Zscaler

ZS on Nasdaq. ZS sells cloud security software to businesses. Market value $26.8bn.

Ranked 1269 of 1,305 on tonight’s list. On the list every night since 10 September 2026.

Cash yield
3.2%fair

For every $100 of what the whole company costs, it produced $3.18 of spare cash last year. A savings account pays about 4.

Price to profit
n/a

The filings do not give us enough to work this out.

Return on capital
-10.0%five-year median

Each dollar kept in the business earns -10 cents a year. Above 10 is good.

Five years of cash, in billions

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20222023202420252026
Revenue$1.1bn$1.6bn$2.2bn$2.7bn$3.4bn
Operating margin-30.0%-14.5%-5.6%-4.8%-4.0%
Debt to equity1.691.560.90n/an/a
Shares outstanding0.14bn0.15bn0.15bn0.16bn0.16bn

Health checks

  • Free cash flow positive5 of 5 years
  • Accounting looks honest (Beneish)Not enough data
  • Financial strength (Piotroski)3 of 9
  • Profit backed by cash (accruals)No
  • Debt0.44× equity
  • Revenue growth, five yearsStrong, 32.4% a year
  • Buying back its own sharesNo, 14% more shares since 2022

Dates

n/a
Next results (estimated)
3 September 2026
Last annual report (10-K)
25 August 2026
Next quarterly (estimated, 10-Q)

Funds that own it

ManagerValueChange
TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC$355mCut 6%
ShawSpring Partners$24mCut 17%
Bridgewater Associates$2mNew position
Gotham Asset Management$2mCut 82%

From 13F filings for the quarter ending 31 December 2025. These are reported 45 days late and only show long positions.

Insiders

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