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

Zscaler (ZS) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 9 consecutive years, with 0.17% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital rose 2.0% to 0.17% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.17%, a 2.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.19%, up 5.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.17% for Q1 2026 at Zscaler, down from 0.13% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.13% in Q2 2025 to a low of 0.66% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.35% and a median of 0.31% in 2024 define the central range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Invested Capital: decreased -22bps in 2022, then surged 38bps in 2024.
  • Zscaler's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.66% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 51bps to 0.32% in 2023, then rose by 4bps to 0.31% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 58bps to 0.13% in 2025, then crashed by -34bps to 0.17% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ZS's Return on Invested Capital are 0.17% (Q1 2026), 0.13% (Q4 2025), and 0.16% (Q3 2025).