Zscaler free cash flow 2015–2026What is free cash flow (FCF)? Free cash flow is the cash a company's operations bring in minus what it spends on long-term assets (capex): cash left for debt, dividends and buybacks.
Zscaler's free cash flow in Q4 FY2026, the three months to 31 July 2026, was 64.04M USD, down 62.7% on the same quarter a year before. Zscaler's free cash flow over the last twelve months was 852.35M USD, up 17.3% on the twelve months before. In fiscal year 2026 it was 852.35M USD, up 17.3% on the year before.
Last updated 9 Nov 2026 · Next report 2 Dec 2026
Free cash flow
Growth
| Fiscal year | Period ending | Free cash flow | Growth | Free cash flow margin | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure | Free cash flow per share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTM | 31 Jul 2026 | 852.35M | +17.29% | 25.42% | 1.13B | -277.30M | 5.32 |
| FY2026 | 31 Jul 2026 | 852.35M | +17.29% | 25.42% | 1.13B | -277.30M | 5.32 |
| FY2025 | 31 Jul 2025 | 726.69M | +24.23% | 27.19% | 972.45M | -245.76M | 4.71 |
| FY2024 | 31 Jul 2024 | 584.95M | +75.33% | 26.98% | 779.85M | -194.90M | 3.91 |
| FY2023 | 31 Jul 2023 | 333.62M | +44.22% | 20.63% | 462.34M | -128.72M | 2.30 |
| FY2022 | 31 Jul 2022 | 231.33M | +60.93% | 21.20% | 321.91M | -90.58M | 1.64 |
| FY2021 | 31 Jul 2021 | 143.74M | +422.55% | 21.36% | 202.04M | -58.30M | 1.06 |
| FY2020 | 31 Jul 2020 | 27.51M | -1.28% | 6.38% | 79.32M | -51.81M | 0.21 |
| FY2019 | 31 Jul 2019 | 27.87M | +1,203.93% | 9.20% | 58.03M | -30.16M | 0.23 |
| FY2018 | 31 Jul 2018 | 2.14M | — | 1.12% | 17.31M | -15.17M | 0.03 |
| FY2017 | 31 Jul 2017 | -14.19M | — | -11.29% | -6.02M | -8.17M | -0.14 |
| FY2016 | 31 Jul 2016 | -18.16M | — | -22.61% | -11.92M | -6.25M | -0.65 |
| FY2015 | 31 Jul 2015 | -9.98M | — | -18.59% | -3.28M | -6.71M | -0.38 |
| Quarter | Period ending | Free cash flow | Growth on a year before | Free cash flow margin | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure | Free cash flow per share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY2026 | 31 Jul 2026 | 64.04M | -62.75% | 7.13% | 279.29M | -215.24M | 0.40 |
| Q3 FY2026 | 30 Apr 2026 | 135.95M | +13.80% | 15.99% | 198.02M | -62.06M | 0.85 |
| Q2 FY2026 | 31 Jan 2026 | — | — | — | 204.07M | — | — |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Oct 2025 | 413.30M | +41.60% | 52.44% | 448.28M | -34.98M | 2.61 |
| Q4 FY2025 | 31 Jul 2025 | 171.92M | +26.12% | 23.90% | 250.60M | -78.68M | 1.10 |
| Q3 FY2025 | 30 Apr 2025 | 119.46M | -2.98% | 17.62% | 211.08M | -91.62M | 0.77 |
| Q2 FY2025 | 31 Jan 2025 | 143.43M | +42.31% | 22.14% | 179.43M | -36.01M | 0.93 |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Oct 2024 | 291.88M | +29.89% | 46.48% | 331.34M | -39.45M | 1.91 |
| Q4 FY2024 | 31 Jul 2024 | 136.32M | +34.57% | 22.99% | 203.56M | -67.24M | 0.90 |
| Q3 FY2024 | 30 Apr 2024 | 123.13M | +66.64% | 22.26% | 173.41M | -50.29M | 0.80 |
| Q2 FY2024 | 31 Jan 2024 | 100.79M | +60.44% | 19.20% | 142.07M | -41.28M | 0.68 |
| Q1 FY2024 | 31 Oct 2023 | 224.72M | +135.03% | 45.24% | 260.81M | -36.09M | 1.52 |
| Q4 FY2023 | 31 Jul 2023 | 101.30M | +35.48% | 22.26% | 135.94M | -34.64M | 0.69 |
| Q3 FY2023 | 30 Apr 2023 | 73.89M | +68.90% | 17.64% | 108.47M | -34.58M | 0.51 |
| Q2 FY2023 | 31 Jan 2023 | 62.82M | +113.31% | 16.21% | 89.48M | -26.66M | 0.43 |
| Q1 FY2023 | 31 Oct 2022 | 95.61M | +14.69% | 26.89% | 128.46M | -32.84M | 0.67 |
| Q4 FY2022 | 31 Jul 2022 | 74.77M | +169.92% | 23.51% | 103.14M | -28.37M | 0.53 |
| Q3 FY2022 | 30 Apr 2022 | 43.75M | -21.58% | 15.25% | 77.24M | -33.50M | 0.31 |
| Q2 FY2022 | 31 Jan 2022 | 29.45M | +63.30% | 11.52% | 48.26M | -18.81M | 0.21 |
| Q1 FY2022 | 31 Oct 2021 | 83.37M | +97.43% | 36.17% | 93.27M | -9.90M | 0.60 |
| Q4 FY2021 | 31 Jul 2021 | 27.70M | +153.79% | 14.06% | 44.74M | -17.04M | 0.20 |
| Q3 FY2021 | 30 Apr 2021 | 55.78M | +512.64% | 31.62% | 73.37M | -17.59M | 0.41 |
| Q2 FY2021 | 31 Jan 2021 | 18.03M | — | 11.48% | 30.40M | -12.37M | 0.13 |
| Q1 FY2021 | 31 Oct 2020 | 42.23M | +348.41% | 29.62% | 53.53M | -11.31M | 0.32 |
| Q4 FY2020 | 31 Jul 2020 | 10.92M | +44.53% | 8.67% | 31.64M | -20.72M | 0.08 |
| Q3 FY2020 | 30 Apr 2020 | 9.11M | +98.71% | 8.24% | 20.82M | -11.72M | 0.07 |
| Q2 FY2020 | 31 Jan 2020 | -1.93M | -116.12% | -1.90% | 5.43M | -7.36M | -0.02 |
| Q1 FY2020 | 31 Oct 2019 | 9.42M | +150.19% | 10.06% | 21.43M | -12.01M | 0.07 |
| Q4 FY2019 | 31 Jul 2019 | 7.55M | -36.64% | 8.77% | 17.82M | -10.27M | 0.06 |
| Q3 FY2019 | 30 Apr 2019 | 4.58M | +24.51% | 5.79% | 13.48M | -8.90M | 0.04 |
| Q2 FY2019 | 31 Jan 2019 | 11.97M | — | 16.11% | 15.71M | -3.74M | 0.10 |
| Q1 FY2019 | 31 Oct 2018 | 3.76M | — | 5.95% | 11.01M | -7.25M | 0.03 |
| Q4 FY2018 | 31 Jul 2018 | 11.92M | — | 21.22% | 14.66M | -2.74M | 0.10 |
| Q3 FY2018 | 30 Apr 2018 | 3.68M | — | 7.49% | 8.12M | -4.44M | 0.03 |
| Q2 FY2018 | 31 Jan 2018 | -4.57M | — | -10.15% | -1.12M | -3.45M | -0.04 |
| Q1 FY2018 | 31 Oct 2017 | -8.90M | — | -22.32% | -4.35M | -4.54M | -0.09 |
| Q4 FY2017 | 31 Jul 2017 | -5.45M | — | -14.90% | -3.71M | -1.74M | -0.05 |
| Q3 FY2017 | 30 Apr 2017 | -1.78M | — | -5.40% | 243.00K | -2.02M | -0.02 |
| Q2 FY2017 | 31 Jan 2017 | -2.08M | — | -7.07% | -602.00K | -1.48M | -0.07 |
| Q1 FY2017 | 31 Oct 2016 | -4.89M | — | -18.24% | -1.95M | -2.93M | -0.17 |
| Q4 FY2016 | 31 Jul 2016 | -6.22M | — | -26.39% | -5.37M | -848.00K | -0.22 |
| Q3 FY2016 | 30 Apr 2016 | 0.00 | — | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Figures in USD. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; owner earnings take off only the spending that keeps the business as it is, not the spending to grow it (an estimate by Financial Modeling Prep). Quarterly growth is on the same quarter a year before; TTM is the last four quarters.
See also:Revenue,Net income,EPS,Shares outstanding,Operating income,Cash on hand,Total debt,Cash flow
Common questions about Zscaler's free cash flow
Source: Financial Modeling Prep
