From each company's latest annual SEC filing. Fiscal years can end on different dates.
Apple (AAPL) is the larger business by reported revenue: $416.2B in its fiscal year ended Sep 2025, about 45× PANW's $9.2B (fiscal year ended Jul 2025). AAPL's net margin was 26.9% and PANW's 12.3%. The SEC places them in related industries (Electronic Computers; Computer Peripheral Equipment, NEC), and both map to the Artificial intelligence research theme.
Figures come from each company's own SEC filings. This page compares the businesses; it is not a price target or a verdict.
| Company fact | AAPL | PANW |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Apple Inc. | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. |
| Exchange | NASDAQ | NASDAQ |
| Headquarters | Cupertino, California | — |
| Founded | 1976 | — |
| SEC industry | Electronic Computers | Computer Peripheral Equipment, NEC |
| Fiscal year-end | September 26 | July 31 |
| Latest annual filing | 10-K · 2026-11-03 | 10-K · 2026-09-10 |
| Metric | AAPL | PANW |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $416.2B2024-09-29 to 2025-09-27 · SEC filing | $9.2B2024-08-01 to 2025-07-31 · SEC filing |
| Net income | $112.0B2024-09-29 to 2025-09-27 · SEC filing | $1.1B2024-08-01 to 2025-07-31 · SEC filing |
| Operating cash flow | $111.5B2024-09-29 to 2025-09-27 · SEC filing | $3.7B2024-08-01 to 2025-07-31 · SEC filing |
| Diluted EPS | $7.462024-09-29 to 2025-09-27 · SEC filing | $1.602024-08-01 to 2025-07-31 · SEC filing |
| Net margin | 26.9%2024-09-29 to 2025-09-27 · SEC filing | 12.3%2024-08-01 to 2025-07-31 · SEC filing |
AAPL: FY ending 2025-09-27 · PANW: FY ending 2025-07-31. Figures as tagged in each issuer's SEC XBRL filing; fiscal calendars may not align.
Overlap is drawn from SEC classifications and Yield Theory research themes. It is not evidence that the companies sell to the same customers or compete product for product.
Apple designs consumer electronics, software, and services, led by the iPhone, Mac, and a growing high-margin services segment. It is one of the world's most valuable companies and a core holding in most large-cap and technology index funds.
Palo Alto Networks provides next-generation firewalls, cloud security, and AI-driven threat detection for enterprises.
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You now know AAPL reports about 45× PANW's revenue, and AAPL keeps more of each dollar as net income. Those are the facts. The investment question is what each share price already assumes about “iPhone demand, pricing, and the device upgrade cycle” at AAPL and “Next-Generation Security annualized recurring revenue” at PANW, and which evidence in the next filings would prove that assumption wrong.
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Not necessarily. Apple files as Electronic Computers and Palo Alto Networks as Computer Peripheral Equipment, NEC. The pair is compared because both map to the Artificial intelligence research theme, not because the filings show head-to-head competition.
Apple (AAPL) is the larger business by reported revenue: $416.2B in its fiscal year ended Sep 2025, about 45× PANW's $9.2B (fiscal year ended Jul 2025). AAPL's net margin was 26.9% and PANW's 12.3%. The SEC places them in related industries (Electronic Computers; Computer Peripheral Equipment, NEC), and both map to the Artificial intelligence research theme. Each figure is the annual amount tagged in the company's own SEC XBRL filing; market value depends on live prices, which this page does not publish.
There is no context-free winner. Compare the operating exposures, filing evidence, valuation, balance sheet, and risks against the specific thesis you are testing. This page deliberately does not turn a static profile into a buy or sell recommendation.
No. Yield Theory does not republish unlicensed real-time market data. The financial figures on this page are the audited annual numbers Apple Inc. and Palo Alto Networks, Inc. tagged in their SEC XBRL filings. Use a regulated broker or licensed quote provider for current prices and valuation multiples.
Company classifications, fiscal year-ends, and filing links come from the SEC EDGAR submissions API snapshot refreshed 2026-11-10. Business summaries and research themes are maintained by Yield Theory.
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