Zscaler (ZS) Short-term Investments (2018 - 2026)
Zscaler's (ZS) quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $2.5 billion in Q3 2026, up 115.13% year-over-year from $1.2 billion in Q3 2025, and up 10.21% quarter-over-quarter from $2.3 billion in Q1 2026.
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Zscaler (ZS) Short-term Investments (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Zscaler (ZS) has reported Short-term Investments for 9 consecutive years, with $2.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments rose 115.13% year-over-year to $2.5 billion in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was $2.5 billion, a 115.13% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $2.5 billion, up 115.13% from the prior year.
- Short-term Investments was $2.5 billion for Q3 2026 at Zscaler, up from $2.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Short-term Investments peaked at $2.5 billion in Q3 2026 and troughed at $648.3 million in Q1 2023.
- A 5-year average of $1.2 billion and a median of $1.0 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Short-term Investments.
- Across the five-year window, Short-term Investments tumbled 46.48% in 2023 and jumped 115.13% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Short-term Investments stood at $739.8 million in 2022, then surged by 30.12% to $962.7 million in 2023, then grew by 19.9% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then surged by 71.81% to $2.0 billion in 2025, then gained by 28.38% to $2.5 billion in 2026.
- The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $2.5 billion (Q3 2026), $2.3 billion (Q1 2026), and $2.0 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 320.54 Bn | 317.47 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 268.77 Bn | 263.80 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 131.12 Bn | 127.05 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 118.02 Bn | 115.67 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | Datadog | 90.27 Bn | 85.29 Bn | 881.34 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 36.61 Bn | 35.93 Bn | 546.45 Mn |
| 7 | Zscaler | 34.97 Bn | 31.49 Bn | - |
| 8 | MongoDB | 34.51 Bn | 32.10 Bn | 569.77 Mn |
| 9 | Okta | 34.32 Bn | 32.02 Bn | 641.00 Mn |
| 10 | Baidu | 30.55 Bn | 8.15 Bn | 1.76 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2.55 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 2.31 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.98 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.18 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.12 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 1.15 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 986.57 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 980.80 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 1.02 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 962.68 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 838.03 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 693.11 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 648.33 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 739.85 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 718.13 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.06 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 1.21 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.21 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 1.23 Bn |
API Access
Zscaler Short-term Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=ZS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "ticker": "ZS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=ZS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();