Zscaler (ZS) Deferred Taxes (2019 - 2026)
Zscaler (ZS) reported 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 8 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at -$2.1 million in Q1 2026.
- Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 came in at -$2.1 million, down 112.23% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$1.5 million (down 106.75% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $14.4 million, up 154.77% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes fell to -$2.1 million in Q1 2026 per ZS's latest filing, from $3.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Deferred Taxes peaked at $17.5 million in Q1 2025 and troughed at -$3.5 million in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of $1.3 million and a median of $41000.0 in 2022 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Deferred Taxes jumped 3007.38% in 2024, then slumped 2466.18% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$65000.0 in 2022, then soared by 166.15% to $43000.0 in 2023, then slumped by 532.56% to -$186000.0 in 2024, then soared by 2088.17% to $3.7 million in 2025, then sank 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 | 3,095.86 Bn | 3,017.59 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 2.60 Bn |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,030.32 Bn | 1,016.16 Bn | 7.23 Mn | - |
| 3 | Oracle | 614.12 Bn | 575.54 Bn | 15.14 Bn | -627.00 Mn |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 324.44 Bn | 316.52 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 189.07 Bn | 184.54 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 5.00 Mn |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 168.14 Bn | 165.09 Bn | 993.68 Mn | -9.44 Mn |
| 7 | Fortinet | 106.89 Bn | 103.59 Bn | 1.49 Bn | -11.00 Mn |
| 8 | Cloudflare | 88.20 Bn | 87.25 Bn | 455.60 Mn | -800,000.00 |
| 9 | Synopsys | 88.13 Bn | 88.01 Bn | 1.77 Bn | -51.78 Mn |
| 10 | Zscaler | 20.81 Bn | 17.30 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 |