Zscaler (ZS) FCF Margin (2017 - 2026)
Zscaler (ZS) reported FCF Margin of 22.91% for Q1 2026, down 155.0% year-over-year from 41.65% in Q1 2025, and down 58.07% quarter-over-quarter from 54.64% in Q4 2025.
Zscaler (ZS) FCF Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Zscaler (ZS) has 10 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 22.91% in Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 22.91%, down 155.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 31.93% (up 58.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 30.23%, up 93.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin declined to 22.91% in Q1 2026 per ZS's latest filing, from 54.64% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 54.64% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 13.41% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 28.27% and a median of 24.9% in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Margin tumbled 1589 bps in 2022, then soared 2197 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 29.04% in 2022, then soared by 76 bps to 51.01% in 2023, then slipped by 4 bps to 49.19% in 2024, then increased by 11 bps to 54.64% in 2025, then tumbled by 58 bps to 22.91% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ZS's FCF Margin at 22.91% in Q1 2026, 54.64% in Q4 2025, and 26.49% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,095.86 Bn | 3,017.59 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 19.07% |
| 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 | 55.23% |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 324.44 Bn | 316.52 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 54.62% |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 189.07 Bn | 184.54 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 14.80% |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 168.14 Bn | 165.09 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 30.29% |
| 7 | Fortinet | 106.89 Bn | 103.59 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 55.21% |
| 8 | Cloudflare | 88.20 Bn | 87.25 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 14.55% |
| 9 | Synopsys | 88.13 Bn | 88.01 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 34.10% |
| 10 | Zscaler | 20.81 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 624.49 Mn | 22.91% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 22.91% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 54.64% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 26.49% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 22.17% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 24.46% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 49.19% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 26.00% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 24.90% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 17.13% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 51.01% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 38.36% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 19.63% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 18.27% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 29.04% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 25.75% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 17.31% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 13.41% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 37.66% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 34.92% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 33.19% |