Zscaler (ZS) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026)
Zscaler (ZS) reported Operating Expenses of $676.3 million for Q1 2026, up 25.34% year-over-year from $539.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.71% quarter-over-quarter from $639.7 million in Q4 2025.
Zscaler (ZS) Operating Expenses (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Zscaler (ZS) has 10 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $676.3 million in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $676.3 million, up 25.34% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $2.4 billion (up 23.11% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.2 billion, up 20.49% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses climbed to $676.3 million in Q1 2026 per ZS's latest filing, from $639.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $676.3 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $281.7 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $454.3 million and a median of $437.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses jumped 70.67% in 2022, then gained 15.63% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $347.9 million in 2022, then gained by 23.98% to $431.4 million in 2023, then rose by 19.89% to $517.2 million in 2024, then grew by 23.7% to $639.7 million in 2025, then advanced by 5.71% to $676.3 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ZS's Operating Expenses at $676.3 million in Q1 2026, $639.7 million in Q4 2025, and $579.2 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,095.86 Bn | 3,017.59 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 10.85 Bn |
| 2 | Alarum Technologies | 1,030.32 Bn | 1,016.16 Bn | 7.23 Mn | 6.42 Mn |
| 3 | Oracle | 614.12 Bn | 575.54 Bn | 15.14 Bn | 11.73 Bn |
| 4 | Palantir Technologies | 324.44 Bn | 316.52 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 662.79 Mn |
| 5 | Palo Alto Networks | 189.07 Bn | 184.54 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 6 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 168.14 Bn | 165.09 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 979.89 Mn |
| 7 | Fortinet | 106.89 Bn | 103.59 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 905.10 Mn |
| 8 | Cloudflare | 88.20 Bn | 87.25 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 517.59 Mn |
| 9 | Synopsys | 88.13 Bn | 88.01 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 10 | Zscaler | 20.81 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 624.49 Mn | 676.26 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 676.26 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 639.72 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 579.23 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 547.47 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 539.54 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 517.16 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 489.61 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 437.88 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 453.26 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 431.37 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 396.88 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 378.70 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 365.23 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 347.94 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 332.28 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 309.38 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 281.71 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 252.72 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 218.99 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 181.28 Mn |