Zscaler's Q3 2025 Earnings: Insights & Financial Performance

    Zscaler's Q3 2025 Earnings: Insights & Financial Performance

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    Fiscal Q3 2025
Earnings Call
May 2025
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Q3’25 results exceeded guidance on all metrics
Q3 Guidance Q3 Results Q3 Results vs. Guidance
Revenue
$665M - $667M
20%-21% y/y
$678M
23% y/y
Exceeded
Calculated Billings +200-260bps Q/Q
$785M
+600bps Q/Q
Exceeded
Calculated Current Billings No Guidance
$760M
24% y/y
No Guidance
Gross Margin ~80% 80.3% Exceeded
Operating Profit $140M - $142M
~21% margin
$147M
21.6% margin
Exceeded
EPS $0.75 - $0.76 $0.84
18% y/y
Exceeded 
Free Cash Flow No Guidance
$119M
18% margin
No Guidance
All numbers presented on an adjusted, non-GAAP basis. See appendix of this presentation for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures.
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Key business metrics sustain growth momentum
Latest innovations 
resonating with customers
>210enterprises
Zero Trust Everywhere
Up 60%+ Q/Q
~$1B
New growth categories3 ARR
growing faster than total ARR
59%
Zero Trust Branch purchases
new logo customers
Customers increasing 
commitments with Zscaler
~$5B
RPO1
RPO growth +30% Y/Y
~$2.9B
Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)2
ARR growth +23% Y/Y
$1B+
TCV Bookings
a Q3 record
Growth at scale
with strong profitability
23%+
Revenue Growth Y/Y
Strong growth across all geos
22%
Operating Margin
Operating Profit growth +20% Y/Y
18%
Free Cash Flow Margin
Free Cash Flow growth -3% Y/Y
1. Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO).
2. To establish ARR for a customer, we use the total amount of each order booked to compute the annual recurring value of revenue that we would recognize if the customer continues to renew all contractual subscriptions.
3. New Growth Categories include Zero Trust Everywhere, Data Security Everywhere, and Agentic Operations
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Operating at rule of 52% for Year-to-date FY25
In a rarefied category among large publicly traded SaaS companies
24%
52%
28%
Revenue growth % FCF Margin % Rule of 40
Rule-of-52 YTD Q3’25
All numbers presented on an adjusted, non-GAAP basis. See appendix of this presentation for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures.
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50M user milestone achieved! 
50M+
Total Users secured on our platform
500B+
Daily transactions
>50x number of daily google searches
20+Petabytes
Traffic flowing through Zero Trust 
Exchange Cloud every day
More users extend our competitive advantage and more high-quality data for our AI solutions
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Longest running leader for user security
14 years
Leadership in user security
Zscaler’s Zero Trust Platform goes 
far beyond user security. We 
deliver Zero Trust Everywhere:
• Zero Trust Branch 
• Zero Trust Devices (IoT/OT)
• Zero Trust Cloud
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• Flexible consumption: Flexibility to swap modules in-contract
• Simplified procurement: no friction as products are added / swapped 
• Predictable Budget: no retrospective billing
• Favorable Pricing: discounts scale with increasing commitments
• White-glove deployment and support: best in class support & dedicated 
deployment experts
Z-Flex: Customer benefits
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ARR
Z-Flex - Customer case study
Fortune 500 Technology customer
Before Z-Flex
20 modules added/expanded : 
After Z-Flex plan
Contract 
Duration
12
modules 
expanded
~$13M ~$19M
ARPU uplift 41%
9% 22%
3 years 5 years
Data Security
(% of ARR)
$198 $281
ARR uplift 40%
App Protection Deception Workload 
Protection
DP Isolation Encryption/
Classification
Cyber Isolation
SaaS Security Inline DLP Private Access
Internet Access Sandbox Firewall
Seats
User ARPU
Threat Hunting Micro 
Segmentation
ITDR Device 
Segmentation
Zero Trust Branch
Endpoint DLP E-mail DLP DSPM
34,000 40,000 8
modules 
added
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New Growth Categories
Zero Trust 
Everywhere
All Entities, All Locations
Data Security 
Everywhere
Cloud, SaaS, Endpoint
Agentic 
Operations
SecOps, IT Ops
AI Everywhere
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“Zero Trust Everywhere”1
Data Security Everywhere
Agentic Operations
Three new growth categories
$1B
in combined ARR
1. “Zero Trust Everywhere” ARR is from customers that purchased components from each of Zero Trust Users, Zero Trust Cloud and Zero Trust Branch.
Three emerging 
growth categories 
approaching
▪ Zero Trust Users (ZIA/ZPA)
▪ Zero Trust Cloud (Posture Control, Workloads)
▪ Zero Trust Branch (Branch Connector, Device Segmentation)
▪ Cyber Isolation
▪ Inline DLP
▪ SaaS Security
▪ Classification & Encryption
▪ ITOps, including ZDX, ZDX Copilot
▪ Security Ops, including Risk360, Business Insights, Unified VM, 
Identity Threat Detection, and Cyber Asset Attack Surface 
Management
▪ DP Isolation
▪ Endpoint DLP
▪ E-mail DLP
▪ DSPM
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Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 FY26E
210+
130+
390+
Growing adoption of Zero Trust Everywhere 
1. “Zero Trust Everywhere” customers are customers that purchased components of Zero Trust Users, Zero Trust Cloud and Zero Trust Branch.
2. Enterprises are customers with 1,500 or more employees.
3. 200% ROI is a potential customer outcome as shown in the Zenith Live Innovations Briefing, June 15, 2023. Not indicative of every deployment. 
Graph is illustrative, not to scale.
Goal: 390+ “Zero Trust Everywhere”1
enterprises2 by FY26
Data Security 
Everywhere
Agentic 
Operations
Zero Trust 
Everywhere
“Zero Trust Everywhere” 
Firewall
VDI
VPN
DDoS
MPLS
NAC
…and more
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Zero Trust Branch and Zero Trust Cloud driving Zero Trust Everywhere growth
Data Security 
Everywhere
Agentic 
Operations
59%
of customers who bought Zero 
Trust branch were new logos
Zero Trust 
Everywhere
Launched Unified Branch appliance, 
which brings together Zero-trust branch 
connectivity and Zero trust device 
segmentation (Airgap)
Zero Trust Branch Zero Trust Cloud
Global Bank
• Protecting all their workload traffic with 
Zscaler, after securing employees and mobile 
banking applications
7-Figure ACV deal
Zero Trust Cloud eliminates the need for:
East-West firewalls
North-South firewalls
VPNs
Express Routes
Direct Connect
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Most comprehensive Data Security Everywhere platform
Fortune 50 manufacturer
• Customer added endpoint DLP module, 
PRA, and expanded their Zero Trust for 
Users with more ZPA seats; now has 6 
data security modules
• Annual spend increased >50% Y/Y to 
$10M+
Data Protection 
expansion deal
Upsell, 7-figure ACV deal
Fortune 100 F&B
• Customer purchased Data security in this 
land deal in addition to Zero Trust security 
for users
• Data Security is now becoming important 
for customers in less regulated industry 
verticals
Data Protection 
land deal
New, 7-figure ACV deal
Zscaler Data Security Modules
Data Security 
Everywhere
Agentic 
Operations
Zero Trust 
Everywhere
Cyber Isolation
Inline DLP
SaaS Security
Classification & Encryption
DP Isolation
Endpoint DLP
Email DLP
DSPM
● G2K Tech Company
● Fleet Management Company
● Large Federal Customer
Gen AI Security Deal Wins
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Rapid expansion in our Agentic Operations portfolio 
IT OPS SECURITY OPS
US healthcare provider
• Customer purchased Vuln. Management for 
400K assets, as they wanted Data Fabric to 
be the single source of truth for all data 
dump
• “What Zscaler’s data fabric accomplished within 
2 hours for asset inventory would have taken us 6 
months” - customer
7-Figure UVM Deal
Upsell, 7-figure ACV deal
Bookings for “ZDX Advanced Plus” grew by
70%+ to ~$75M since the launch of ZDX Copilot
US healthcare provider
• Customer purchased ZDX Adv. Plus SKU for 
140k users, expanding on ZT User purchases
• ZDX Copilot was an important consideration 
for this win
7-Figure ZDX deal
Upsell, 7-figure ACV deal
SecOps portfolio is gaining traction and helped drive 
>120% Y/Y growth in SecOps ACV
Data Security 
Everywhere
Agentic 
Operations
Zero Trust 
Everywhere
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Scaling Zscaler’s Platform Vision with Red Canary 
Deal rationale
Zero Trust 
Exchange Data Fabric
Accelerating our vision of AI-powered SoC
Red Canary’s technology will be embedded in Zscaler's platform to accelerate 
our vision of AI-driven SoC. Accelerates our time to have a comprehensive 
solution by 12-18months
$675M in Cash
Deal terms
Equity for 
employees
Highly talented and experienced detection and threat intel engineers
A seasoned go-to-market team that knows the SoC buyer personas, and can 
act as a SecOps specialist team to partner closely with the larger Zscaler goto-market engine
Red Canary
Red Canary has developed sophisticated agentic AI technology for 
reasoning and workflow
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Select Q3’25 deal summaries
Success in selling the broader platform
F500 Technology
• Made a multi-year commitment 
under Z-Flex program
• Adopted several of our Data 
Protection and SoC modules
• ARR for the customer increased 
by more than 40%
• Protecting all their workload 
traffic with Zscaler, after securing 
employees and mobile banking 
applications
• Expanded Zero Trust users 
purchase and added Endpoint 
DLP and Privileged Remote 
Access modules
• Annual spend of this customer 
increased by more than 50% to 
over $10M
• Adopted ZIA and ZPA to enable 
Zero Trust security for users
• As part of this land deal, the 
customer also made an initial 
purchase of our Data Security 
Everywhere solution
New Logo, 7-figure deal
ZIA 40,000 users
ZDX 40,000 users
ZPA 40,000 users
Data 
Protection 40,000 users
ZIA
ZDX 150,000 users
ZPA 150,000 users
Data 
Protection 150,000 users
ZIA 75,000 users
ZDX 75,000 users
ZPA 75,000 users
Data 
Protection 75,000 users
ZIA 100,000 users
ZDX 100,000 users
ZPA 100,000 users
Data 
Protection 100,000 users
Global Bank F50 Automotive F100 Beverage
Upsell, 7-figure deal Upsell, 7-figure deal Upsell, 7-figure deal
150,000 users
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Sustained Large customer momentum
>35%
Global 2000 Customers1
~45%
Fortune 500 Customers1
$1M+ ARR Customers
400
642
Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25
$100K+ ARR Customers
2,432
3,363
Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25
18% CAGR 27% CAGR
1) Forbes Global 2000 list and Fortune 500 list customers, for July 31, 2024.
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Improving operating efficiency, profitability & cash flow
Key factors
• New products use public clouds and are optimized for 
faster go-to-market than gross margins
• As the new products scale, we will optimize them for 
margins
Key factors
• Leverage in our financial model
• Pace of hiring & higher investments in R&D
Key factors
• Billings collections in the quarter
• Data center capital expenditures as a % of revenue
Gross Profit & Margin Operating Profit & Margin Free Cash Flow & Margin
15%
22% 22%
5.00%
7.00%
9.00%
11.00%
13.00%
15.00%
17.00%
19.00%
21.00%
23.00%
$0
$20
$40
$60
$80
$100
$120
$140
$160
$180
Q3 '23 Q3 '24 Q3 '25
Operating Profit Operating Margin%
18%
22%
18%
-20%
-15%
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
$0.0
$20.0
$40.0
$60.0
$80.0
$100.0
$120.0
$140.0
$160.0
$180.0
Q3 '23 Q3 '24 Q3 '25
Free Cash Flow FCF Margin%
80% 81% 80%
40.00%
45.00%
50.00%
55.00%
60.00%
65.00%
70.00%
75.00%
80.00%
85.00%
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
Q3 '23 Q3 '24 Q3 '25
Gross profit Gross Margin %
(in $ M)
All numbers presented on an adjusted, non-GAAP basis. See appendix of this presentation for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures.
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Growing across all geographies
Revenue mix by geographies
53% 54% 54% 55% 54% 54% 54%
32% 31% 31%
30% 30% 30% 15% 30% 15%
15%
15%
16% 16%
16%
$497M
$525M
$553M
$593M
$628M $648M
$678M
Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25
Americas EMEA APJ
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FY25 guidance
Prior FY25 Guidance New FY25 Guidance New vs. Prior FY25 
Guidance 
Revenue $2.640B - $2.654B
~22% y/y
$2.659B - $2.661B
~23% y/y
Increased
Calculated Billings $3.153B - $3.168B
20%-21% y/y
$3.184B - $3.189B
21% -22% y/y
Increased
Operating Profit $562M - $572M
21%-22% margin
$573M - $575M
~22% margin
Increased
Earnings Per Share $3.04 - $3.09 $3.18 - $3.19 Increased
Free Cash Flow Margin 24.5%-25.0% 25.5%-26.0% Increased
All numbers presented on an adjusted, non-GAAP basis. See appendix of this presentation for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures.
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    Financial Appendix
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Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to our results determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), we believe
that the presentation of non-GAAP financial information provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial
and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations. However, non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental
informational purposes only and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP.
Investors are cautioned that there are a number of limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures and key metrics as analytical tools.
Investors are encouraged to review these reconciliations, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.
Expenses Excluded from Non-GAAP Measures
Stock-based compensation expense is excluded primarily because it is a non-cash expense that management believes is not reflective of our ongoing
operational performance. Employer payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation, which is a cash expense, are excluded because these are tied to
the timing and size of the exercise or vesting of the underlying equity incentive awards and the price of our common stock at the time of vesting or exercise,
which may vary from period to period independent of the operating performance of our business. Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets and
amortization of debt issuance costs from the convertible senior notes are excluded because these are non-cash expenses and are not reflective of our
ongoing operational performance.
Effective August 1, 2024, the beginning of our fiscal year ending July 31, 2025, we are using a long-term projected non-GAAP tax rate of 23% for the purpose
of determining our non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per share to provide better consistency across interim reporting periods. Given the
significant growth of our business and non-GAAP operating income, we believe this change is necessary to better reflect the performance of our business.
We will continue to assess the appropriate non-GAAP tax rate on a regular basis, which could be subject to changes for a variety of reasons, including the
rapidly evolving global tax environment, significant changes in our geographic earnings mix, or other changes to our strategy or business operations. Prior
period amounts have been recast to reflect this change.
Key Non-GAAP Financial Measures Included within this Presentation:
▪ Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin(*)
▪ Non-GAAP Income from Operations and Non-GAAP Operating Margin(*)
▪ Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Net Income per Share
▪ Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Margin(*)
*Non-GAAP to GAAP reconciliations shown on the following slides.
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Appendix A: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation
$ in thousands, EXCEPT PERCENTAGES
Q3 '25 Q3 '24 Q3 '23
Revenue $ 678,034 $ 553,201 $ 418,800
Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin
GAAP gross profit $ 522,056 $ 434,870 $ 322,951
Add: Stock-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes 18,262 12,487 10,025
Add: Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets 3,830 2,962 2,695
Non-GAAP gross profit $ 544,148 $ 450,319 $ 335,671
GAAP gross margin 77 % 79 % 77 %
Non-GAAP gross margin 80 % 81 % 80 %
Non-GAAP Income from Operations and Non-GAAP Operating Margin
GAAP loss from operations $ (25,411) $ (3,013) $ (55,746)
Add: Stock-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes 167,809 121,465 111,386
Add: Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets 4,255 3,381 2,975
Add: Restructuring and other charges, excluding stock-based compensation expense — — 5,265
Non-GAAP income from operations $ 146,653 $ 121,833 $ 63,880
GAAP operating margin (4)% (1)% (13)%
Non-GAAP operating margin 22 % 22 % 15 %
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Appendix A: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation
$ in thousands, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS
Q3 '25 Q3 ‘24
Non-GAAP Net Income per Share, Diluted
GAAP net income (loss) $ (4,125) $ 19,124
Add: GAAP provision for income taxes 8,688 1,742
GAAP income before income taxes 4,563 20,866
Add:
Stock-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes 167,809 121,465
Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets 4,255 3,381
Amortization of debt issuance costs 984 979
Non-GAAP net income before taxes 177,611 146,691
Non-GAAP provision for income taxes 40,844 33,739
Non-GAAP net income $ 136,767 $ 112,952
GAAP provision for income taxes $ 8,688 $ 1,742
Add: Income tax and other tax adjustments 32,156 31,997
Non-GAAP provision for income taxes $ 40,844 $ 33,739
Non-GAAP effective tax rate 23% 23%
Non-GAAP net income $ 136,767 $ 112,952
Add: Non-GAAP interest expense, net of tax related to the convertible senior notes 276 276
Numerator used in computing non-GAAP net income per share, diluted $ 137,043 $ 113,228
GAAP net income (loss) per share, diluted $ (0.03) $ 0.12
Stock-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes 1.03 0.76
Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets 0.03 0.02
Amortization of debt issuance costs 0.01 0.01
Income tax and other tax adjustments (0.20) (0.20)
Non-GAAP interest expense, net of tax related to the convertible senior notes — —
Adjustment to total fully diluted earnings per share — —
Non-GAAP net income per share, diluted $ 0.84 $ 0.71
Weighted-average shares used in computing GAAP net income (loss) per share, diluted 154,909 154,081
Add: Outstanding potentially dilutive equity incentive awards 2,812 —
Add: Convertible senior notes 7,626 7,626
Less: Antidilutive impact of capped call transactions (1,946) (2,050)
Weighted-average shares used in computing non-GAAP net income per share, diluted 163,401 159,657
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Appendix A: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation
$ in thousands, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS
Q3 ‘25 Q3 ‘24 Q3 ‘23
Calculated Billings
Revenue $ 678,034 $ 553,201 $ 418,800
Add: Total deferred revenue, end of period 1,984,985 1,577,014 1,175,373
Less: Total deferred revenue, beginning of period (1,878,505) (1,502,175) (1,111,880)
Calculated Billings $ 784,514 $ 628,040 $ 482,293
Calculated Current Billings
Revenue $ 678,034 $ 553,201 $ 418,800
Add: Current deferred revenue, end of period 1,677,895 1,376,676 1,058,901
Less: Current deferred revenue, beginning of period (1,595,780) (1,316,416) (1,000,359)
Calculated Current Billings $ 760,149 $ 613,461 $ 477,342
Free Cash Flow
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 211,081 $ 173,414 $ 108,469
Less: Purchases of property, equipment and other assets (72,163) (35,651) (26,244)
Less: Capitalized internal-use software (19,455) (14,637) (8,339)
Free Cash Flow $ 119,463 $ 123,126 $ 73,886
Free Cash Flow Margin
Net cash provided by operating activities, as a percentage of revenue 31 % 31 % 26 %
Less: Purchases of property, equipment and other assets, as a percentage of revenue (10)% (6)% (6)%
Less: Capitalized internal-use software, as a percentage of revenue (3)% (3)% (2)%
Free Cash Flow Margin 18 % 22 % 18 %
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    Zscaler's Q3 2025 Earnings: Insights & Financial Performance

    • 1. Fiscal Q3 2025 Earnings Call May 2025
    • 2. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Safe Harbor Forward-Looking Statements Unless otherwise noted, all numbers presented will be on an adjusted, non-GAAP basis. Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures is in the appendix of this presentation. This presentation has been prepared by Zscaler, Inc. (“Zscaler”) for informational purposes only and not for any other purpose. Nothing contained in this presentation is, or should be construed as, a recommendation, promise or representation by the presenter or Zscaler or any officer, director, employee, agent or advisor of Zscaler. This presentation does not purport to be all-inclusive or to contain all of the information you may desire. This presentation contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our future financial and operating performance, including our financial outlook for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 and full year fiscal 2025, our planned products and upgrades, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations of Zscaler are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and a significant number of unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause results to differ materially from statements made in this message, including any performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks may emerge from time to time. It is not possible for us to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make, including but not limited to the ongoing effects of inflation and geopolitical events on our business, operations and financial results and the economy in general; our limited operating history; our ability to identify and effectively implement the necessary changes to address execution challenges; risks associated with managing our rapid growth, including fluctuations from period to period; our limited experience with new product and subscription and support introductions and the risks associated with new products and subscription and support offerings, including the discovery of software bugs; our ability to attract and retain new customers; the failure to timely develop and achieve market acceptance of new products and subscriptions as well as existing products and subscription and support; rapidly evolving technological developments in the market for network security products and subscription and support offerings and our ability to remain competitive; length of sales cycles; and general market, political, economic and business conditions. Additional risks and uncertainties that could affect our financial and operating results are included in our most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). You can locate these reports though our website at http://ir.zscaler.com or on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continues,” “contemplate,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “explore,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will” or “would” or the negative of these terms or other similar words. Zscaler based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events that it believes may affect its business. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this message are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.
    • 3. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Q3’25 results exceeded guidance on all metrics Q3 Guidance Q3 Results Q3 Results vs. Guidance Revenue $665M - $667M 20%-21% y/y $678M 23% y/y Exceeded Calculated Billings +200-260bps Q/Q $785M +600bps Q/Q Exceeded Calculated Current Billings No Guidance $760M 24% y/y No Guidance Gross Margin ~80% 80.3% Exceeded Operating Profit $140M - $142M ~21% margin $147M 21.6% margin Exceeded EPS $0.75 - $0.76 $0.84 18% y/y Exceeded Free Cash Flow No Guidance $119M 18% margin No Guidance All numbers presented on an adjusted, non-GAAP basis. See appendix of this presentation for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures.
    • 4. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Key business metrics sustain growth momentum Latest innovations resonating with customers >210enterprises Zero Trust Everywhere Up 60%+ Q/Q ~$1B New growth categories3 ARR growing faster than total ARR 59% Zero Trust Branch purchases new logo customers Customers increasing commitments with Zscaler ~$5B RPO1 RPO growth +30% Y/Y ~$2.9B Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR)2 ARR growth +23% Y/Y $1B+ TCV Bookings a Q3 record Growth at scale with strong profitability 23%+ Revenue Growth Y/Y Strong growth across all geos 22% Operating Margin Operating Profit growth +20% Y/Y 18% Free Cash Flow Margin Free Cash Flow growth -3% Y/Y 1. Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO). 2. To establish ARR for a customer, we use the total amount of each order booked to compute the annual recurring value of revenue that we would recognize if the customer continues to renew all contractual subscriptions. 3. New Growth Categories include Zero Trust Everywhere, Data Security Everywhere, and Agentic Operations
    • 5. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Operating at rule of 52% for Year-to-date FY25 In a rarefied category among large publicly traded SaaS companies 24% 52% 28% Revenue growth % FCF Margin % Rule of 40 Rule-of-52 YTD Q3’25 All numbers presented on an adjusted, non-GAAP basis. See appendix of this presentation for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures.
    • 6. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved 50M user milestone achieved! 50M+ Total Users secured on our platform 500B+ Daily transactions >50x number of daily google searches 20+Petabytes Traffic flowing through Zero Trust Exchange Cloud every day More users extend our competitive advantage and more high-quality data for our AI solutions
    • 7. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Longest running leader for user security 14 years Leadership in user security Zscaler’s Zero Trust Platform goes far beyond user security. We deliver Zero Trust Everywhere: • Zero Trust Branch • Zero Trust Devices (IoT/OT) • Zero Trust Cloud
    • 8. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved • Flexible consumption: Flexibility to swap modules in-contract • Simplified procurement: no friction as products are added / swapped • Predictable Budget: no retrospective billing • Favorable Pricing: discounts scale with increasing commitments • White-glove deployment and support: best in class support & dedicated deployment experts Z-Flex: Customer benefits
    • 9. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved ARR Z-Flex - Customer case study Fortune 500 Technology customer Before Z-Flex 20 modules added/expanded : After Z-Flex plan Contract Duration 12 modules expanded ~$13M ~$19M ARPU uplift 41% 9% 22% 3 years 5 years Data Security (% of ARR) $198 $281 ARR uplift 40% App Protection Deception Workload Protection DP Isolation Encryption/ Classification Cyber Isolation SaaS Security Inline DLP Private Access Internet Access Sandbox Firewall Seats User ARPU Threat Hunting Micro Segmentation ITDR Device Segmentation Zero Trust Branch Endpoint DLP E-mail DLP DSPM 34,000 40,000 8 modules added
    • 10. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved New Growth Categories Zero Trust Everywhere All Entities, All Locations Data Security Everywhere Cloud, SaaS, Endpoint Agentic Operations SecOps, IT Ops AI Everywhere
    • 11. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved “Zero Trust Everywhere”1 Data Security Everywhere Agentic Operations Three new growth categories $1B in combined ARR 1. “Zero Trust Everywhere” ARR is from customers that purchased components from each of Zero Trust Users, Zero Trust Cloud and Zero Trust Branch. Three emerging growth categories approaching ▪ Zero Trust Users (ZIA/ZPA) ▪ Zero Trust Cloud (Posture Control, Workloads) ▪ Zero Trust Branch (Branch Connector, Device Segmentation) ▪ Cyber Isolation ▪ Inline DLP ▪ SaaS Security ▪ Classification & Encryption ▪ ITOps, including ZDX, ZDX Copilot ▪ Security Ops, including Risk360, Business Insights, Unified VM, Identity Threat Detection, and Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management ▪ DP Isolation ▪ Endpoint DLP ▪ E-mail DLP ▪ DSPM
    • 12. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 FY26E 210+ 130+ 390+ Growing adoption of Zero Trust Everywhere 1. “Zero Trust Everywhere” customers are customers that purchased components of Zero Trust Users, Zero Trust Cloud and Zero Trust Branch. 2. Enterprises are customers with 1,500 or more employees. 3. 200% ROI is a potential customer outcome as shown in the Zenith Live Innovations Briefing, June 15, 2023. Not indicative of every deployment. Graph is illustrative, not to scale. Goal: 390+ “Zero Trust Everywhere”1 enterprises2 by FY26 Data Security Everywhere Agentic Operations Zero Trust Everywhere “Zero Trust Everywhere” Firewall VDI VPN DDoS MPLS NAC …and more
    • 13. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Zero Trust Branch and Zero Trust Cloud driving Zero Trust Everywhere growth Data Security Everywhere Agentic Operations 59% of customers who bought Zero Trust branch were new logos Zero Trust Everywhere Launched Unified Branch appliance, which brings together Zero-trust branch connectivity and Zero trust device segmentation (Airgap) Zero Trust Branch Zero Trust Cloud Global Bank • Protecting all their workload traffic with Zscaler, after securing employees and mobile banking applications 7-Figure ACV deal Zero Trust Cloud eliminates the need for: East-West firewalls North-South firewalls VPNs Express Routes Direct Connect
    • 14. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Most comprehensive Data Security Everywhere platform Fortune 50 manufacturer • Customer added endpoint DLP module, PRA, and expanded their Zero Trust for Users with more ZPA seats; now has 6 data security modules • Annual spend increased >50% Y/Y to $10M+ Data Protection expansion deal Upsell, 7-figure ACV deal Fortune 100 F&B • Customer purchased Data security in this land deal in addition to Zero Trust security for users • Data Security is now becoming important for customers in less regulated industry verticals Data Protection land deal New, 7-figure ACV deal Zscaler Data Security Modules Data Security Everywhere Agentic Operations Zero Trust Everywhere Cyber Isolation Inline DLP SaaS Security Classification & Encryption DP Isolation Endpoint DLP Email DLP DSPM ● G2K Tech Company ● Fleet Management Company ● Large Federal Customer Gen AI Security Deal Wins
    • 15. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Rapid expansion in our Agentic Operations portfolio IT OPS SECURITY OPS US healthcare provider • Customer purchased Vuln. Management for 400K assets, as they wanted Data Fabric to be the single source of truth for all data dump • “What Zscaler’s data fabric accomplished within 2 hours for asset inventory would have taken us 6 months” - customer 7-Figure UVM Deal Upsell, 7-figure ACV deal Bookings for “ZDX Advanced Plus” grew by 70%+ to ~$75M since the launch of ZDX Copilot US healthcare provider • Customer purchased ZDX Adv. Plus SKU for 140k users, expanding on ZT User purchases • ZDX Copilot was an important consideration for this win 7-Figure ZDX deal Upsell, 7-figure ACV deal SecOps portfolio is gaining traction and helped drive >120% Y/Y growth in SecOps ACV Data Security Everywhere Agentic Operations Zero Trust Everywhere
    • 16. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Scaling Zscaler’s Platform Vision with Red Canary Deal rationale Zero Trust Exchange Data Fabric Accelerating our vision of AI-powered SoC Red Canary’s technology will be embedded in Zscaler's platform to accelerate our vision of AI-driven SoC. Accelerates our time to have a comprehensive solution by 12-18months $675M in Cash Deal terms Equity for employees Highly talented and experienced detection and threat intel engineers A seasoned go-to-market team that knows the SoC buyer personas, and can act as a SecOps specialist team to partner closely with the larger Zscaler goto-market engine Red Canary Red Canary has developed sophisticated agentic AI technology for reasoning and workflow
    • 17. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Select Q3’25 deal summaries Success in selling the broader platform F500 Technology • Made a multi-year commitment under Z-Flex program • Adopted several of our Data Protection and SoC modules • ARR for the customer increased by more than 40% • Protecting all their workload traffic with Zscaler, after securing employees and mobile banking applications • Expanded Zero Trust users purchase and added Endpoint DLP and Privileged Remote Access modules • Annual spend of this customer increased by more than 50% to over $10M • Adopted ZIA and ZPA to enable Zero Trust security for users • As part of this land deal, the customer also made an initial purchase of our Data Security Everywhere solution New Logo, 7-figure deal ZIA 40,000 users ZDX 40,000 users ZPA 40,000 users Data Protection 40,000 users ZIA ZDX 150,000 users ZPA 150,000 users Data Protection 150,000 users ZIA 75,000 users ZDX 75,000 users ZPA 75,000 users Data Protection 75,000 users ZIA 100,000 users ZDX 100,000 users ZPA 100,000 users Data Protection 100,000 users Global Bank F50 Automotive F100 Beverage Upsell, 7-figure deal Upsell, 7-figure deal Upsell, 7-figure deal 150,000 users
    • 18. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Sustained Large customer momentum >35% Global 2000 Customers1 ~45% Fortune 500 Customers1 $1M+ ARR Customers 400 642 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 $100K+ ARR Customers 2,432 3,363 Q3'23 Q4'23 Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 18% CAGR 27% CAGR 1) Forbes Global 2000 list and Fortune 500 list customers, for July 31, 2024.
    • 19. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Improving operating efficiency, profitability & cash flow Key factors • New products use public clouds and are optimized for faster go-to-market than gross margins • As the new products scale, we will optimize them for margins Key factors • Leverage in our financial model • Pace of hiring & higher investments in R&D Key factors • Billings collections in the quarter • Data center capital expenditures as a % of revenue Gross Profit & Margin Operating Profit & Margin Free Cash Flow & Margin 15% 22% 22% 5.00% 7.00% 9.00% 11.00% 13.00% 15.00% 17.00% 19.00% 21.00% 23.00% $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 $160 $180 Q3 '23 Q3 '24 Q3 '25 Operating Profit Operating Margin% 18% 22% 18% -20% -15% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% $0.0 $20.0 $40.0 $60.0 $80.0 $100.0 $120.0 $140.0 $160.0 $180.0 Q3 '23 Q3 '24 Q3 '25 Free Cash Flow FCF Margin% 80% 81% 80% 40.00% 45.00% 50.00% 55.00% 60.00% 65.00% 70.00% 75.00% 80.00% 85.00% $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 Q3 '23 Q3 '24 Q3 '25 Gross profit Gross Margin % (in $ M) All numbers presented on an adjusted, non-GAAP basis. See appendix of this presentation for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures.
    • 20. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Growing across all geographies Revenue mix by geographies 53% 54% 54% 55% 54% 54% 54% 32% 31% 31% 30% 30% 30% 15% 30% 15% 15% 15% 16% 16% 16% $497M $525M $553M $593M $628M $648M $678M Q1'24 Q2'24 Q3'24 Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Americas EMEA APJ
    • 21. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved FY25 guidance Prior FY25 Guidance New FY25 Guidance New vs. Prior FY25 Guidance Revenue $2.640B - $2.654B ~22% y/y $2.659B - $2.661B ~23% y/y Increased Calculated Billings $3.153B - $3.168B 20%-21% y/y $3.184B - $3.189B 21% -22% y/y Increased Operating Profit $562M - $572M 21%-22% margin $573M - $575M ~22% margin Increased Earnings Per Share $3.04 - $3.09 $3.18 - $3.19 Increased Free Cash Flow Margin 24.5%-25.0% 25.5%-26.0% Increased All numbers presented on an adjusted, non-GAAP basis. See appendix of this presentation for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures.
    • 22. Financial Appendix
    • 23. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures In addition to our results determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”), we believe that the presentation of non-GAAP financial information provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations. However, non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. Investors are cautioned that there are a number of limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures and key metrics as analytical tools. Investors are encouraged to review these reconciliations, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business. Expenses Excluded from Non-GAAP Measures Stock-based compensation expense is excluded primarily because it is a non-cash expense that management believes is not reflective of our ongoing operational performance. Employer payroll taxes related to stock-based compensation, which is a cash expense, are excluded because these are tied to the timing and size of the exercise or vesting of the underlying equity incentive awards and the price of our common stock at the time of vesting or exercise, which may vary from period to period independent of the operating performance of our business. Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets and amortization of debt issuance costs from the convertible senior notes are excluded because these are non-cash expenses and are not reflective of our ongoing operational performance. Effective August 1, 2024, the beginning of our fiscal year ending July 31, 2025, we are using a long-term projected non-GAAP tax rate of 23% for the purpose of determining our non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per share to provide better consistency across interim reporting periods. Given the significant growth of our business and non-GAAP operating income, we believe this change is necessary to better reflect the performance of our business. We will continue to assess the appropriate non-GAAP tax rate on a regular basis, which could be subject to changes for a variety of reasons, including the rapidly evolving global tax environment, significant changes in our geographic earnings mix, or other changes to our strategy or business operations. Prior period amounts have been recast to reflect this change. Key Non-GAAP Financial Measures Included within this Presentation: ▪ Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin(*) ▪ Non-GAAP Income from Operations and Non-GAAP Operating Margin(*) ▪ Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Net Income per Share ▪ Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Margin(*) *Non-GAAP to GAAP reconciliations shown on the following slides.
    • 24. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Appendix A: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation $ in thousands, EXCEPT PERCENTAGES Q3 '25 Q3 '24 Q3 '23 Revenue $ 678,034 $ 553,201 $ 418,800 Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin GAAP gross profit $ 522,056 $ 434,870 $ 322,951 Add: Stock-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes 18,262 12,487 10,025 Add: Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets 3,830 2,962 2,695 Non-GAAP gross profit $ 544,148 $ 450,319 $ 335,671 GAAP gross margin 77 % 79 % 77 % Non-GAAP gross margin 80 % 81 % 80 % Non-GAAP Income from Operations and Non-GAAP Operating Margin GAAP loss from operations $ (25,411) $ (3,013) $ (55,746) Add: Stock-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes 167,809 121,465 111,386 Add: Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets 4,255 3,381 2,975 Add: Restructuring and other charges, excluding stock-based compensation expense — — 5,265 Non-GAAP income from operations $ 146,653 $ 121,833 $ 63,880 GAAP operating margin (4)% (1)% (13)% Non-GAAP operating margin 22 % 22 % 15 %
    • 25. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Appendix A: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation $ in thousands, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS Q3 '25 Q3 ‘24 Non-GAAP Net Income per Share, Diluted GAAP net income (loss) $ (4,125) $ 19,124 Add: GAAP provision for income taxes 8,688 1,742 GAAP income before income taxes 4,563 20,866 Add: Stock-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes 167,809 121,465 Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets 4,255 3,381 Amortization of debt issuance costs 984 979 Non-GAAP net income before taxes 177,611 146,691 Non-GAAP provision for income taxes 40,844 33,739 Non-GAAP net income $ 136,767 $ 112,952 GAAP provision for income taxes $ 8,688 $ 1,742 Add: Income tax and other tax adjustments 32,156 31,997 Non-GAAP provision for income taxes $ 40,844 $ 33,739 Non-GAAP effective tax rate 23% 23% Non-GAAP net income $ 136,767 $ 112,952 Add: Non-GAAP interest expense, net of tax related to the convertible senior notes 276 276 Numerator used in computing non-GAAP net income per share, diluted $ 137,043 $ 113,228 GAAP net income (loss) per share, diluted $ (0.03) $ 0.12 Stock-based compensation expense and related payroll taxes 1.03 0.76 Amortization expense of acquired intangible assets 0.03 0.02 Amortization of debt issuance costs 0.01 0.01 Income tax and other tax adjustments (0.20) (0.20) Non-GAAP interest expense, net of tax related to the convertible senior notes — — Adjustment to total fully diluted earnings per share — — Non-GAAP net income per share, diluted $ 0.84 $ 0.71 Weighted-average shares used in computing GAAP net income (loss) per share, diluted 154,909 154,081 Add: Outstanding potentially dilutive equity incentive awards 2,812 — Add: Convertible senior notes 7,626 7,626 Less: Antidilutive impact of capped call transactions (1,946) (2,050) Weighted-average shares used in computing non-GAAP net income per share, diluted 163,401 159,657
    • 26. 2025 Zscaler, Inc. All rights reserved Appendix A: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation $ in thousands, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS Q3 ‘25 Q3 ‘24 Q3 ‘23 Calculated Billings Revenue $ 678,034 $ 553,201 $ 418,800 Add: Total deferred revenue, end of period 1,984,985 1,577,014 1,175,373 Less: Total deferred revenue, beginning of period (1,878,505) (1,502,175) (1,111,880) Calculated Billings $ 784,514 $ 628,040 $ 482,293 Calculated Current Billings Revenue $ 678,034 $ 553,201 $ 418,800 Add: Current deferred revenue, end of period 1,677,895 1,376,676 1,058,901 Less: Current deferred revenue, beginning of period (1,595,780) (1,316,416) (1,000,359) Calculated Current Billings $ 760,149 $ 613,461 $ 477,342 Free Cash Flow Net cash provided by operating activities $ 211,081 $ 173,414 $ 108,469 Less: Purchases of property, equipment and other assets (72,163) (35,651) (26,244) Less: Capitalized internal-use software (19,455) (14,637) (8,339) Free Cash Flow $ 119,463 $ 123,126 $ 73,886 Free Cash Flow Margin Net cash provided by operating activities, as a percentage of revenue 31 % 31 % 26 % Less: Purchases of property, equipment and other assets, as a percentage of revenue (10)% (6)% (6)% Less: Capitalized internal-use software, as a percentage of revenue (3)% (3)% (2)% Free Cash Flow Margin 18 % 22 % 18 %


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