Zscaler (ZS) Cash Flow: Operating & Free Cash Flow

Zscaler Cash Flow Statement Analysis

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Cash flow statement showing operating, investing, and financing activities for Zscaler, Inc. (ZS) - Annual data in billions USD
Breakdown	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017
Period ending	Jul 2026	Jul 2025	Jul 2024	Jul 2023	Jul 2022	Jul 2021	Jul 2020	Jul 2019	Jul 2018	Jul 2017
Operating Activities
Net Income	-0.06	-0.04	-0.06	-0.20	-0.39	-0.26	-0.12	-0.03	-0.03	-0.04
Depreciation & Amortization	0.19	0.12	0.08	0.07	0.12	0.04	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01
Deferred Income Tax	-0.02	-0.01	-0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Stock Based Compensation	0.82	0.66	0.53	0.44	0.41	0.26	0.12	0.05	0.01	0.01
Change in Working Capital	0.05	0.03	0.07	0.03	0.10	0.05	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.00
Change in Accounts Receivable	-0.14	-0.26	-0.15	-0.18	-0.14	-0.11	-0.05	-0.03	-0.02	-0.01
Change in Inventory	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.05	0.00	-0.02	-0.02	-0.01	0.00	0.00
Change in Accounts Payable	-0.01	0.02	0.00	-0.01	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Change in Other Working Capital	0.20	0.27	0.21	0.13	-0.20	0.17	0.08	0.05	0.04	0.01
Other Operating Activities	0.15	0.22	0.17	0.13	0.09	0.13	0.04	0.02	0.01	0.01
Net Cash from Operating Activities	1.13	0.97	0.78	0.46	0.32	0.20	0.08	0.06	0.02	-0.01
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	-0.28	-0.25	-0.19	-0.13	-0.07	-0.06	-0.05	-0.03	-0.02	-0.01
Acquisitions	-0.92	0.00	-0.37	-0.02	-0.03	-0.04	-0.04	-0.01	0.00	0.00
Purchases of Investments	-2.34	-1.28	-1.29	-1.07	-0.84	-0.82	-1.26	-0.34	-0.16	0.00
Sales/Maturities of Investments	0.88	1.10	1.18	0.95	1.33	0.81	0.31	0.21	0.00	0.00
Other Investing Activities	0.00	0.00	-0.05	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net Cash from Investing Activities	-2.65	-0.43	-0.68	-0.26	0.37	-0.11	-1.04	-0.16	-0.18	-0.01
Financing Activities
Debt Repayment	0.00	0.35	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.13	0.00	0.00	0.00
Common Stock Issued	0.06	0.07	0.06	0.05	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.00	0.21	0.01
Common Stock Repurchased	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Financing Activities	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.15	0.05	0.01	0.00
Net Cash from Financing Activities	0.06	0.42	0.06	0.05	0.04	0.04	1.02	0.05	0.21	0.01
Summary
Net Change in Cash	-1.46	0.97	0.16	0.25	0.74	0.13	0.06	-0.06	0.05	0.00
Cash at Beginning of Period	2.39	1.42	1.26	1.01	0.28	0.14	0.08	0.14	0.09	0.09
Cash at End of Period	0.93	2.39	1.42	1.26	1.01	0.28	0.14	0.08	0.14	0.09
Free Cash Flow	0.85	0.73	0.58	0.33	0.25	0.14	0.03	0.03	0.00	-0.01
Supplemental Disclosures
Interest Paid	-	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-
Income Taxes Paid	-	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.00	-	-	-	-

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jul 31, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About Zscaler Cash Flow

What is Zscaler's free cash flow?

Zscaler generated free cash flow of $852.35M in fiscal 2026 (fiscal year ended Jul 31, 2026), operating cash flow of $1.13B minus $277.30M of capital expenditures. That was up 17.3% from $726.69M a year earlier. Free cash flow equaled 25.4% of revenue.

How much does Zscaler spend on capital expenditures?

Zscaler spent $277.30M on capital expenditures in fiscal 2026, compared with $245.76M a year earlier. That equals 24.5% of operating cash flow.

Does Zscaler pay dividends or buy back shares?

Zscaler's cash flow statement for fiscal 2026 shows no dividend payments or share repurchases.

What is free cash flow?

Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. It is the cash a company has left for dividends, buybacks, debt repayment or acquisitions after funding its operations and investment. Full definition