Zoom Communications (ZM) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)
Zoom Communications (ZM) reported Operating Expenses of $701.4 million for Q1 2026, up 4.42% year-over-year from $671.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 8.3% on a QoQ basis from $647.7 million in Q4 2025.
Zoom Communications (ZM) has 9 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $701.4 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 4.42% year-over-year to $701.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $2.6 billion (down 3.54% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $2.6 billion, down 3.54% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses rose to $701.4 million in Q1 2026 per ZM's latest filing, from $647.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $953.3 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at $562.2 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $694.5 million (2023), against an average of $698.9 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Expenses jumped 69.57%; it then retreated 26.4% in 2024.
- Tracing ZM's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $764.7 million in 2022, then slipped by 8.94% to $696.4 million in 2023, then grew by 2.08% to $710.8 million in 2024, then retreated by 8.89% to $647.7 million in 2025, then advanced by 8.3% to $701.4 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ZM Operating Expenses figures stand at $701.4 million (Q1 2026), $647.7 million (Q4 2025), and $622.3 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -7.98 Bn |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 6.82 Bn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 11.28 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 3.32 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 4.54 Bn |
| 10 | Zoom Communications | 31.75 Bn | 23.93 Bn | 951.29 Mn | 701.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 701.40 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 647.65 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 622.33 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 654.72 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 671.72 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 710.82 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 675.06 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 664.91 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 701.62 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 696.35 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 694.50 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 831.68 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 953.34 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 764.73 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 704.10 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 624.91 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 562.21 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 488.94 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 465.64 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 464.93 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 359.08 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 326.23 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 283.15 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 201.08 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 145.15 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 137.43 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 115.66 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 96.33 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 80.78 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 74.34 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 58.13 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 50.09 Mn |