Return on capital (ROC) is after tax rate of return on net business assets. ROIC is unaffected by changes in interest rates or company debt and equity structure. It measures business productivity performance.
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- Income Statement
- Statement of Comprehensive Income
- Common-Size Income Statement
- DuPont Analysis: Disaggregation of ROE, ROA, and Net Profit Margin
- Analysis of Geographic Areas
- Price to FCFE (P/FCFE)
- Present Value of Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE)
- Return on Assets (ROA) since 2012
- Price to Book Value (P/BV) since 2012
- Analysis of Revenues
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Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2018 | ||
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Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | |||||||
Invested capital2 | |||||||
Performance Ratio | |||||||
ROIC3 | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||
ROIC, Competitors4 | |||||||
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Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-07-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Invested capital. See details »
3 2023 Calculation
ROIC = 100 × NOPAT ÷ Invested capital
= 100 × ÷ =
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Performance ratio | Description | The company |
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ROIC | A measure of the periodic, after tax, cash-on-cash yield earned in the business. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. ROIC improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023. |
Decomposition of ROIC
ROIC | = | OPM1 | × | TO2 | × | 1 – CTR3 | |
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Jul 31, 2023 | = | × | × | ||||
Jul 31, 2022 | = | × | × | ||||
Jul 31, 2021 | = | × | × | ||||
Jul 31, 2020 | = | × | × | ||||
Jul 31, 2019 | = | × | × | ||||
Jul 31, 2018 | = | × | × |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-07-31).
1 Operating profit margin (OPM). See calculations »
2 Turnover of capital (TO). See calculations »
3 Effective cash tax rate (CTR). See calculations »
The primary reason for the increase in return on invested capital (ROIC) over 2023 year is the increase in profitability measured by operating profit margin (OPM) ratio.
Operating Profit Margin (OPM)
Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2018 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | |||||||
Add: Cash operating taxes2 | |||||||
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue | |||||||
Adjusted revenue | |||||||
Profitability Ratio | |||||||
OPM3 | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||
OPM, Competitors4 | |||||||
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Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-07-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2023 Calculation
OPM = 100 × NOPBT ÷ Adjusted revenue
= 100 × ÷ =
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
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OPM | The operating profit margin (OPM) is the ratio of pretax economic earnings, or NOPBT, to sales. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. OPM improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023. |
Turnover of Capital (TO)
Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2018 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
Revenue | |||||||
Add: Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue | |||||||
Adjusted revenue | |||||||
Invested capital1 | |||||||
Efficiency Ratio | |||||||
TO2 | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||
TO, Competitors3 | |||||||
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Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-07-31).
1 Invested capital. See details »
2 2023 Calculation
TO = Adjusted revenue ÷ Invested capital
= ÷ =
3 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Efficiency ratio | Description | The company |
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TO | The turnover of capital (TO) is the ratio of sales to invested capital. Capital turnover is a function of the efficiency of working capital management and of net fixed assets. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. TO improved from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023. |
Effective Cash Tax Rate (CTR)
Jul 31, 2023 | Jul 31, 2022 | Jul 31, 2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | Jul 31, 2019 | Jul 31, 2018 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands) | |||||||
Net operating profit after taxes (NOPAT)1 | |||||||
Add: Cash operating taxes2 | |||||||
Net operating profit before taxes (NOPBT) | |||||||
Tax Rate | |||||||
CTR3 | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||
CTR, Competitors4 | |||||||
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Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-07-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-07-31).
1 NOPAT. See details »
2 Cash operating taxes. See details »
3 2023 Calculation
CTR = 100 × Cash operating taxes ÷ NOPBT
= 100 × ÷ =
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Tax rate | Description | The company |
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CTR | Effective cash tax rate on operating income. | Palo Alto Networks Inc. CTR decreased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023. |