PANW — what changed in the latest 10-K
A section-by-section comparison of PANW's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-K · 2026-09-10 vs the prior 10-K · 2025-08-29
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | Text added/removed | +68 | −38 | ~25 | 23 |
| Risk factors | Text added/removed | +124 | −134 | ~58 | 73 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +45 | −41 | ~28 | 27 |
| Market risk (Item 7A) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~3 | 2 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
Business
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-09-10
•Secure Access Service Edge (“SASE”). Prisma® Access, when combined with Prisma SD-WAN, provides a comprehensive AI-powered SASE solution that secures users, branches, data, AI apps and agents from the most evasive threats in the new AI landscape. Our Prisma Browser™ further extends zero-trust secur…
•Prisma AIRS. Prisma AIRS™ is our comprehensive AI security platform designed to help organizations discover, assess, and protect AI agents, applications, models and data across the AI lifecycle. It supports key enterprise use cases, including securing AI-assisted software development, protecting cu…
•Strata Cloud Manager (“SCM”). SCM is our AI-powered unified network security management and operations solution. It enables customers to manage and monitor their NGFW and SASE environments through a single, streamlined interface. SCM helps customers centrally manage configurations and security poli…
Our AI-powered Cortex® platform transforms end-to-end security operations and observability with unified data, AI, and automation for more secure, faster, and cost effective outcomes.
•Observability. Chronosphere, our next-generation observability platform, delivers real-time visibility and monitoring across cloud-native infrastructure, applications, and AI workloads. Purpose-built to handle the massive data volumes of the AI era, Chronosphere enables organizations to maintain sy…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-08-29
•Secure Access Service Edge (“SASE”). Prisma® Access, when combined with Prisma SD-WAN, provides a comprehensive single-vendor SASE offering that is used to secure remote workforces and cloud-delivered branch offices. Prisma Access Browser further extends SASE security and data protection to the end…
•Prisma AIRS. Prisma AIRS is a comprehensive AI security platform that has been designed to protect customers’ entire AI ecosystem by providing AI model scanning, posture management, red teaming, run-time security, and AI agent security.
•Strata Cloud Manager (“SCM”). SCM, our network security management solution, centrally manages network security across all remote workers, branches, headquarters, campuses, and cloud. SCM leverages AI to simplify and strengthen network security by enabling customers to proactively pinpoint vulnerab…
Our AI-powered Cortex platform transforms end-to-end security operations with unified data, AI, and automation for more secure, faster, and cost effective outcomes. We have consolidated our industry-leading Security Operations and Cloud Security capabilities on a single comprehensive platform to pro…
•Unit 42® brings together world-renowned expertise across threat research, incident response, and security consulting to deliver intelligence-driven, response-ready outcomes that help customers reduce cyber risk. Our elite consultants serve as trusted advisors to our customers by assessing and testi…
Risk factors
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-09-10
•Our consumption- or usage-based offerings may expose us to customer usage optimization behavior that could create revenue volatility.
•The “identity security” market lacks a universally accepted definition, which could lead to mischaracterization of our offerings and adverse evaluations by industry stakeholders.
•Customer trends toward vendor consolidation in cybersecurity may favor competitors offering broader platforms.
•Cloud infrastructure providers and advanced AI companies increasingly offer native security and observability capabilities that compete directly with our offerings.
•We have acquired and may in the future acquire other businesses, which could subject us to adverse claims or liabilities, require significant management attention, disrupt our business, adversely affect our operating results, may not result in the expected benefits of such acquisitions, and may dil…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-08-29
•If we are unable to attract new customers, our future results of operations could be harmed.
•We have and may in the future acquire other businesses (including CyberArk), which could subject us to adverse claims or liabilities, require significant management attention, disrupt our business, adversely affect our operating results, may not result in the expected benefits of such acquisitions,…
•We may not complete the acquisition of CyberArk within the timeframe we anticipate or at all, which could negatively impact our future business and financial results.
•As a result of the CyberArk acquisition, we anticipate that the scope and size of our business will substantially change and result in certain incremental risks, including increased competition.
•Issues in the development and deployment of AI may result in reputational harm and legal liability and could adversely affect our results of operations.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-09-10
•Secure Access Service Edge. Prisma® Access, when combined with Prisma SD-WAN, provides a comprehensive AI-powered SASE solution that secures users, branches, data, AI apps and agents from the most evasive threats in the new AI landscape. Our Prisma Browser™ further extends zero-trust security and d…
•Prisma AIRS. Prisma AIRS™ is our comprehensive AI security platform designed to help organizations discover, assess, and protect AI agents, applications, models and data across the AI lifecycle. It supports key enterprise use cases, including securing AI-assisted software development, protecting cu…
•Strata Cloud Manager. SCM, is our AI-powered unified network security management and operations solution. It enables customers to manage and monitor their NGFW and SASE environments through a single, streamlined interface. SCM helps customers centrally manage configurations and security policies, a…
Our AI-powered Cortex® platform transforms end-to-end security operations and observability with unified data, AI, and automation for more secure, faster, and cost effective outcomes.
•Observability. Chronosphere, our next-generation observability platform, delivers real-time visibility and monitoring across cloud-native infrastructure, applications, and AI workloads. Purpose-built to handle the massive data volumes of the AI era, Chronosphere enables organizations to maintain sy…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-08-29
•Secure Access Service Edge (“SASE”). Prisma® Access, when combined with Prisma SD-WAN, provides a comprehensive single-vendor SASE offering that is used to secure remote workforces and cloud-delivered branch offices. Prisma Access Browser further extends SASE security and data protection to the end…
•Prisma AIRS. Prisma AIRS is a comprehensive AI security platform that has been designed to protect customers’ entire AI ecosystem by providing AI model scanning, posture management, red teaming, run-time security, and AI agent security.
•Strata Cloud Manager (“SCM”). SCM, our network security management solution, centrally manages network security across all remote workers, branches, headquarters, campuses, and cloud. SCM leverages AI to simplify and strengthen network security by enabling customers to proactively pinpoint vulnerab…
Our AI-powered Cortex platform transforms end-to-end security operations with unified data, AI, and automation for more secure, faster, and cost effective outcomes. We have consolidated our industry-leading Security Operations and Cloud Security capabilities on a single comprehensive platform to pro…
•Unit 42 brings together world-renowned expertise across threat research, incident response, and security consulting to deliver intelligence-driven, response-ready outcomes that help customers reduce cyber risk. Our elite consultants serve as trusted advisors to our customers by assessing and testin…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice