Zscaler (ZS) Deferred Taxes (2019 - 2026)
Zscaler (ZS) posted quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$2.1 million for Q1 2026, down 112.23% year-over-year from $17.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 158.0% quarter-over-quarter from $3.7 million in Q4 2025.
Zscaler (ZS) Deferred Taxes (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Zscaler (ZS) has reported Deferred Taxes for 8 consecutive years, with -$2.1 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes fell 112.23% year-over-year to -$2.1 million; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at -$1.5 million (down 106.75% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $14.4 million, up 154.77% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes eased to -$2.1 million in Q1 2026 per ZS's latest filing, from $3.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Deferred Taxes topped out at $17.5 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at -$3.5 million in Q3 2025.
- Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged $1.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $41000.0 in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Deferred Taxes jumped 3007.38% — and 2025, when it slumped 2466.18%.
- Zscaler's Deferred Taxes stood at -$65000.0 in 2022, then jumped by 166.15% to $43000.0 in 2023, then tumbled by 532.56% to -$186000.0 in 2024, then jumped by 2088.17% to $3.7 million in 2025, then slumped by 158.0% to -$2.1 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ZS's Deferred Taxes at -$2.1 million in Q1 2026, $3.7 million in Q4 2025, and -$3.5 million in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,679.34 Bn | 3,546.58 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 4.65 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 433.50 Bn | 402.15 Bn | - | -622.00 Mn |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 418.20 Bn | 408.90 Bn | 1.64 Bn | - |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 312.41 Bn | 309.30 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 24.00 Mn |
| 5 | Fortinet | 117.38 Bn | 113.31 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 14.60 Mn |
| 6 | Cloudflare | 101.74 Bn | 97.57 Bn | 499.52 Mn | -6.21 Mn |
| 7 | Synopsys | 80.70 Bn | 78.49 Bn | 1.77 Bn | -51.78 Mn |
| 8 | CoreWeave | 58.00 Bn | 52.46 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 61.00 Mn |
| 9 | Block | 49.79 Bn | 43.33 Bn | 3.17 Bn | 128.57 Mn |
| 10 | Zscaler | 29.48 Bn | 26.12 Bn | 624.49 Mn | -2.15 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -2.15 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 3.70 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -3.49 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 482,000.00 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 17.55 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -186,000.00 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -136,000.00 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 4.33 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 1.39 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 43,000.00 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -194,000.00 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -149,000.00 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 56,000.00 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -65,000.00 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 41,000.00 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | -138,000.00 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 436,000.00 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 223,000.00 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 904,000.00 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 521,000.00 |