Zscaler (ZS) Research & Development (2017 - 2026)

Zscaler's (ZS) quarterly Research & Development came in at $368.9 million in Q1 2026, up 19.84% year-on-year from $307.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.24% on a QoQ basis from $373.6 million in Q4 2025.

Zscaler (ZS) Research & Development (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Zscaler (ZS) has 10 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $368.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 19.84% year-over-year to $368.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was $1.1 billion, a 160.51% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $672.5 million, up 34.54% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $368.9 million, down from $373.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for ZS reached as high as $373.6 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as -$306.2 million in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $169.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $177.6 million in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 369.16% in 2022 and tumbled 414.26% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $74.9 million in 2022, then jumped by 51.49% to $113.5 million in 2023, then soared by 35.86% to $154.3 million in 2024, then soared by 142.17% to $373.6 million in 2025, then retreated by 1.24% to $368.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $368.9 million in Q1 2026, $373.6 million in Q4 2025, and $177.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,842.90 Bn 2,718.46 Bn 56.06 Bn 6.81 Bn
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,572.26 Bn 2,572.26 Bn 358.92 Mn -
3 Oracle 329.59 Bn 297.69 Bn - 4.01 Bn
4 Repay Holdings 314.63 Bn 314.48 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.47 Bn 286.44 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
6 Palo Alto Networks 227.51 Bn 222.98 Bn 1.91 Bn 823.00 Mn
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 183.28 Bn 180.18 Bn 993.68 Mn 802.89 Mn
8 Fortinet 112.44 Bn 109.14 Bn 1.49 Bn 636.30 Mn
9 Cloudflare 92.78 Bn 91.83 Bn 455.60 Mn 271.60 Mn
10 Zscaler 22.71 Bn 19.35 Bn 624.49 Mn 368.95 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 368.95 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 373.56 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 177.61 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 169.77 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 307.87 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 154.25 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -306.21 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 262.45 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 276.48 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 113.54 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 97.44 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 92.64 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 235.95 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 74.95 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 214.23 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 192.13 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 69.20 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 65.22 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 -148.37 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 40.95 Mn