Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2026
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Description of the Business Zscaler, Inc. ("Zscaler," the "Company," "we," "us," or "our") is a cloud security company that developed a platform incorporating core security functionalities needed to enable fast and secure access to cloud resources based on identity, context and an organization’s policies. Our solution is a purpose-built, multi-tenant, distributed cloud platform that implements Zero Trust principles to securely connect users, devices, applications, workloads and AI agents without relying on traditional network-based security. We deliver our solutions using a software-as-a-service ("SaaS") business model and sell subscriptions to customers to access our cloud platform, together with related support services. Our ever-evolving platform provides our customers with a flexible and scalable approach to better secure their operations, optimize user experience, eliminate complexity, reduce costs and respond to the challenges and opportunities of AI and future new technologies. We were incorporated in Delaware in September 2007 and conduct business worldwide, with presence in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Our headquarters are in San Jose, California. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") and applicable regulations of the SEC regarding interim financial reporting and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the applicable required disclosures and regulations of the SEC. Therefore, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and related notes in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025 (the "Fiscal 2025 Form 10-K"), as filed with the SEC on September 11, 2025. Interim Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of July 31, 2025 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, including the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2026, the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2026 and 2025, the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2026 and 2025, the condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2026 and 2025 and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended April 30, 2026 and 2025 are unaudited. The related financial data and the other financial information disclosed in the accompanying notes to these interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are also unaudited. These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with our annual consolidated financial statements and, in our opinion, include all normal recurring adjustments necessary to state fairly our quarterly results. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for our fiscal year ending July 31, 2026 or for any other future fiscal year or interim period. Use of Estimates The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Such estimates include, but are not limited to, the determination of revenue recognition, deferred revenue, deferred contract acquisition costs, capitalized internal-use software, valuation of acquired intangible assets, period of benefit generated from our deferred contract acquisition costs, allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation of common stock options and stock-based awards, useful lives of property and equipment, useful lives of acquired intangible assets, recoverability of goodwill, valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, loss contingencies related to litigation, fair value of convertible senior notes and the discount rate used for operating leases. Management determines these estimates and assumptions based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable. Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates, and such differences may be material to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Due to uncertainty in the macroeconomic and geopolitical environment, there is ongoing disruption in the global economy and financial markets. We are not aware of any specific event or circumstances that would require an update to our estimates, judgments or assumptions or a revision to the carrying value of our assets or liabilities as of the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements. These estimates, judgments and assumptions may change in the future, as new events occur or additional information is obtained. Fiscal Year Our fiscal year ends on July 31. References to fiscal 2026, for example, refer to our fiscal year ending July 31, 2026. Significant Accounting Policies Our significant accounting policies are described in the Fiscal 2025 Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes to these policies that have had a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2026. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In September 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") No. 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. This standard is intended to make targeted improvements to the accounting and application of guidance related to costs incurred to develop software for internal use. This standard is effective for us in the annual and interim periods beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2029. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statement disclosures. In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-05, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. This standard amends guidance on measuring expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and contract assets arising from revenue contracts. The amended guidance requires estimation of credit losses for these short-term assets based on the economic conditions that exist as of the balance sheet date, without forecasting future economic conditions. This standard is effective for us in the annual and interim periods beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2027. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statement disclosures. In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This standard requires disclosures of additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements for interim and annual reporting periods. This standard is effective for us in the annual periods beginning in fiscal 2028 and interim periods beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2029. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statement disclosures. In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which enhances disclosure requirements primarily related to the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. This standard is effective for us in annual periods beginning in fiscal 2026. We intend to adopt this standard on a prospective basis and have determined that while it will result in additional disclosure, the adoption will have no impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Zscaler, Inc. ("Zscaler," the "Company," "we," "us," or "our") is a cloud security company that developed a platform incorporating core security functionalities needed to enable fast and secure access to cloud resources based on identity, context and an organization’s policies. Our solution is a purpose-built, multi-tenant, distributed cloud platform that implements Zero Trust principles to securely connect users, devices, applications, workloads and AI agents without relying on traditional network-based security. We deliver our solutions using a software-as-a-service ("SaaS") business model and sell subscriptions to customers to access our cloud platform, together with related support services. Our ever-evolving platform provides our customers with a flexible and scalable approach to better secure their operations, optimize user experience, eliminate complexity, reduce costs and respond to the challenges and opportunities of AI and future new technologies. We were incorporated in Delaware in September 2007 and conduct business worldwide, with presence in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Our headquarters are in San Jose, California.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") and applicable regulations of the SEC regarding interim financial reporting and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the applicable required disclosures and regulations of the SEC. Therefore, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and related notes in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2025 (the "Fiscal 2025 Form 10-K"), as filed with the SEC on September 11, 2025.

The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of July 31, 2025 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, including the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2026, the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2026 and 2025, the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2026 and 2025, the condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2026 and 2025 and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended April 30, 2026 and 2025 are unaudited. The related financial data and the other financial information disclosed in the accompanying notes to these interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are also unaudited. These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with our annual consolidated financial statements and, in our opinion, include all normal recurring adjustments necessary to state fairly our quarterly results. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended April 30, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for our fiscal year ending July 31, 2026 or for any other future fiscal year or interim period.

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Such estimates include, but are not limited to, the determination of revenue recognition, deferred revenue, deferred contract acquisition costs, capitalized internal-use software, valuation of acquired intangible assets, period of benefit generated from our deferred contract acquisition costs, allowance for doubtful accounts, valuation of common stock options and stock-based awards, useful lives of property and equipment, useful lives of acquired intangible assets, recoverability of goodwill, valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, loss contingencies related to litigation, fair value of convertible senior notes and the discount rate used for operating leases. Management determines these estimates and assumptions based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable. Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates, and such differences may be material to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Due to uncertainty in the macroeconomic and geopolitical environment, there is ongoing disruption in the global economy and financial markets. We are not aware of any specific event or circumstances that would require an update to our estimates, judgments or assumptions or a revision to the carrying value of our assets or liabilities as of the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements. These estimates, judgments and assumptions may change in the future, as new events occur or additional information is obtained.

In September 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") No. 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. This standard is intended to make targeted improvements to the accounting and application of guidance related to costs incurred to develop software for internal use. This standard is effective for us in the annual and interim periods beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2029. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statement disclosures.

In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-05, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. This standard amends guidance on measuring expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and contract assets arising from revenue contracts. The amended guidance requires estimation of credit losses for these short-term assets based on the economic conditions that exist as of the balance sheet date, without forecasting future economic conditions. This standard is effective for us in the annual and interim periods beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2027. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statement disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This standard requires disclosures of additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements for

interim and annual reporting periods. This standard is effective for us in the annual periods beginning in fiscal 2028 and interim periods beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2029. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of this standard on our consolidated financial statement disclosures.