ratio could not be verified.
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
1.08x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-1.70x
2.98x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$2.90B
$45.97M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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