Zscaler, Inc. · ZS · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q2 2026

Zscaler: AI security momentum meets execution questions

Zscaler's earnings narrative remains constructive: AI security, Zero Trust expansion, cloud marketplace activity, and partner distribution support continued growth. The counterweight is execution—sales leadership turnover, moderated new-logo expectations, integration work, and higher capex make the path less straightforward.

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Reported After market closeNASDAQTechnology $34.68B market cap
100quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.08 Consensus $1.01
EPS surprise +6.9% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $850.5M Consensus $835.1M
Revenue surprise +1.8% Reported versus consensus
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Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move -31.5% Event window
SPY move -0.0% Same window
Abnormal move -31.5% Stock minus SPY
Volume 9.0× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -2.1% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior analysis, guidance sentiment moved from raised to maintained. The current analysis adds Symmetry Systems and AI-partner initiatives, while emphasizing sales leadership turnover, moderated new-logo growth, and higher capex as the key changes in the risk profile.

Guidance delta

Management maintained FY26 and FY27 guidance, while the outlook reflects moderated growth and higher capital expenditure.

Key takeaways

  • AI security is presented as a primary growth catalyst through AI Protect, AI Guardian, and Zero Trust expansion.
  • Cloud marketplace activity and Z-Flex multi-year contracts support the go-to-market strategy.
  • Sales leadership turnover and tempered new-logo expectations are the main near-term execution uncertainties.
  • Higher expected capex reflects continued investment but may increase margin and pricing pressure.

Management priorities

  • Expand AI Protect and AI asset discovery and guardrails.
  • Integrate Symmetry Systems access-graph technology into the Zero Trust Exchange.
  • Advance Project AI Guardian with global system integrators.
  • Continue expanding cloud marketplace distribution and the Z-Flex program.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
ZS REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '24 estimate $508M Q2 '24 actual $525M, beat Q3 '24 estimate $536M Q3 '24 actual $553M, beat Q4 '24 estimate $567M Q4 '24 actual $593M, beat Q4 '25 estimate $707M Q4 '25 actual $719M, beat Q1 '26 estimate $773M Q1 '26 actual $788M, beat Q2 '26 estimate $798M Q2 '26 actual $816M, beat Q3 '26 estimate $835M Q3 '26 actual $850M, beat Q4 '26 estimate $877M Q4 '26 actual $898M, beat Q1 '27 estimate $938M Q2 '27 estimate $957M Q3 '27 estimate $992M Q4 '27 estimate $1B
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy55 ratings
Bullish4480.0%
Neutral1018.2%
Bearish11.8%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$197.25Current
$105Low
$236.67Average
$415High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Nov 11, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Freedom Broker Buy BuyMaintainOct 22, 2026
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainOct 15, 2026
Citizens Market Outperform Market OutperformMaintainOct 9, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 7, 2026
Wedbush Outperform OutperformMaintainOct 7, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $197.24. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
D.A. DavidsonAnalyst unavailable$215$214.51 +9.0%Oct 20, 2026
ScotiabankAnalyst unavailable$255$211.8 +29.3%Oct 7, 2026
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$250$211.27 +26.7%Oct 7, 2026
WedbushAnalyst unavailable$240$212.23 +21.7%Oct 7, 2026
NeedhamMike Cikos$255$212.25 +29.3%Oct 7, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Globally recognized, Zscaler, Inc. functions as a leading provider of cloud-based security solutions. Its core offerings include Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA), which ensures secure connectivity for a diverse range of entities – including users, servers, operational technology (OT), and IoT devices – when accessing external resources like software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications and general internet destinations. Complementing this, the Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) solution facilitates secure entry to internal applications residing in private or public clouds and traditional data centers. Zscaler also delivers Zscaler Digital Experience (ZDX), a tool that assesses the complete user journey across various business applications. ZDX then generates a clear, digestible digital experience score for individual users, specific applications, and different locations within an organization. Furthermore, the company's portfolio extends to advanced workload segmentation solutions.…

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-27T01:22:15.766673+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-24T09:40:54.197357+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-24T09:40:54.194129+00:00

Methodology

Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.

Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.

By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-09-24. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.