Zscaler (ZS) Deferred Taxes (2019 - 2026)
Zscaler's (ZS) quarterly Deferred Taxes came in at -$2.1 million in Q1 2026, down 112.23% year-on-year from $17.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 158.0% on a QoQ basis from $3.7 million in Q4 2025.
Zscaler (ZS) Deferred Taxes (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Zscaler (ZS) has 8 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at -$2.1 million in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Deferred Taxes fell 112.23% year-over-year to -$2.1 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was -$1.5 million, a 106.75% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $14.4 million, up 154.77% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.1 million, down from $3.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Deferred Taxes for ZS reached as high as $17.5 million in Q1 2025 and fell as low as -$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.
- Across the five-year window, Deferred Taxes surged 3007.38% in 2024 and plunged 2466.18% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Deferred Taxes stood at -$65000.0 in 2022, then soared by 166.15% to $43000.0 in 2023, then tumbled by 532.56% to -$186000.0 in 2024, then soared by 2088.17% to $3.7 million in 2025, then slumped by 158.0% to -$2.1 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Deferred Taxes figures were -$2.1 million in Q1 2026, $3.7 million in Q4 2025, and -$3.5 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,842.90 Bn | 2,718.46 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 2.60 Bn |
| 2 | PagSeguro Digital | 2,572.26 Bn | 2,572.26 Bn | 358.92 Mn | 4.78 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 329.59 Bn | 297.69 Bn | - | -622.00 Mn |
| 4 | Repay Holdings | 314.63 Bn | 314.48 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Palantir Technologies | 294.47 Bn | 286.44 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 6 | Palo Alto Networks | 227.51 Bn | 222.98 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 5.00 Mn |
| 7 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 183.28 Bn | 180.18 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -9.44 Mn |
| 8 | Fortinet | 112.44 Bn | 109.14 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -11.00 Mn |
| 9 | Cloudflare | 92.78 Bn | 91.83 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -800,000.00 |
| 10 | Zscaler | 22.71 Bn | 19.35 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 |