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How Zscaler, Inc. stacks up
ZS · against 109 other Technology companies of similar size
Profitability
20/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #108 of 110 · scores higher than 2% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score6 peers with a profitability score of 20–29, including ZS · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 20?
Weighted metrics compared with all Technology companies.Mainly because of its return on invested capital, operating margin and return on assets, which are weaker than most Technology peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 84% of peers. Return on invested capital: -6.3% vs peer median 6.8%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 81% of peers. Operating margin: -4.0% vs peer median 6.3%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 76% of peers. Return on assets: -0.8% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ZS, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ZS | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 105 reported | -6.3% | 15.8% | 1% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 111 reported | -4.0% | 15.7% | 3% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 107 reported | -0.8% | 6.9% | 4% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 104 reported | -2.9% | 19.4% | 4% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 111 reported | 76.9% | 45.5% | 90% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ZS| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 241.8B CNY (≈$33.9B) | 99 | 85 | |
| 1 | 33.0B USD | 99 | 74 | |
| 3 | 654.4B TWD (≈$20.3B) | 98 | 66 | |
| 3 | 888.4B TWD (≈$27.5B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 3 | 3.65T JPY (≈$24.8B) | 98 | 58 | |
| 104 | 27.0B USD | 28 | 55 | |
| 105 | 61.6B USD | 27 | 38 | |
| 106 | 48.4B USD | 26 | 36 | |
| 107 | 29.6B USD | 21 | 39 | |
| 108 | 36.7B USD | 20 | 36 | |
| 109 | 24.0B USD | 17 | 30 | |
| 110 | 54.1B USD | 1 | 26 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score