ZS Fundamental Analysis & Score

$201.80
Quote dated October 05, 2026
59/100
Hold

What this score covers. It is a fixed screen of five reported ratios with no valuation input, so a company can score highly while its valuation risk remains elevated. The full report scores valuation separately, as one of nine scored sections. How the score is calculated

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Key Financial Metrics

Market Cap
$32.90B
P/E Forward
36.0x
Revenue Growth
24.9%
Gross Margin
76.9%
Net Margin
-1.9%
Return on Equity
-2.9%
Debt/Equity
0.72

Rule-Based Financial Screen Summary

Zscaler, Inc. (ZS) is a Technology company in the Software - Infrastructure industry. It has a 59/100 Hold score on our five-factor fundamentals screen. Key strengths include Revenue Growth (24.9%), Gross Margin (76.9%). Areas to watch: Net Margin (-1.9%), Return on Equity (-2.9%). The score is a five-factor screen — revenue growth, gross margin, net margin, return on equity and debt-to-equity — each scored against fixed thresholds from a neutral starting point of 50 points. The full report scores nine sections, including moat, free cash flow, dilution and valuation, which this screen does not.

Revenue Growth: Strong Gross Margin: Excellent Net Margin: Negative Return on Equity: Negative Debt/Equity: Elevated

This page score and the strengths and concerns above are produced by deterministic, rule-based calculations from the available third-party financial inputs documented below. AI does not choose the score, strengths, or concerns. Data and automated summaries can contain errors. This is not personalized investment advice. See our methodology and disclaimer.

How this page score was calculated

The calculation starts at 50 points and applies the five fixed adjustments shown below. Missing or invalid inputs contribute no adjustment. A finite provider-reported zero is treated as a measured value and evaluated against that input's displayed threshold. The pre-clamp result is 59; the published result is clamped to a minimum of 10 and maximum of 98, producing 59/100.

ZS score inputs and fixed adjustments
Input Displayed value Threshold applied Adjustment Data status
Revenue Growth 24.9% > 20% +12 Available
Gross Margin 76.9% > 50% +10 Available
Net Margin -1.9% 0% or lower -8 Available
Return on Equity -2.9% 0% or lower -5 Available
Debt/Equity 0.72 0.60 to < 1.00 +0 Available

Score bands

80 or higher: Strong Buy; 65–79: Buy; 50–64: Hold; below 50: Caution.

These are fixed names for score ranges. The score is not a success probability, recommendation, or forecast, and 80/100 does not mean an 80% chance of a gain.

Not included in this score

  • Peer results or relative peer ranking
  • Demand zones or liquidity
  • Technical momentum
  • News or market sentiment
  • DCF valuation or the downloadable report score

Sources, freshness, and limitations

This page was generated . The provider identifies the latest underlying financial period as July 31, 2026. The displayed market quote is dated October 05, 2026. Generation time is not the same as the date of the underlying filing or market observation.

Financial inputs may be delayed, restated, differently standardized by the data provider, or unavailable. Missing, invalid, or non-finite values receive no positive or negative adjustment rather than being estimated. A finite provider-reported zero is retained and evaluated against that metric's displayed threshold; it is not treated as missing. This can make a sparse-data score less informative. The screen does not capture every business, market, valuation, or portfolio risk, and investors can lose money.

What the full ZS report adds

The 59/100 on this page comes from a fixed screen of 5 ratios. The downloadable report is a separate analysis with its own score, built from 9 weighted sections.

This page: fixed screen

  • Revenue Growth
  • Gross Margin
  • Net Margin
  • Return on Equity
  • Debt/Equity

Each factor is scored against fixed thresholds from a starting point of 50 points. No factor prices the stock, so valuation is not part of the 59/100.

Full report: 9 scored sections

  1. Business Moat weight 15 of 100
  2. Revenue Growth Consistency weight 14 of 100
  3. Margin Quality weight 12 of 100
  4. Free Cash Flow Strength weight 12 of 100
  5. Balance Sheet Safety weight 12 of 100
  6. Returns on Capital weight 12 of 100
  7. Dilution vs Self-Funded Growth weight 8 of 100
  8. Valuation vs Growth weight 10 of 100
  9. Structural vs Cyclical Growth weight 5 of 100

When the inputs allow, the report also shows a fair-value estimate with its discounted cash flow (DCF) assumptions and a 3×3 sensitivity table, a confidence figure, and the data limitations that reduced that confidence. Its headline label can add a valuation-risk flag next to the fundamental-quality rating.

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Supplementary Metrics for ZS

3 data points drawn from analyst targets, consensus estimates, and ownership data. These are supplementary observations, not event predictions or causal explanations:

The provider-reported analyst mean target is $210.13 (+4.1% from the displayed price), based on 44 estimates. This is third-party opinion, not a StrongBuyAnalytics target.
The provider-reported third-party analyst consensus category is Buy; it is not a StrongBuyAnalytics recommendation.
The current provider record reports institutional ownership of 53.3%.

ZS vs. OKTA, MDB, FFIV, TWLO

Compared against other Software - Infrastructure companies we cover, picked for having a similar market capitalisation to ZS.

Comparison context only: this peer set is selected statically from our covered companies using industry and company-size context. Peer data and peer selection do not change the ZS page score.

Ticker Price Market Cap P/E Rev Growth Net Margin ROE
ZS $201.80 $32.90B — 24.9% -1.9% -2.9%
OKTA $218.29 $38.16B 131.5x 10.6% 9.6% 4.3%
MDB $359.23 $28.89B 498.9x 30.5% 2.1% 2.0%
FFIV $458.53 $25.97B 36.2x 10.9% 22.0% 19.8%
TWLO $300.91 $46.21B 40.7x 22.0% 20.6% 13.5%

Risk Indicators for ZS

2 measurable indicators visible in Zscaler, Inc.'s reported numbers. These are market and valuation risk metrics — not a comprehensive list of business risks, which would require qualitative analysis beyond this data:

Net Margin (-1.9%)
Return on Equity (-2.9%)

ZS Balance Sheet & Cash Flow

Zscaler, Inc.'s liquidity and cash generation as of the most recent filing — note the cash position of $3.47B against $1.87B of debt:

Total Cash
$3.47B
Total Debt
$1.87B
Current Ratio
1.70
FCF Yield
3.3%
EBITDA
$43.85M
Operating Margin
-1.0%

These are provider-normalized figures and may differ from the issuer's as-filed presentation, units, or latest amendment. Use source filings for verification.

ZS Valuation Snapshot

Forward P/E
36.0x
Price / Book
12.7x
High intangible value
PEG Ratio
2.01
Expensive vs growth
Analyst Target (Mean)
$210.13
Range: $155 – $298
Dividend Yield
0.00%
52-Week Price Range — ZS is trading at 39% of its range
$114.62 (52W Low) $336.99 (52W High)

Who Holds ZS? — Institutional 13F Filings

Institutional investment managers with >$100 M in qualifying assets must disclose their equity positions quarterly on SEC Form 13F — typically within 45 days of quarter-end. Search those filings below to see which hedge funds, mutual funds, and asset managers reported ZS as a holding, how many shares they held, and how positions changed quarter over quarter.

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13F reports covered long positions for the filing's stated reporting period, typically a quarter-end—not on its later submission date. Short positions, full derivatives, and current intent are not disclosed.

How to Interpret the ZS Fundamentals Score

ZS rates 59/100 on our five-factor fundamentals screen, which puts it in the "Hold" band. The band name describes a fixed range in this model; it is not a recommendation or prediction. The calculation above shows how each reported input affected the result.

59/100 · Hold band

Zscaler, Inc. clears some of our thresholds and misses others. On the positive side, revenue growth (24.9%). Against that, net margin (-1.9%). A middling score means the fundamentals are genuinely ambiguous, not that we have hedged.

ZS Earnings & Revenue Outlook

Zscaler, Inc. reported revenue growth of 24.9% year over year, against a Software - Infrastructure peer set where scale and pricing power vary widely. Growth at that level is the single largest positive contributor to the ZS score.

Track upcoming report dates on our earnings calendar.

ZS Fundamental Factors to Monitor

This is a review of reported fundamentals, not a price target or an estimate of future returns. These are the current figures that may be useful to monitor as new filings become available.

Mixed current reading: Revenue growth of 24.9% sits alongside net margin (-1.9%). Watch whether those reported inputs move across the disclosed thresholds.

Positive Fundamental Inputs for ZS

These are the Zscaler, Inc. figures that push the score up, taken straight from the most recent reported financials:

  • Revenue Growth (24.9%)
  • Gross Margin (76.9%)

Negative Fundamental Inputs & Risks for ZS

These are the figures working against ZS in the same model:

  • Net Margin (-1.9%)
  • Return on Equity (-2.9%)

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Frequently Asked Questions about ZS

What are key support and resistance levels for ZS?
Support and resistance are technical levels, so they are not part of the fundamentals score. Our demand zones page tracks semiconductor stocks; coverage does not extend to every ticker. Use the chart tool to identify price levels for ZS manually.
Which companies are ZS's closest peers?
On this page ZS is compared with OKTA, MDB, FFIV, TWLO. Compared against other Software - Infrastructure companies we cover, picked for having a similar market capitalisation to ZS. The table puts ZS's a gross margin of 76.9%, an ROE of -2.9%, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72 next to the same figures for each peer.
Is the ZS analysis PDF report free?
Your first ZS report is free and does not require a card. The score on this page is a five-factor screen; the report scores nine sections, adding moat, free cash flow, share dilution and valuation work that is not on this page. Further reports are covered by a subscription; see pricing for the current plans.

This ZS analysis is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Figures come from third-party feeds and can be delayed, standardized, incomplete, or inaccurate; verify material facts in primary filings and identified sources. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Read our full disclaimer.