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Zscaler, Inc. (ZS)

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Cash Flow Overview

Change in Cash
-$220,639K
Free Cash flow
$155,615K
Unit: Thousand (K) dollars
Positive Cash Flow Breakdown
    • Stock-based compensation expense
    • Proceeds from maturities of shor...
    • Proceeds from sale of short-term...
    • Others
Negative Cash Flow Breakdown
    • Purchases of short-term investme...
    • Adjusted sales and marketing exp...
    • Stock-based compensation expense...
    • Others

Cash Flow
2026-04-30
2026-01-31
2025-10-31
2025-07-31
Revenue
850,475 815,751 788,112 2,673,115
Adjusted cost of revenue
163,780 161,463 158,329 532,067
Adjusted sales and marketing expenses
295,537 283,102 296,244 997,896
Adjusted research and development expenses
143,502 144,448 124,080 409,894
Adjusted general and administrative expenses
51,807 45,772 37,603 153,127
Stock-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes
212,266 220,413 193,761 685,534
Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets
11,441 11,114 8,633 16,820
Restructuring and other charges
0 0 4,741 4,921
Acquisition-related expenses
1,782 1,212 1,083 1,316
Add other segment items, net
-15,757 -17,461 -24,747 -86,982
Net loss
-13,883 -34,312 -11,615 -17,578
Depreciation and amortization expense
38,016 34,944 32,651 104,361
Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets
11,441 11,114 8,633 4,080
Amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs
52,042 49,551 48,082 44,811
Amortization of debt issuance costs
2,043 2,040 2,038 1,346
Non-cash operating lease costs
21,691 20,311 18,445 15,102
Stock-based compensation expense
205,186 216,553 188,593 172,654
Accretion of investments purchased at a discount
933 1,730 1,905 2,061
Unrealized gains on hedging transactions
-25 4,094 -3,033 -1,231
Deferred income taxes
-1,879 -2,145 3,698 -3,490
Other
-4,419 -1,204 -1,234 72
Accounts receivable
181,489 21,330 -482,861 376,516
Deferred contract acquisition costs
77,264 63,736 43,660 90,467
Prepaid expenses, other current and noncurrent assets
-1,169 12,900 17,322 29,390
Accounts payable
2,125 -19,175 -2,942 -11,415
Accrued expenses, other current and noncurrent liabilities
11,922 -2,157 8,409 12,213
Accrued compensation
20,122 25,281 -54,816 26,690
Deferred revenue
121,178 4,051 -191,132 483,041
Operating lease liabilities
21,673 3,687 18,609 16,815
Net cash provided by operating activities
198,016 204,073 448,280 250,604
Purchases of property, equipment and other assets
42,401 17,755 17,311 60,046
Capitalized internal-use software
19,661 17,189 17,673 18,637
Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
97,268 0 672,780 0
Purchase of strategic investments
2,234 2,008 0 38
Purchases of short-term investments
570,246 505,081 896,388 393,993
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments
175,845 149,210 93,593 225,132
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments
137,310 31,910 8,348 0
Net cash used in investing activities
-418,655 -360,913 -1,502,211 -247,582
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options
0 0 3,984 84
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under the employee stock purchase plan
0 21,506 -41,219
Payment of holdback amounts related to a business acquisition
0 110 -352
Proceeds from issuance of the 2028 notes
---1,725,000
Payments for issuance costs related to the 2028 notes
0 0 684 24,150
Purchases of capped calls related to the 2028 notes
0 0 197 196,650
Payments for the settlement of the 2025 notes
---1,150,040
Other
---0
Net cash provided by financing activities
0 21,396 3,103 395,111
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
-220,639 -135,444 -1,050,828 398,133
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
1,202,751 1,338,195 2,389,023 1,990,890
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
982,112 1,202,751 1,338,195 2,389,023
Unit: Thousand (K) dollars (except for numbers of shares and EPS). Numbers labeled with * are estimated quarterly values.

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Cash Flow

Stock-based compensationexpense$205,186K (28.72%↑ Y/Y)Deferred revenue$121,178K (13.80%↑ Y/Y)Amortization of deferredcontract acquisition...$52,042K (23.01%↑ Y/Y)Depreciation andamortization expense$38,016K (34.86%↑ Y/Y)Non-cash operating leasecosts$21,691K (32.82%↑ Y/Y)Accrued compensation$20,122K (37.01%↑ Y/Y)Accrued expenses, othercurrent and noncurrent...$11,922K (168.03%↑ Y/Y)Amortization expense ofacquired intangible...$11,441K (168.88%↑ Y/Y)Other-$4,419K (-1911.07%↓ Y/Y)Accounts payable$2,125K (-92.63%↓ Y/Y)Amortization of debt issuancecosts$2,043K (107.62%↑ Y/Y)Deferred income taxes-$1,879K (-489.83%↓ Y/Y)Prepaid expenses, othercurrent and noncurrent...-$1,169K (-3176.32%↓ Y/Y)Unrealized gains on hedgingtransactions-$25K (-100.64%↓ Y/Y)Net cash provided byoperating activities$198,016K (-6.19%↓ Y/Y)Canceled cashflow$295,242K Revenue$850,475K Add other segmentitems, net-$15,757K Net increase(decrease) in cash and cash...-$220,639K (-194.95%↓ Y/Y)Canceled cashflow$198,016K Proceeds from maturitiesof short-term...$175,845K (-35.09%↓ Y/Y)Proceeds from sale ofshort-term investments$137,310K Accounts receivable$181,489K (78.74%↑ Y/Y)Deferred contractacquisition costs$77,264K (17.37%↑ Y/Y)Operating leaseliabilities$21,673K (44.99%↑ Y/Y)Net loss-$13,883K (-236.56%↓ Y/Y)Accretion of investmentspurchased at a discount$933K (-75.13%↓ Y/Y)Canceled cashflow$866,232K Net cash used ininvesting activities-$418,655K (-2029.11%↓ Y/Y)Canceled cashflow$313,155K Adjusted sales andmarketing expenses$295,537K Stock-based compensationexpense and related...$212,266K Adjusted cost of revenue$163,780K Adjusted research anddevelopment expenses$143,502K Adjusted general andadministrative expenses$51,807K Amortization expense ofacquired intangible...$11,441K (168.88%↑ Y/Y)Acquisition-related expenses$1,782K Purchases of short-terminvestments$570,246K (261.90%↑ Y/Y)Payments for businessacquisitions, net of cash...$97,268K Purchases of property,equipment and other assets$42,401K (-41.24%↓ Y/Y)Capitalized internal-usesoftware$19,661K (1.06%↑ Y/Y)Purchase of strategicinvestments$2,234K