Cloudflare Inc vs Palo Alto Networks Inc

Cloudflare Inc (NET) is overvalued and Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. PANW is the closer of the two: -152%, against -758% for NET.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Cloudflare Inc (NET)

A 6.2x revenue multiple, discounted for its losses, values the shares at $41.13; the price of $353.00 is 758% above that value.

Leak Score 46/100 on 7 of 12 signals

Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW)

A 10.4x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $148.73; the price of $374.57 is 152% above that value.

Leak Score 53/100 on 9 of 12 signals

MetricNETPANW
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$353.00$374.57
Intrinsic value$41.13$148.73
Margin of safety-758%-152%
Leak Score46/100 (7/12)53/100 (9/12)
Market cap$125.7B$306.4B
Revenue growth, 5 years38.1%21.9%
Operating margin-7.9%5.4%
Net margin-8.2%2.7%
Return on equity-14.4%1.7%
Debt to equity2.180.09
P/E730.9x
Forward P/E211.0x76.9x
P/B77.6x11.1x

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