VRSN vs ZS
Verisign Inc. and Zscaler, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | VRSN | ZS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.7B | $2.7B |
| Net income | $825.7M | $-41.5M |
| Gross margin | 88.2% | 76.9% |
| Net margin | 49.8% | −1.6% |
| Return on equity | · | −2.7% |
| Diluted EPS | · | −$0.27 |
| Dividend / share | $2.31 | · |
| Payout ratio | 26.1% | · |
| Free cash flow | $1.1B | $808.2M |
| Equity | $-2.2B | $1.8B |
| Net debt / equity | · | · |
| Current ratio | 0.49× | 2.01× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 5.5% | 44.0% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 0.3% | · |
ZS bills 1.6× the revenue of VRSN, and ZS 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 | VRSN | ZS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.7B | $2.7B |
| FY2024 | $1.6B | $2.2B |
| FY2023 | $1.5B | $1.6B |
| FY2022 | $1.4B | $1.1B |
| FY2021 | $1.3B | $673.1M |
| FY2020 | $1.3B | $431.3M |
| FY2019 | $1.2B | $302.8M |
| FY2018 | $1.2B | $190.2M |
| FY2017 | $1.2B | $125.7M |
| FY2016 | $1.1B | $80.3M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | VRSN | ZS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $825.7M | $-41.5M |
| FY2024 | $785.7M | $-57.7M |
| FY2023 | $817.6M | $-202.3M |
| FY2022 | $673.8M | $-390.3M |
| FY2021 | $784.8M | $-262.0M |
| FY2020 | $814.9M | $-115.1M |
| FY2019 | $612.3M | $-28.7M |
| FY2018 | $582.5M | $-33.6M |
| FY2017 | $457.2M | $-35.5M |
| FY2016 | $440.6M | $-27.4M |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$1,016,515,000 | ZS |
| FY2024 | −$610,371,000 | ZS |
| FY2023 | −$123,852,000 | ZS |
| FY2022 | +$333,954,000 | VRSN |
| FY2021 | +$654,500,000 | VRSN |
| FY2020 | +$833,831,000 | VRSN |
| FY2019 | +$928,825,000 | VRSN |
| FY2018 | +$1,024,795,000 | VRSN |
| FY2017 | +$1,039,378,000 | VRSN |
| FY2016 | +$1,061,842,000 | VRSN |
The higher-revenue side has changed between VRSN and ZS over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +51.4 pp | VRSN |
| FY2024 | +53.1 pp | VRSN |
| FY2023 | +67.3 pp | VRSN |
| FY2022 | +83.1 pp | VRSN |
| FY2021 | +98.0 pp | VRSN |
| FY2020 | +91.1 pp | VRSN |
| FY2019 | +59.2 pp | VRSN |
| FY2018 | +65.6 pp | VRSN |
| FY2017 | +67.5 pp | VRSN |
| FY2016 | +72.7 pp | VRSN |
VRSN has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 10 fiscal years.
10 of 19 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 VRSN's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 13.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.6.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
VRSN led in net margin in every one of the 10 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.