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% quarter-over-quarter from $647.7 million in Q4 2025.
Zoom Communications (ZM) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Zoom Communications (ZM) has 9 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $701.4 million in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $701.4 million, up 4.42% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $2.6 billion (down 3.54% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $2.6 billion, down 3.54% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $701.4 million in Q1 2026 per ZM's latest filing, from $647.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $953.3 million in Q1 2023 and troughed at $562.2 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $698.9 million and a median of $694.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses soared 69.57% in 2023, then slipped 26.4% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $764.7 million in 2022, then declined by 8.94% to $696.4 million in 2023, then rose by 2.08% to $710.8 million in 2024, then slipped by 8.89% to $647.7 million in 2025, then grew by 8.3% to $701.4 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ZM's Operating Expenses at $701.4 million in Q1 2026, $647.7 million in Q4 2025, and $622.3 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 238.14 Bn | 220.17 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -7.98 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 166.83 Bn | 164.28 Bn | - | -269.42 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 150.36 Bn | 149.32 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 11.28 Bn |
| 4 | Shopify | 147.75 Bn | 142.01 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 140.39 Bn | 128.55 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 105.73 Bn | 104.32 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 7 | ServiceNow | 105.42 Bn | 100.24 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 2.33 Bn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.57 Bn | 86.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 9 | Adobe | 85.05 Bn | 78.16 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 3.67 Bn |
| 10 | Zoom Communications | 27.67 Bn | 19.85 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 |