Zscaler (ZS) Change in Accured Expenses (2017 - 2026)
Zscaler's (ZS) quarterly Change in Accured Expenses came in at $25.3 million in Q1 2026, up 79.92% year-over-year from $14.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 146.12% quarter-over-quarter from -$54.8 million in Q4 2025.
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Zscaler (ZS) Change in Accured Expenses (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Zscaler (ZS) has reported Change in Accured Expenses for 10 consecutive years, with $25.3 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Change in Accured Expenses rose 79.92% year-over-year to $25.3 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $11.8 million, a 30.97% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $44.6 million, up 112.36% from the prior year.
- Change in Accured Expenses was $25.3 million for Q1 2026 at Zscaler, up from -$54.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Change in Accured Expenses peaked at $45.3 million in Q1 2024 and troughed at -$54.8 million in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of $5.9 million and a median of $13.3 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Change in Accured Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Change in Accured Expenses tumbled 74.68% in 2022 and soared 198.77% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Change in Accured Expenses stood at -$32.8 million in 2022, then fell by 19.62% to -$39.2 million in 2023, then increased by 12.24% to -$34.4 million in 2024, then tumbled by 59.21% to -$54.8 million in 2025, then soared by 146.12% to $25.3 million in 2026.
- The last three Change in Accured Expenses figures came in at $25.3 million (Q1 2026), -$54.8 million (Q4 2025), and $28.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Accured Exp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 320.54 Bn | 317.47 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 369.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 268.77 Bn | 263.80 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 72.38 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 131.12 Bn | 127.05 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 75.10 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 118.02 Bn | 115.67 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 108.85 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 90.27 Bn | 85.29 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 6.98 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 36.61 Bn | 35.93 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 256.58 Mn |
| 7 | Zscaler | 34.97 Bn | 31.49 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | MongoDB | 34.51 Bn | 32.10 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 43.09 Mn |
| 9 | Okta | 34.32 Bn | 32.02 Bn | 641.00 Mn | -2.00 Mn |
| 10 | Baidu | 30.55 Bn | 8.15 Bn | 1.76 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 25.28 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -54.82 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 28.03 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 13.35 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 14.05 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -34.43 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 28.91 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 8.63 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 45.25 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -39.23 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 11.95 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 32.51 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 15.15 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -32.80 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 8.18 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 19.91 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 11.20 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -20.96 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 32.29 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 9.85 Mn |
API Access
Zscaler Change in Accured Expenses API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-accured-expenses&ticker=ZS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-accured-expenses", "ticker": "ZS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-accured-expenses&ticker=ZS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();