4Filing Date: Sep 21, 2026

Palo Alto (PANW)

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

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ACC: 0001219231-26-000008
Total Value$7.53M
Trades12
Insiders1

Transaction Details

GOETZ JAMES J
Director·Indirect · By family trust
Sell · Dispose
Common Stock
Shares-900
Price$372.51
Total Value$335.3K
Shares Owned After19.10K
Transaction DateSep 17, 2026
Footnotes ▸

The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $372.07 to $373.04, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (1) - (11) to this Form 4. | Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

GOETZ JAMES J
Director·Indirect · By family trust
Sell · Dispose
Common Stock
Shares-4.75K
Price$376.66
Total Value$1.79M
Shares Owned After5.78K
Transaction DateSep 17, 2026
Footnotes ▸

The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $376.20 to $377.18, inclusive. | Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

GOETZ JAMES J
Director·Indirect · By family trust
Sell · Dispose
Common Stock
Shares-1.00K
Price$380.71
Total Value$380.7K
Shares Owned After1.28K
Transaction DateSep 17, 2026
Footnotes ▸

The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $380.32 to $381.16, inclusive. | Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

GOETZ JAMES J
Director·Indirect · By family trust
Sell · Dispose
Common Stock
Shares-781
Price$381.86
Total Value$298.2K
Shares Owned After500
Transaction DateSep 17, 2026
Footnotes ▸

The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $381.39 to $382.19, inclusive. | Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

GOETZ JAMES J
Director·Indirect · By family trust
Sell · Dispose
Common Stock
Shares-3.35K
Price$374.72
Total Value$1.25M
Shares Owned After14.84K
Transaction DateSep 17, 2026
Footnotes ▸

The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $374.17 to $375.16, inclusive. | Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

GOETZ JAMES J
Director·Indirect · By family trust
Sell · Dispose
Common Stock
Shares-4.31K
Price$375.73
Total Value$1.62M
Shares Owned After10.53K
Transaction DateSep 17, 2026
Footnotes ▸

The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $375.18 to $376.17, inclusive. | Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

GOETZ JAMES J
Director·Indirect · By family trust
Sell · Dispose
Common Stock
Shares-1.29K
Price$377.65
Total Value$488.3K
Shares Owned After4.49K
Transaction DateSep 17, 2026
Footnotes ▸

The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $377.22 to $378.19, inclusive. | Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

GOETZ JAMES J
Director·Indirect · By family trust
Sell · Dispose
Common Stock
Shares-700
Price$379.61
Total Value$265.7K
Shares Owned After2.28K
Transaction DateSep 17, 2026
Footnotes ▸

The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $379.25 to $380.18, inclusive. | Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

GOETZ JAMES J
Director·Indirect · By family trust
Sell · Dispose
Common Stock
Shares-1.50K
Price$378.74
Total Value$569.6K
Shares Owned After2.98K
Transaction DateSep 17, 2026
Footnotes ▸

The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $378.25 to $379.245, inclusive. | Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

GOETZ JAMES J
Director·Indirect · By family trust
Sell · Dispose
Common Stock
Shares-500
Price$382.69
Total Value$191.3K
Shares Owned After0
Transaction DateSep 17, 2026
Footnotes ▸

The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $382.44 to $382.95, inclusive. | Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

GOETZ JAMES J
Director·Indirect · By family trust
Sell · Dispose
Common Stock
Shares-910
Price$373.53
Total Value$339.9K
Shares Owned After18.19K
Transaction DateSep 17, 2026
Footnotes ▸

The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $373.09 to $373.88, inclusive. | Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

GOETZ JAMES J
Director·Direct
Common Stock
Shares0
Price-
Total Value$0
Shares Owned After314.58K

Post-Transaction Holdings

GOETZ JAMES J · Director
SecuritySharesChange
Common Stock333.68K-20.00K (-5.65%)
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Deep Analysis

Palo Alto Networks director James J. Goetz sold all 20,000 shares held in his family trust for roughly $7.53M in a single-day, 11-tranche open-market sale at $372.51–$382.69 — a full liquidation of the trust stake with no 10b5-1 plan in place.

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Original SEC Filing Textexpand_more
=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-09-17 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW) CIK: 0001327567 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: GOETZ JAMES J CIK: 0001219231 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-09-17 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -900 | Price: $372.51 Total Value: $335,262.96 Shares Owned After: 19,100 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By family trust Footnotes: [F1] The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $372.07 to $373.04, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (1) - (11) to this Form 4. [F12] Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. [Transaction #2] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-09-17 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -910 | Price: $373.53 Total Value: $339,912.39 Shares Owned After: 18,190 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By family trust Footnotes: [F2] The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $373.09 to $373.88, inclusive. [F12] Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. [Transaction #3] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-09-17 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -3,348 | Price: $374.72 Total Value: $1,254,561.22 Shares Owned After: 14,842 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By family trust Footnotes: [F3] The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $374.17 to $375.16, inclusive. [F12] Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. [Transaction #4] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-09-17 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -4,313 | Price: $375.73 Total Value: $1,620,506.67 Shares Owned After: 10,529 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By family trust Footnotes: [F4] The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $375.18 to $376.17, inclusive. [F12] Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. [Transaction #5] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-09-17 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -4,751 | Price: $376.66 Total Value: $1,789,514.51 Shares Owned After: 5,778 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By family trust Footnotes: [F5] The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $376.20 to $377.18, inclusive. [F12] Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. [Transaction #6] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-09-17 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -1,293 | Price: $377.65 Total Value: $488,297.70 Shares Owned After: 4,485 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By family trust Footnotes: [F6] The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $377.22 to $378.19, inclusive. [F12] Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. [Transaction #7] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-09-17 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -1,504 | Price: $378.74 Total Value: $569,618.04 Shares Owned After: 2,981 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By family trust Footnotes: [F7] The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $378.25 to $379.245, inclusive. [F12] Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. [Transaction #8] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-09-17 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -700 | Price: $379.61 Total Value: $265,723.99 Shares Owned After: 2,281 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By family trust Footnotes: [F8] The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $379.25 to $380.18, inclusive. [F12] Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. [Transaction #9] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-09-17 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -1,000 | Price: $380.71 Total Value: $380,715.00 Shares Owned After: 1,281 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By family trust Footnotes: [F9] The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $380.32 to $381.16, inclusive. [F12] Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. [Transaction #10] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-09-17 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -781 | Price: $381.86 Total Value: $298,230.55 Shares Owned After: 500 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By family trust Footnotes: [F10] The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $381.39 to $382.19, inclusive. [F12] Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. [Transaction #11] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-09-17 | Code: S (Open market sale) Shares: -500 | Price: $382.69 Total Value: $191,343.00 Shares Owned After: 0 | Ownership: I (Indirect) | Nature: By family trust Footnotes: [F11] The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $382.44 to $382.95, inclusive. [F12] Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: Common Stock Ownership: D (Direct) --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $372.07 to $373.04, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (1) - (11) to this Form 4. F10: The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $381.39 to $382.19, inclusive. F11: The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $382.44 to $382.95, inclusive. F12: Shares held by the Reporting Person's family trust. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by his family trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities on this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. F2: The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $373.09 to $373.88, inclusive. F3: The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $374.17 to $375.16, inclusive. F4: The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $375.18 to $376.17, inclusive. F5: The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $376.20 to $377.18, inclusive. F6: The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $377.22 to $378.19, inclusive. F7: The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $378.25 to $379.245, inclusive. F8: The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $379.25 to $380.18, inclusive. F9: The price reported in Column 4 is weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $380.32 to $381.16, inclusive. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Jung Yeon Son, by power of attorney for James J. Goetz (2026-09-21)

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