Zscaler (ZS) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026)

Zscaler's (ZS) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 6.35% in Q1 2026, down 15.0% year-on-year from 7.47% in Q1 2025, and down 37.56% on a QoQ basis from 4.61% in Q4 2025.

Zscaler (ZS) Operating Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Zscaler (ZS) has 10 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 6.35% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 15.0% year-over-year to 6.35% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 4.86%, a 70.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.81%, up 80.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 6.35%, down from 4.61% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for ZS reached as high as 0.54% in Q2 2024 and fell as low as 32.84% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 11.86% across 5 years, with a median of 8.66% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin slumped 534 bps in 2022 and surged 1688 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 19.43% in 2022, then soared by 52 bps to 9.27% in 2023, then soared by 47 bps to 4.88% in 2024, then increased by 6 bps to 4.61% in 2025, then plunged by 38 bps to 6.35% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 6.35% in Q1 2026, 4.61% in Q4 2025, and 4.48% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,842.90 Bn 2,718.46 Bn 56.06 Bn 46.33%
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,572.26 Bn 2,572.26 Bn 358.92 Mn 75.95%
3 Oracle 329.59 Bn 297.69 Bn - 31.97%
4 Repay Holdings 314.63 Bn 314.48 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.47 Bn 286.44 Bn 1.42 Bn 46.18%
6 Palo Alto Networks 227.51 Bn 222.98 Bn 1.91 Bn 15.30%
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 183.28 Bn 180.18 Bn 993.68 Mn 1.06%
8 Fortinet 112.44 Bn 109.14 Bn 1.49 Bn 31.36%
9 Cloudflare 92.78 Bn 91.83 Bn 455.60 Mn -9.69%
10 Zscaler 22.71 Bn 19.35 Bn 624.49 Mn -6.35%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -6.35%
Oct 31, 2025 -4.61%
Jul 31, 2025 -4.48%
Apr 30, 2025 -3.75%
Jan 31, 2025 -6.20%
Oct 31, 2024 -4.88%
Jul 31, 2024 -4.55%
Apr 30, 2024 -0.54%
Jan 31, 2024 -8.66%
Oct 31, 2023 -9.27%
Jul 31, 2023 -9.79%
Apr 30, 2023 -13.31%
Jan 31, 2023 -16.83%
Oct 31, 2022 -19.43%
Jul 31, 2022 -25.95%
Apr 30, 2022 -30.19%
Jan 31, 2022 -32.84%
Oct 31, 2021 -32.26%
Jul 31, 2021 -34.20%
Apr 30, 2021 -24.86%