Oracle Corp vs Palo Alto Networks Inc

Oracle Corp (ORCL) is undervalued and Palo Alto Networks Inc (PANW) is overvalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, ORCL trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +24%, against -152% for PANW.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Oracle Corp (ORCL)

A 9.6x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $195.39; the price of $149.20 is 24% below that value.

Leak Score 53/100 on 9 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

MetricORCLPANW
VerdictUndervaluedOvervalued
Price$149.20$374.57
Intrinsic value$195.39$148.73
Margin of safety+24%-152%
Leak Score53/100 (9/12)53/100 (9/12)
Market cap$451.1B$306.4B
Revenue growth, 5 years10.7%21.9%
Operating margin34.2%5.4%
Net margin26.1%2.7%
Return on equity41.6%1.7%
Debt to equity2.530.09
P/E23.4x730.9x
Forward P/E13.5x76.9x
P/B7.3x11.1x
Dividend yield1.3%

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