Zoom Communications, Inc. (ZM) Stock Price & Analysis
Zoom Communications, Inc. (ZM) closed at USD 96.2 on Thursday, October 22, 2026, down 3.26% on the day. The US market is currently closed (pre-market); this is not a live price.
The prior close was USD 99.44; the Oct 22, 2026 session ranged USD 95.41–100.65 on volume of 3,765,478 shares. Market capitalization is $28.07B, with a 52-week range of USD 70.7–114.74 (NMS). Source: Nexqual, retrieved October 23, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.
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Key facts (ZM)
- Last four reported quarters (through Jul 31, 2026): revenue $4.99B, net income $3.26B (65.2% margin), free cash flow $1.93B (SEC filings).
- Valuation: P/E 8.6x (avg 24.4x at the last 3 fiscal year-ends).
- 1 of 80 tracked superinvestors hold ZM (13F, Q2 2026): 1 new, 0 added, 0 reduced, 0 unchanged.
- Analysts: Buy (mean 2.37 on a 1–5 scale) (30 analysts), mean target USD 118.58 (range 79–135).
- Total return with dividends: 1Y +16.2% vs S&P 500 +14.9%; 5Y -65.3% vs S&P 500 +80.3%.
- Next earnings: 2026-11-24, EPS estimate USD 1.49, revenue estimate $1.28B.
Financials (SEC 10-K; TTM = last four 10-Q/10-K quarters) (ZM)
| USD | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.10B | $4.39B | $4.53B | $4.67B | $4.87B | $4.99B |
| Gross profit | $3.05B | $3.29B | $3.45B | $3.54B | $3.75B | — |
| Operating income | $1.06B | $245M | $525M | $813M | $1.12B | $1.19B |
| Net income | $1.38B | $104M | $637M | $1.01B | $1.90B | $3.26B |
| EPS (diluted) | $4.50 | $0.34 | $2.07 | $3.21 | $6.18 | — |
| Free cash flow | $1.47B | $1.19B | $1.47B | $1.81B | $1.92B | $1.93B |
| Gross margin | 74.3% | 74.9% | 76.2% | 75.8% | 77.0% | — |
| Operating margin | 25.9% | 5.6% | 11.6% | 17.4% | 23.1% | 23.7% |
| Net margin | 33.6% | 2.4% | 14.1% | 21.7% | 39.0% | 65.2% |
| Revenue growth | +54.6% | +7.1% | +3.1% | +3.1% | +4.4% | — |
| Cash + short-term investments | $5.42B | $5.41B | $6.96B | $7.79B | $7.82B | — |
Fiscal years end Jan. EPS is split-adjusted.
Valuation (price ÷ last four quarters, through Jul 31, 2026) (ZM)
P/E 8.6x · P/S 5.6x · P/FCF 14.6x · P/B 2.5x · FCF yield 6.86% · Earnings yield 11.60% · Buyback yield (TTM) 5.20%
P/E at fiscal year-ends: Jan 2026 14.9x, Jan 2025 27.1x, Jan 2024 31.3x.
Superinvestors (SEC 13F-HR, Q2 2026) (ZM)
1 of 80 tracked investors hold ZM. Each row is the investor's latest 13F; change is vs their prior-quarter share count.
| Investor | Firm | % of portfolio | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torray Funds | 0.29% | $2.1M | New position |
Analysts (ZM)
Consensus Buy (mean 2.37 on a 1–5 scale), 30 analysts; mean target USD 118.58 (low 79, high 135).
Rating changes, last 120 days:
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Needham | Reiterated | Buy | $130 |
| 2026-10-21 | UBS | Target lowered | Neutral | $115 → $112 |
| 2026-10-21 | RBC Capital | Reiterated | Outperform | $130 |
| 2026-10-21 | Rosenblatt | Maintained | Buy | $130 |
| 2026-10-21 | BTIG | Reiterated | Buy | $125 |
| 2026-10-21 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Reiterated | Neutral | $104 |
| 2026-10-21 | Oppenheimer | Upgrade | Perform → Outperform | $130 |
| 2026-08-26 | Morgan Stanley | Target raised | Equal-Weight | $105 → $107 |
| 2026-08-26 | Jefferies | Target lowered | Buy | $118 → $116 |
| 2026-08-26 | RBC Capital | Reiterated | Outperform | $130 |
| 2026-08-26 | Citizens | Reiterated | Market Perform | |
| 2026-08-26 | Keybanc | Reiterated | Sector Weight |
Total return (dividends reinvested) (ZM)
| 1Y (from 2025-10-23) | 5Y (from 2021-10-18) | |
|---|---|---|
| Total return | +16.2% | -65.3% |
| S&P 500 (SPY) | +14.9% | +80.3% |
| Per year | +16.3% | -19.1% |
| Volatility (annualized) | 44.6% | 41.4% |
| Max drawdown | -25.9% (Jun 2026→Jun 2026) | -79.7% (Oct 2021→Aug 2024) |
ZM revenue by region (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026)
| Line | Revenue | Share of total | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | $923.5M | 72.3% | +5.7% |
| Europe, Middle East, and Africa (“EMEA”) | $199.1M | 15.6% | +2.2% |
| Asia Pacific (“APAC”) | $154.6M | 12.1% | +4.2% |
| Total revenue | $1.28B | 100% | — |
As tagged by the company in its SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings (XBRL).
ZM suppliers, customers and competitors (named in its 10-K)
| Relationship | Company | Sentence in the filing |
|---|---|---|
| Customer | Oracle (ORCL) | “We also utilize cloud hosting services such as Amazon Web Services and Oracle Cloud for the hosting of certain critical aspects of our business and Microsoft Azure for limited customer-specified managed services.” |
| Partner | Alphabet (Google) (GOOGL) | “We also have integrations with Atlassian, Dropbox, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Slack, and a variety of other productivity, collaboration, data management, and security vendors.” |
| Partner | OpenAI | “Our federated AI approach leverages the best of both our proprietary AI and industry-leading models from partners like OpenAI and Anthropic.” |
| Partner | Anthropic | “Our federated AI approach leverages the best of both our proprietary AI and industry-leading models from partners like OpenAI and Anthropic.” |
| Partner | Salesforce (CRM) | “We also have integrations with Atlassian, Dropbox, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Slack, and a variety of other productivity, collaboration, data management, and security vendors.” |
| Competitor | Microsoft (MSFT) | “We face competition from legacy web-based meeting services providers, including Cisco Webex and GoTo, bundled productivity suite providers with communications offerings, including Microsoft 365 (with Teams) and Google Workspace (with Meet), and UCaaS and legacy web-based meeting providers, including Avaya, RingCentral, 8x8, and in our Contact Center offerings, Five9, Inc., Genesys, and NICE inContact, as well as c…” |
| Competitor | Amazon (AMZN) | “We face competition from legacy web-based meeting services providers, including Cisco Webex and GoTo, bundled productivity suite providers with communications offerings, including Microsoft 365 (with Teams) and Google Workspace (with Meet), and UCaaS and legacy web-based meeting providers, including Avaya, RingCentral, 8x8, and in our Contact Center offerings, Five9, Inc., Genesys, and NICE inContact, as well as c…” |
| Competitor | Apple (AAPL) | “We face competition from legacy web-based meeting services providers, including Cisco Webex and GoTo, bundled productivity suite providers with communications offerings, including Microsoft 365 (with Teams) and Google Workspace (with Meet), and UCaaS and legacy web-based meeting providers, including Avaya, RingCentral, 8x8, and in our Contact Center offerings, Five9, Inc., Genesys, and NICE inContact, as well as c…” |
| Competitor | Cisco (CSCO) | “We face competition from legacy web-based meeting services providers, including Cisco Webex and GoTo, bundled productivity suite providers with communications offerings, including Microsoft 365 (with Teams) and Google Workspace (with Meet), and UCaaS and legacy web-based meeting providers, including Avaya, RingCentral, 8x8, and in our Contact Center offerings, Five9, Inc., Genesys, and NICE inContact, as well as c…” |
| Competitor | Meta Platforms (META) | “We face competition from legacy web-based meeting services providers, including Cisco Webex and GoTo, bundled productivity suite providers with communications offerings, including Microsoft 365 (with Teams) and Google Workspace (with Meet), and UCaaS and legacy web-based meeting providers, including Avaya, RingCentral, 8x8, and in our Contact Center offerings, Five9, Inc., Genesys, and NICE inContact, as well as c…” |
Quoted from the company's 10-K filed Feb 27, 2026.
ZM company outlook (results filed Aug 25, 2026)
- “Financial Outlook: Zoom is providing the following guidance for its third quarter of fiscal year 2027 and updating its guidance for full fiscal year 2027. • Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2027: Total revenue is expected to be between $1.275 billion and $1.280 billion and revenue in constant currency is expected to be between $1.275 billion and $1.280 billion.”
- “Non-GAAP income from operations is expected to be between $510.0 million and $515.0 million.”
- “Non-GAAP diluted EPS is expected to be between $1.46 and $1.48 with approximately 301 million weighted average shares outstanding. • Full Fiscal Year 2027: Total revenue is expected to be between $5.085 billion and $5.095 billion and revenue in constant currency is expected to be between $5.071 billion and $5.081 billion.”
- “Non-GAAP income from operations is expected to be between $2.065 billion and $2.075 billion.”
Analysts expect $1.28B for the current quarter, in line with the midpoint of the company's guidance ($1.28B).
Quoted word-for-word from the SEC 8-K results press release.
ZM analyst estimates and revisions
| Period | EPS estimate | 90 days ago | Change | Revenue estimate | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter (ends Oct 2026) | $1.49 | $1.50 | -1.0% | $1.28B | 25 |
| Next quarter (ends Jan 2027) | $0.96 | $0.90 | +6.4% | $1.30B | 7 |
| Current fiscal year (ends Jan 2027) | $6.14 | $6.08 | +1.0% | $5.09B | 28 |
| Next fiscal year (ends Jan 2028) | $6.34 | $6.30 | +0.7% | $5.32B | 28 |
ZM options: expected move
Options price a move of about ±12.4% (±$11.95) by Nov 27, 2026, which includes earnings on Nov 24, 2026; the earnings reaction alone is priced at about ±6.1%. Over the last 8 reports the stock moved ±8.6% on average.
| Expiration | Days | ATM implied volatility | Expected move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 7 | 44.3% | ±5.3% |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 14 | 45.0% | ±7.3% |
| Nov 13, 2026 | 21 | 42.9% | ±8.5% |
| Nov 20, 2026 | 28 | 43.3% | ±9.8% |
| Nov 27, 2026 | 35 | 49.1% | ±12.4% |
| Dec 4, 2026 | 42 | 48.2% | ±13.3% |
| Dec 18, 2026 | 56 | 47.7% | ±15.1% |
| Jan 15, 2027 | 84 | 44.2% | ±17.0% |
30-day implied volatility 43.8% vs 36.2% realized over the last 30 trading days. Put/call ratio (volume) 0.39. Cboe delayed quotes (15 min). Expected move = at-the-money straddle.
Key Statistics (as of October 23, 2026 at 10:38 UTC)
| Price | USD 96.2 |
|---|---|
| Change | ▼ 3.26% (down) |
| Previous Close | USD 99.44 |
| Open | USD 99.17 |
| Day Range | USD 95.41 – 100.65 |
| 52-Week Range | USD 70.7 – 114.74 |
| Volume | 3,765,478 shares |
| Market Cap | $28.07B |
| Exchange | NMS |
Technical Analysis (ZM)
Nexqual's technical model rates ZM "BUY" based on 4 bullish and 1 bearish signals across 127 daily candles, as of October 23, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.
| Overall Signal | BUY |
|---|---|
| RSI (14) | 48.48 (neutral) |
| vs SMA50 | Below (USD 96.67) |
| MACD | 0.85 (positive) |
Analyst Ratings (ZM)
Wall Street analysts rate ZM "Buy" based on 30 analysts, with a mean price target of USD 118.58 (range USD 79–135), per Nexqual as of October 23, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.
| Consensus Rating | Buy |
|---|---|
| Analyst Count | 30 |
| Mean Target | USD 118.58 |
| High Target | USD 135 |
| Low Target | USD 79 |
| Buy / Hold / Sell | 19 / 10 / 1 |
Earnings (ZM)
| Next Earnings Date | 2026-11-24 |
|---|---|
| EPS Estimate | USD 1.49 |
| Revenue Estimate | $1.28B |
Recent Earnings History
| Quarter | Actual vs Estimate |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | USD 1.55 vs est 1.48 ▲ beat |
| 2026-04-30 | USD 1.55 vs est 1.42 ▲ beat |
| 2026-01-31 | USD 1.44 vs est 1.49 ▼ miss |
| 2025-10-31 | USD 1.52 vs est 1.44 ▲ beat |
Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.
Financials & Fundamentals (ZM)
| Total Revenue | $4.99B |
|---|---|
| Revenue Growth (latest quarter, YoY) | +4.90% |
| Gross Margin | +77.66% |
| Operating Margin | +24.61% |
| Profit Margin | +65.19% |
| ROE | +32.14% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.01 |
| Current Ratio | 3.83 |
| Total Cash | $7.25B |
| Total Debt | $60.27M |
| Free Cash Flow (last four quarters to Jul 2026, SEC 10-Q / 10-K) | $1.93B (38.6% of revenue) |
Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.
Financial Health Score (ZM)
Nexqual rates Zoom Communications, Inc.'s overall financial health "Strong" across five dimensions, as of October 23, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.
| Growth | Mixed — Revenue +4.4% YoY (annual), slow |
|---|---|
| Profitability | Strong — Gross margin 78%, operating 25% (last 12 months) |
| Balance Sheet | Strong — $7.25B cash vs $60M debt, net cash position |
| Cash Flow | Strong — FCF $1.93B (last 4 quarters to Jul 2026, SEC), 39% margin |
| Efficiency | Strong — ROE 32%, ROA 6.1% |
Ownership (ZM)
| Insider Ownership | +0.23% |
|---|---|
| Institutional Ownership | +78.80% |
| Shares Outstanding | 263.23M |
| Float | 258.89M |
| Short % of Float | +2.37% |
Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.
Leadership (ZM)
Zoom Communications, Inc. is led by Eric S. Yuan, Founder, President, CEO & Chairman, per Nexqual as of October 23, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.
| Founder, President, CEO & Chairman | Eric S. Yuan |
|---|---|
| Chief Financial Officer | Michelle Chang |
| President of Product & Engineering | Velchamy Sankarlingam |
| Chief Technology Officer | Xuedong Huang |
| Chief Marketing Officer | Kimberly Storin |
Major Backers & Investors (ZM)
Notable institutional backers of Zoom Communications, Inc. include JPMorgan, NORGES BANK, FMR, LLC, according to Nexqual as of October 23, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.
Active Investors
| Investor | Stake |
|---|---|
| JPMorgan | 3.25% |
| NORGES BANK | 3.03% |
| FMR, LLC | 2.73% |
| AQR Capital Management, LLC | 2.48% |
| Acadian Asset Management. LLC | 1.52% |
| T. Rowe Price | 0.75% |
Index Funds (Passive)
| Fund | Stake |
|---|---|
| Vanguard Group | 9.36% |
| BlackRock | 6.84% |
| State Street | 2.87% |
| Geode Capital | 2.34% |
Source: Nexqual, October 23, 2026 at 10:38 UTC.
From Zoom Communications, Inc.'s Latest SEC 10-K Filing (filed 2026-02-27)
Key Strengths & Strategy (as disclosed to the SEC)
- Our federated AI approach leverages the best of both our proprietary AI and industry-leading models from partners like OpenAI and Anthropic.
- Zoom's Business Services for sales, marketing, and customer experience teams, including Zoom Contact Center, Zoom Revenue Accelerator, and Zoom Events, support customer engagement across the the customer lifecycle.
- Zoom's federated approach allows its tech stack to dynamically select from multiple AI models, including those from OpenAI, Anthropic, and NVIDIA, making AI accessible and affordable so that more people can incorporate it in their day-to-day workflows.
- Zoom has consistently earned high scores across customer review sites, Gartner Peer Insights, TrustRadius, and G2, including being recognized as a Customers' Choice in the Gartner Peer Insights "Voice of the Customer" for Unified Communications as a Service ("UCaaS") and Visual Collaboration Applications for three consecutive years, and a Leader badge for Zoom Contact Center by G2.
Partnerships
- Our continued product innovation is laser-focused on supporting a flexible work environment, with new innovations in areas such as document collaboration, hybrid workspaces, and employee communication.
- We deliver happiness to our customers by providing them with an AI-first collaboration experience that drives meaningful business value with a growing set of AI features that are deeply woven across the platform and include meeting summaries, task suggestions, knowledge retrieval, insights, and more.
Legal & Regulatory Risks (Item 1A, quoted)
- We use generative AI including in our products and services, which may result in operational challenges, legal liability, reputational concerns, competitive risks and regulatory concerns that could adversely affect our business and results of operations.
- We have significant and expanding operations outside the United States, which may subject us to increased business, regulatory and economic risks that could harm our business.
- We are subject to various U.S. and international anti-corruption laws, and any failure to comply with such laws could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
- Risks Related to Laws and Regulations
Source: SEC EDGAR 10-K, official filing. Curated by Nexqual.
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