Zscaler Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization increased by 15.6% to $82.35M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 51.7%, from $54.27M to $82.35M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization shows an upward trend with a 70.9% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A rising balance relative to gross assets indicates an aging portfolio of intangible assets nearing the end of their useful lives.
The cumulative amount of amortization expense recognized against finite-lived intangible assets since their acquisition...
Standard accounting metric; peers with older acquisition cycles will show higher accumulated amortization relative to gross assets.
other_finite_lived_intangible_assets_accumulated_amortization| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $9.02M | $11.09M | $13.31M | $15.54M | $17.78M | $20.10M | $22.65M | $25.20M | $28.18M | $31.16M | $34.19M | $37.28M | $40.66M | $45.78M | $50.02M | $54.27M | $58.52M | $62.60M | $71.23M | $82.35M |
| QoQ Change | — | +22.9% | +20.1% | +16.8% | +14.4% | +13.0% | +12.7% | +11.3% | +11.8% | +10.6% | +9.7% | +9.0% | +9.1% | +12.6% | +9.3% | +8.5% | +7.8% | +7.0% | +13.8% | +15.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +97.1% | +81.3% | +70.1% | +62.1% | +58.4% | +55.0% | +51.0% | +47.9% | +44.3% | +46.9% | +46.3% | +45.6% | +43.9% | +36.7% | +42.4% | +51.7% |