Zscaler (XSWX:ZS) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF1,377 Mil (TTM As of Apr. 2026)


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66 GF Score
Price CHF118.58
GF Value CHF230.92
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What is Zscaler Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Zscaler XSWX:ZS 66 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,377 Mil as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus rates XSWX:ZS with a GF Score™ of 66/100 and a GF Value™ of CHF230.92. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Zscaler's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was CHF359 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was CHF1,377 Mil.


Zscaler  (XSWX:ZS) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation

An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.

Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.

Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.

If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.


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Zscaler Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Zscaler's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Zscaler Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Zscaler Annual Data
Trend Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24 Jul25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Zscaler Quarterly Data
Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26
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XSWX:ZS vs : Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Zscaler's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Zscaler Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Zscaler's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zscaler's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Zscaler Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was CHF1,377 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF1,377 Mil mean?
Zscaler (XSWX:ZS) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF1,377 Mil as of Apr. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Zscaler and its competitors.
Is Zscaler's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Zscaler's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,377 Mil. Overall, Zscaler has a GF Score™ of 66/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Zscaler's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ?
Zscaler's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF1,377 Mil can be compared against companies in the Software industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for a Software company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Software industry context. However, Selling, General, & Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Zscaler and its competitors. Zscaler's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,377 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Zscaler stock overvalued right now?
Zscaler (XSWX:ZS) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF1,377 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF230.92, compared to a current price of CHF118.58 — trading 48.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,377 Mil. Zscaler's overall GF Score™ is 66/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Zscaler (XSWX:ZS), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,377 Mil as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Zscaler (XSWX:ZS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Zscaler stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of CHF118.58 is trading 48.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of CHF230.92.

Key valuation signals for XSWX:ZS:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF1,377 Mil
  • GF Value™: CHF230.92 vs. price of CHF118.58 (48.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 66/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:ZS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Zscaler Business Description

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Address 120 Holger Way, San Jose, CA, USA, 95134
Zscaler is a software-as-a-service, or SaaS, firm focusing on providing cloud-native cybersecurity solutions to primarily enterprise customers. Zscaler's offerings can be broadly partitioned into Zscaler Internet Access, which provides secure access to external applications, and Zscaler Private Access, which provides secure access to internal applications. The firm is headquartered in San Jose, California, and went public in 2018.
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