Zoom Communications (ZM) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)

Zoom Communications' (ZM) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $701.4 million in Q1 2026, up 4.42% year-on-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) 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 4.42% year-over-year to $701.4 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $2.6 billion, a 3.54% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $2.6 billion, down 3.54% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $701.4 million, up from $647.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for ZM reached as high as $953.3 million in Q1 2023 and fell as low as $562.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $698.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $694.5 million in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 69.57% in 2023 and retreated 26.4% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $764.7 million in 2022, then decreased by 8.94% to $696.4 million in 2023, then climbed by 2.08% to $710.8 million in 2024, then fell by 8.89% to $647.7 million in 2025, then gained by 8.3% to $701.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $701.4 million in Q1 2026, $647.7 million in Q4 2025, and $622.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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3 Shopify 145.98 Bn 140.23 Bn 1.55 Bn 1.16 Bn
4 Uber Technologies 141.48 Bn 140.44 Bn 5.95 Bn 11.28 Bn
5 Salesforce 128.51 Bn 116.67 Bn 8.56 Bn 6.22 Bn
6 ServiceNow 98.38 Bn 93.20 Bn 2.82 Bn 2.66 Bn
7 Automatic Data Processing 97.56 Bn 94.34 Bn 2.87 Bn 4.23 Bn
8 Snowflake 91.55 Bn 88.59 Bn 926.45 Mn 1.25 Bn
9 Cadence Design Systems 89.91 Bn 88.50 Bn 1.41 Bn 1.04 Bn
10 Zoom Communications 25.28 Bn 17.46 Bn 951.29 Mn 701.40 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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