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Zscaler (ZS) Return on Sales (2017 - 2026)

Zscaler (ZS) has disclosed Return on Sales for 10 consecutive years, with 0.04% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Sales fell 3.0% to 0.04% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Jan 2026 was 0.02%, a 2.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.02%, up 1.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Sales was 0.04% for Q1 2026 at Zscaler, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.03% in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.39% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.11% and a median of 0.05% in 2024 define the central range for Return on Sales.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Sales: rose 24bps in 2023, then decreased -4bps in 2025.
  • Zscaler's Return on Sales stood at 0.19% in 2022, then soared by 65bps to 0.07% in 2023, then soared by 72bps to 0.02% in 2024, then rose by 23bps to 0.01% in 2025, then crashed by -187bps to 0.04% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ZS's Return on Sales are 0.04% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.02% (Q3 2025).