PERI vs ZS
Perion Network Ltd. and Zscaler, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | PERI | ZS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $439.9M | $2.7B |
| Net income | $-7.9M | $-41.5M |
| Gross margin | · | 76.9% |
| Net margin | −1.8% | −1.6% |
| Return on equity | −1.1% | −2.7% |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.19 | −$0.27 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $38.1M | $808.2M |
| Equity | $676.0M | $1.8B |
| Net debt / equity | · | · |
| Current ratio | 2.76× | 2.01× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.0% | 44.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
ZS bills 6.1× the revenue of PERI, and both closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | PERI | ZS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $439.9M | $2.7B |
| FY2024 | $498.3M | $2.2B |
| FY2023 | $743.2M | $1.6B |
| FY2022 | $640.3M | $1.1B |
| FY2021 | $478.5M | $673.1M |
| FY2020 | $328.1M | $431.3M |
| FY2019 | $261.4M | $302.8M |
| FY2018 | $252.8M | $190.2M |
| FY2017 | $274.0M | $125.7M |
| FY2016 | $312.8M | $80.3M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | PERI | ZS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-7.9M | $-41.5M |
| FY2024 | $12.6M | $-57.7M |
| FY2023 | $115.0M | $-202.3M |
| FY2022 | $97.5M | $-390.3M |
| FY2021 | $38.7M | $-262.0M |
| FY2020 | $10.2M | $-115.1M |
| FY2019 | $12.9M | $-28.7M |
| FY2018 | $8.1M | $-33.6M |
| FY2017 | $-72.8M | $-35.5M |
| FY2016 | $201,000 | $-27.4M |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$2,233,188,000 | ZS |
| FY2024 | −$1,669,485,000 | ZS |
| FY2023 | −$873,797,000 | ZS |
| FY2022 | −$450,690,000 | ZS |
| FY2021 | −$194,602,000 | ZS |
| FY2020 | −$103,206,000 | ZS |
| FY2019 | −$41,386,000 | ZS |
| FY2018 | +$62,671,000 | PERI |
| FY2017 | +$148,269,000 | PERI |
| FY2016 | +$232,469,000 | PERI |
The higher-revenue side has changed between PERI and ZS over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −0.3 pp | ZS |
| FY2024 | +5.2 pp | PERI |
| FY2023 | +28.0 pp | PERI |
| FY2022 | +51.0 pp | PERI |
| FY2021 | +47.0 pp | PERI |
| FY2020 | +29.8 pp | PERI |
| FY2019 | +14.4 pp | PERI |
| FY2018 | +20.9 pp | PERI |
| FY2017 | +1.7 pp | PERI |
| FY2016 | +34.2 pp | PERI |
The higher net margin has changed hands between PERI and ZS over this period.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ZS's net margin has been more volatile than PERI's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 13.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.1.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between PERI and ZS over these 10 fiscal years — PERI led in 9 and ZS in 1.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ZS's return on equity has been more volatile than PERI's over the 7 comparable fiscal years — 23.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.0.
7 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
PERI led in return on equity in every one of the 7 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
7 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.