ZSCALER INC (ZS) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:ZS • US98980G1022
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134.38 USD
-0.3 (-0.22%)
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This ZS fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. ZS Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year ZS was profitable.
- ZS had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- ZS had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
- Each year in the past 5 years ZS had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- ZS has a Return On Assets of -1.00%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ZS outperforms 54.78% of its industry peers.
- The Return On Equity of ZS (-3.08%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -1% | ||
| ROE | -3.08% | ||
| ROIC | N/A |
ROA(3y)-2.49%
ROA(5y)-6.57%
ROE(3y)-11.58%
ROE(5y)-30.47%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- With a decent Gross Margin value of 76.56%, ZS is doing good in the industry, outperforming 70.22% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ZS has remained more or less at the same level.
- ZS does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | N/A | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 76.56% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-0.4%
GM growth 5Y-0.23%
2. ZS Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- ZS does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
- ZS has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- ZS has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
- Compared to 1 year ago, ZS has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
- An Altman-Z score of 3.35 indicates that ZS is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
- With a decent Altman-Z score value of 3.35, ZS is doing good in the industry, outperforming 67.65% of the companies in the same industry.
- ZS has a debt to FCF ratio of 1.95. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 1.95 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- ZS has a better Debt to FCF ratio (1.95) than 67.28% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.78 indicates that ZS is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- ZS's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.78 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ZS is outperformed by 70.59% of its industry peers.
- Even though the debt/equity ratio score it not favorable for ZS, it has very limited outstanding debt, so we won't put too much weight on the DE evaluation.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.78 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.95 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.35 |
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC10.19%
2.3 Liquidity
- ZS has a Current Ratio of 1.90. This is a normal value and indicates that ZS is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- The Current ratio of ZS (1.90) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- A Quick Ratio of 1.90 indicates that ZS should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- ZS has a Quick ratio (1.90) which is in line with its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.9 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.9 |
3. ZS Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- ZS shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 11.78%, which is quite good.
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 68.71% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
- ZS shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 23.91%.
- The Revenue has been growing by 44.03% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)11.78%
EPS 3Y68.14%
EPS 5Y68.71%
EPS Q2Q%29.49%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)23.91%
Revenue growth 3Y34.82%
Revenue growth 5Y44.03%
Sales Q2Q%25.91%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 18.16% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 20.09% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
EPS Next Y25.85%
EPS Next 2Y20.05%
EPS Next 3Y20.17%
EPS Next 5Y18.16%
Revenue Next Year24.75%
Revenue Next 2Y22.18%
Revenue Next 3Y20.91%
Revenue Next 5Y20.09%
3.3 Evolution
- Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
- The estimated forward Revenue growth is still strong, although it is decreasing when compared to the stronger growth in the past years.
4. ZS Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- A Price/Earnings ratio of 36.32 indicates a quite expensive valuation of ZS.
- ZS's Price/Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
- The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.89. ZS is valued slightly more expensive when compared to this.
- ZS is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 28.43.
- ZS's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
- ZS is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 38.50, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 36.32 | ||
| Fwd PE | 28.43 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as ZS.
- ZS's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. ZS is cheaper than 66.54% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 24.73 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 907.76 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a correct valuation of the company.
- ZS's earnings are expected to grow with 20.17% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)1.41
PEG (5Y)0.53
EPS Next 2Y20.05%
EPS Next 3Y20.17%
5. ZS Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for ZS!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
ZS Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
NASDAQ:ZS (4/20/2026, 3:17:49 PM)
134.38
-0.3 (-0.22%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)02-26 2026-02-26/amc
Earnings (Next)05-27 2026-05-27/amc
Inst Owners57.94%
Inst Owner Change-0.11%
Ins Owners35.13%
Ins Owner Change-1.32%
Market Cap21.61B
Revenue(TTM)3.00B
Net Income(TTM)-67.63M
Analysts82.41
Price Target236.3 (75.84%)
Short Float %7.86%
Short Ratio2.6
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)8.86%
Min EPS beat(2)8.4%
Max EPS beat(2)9.33%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)8.59%
Min EPS beat(4)8.25%
Max EPS beat(4)9.33%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)14.4%
EPS beat(12)12
Avg EPS beat(12)17.68%
EPS beat(16)16
Avg EPS beat(16)19.81%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.98%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.11%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.85%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.1%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.22%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.85%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.41%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.04%
Revenue beat(16)10
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.42%
PT rev (1m)-23.12%
PT rev (3m)-28.45%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0.1%
EPS NQ rev (3m)6.66%
EPS NY rev (1m)1.41%
EPS NY rev (3m)5.1%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.01%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.43%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.65%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 36.32 | ||
| Fwd PE | 28.43 | ||
| P/S | 7.2 | ||
| P/FCF | 24.73 | ||
| P/OCF | 19.4 | ||
| P/B | 9.84 | ||
| P/tB | 21.58 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 907.76 |
EPS(TTM)3.7
EY2.75%
EPS(NY)4.73
Fwd EY3.52%
FCF(TTM)5.43
FCFY4.04%
OCF(TTM)6.93
OCFY5.16%
SpS18.66
BVpS13.66
TBVpS6.23
PEG (NY)1.41
PEG (5Y)0.53
Graham Number33.7189 (-74.91%)
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -1% | ||
| ROE | -3.08% | ||
| ROCE | N/A | ||
| ROIC | N/A | ||
| ROICexc | N/A | ||
| ROICexgc | N/A | ||
| OM | N/A | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 76.56% | ||
| FCFM | 29.12% |
ROA(3y)-2.49%
ROA(5y)-6.57%
ROE(3y)-11.58%
ROE(5y)-30.47%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-0.4%
GM growth 5Y-0.23%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover0.44
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.78 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.95 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 88.15 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 155.86% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 8% | ||
| Interest Coverage | N/A | ||
| Cash Conversion | 5767.14% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.9 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.9 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.35 |
F-Score3
WACC10.19%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)212%
Cap/Depr(5y)195.75%
Cap/Sales(3y)8.71%
Cap/Sales(5y)8.62%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)11.78%
EPS 3Y68.14%
EPS 5Y68.71%
EPS Q2Q%29.49%
EPS Next Y25.85%
EPS Next 2Y20.05%
EPS Next 3Y20.17%
EPS Next 5Y18.16%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)23.91%
Revenue growth 3Y34.82%
Revenue growth 5Y44.03%
Sales Q2Q%25.91%
Revenue Next Year24.75%
Revenue Next 2Y22.18%
Revenue Next 3Y20.91%
Revenue Next 5Y20.09%
EBIT growth 1Y-33.78%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year58.52%
EBIT Next 3Y33.87%
EBIT Next 5Y27.39%
FCF growth 1Y74.52%
FCF growth 3Y46.46%
FCF growth 5Y92.49%
OCF growth 1Y72.11%
OCF growth 3Y44.56%
OCF growth 5Y65.09%
ZSCALER INC / ZS Fundamental Analysis FAQ
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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to ZS.
Can you provide the valuation status for ZSCALER INC?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to ZSCALER INC (ZS). This can be considered as Overvalued.
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ZSCALER INC (ZS) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.
Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for ZS stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for ZSCALER INC (ZS) is 36.32 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 9.84.
Can you provide the financial health for ZS stock?
The financial health rating of ZSCALER INC (ZS) is 5 / 10.