Zscaler (ZS) Tax Rate (2017 - 2026)
Zscaler's (ZS) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 61.1% in Q1 2026, down 11440.0% year-over-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and down 57.88% quarter-over-quarter from 38.7% in Q4 2025.
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Zscaler (ZS) Tax Rate (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Zscaler (ZS) has reported Tax Rate for 10 consecutive years, with 61.1% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 11440.0% year-over-year to 61.1% in Q1 2026; TTM through Jan 2026 was 150.41%, a 4885.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 268.63%, down 14186.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 61.1% for Q1 2026 at Zscaler, down from 38.7% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 190.66% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 823.7% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 68.53% and a median of 17.02% in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- The widest YoY moves for Tax Rate: up 18232 bps in 2025, down 63220 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 7.48% in 2022, then sank by 391 bps to 36.76% in 2023, then tumbled by 371 bps to 173.02% in 2024, then jumped by 78 bps to 38.7% in 2025, then slumped by 58 bps to 61.1% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 61.1% (Q1 2026), 38.7% (Q4 2025), and 823.7% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 320.54 Bn | 317.47 Bn | 2.30 Bn | -4.83% |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 268.77 Bn | 263.80 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -35.60% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 131.12 Bn | 127.05 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 15.97% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 118.02 Bn | 115.67 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.82% |
| 5 | Datadog | 90.27 Bn | 85.29 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 13.92% |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 36.61 Bn | 35.93 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 9.97% |
| 7 | Zscaler | 34.97 Bn | 31.49 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | MongoDB | 34.51 Bn | 32.10 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 10.89% |
| 9 | Okta | 34.32 Bn | 32.02 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 7.94% |
| 10 | Baidu | 30.55 Bn | 8.15 Bn | 1.76 Mn | 31.08% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -61.10% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -38.70% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -823.70% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 190.66% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 53.29% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -173.02% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -191.50% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 8.35% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -39.01% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -36.76% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -17.86% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | -17.02% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -6.88% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -7.48% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -2.57% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.49% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | -2.24% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -2.83% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -1.05% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | -3.24% |
API Access
Zscaler Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=ZS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=ZS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();