Discontinued — last reported Q3 '18
Non-Current Assets
Capitalized Contract Costs, Net
Zscaler Capitalized Contract Costs, Net increased by 2.8% to $519.30M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 17.9%, from $440.37M to $519.30M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Capitalized Contract Costs, Net shows an upward trend with a 35.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionNon-Current Assets
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2018
Last reportedQ3 2018
How to read this metric
An increase suggests high investment in future revenue growth; a decrease may indicate lower acquisition costs or the amortization of existing contract assets.
Detailed definition
These are incremental costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract that are recognized as an asset and amortized over...
Peer comparison
Common in software and services firms; peers report this as 'Deferred Contract Costs' or 'Capitalized Commissions'.
Metric ID:
capitalized_contract_costs_netHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | $152.47M | $207.03M | $216.10M | $234.51M | $257.30M | $297.00M | $301.47M | $315.15M | $336.20M | $375.23M | $372.80M | $381.47M | $403.17M | $445.40M | $439.13M | $440.37M | $463.89M | $509.54M | $505.12M | $519.30M |
| QoQ Change | — | +35.8% | +4.4% | +8.5% | +9.7% | +15.4% | +1.5% | +4.5% | +6.7% | +11.6% | -0.6% | +2.3% | +5.7% | +10.5% | -1.4% | +0.3% | +5.3% | +9.8% | -0.9% | +2.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +68.8% | +43.5% | +39.5% | +34.4% | +30.7% | +26.3% | +23.7% | +21.0% | +19.9% | +18.7% | +17.8% | +15.4% | +15.1% | +14.4% | +15.0% | +17.9% |
Range$152.47M – $519.30M
CAGR+29.4%
Avg YoY Growth+26.4%
Median YoY Growth+20.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Zscaler's capitalized contract costs, net?
- Zscaler (ZS) reported capitalized contract costs, net of $519.30M in Q4 2025.
- How has Zscaler's capitalized contract costs, net changed year-over-year?
- Zscaler's capitalized contract costs, net increased by 17.9% year-over-year, from $440.37M to $519.30M.
- What is the long-term trend for Zscaler's capitalized contract costs, net?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Zscaler's capitalized contract costs, net has grown at a 35.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $109.92M to $509.54M.
- What does capitalized contract costs, net mean?
- Costs spent to win or fulfill customer contracts that are recorded as assets to be expensed over time.