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

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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

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DateValue
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