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Zscaler (ZS) Return on Capital Employed (2018 - 2026)

Zscaler has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 9 years, most recently at 3.4% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 217.0% to 3.4% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 3.4% through Jan 2026, up 217.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 4.1% for FY2025, 754.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 3.4% for Q1 2026 at Zscaler, down from 3.23% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 3.23% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 21.2% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.07% (2024), against an average of 10.85%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed crashed -724bps in 2022 and then skyrocketed 901bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 18.7% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 47bps to 9.85% in 2023, then surged by 38bps to 6.09% in 2024, then surged by 47bps to 3.23% in 2025, then decreased by -5bps to 3.4% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ZS's Return on Capital Employed are 3.4% (Q1 2026), 3.23% (Q4 2025), and 3.72% (Q3 2025).