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Zscaler (ZS)


Market Price (9/17/2025): $282.11 | Market Cap: $44.2 Bil
Sector: Information Technology | Industry: Systems Software

Zscaler (ZS)


Market Price (9/17/2025): $282.11
Market Cap: $44.2 Bil
Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Systems Software

Investment Highlights

0 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 23%
Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -12%
Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -127 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -4.8%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 36%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 27%
  Valuation getting more expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is 61%
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 39%
  Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -4.3%
0 Strong revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 23%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 36%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 27%
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 39%
3 Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -12%
4 Not profitable at operating income level
Op Inc LTMOperating Income, Last Twelve Months is -127 Mil, Op Mgn LTMOperating Margin = Operating Income / Revenue Reflects profitability before taxes and before impact of capital structure (interest payments). is -4.8%
5 Valuation getting more expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is 61%
6 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -4.3%

Market Valuation

 9/17/25202420232022
Share Price CYE$282.11$180.41$221.56$111.90
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)44.227.532.716.1
Total Debt ($ Bil)1.81.81.21.2
Total Cash ($ Bil)3.63.62.42.1
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)42.429.333.917.3
Valuation Ratios    
P/S TTM16.510.415.310.0
P/EBIT TTM-3144.1-2132.6-2058.9-92.1
P/E TTM-1064.5-671.6-574.3-80.2
Sector Ratios    
P/S TTM (Sector)3.23.12.82.5
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)4.0-0.0-0.1-0.5
P/E TTM (Sector)-0.4-0.3-0.4-0.5
 9/17/252024
Share Price CYE$282.11$180.41
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)44.227.5
Total Debt ($ Bil)1.81.8
Total Cash ($ Bil)3.63.6
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)42.429.3
Valuation Ratios  
P/S TTM16.510.4
P/EBIT TTM-3144.1-2132.6
P/E TTM-1064.5-671.6
Sector Ratios  
P/S TTM (Sector)3.23.1
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)4.0-0.0
P/E TTM (Sector)-0.4-0.3

Business Description

Zscaler, Inc. operates as a cloud security company worldwide. The company provides Zscaler Internet Access solution that provides users, servers, operational technology, Internet of Things device secure access to externally managed applications, including software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications and Internet destinations; and Zscaler Private Access solution, which is designed to provide access to managed applications hosted internally in data centers, and private or public clouds. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
ZS Return329%61%-65%98%-19%56%509%
Peers Return111%53%-35%83%36%7%462%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: PANW, CRWD, FTNT, MSFT, NOW. See ZS Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/16/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

ZSPANWCRWDFTNTMSFTNOWMedian
NameZscaler Palo Alt.CrowdStr.Fortinet MicrosoftServiceN. 
Mkt Price281.96201.34444.9879.78509.04932.01363.47
Mkt Cap44.1135.3111.261.13,782.2193.1123.3
Rev LTM2,6739,2224,3416,338281,72412,0577,780
Op Inc LTM-1271,243-3791,957128,5281,6011,422
FCF LTM7273,4701,0382,03371,6113,8052,751
FCF 3Y Avg5483,0679821,86168,3863,0542,457
CFO LTM9723,7161,3892,401136,1624,6993,058
CFO 3Y Avg7383,2501,2602,173114,0973,8282,712

Growth & Margins

ZSPANWCRWDFTNTMSFTNOWMedian
NameZscaler Palo Alt.CrowdStr.Fortinet MicrosoftServiceN. 
Rev Chg LTM23.3%14.9%23.5%14.5%14.9%21.1%18.0%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg35.2%18.9%33.5%18.7%12.5%22.3%20.6%
Rev Chg Q21.3%15.8%21.3%13.6%18.1%22.4%19.7%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM5.0%3.9%5.0%3.2%4.3%5.1%4.6%
Op Mgn LTM-4.8%13.5%-8.7%30.9%45.6%13.3%13.4%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg-8.3%9.2%-4.3%26.9%44.0%10.1%9.7%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM0.1%2.4%-2.6%-0.6%0.4%0.3%0.2%
CFO/Rev LTM36.4%40.3%32.0%37.9%48.3%39.0%38.4%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg33.6%40.4%36.7%38.9%46.0%38.1%38.5%
FCF/Rev LTM27.2%37.6%23.9%32.1%25.4%31.6%29.4%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg24.9%38.1%28.6%33.4%27.9%30.3%29.4%

Valuation

ZSPANWCRWDFTNTMSFTNOWMedian
NameZscaler Palo Alt.CrowdStr.Fortinet MicrosoftServiceN. 
Mkt Cap44.1135.3111.261.13,782.2193.1123.3
P/S16.514.725.69.613.416.015.3
P/EBIT-3,142.484.7-579.926.530.095.228.3
P/E-1,064.0119.3-374.431.537.1116.234.3
P/CFO45.436.480.125.427.841.138.8
Total Yield-0.1%0.8%-0.3%3.2%3.3%0.9%0.8%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg1.7%2.9%1.4%3.1%2.2%1.9%2.0%
D/E0.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Net D/E-0.0-0.0-0.0-0.1-0.0-0.0-0.0

Returns

ZSPANWCRWDFTNTMSFTNOWMedian
NameZscaler Palo Alt.CrowdStr.Fortinet MicrosoftServiceN. 
1M Rtn2.5%13.7%4.0%0.8%-2.1%7.5%3.3%
3M Rtn-8.2%-0.4%-9.6%-22.5%6.7%-7.3%-7.8%
6M Rtn39.9%10.0%22.5%-17.7%33.2%12.3%17.4%
12M Rtn64.1%16.3%66.2%4.5%18.9%4.4%17.6%
3Y Rtn66.4%131.3%160.2%58.2%113.2%118.9%116.0%
1M Excs Rtn0.1%11.3%1.6%-1.6%-4.6%5.0%0.8%
3M Excs Rtn-17.1%-7.9%-16.7%-31.3%-3.1%-16.8%-16.7%
6M Excs Rtn22.7%-7.6%5.6%-33.9%15.0%-5.8%-0.1%
12M Excs Rtn51.1%-1.4%55.0%-11.0%2.0%-12.9%0.3%
3Y Excs Rtn-12.5%51.5%70.7%-13.6%34.8%35.9%35.3%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20252024202320222021
Single Segment2,1681,6171,091673431
Total2,1681,6171,091673431


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity5,654,463
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025-5.2%
Average Daily Volume1,106,004
Days-to-Cover Short Interest5.11
Basic Shares Quantity156,519,000
Short % of Basic Shares3.6%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
9/2/2025-1.5%2.8% 
5/29/20259.8%19.8%25.0%
3/5/20252.9%0.7%-2.2%
12/2/2024-4.7%-1.1%-12.9%
9/3/2024-18.7%-19.3%-12.2%
5/30/20248.5%14.2%26.8%
2/29/2024-9.4%-16.8%-20.6%
11/27/20231.0%3.3%17.3%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive111110
# Negative131314
Median Positive9.8%10.8%21.1%
Median Negative-8.3%-12.6%-12.6%
Max Positive29.4%35.9%39.8%
Max Negative-18.7%-23.7%-23.7%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
7312025911202510-K 7/31/2025
4302025529202510-Q 4/30/2025
1312025310202510-Q 1/31/2025
103120241205202410-Q 10/31/2024
7312024912202410-K 7/31/2024
4302024607202410-Q 4/30/2024
1312024306202410-Q 1/31/2024
103120231206202310-Q 10/31/2023
7312023914202310-K 7/31/2023
4302023607202310-Q 4/30/2023
1312023308202310-Q 1/31/2023
103120221207202210-Q 10/31/2022
7312022915202210-K 7/31/2022
4302022609202210-Q 4/30/2022
1312022309202210-Q 1/31/2022
103120211208202110-Q 10/31/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Chaudhry Jagtar SinghCEO & Chairman6182025Sell303.702,849865,247107,378,433Form
1Nair SyamCTO6182025Sell303.704,0641,234,24532,392,562Form
2Schlossman RobertChief Legal Officer6182025Sell303.703,5901,090,29127,984,326Form
3Judge RajEVP, Corp. Strategy & Ventures6182025Sell303.702,957898,04723,169,130Form
4Rich Michael J.CRO and President of WW Sales6182025Sell303.704,2871,301,97129,824,457Form