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Zscaler, Inc.

ZS

Technology · 199.36 +0.5% today

You’ve read what changed. Here’s whether the market is confirming it.

Participation confirmed · construction unavailableMarket checked 30 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Zscaler, Inc.'s move is spreading beyond its market group.

No new filing conclusion is available. 7 of 36 group members are active now; 3 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Revenue YoY+23.3%2025-07-31
Operating margin-4.8%+0.8 pts YoY
Company+0.5% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group7 of 36 activeSoftware Stocks · inactive
Disclosed network0 of 3 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • At least 24 of 36 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • NABL remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 12 of 36 members or fewer.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Software - Infrastructure

No new filing conclusion is available. 7 of 36 group members are active now; 3 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • At least 24 of 36 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • NABL remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 30, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations341
Usable filing statements211
Verified relationships5
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +25.4% year over year.
  • Capital investment and capacity has repeated favorable evidence across 6 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Diluted shares increased 3.8% in the latest annual period.
  • Data center and AI demand has repeated adverse evidence across 6 filings.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 18% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 30, 2026

199.36
6m+42.1%12m-32.9%24m—
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2022-07-31$1.1B+62.1%$-2.77+3.9%
2023-07-31$1.6B+48.2%$-1.40+2.9%
2024-07-31$2.2B+34.1%$-0.39+3.2%
2025-07-31$2.7B+23.3%$-0.27+3.2%
2026-07-31$3.4B+25.4%$-0.39+3.8%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitypositive · 6 filings
“Investing Activities Net cash used in investing activities during fiscal 2026 of $2,652.7 million was primarily attributable to the purchases of short-term investments of $2,254.3 million, business acquisitions, net of cash acquired, of $918.1 million, capita…”
10-K · Sep 3, 2026 ↗
Data center and AI demandnegative · 6 filings
“As our customers expand and increase the use of our cloud platform, driven by additional users, applications, workloads, AI agents, and connected devices, our cost of revenue will increase due to higher bandwidth and data center expenses.”
10-K · Sep 3, 2026 ↗
Credit and interest ratesmixed · 3 filings
“The gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap contracts are included within interest expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and substantially offset changes in the fair value of the hedged portion o…”
10-Q · Nov 25, 2025 ↗

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 9.5× · EV/sales 9.3×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

199.36+0.5% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 30 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for ZS. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for ZS. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind ZS

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depended on by

PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.competitorJun 3, 2026 ▾

“Our main competitors fall into four categories: • large companies that incorporate security features in their products, such as Cisco Systems, Inc.”

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

ZS is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Software Stocks. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.