Zoom Video Communications, Inc (NASDAQ:ZM) Delivers AI Push That Should Reaccelerate Growth

Zoom emerges from recent results with operational momentum and a pronounced AI product push that together point toward renewed top-line expansion in the near term.

Recent News

On February 25, 2026 the company reported its fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 results and highlighted enterprise deal wins and investor-day commentary about contact-center and AI momentum. On February 4, 2026 multiple outlets covered Zoom’s rollout of AI-driven enhancements for Zoom Spaces and Workspace Reservation designed to automate office workflows and extend Zoom’s AI Companion capabilities. In January–February 2026 filings and court notices, the previously announced $150 million securities-class settlement remained active with deadlines and claims administration updates.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators show a strong directional structure: ADX at 30.53 indicates a strong trend is in place. DI− sits at 34.32 and shows an increasing trajectory, signaling persistent downside pressure; DI+ has registered a dip-and-reversal at 15.20, indicating a recent bullish renewal attempt within that stronger trend environment.

MACD reads −3.14 with a MACD signal at −2.05 and a decreasing MACD trend. The negative, declining MACD denotes prevailing bearish momentum and the MACD remains below its signal line, so momentum stays skewed to the downside until MACD turns up or crosses above the signal line.

MRO stands at 3.89 with a dip-and-reversal pattern. The positive MRO implies price sits above the model target and therefore carries measurable pullback potential; the recent dip-and-reverse suggests the latest corrective phase may contain short-lived upside before mean reversion pressure resumes.

RSI at 46.42, trending down, shows momentum weakening from neutral territory rather than an oversold condition; that deterioration aligns with MACD’s bearish bias and reinforces the near-term tilt toward lower prices unless momentum stabilizes above the midline.

Price action sits below several short- and medium-term averages: the 12-day EMA equals $79.62 (decreasing), the 20-day average equals $81.21 and the 50-day average equals $86.27, while the 200-day average sits at $81.97. The close at $77.06 trades nearer the lower Bollinger band ($73.42 for 1× std dev), signaling limited immediate upside until price clears the short-term EMAs and moving averages.

Volume at ~3.37M compares below the 10-day average of ~6.62M and close to the 200-day average, indicating muted participation on recent moves; that lower short-term volume suggests any directional breakout requires a pickup in trade activity to confirm conviction.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue growth shows material acceleration: year-over-year revenue growth registers +149.11% and quarter-over-quarter growth equals +34.65%. Total revenue reads $1,246,992,000. Gross margin stands at 76.29% with a slight QoQ contraction of −2.07% but a YoY uptick of +0.73 percentage points, keeping gross profit robust at $951,293,000.

Operating metrics reflect scaled profitability: EBIT equals $249,892,000 and EBIT margin equals 20.04%, which sits above the industry peer mean of 15.17% and slightly above the industry peer median of 19.24%, indicating operating leverage relative to many peers. QoQ, EBIT margin contracted −20.60%, though YoY EBIT margin improved by +5.44 percentage points.

Earnings per share came in at $1.44 versus an estimate of $1.49, an EPS shortfall of −$0.05 or −3.36% versus consensus. Forward EPS equals $1.53 with a forward P/E of 56.27 and a reported trailing P/E of 61.01; those multiples embed elevated growth expectations relative to current free-cash-flow yield of 1.30%.

Balance-sheet strength remains a differentiator: cash and short-term investments total $7,816,908,000 and the cash ratio equals 3.91. Total debt equals $58,475,000, yielding debt-to-assets of 0.49%, well below the industry peer mean of 14.17%, and debt-to-equity near 0.59%. Operating cash flow reached $354,521,000 and free cash flow measured $338,445,000, though free cash flow yield fell QoQ by −48.52%.

Return metrics show improving efficiency: return on assets equals 5.77% and return on equity equals 6.87%, both above the industry peer means. WMDST values the stock as under-valued based on the firm’s cash generation, margin profile, low leverage, and the near-term revenue acceleration driven by product and AI contract momentum.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-01-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-02-25
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-05-27
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 1.2 B
 Operating Cash Flow 354.5 M
 Capital Expenditures -16.08 M
 Change In Working Capital -224.11 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta 56.2 M
 End Period Cash Flow 1.3 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 1.2 B
 Forward Revenue 209.8 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 295.7 M
 Depreciation 33.0 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 33.0 M
 Research and Development 222.9 M
 Total Operating Expenses 997.1 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 951.3 M
 EBITDA 282.9 M
 EBIT 249.9 M
 Operating Income 249.9 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense
 Net Interest Income
 Income Before Tax 863.6 M
 Tax Provision 189.6 M
 Tax Rate 21.95 %
 Net Income 674.1 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 674.1 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 1.49
 EPS Actual 1.44
 EPS Difference -0.05
 EPS Surprise -3.356 %
 Forward EPS 1.53
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 12.0 B
 Intangible Assets 471.6 M
 Net Tangible Assets 9.3 B
 Total Current Assets 8.7 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 7.8 B
 Cash 1.3 B
 Net Receivables 497.3 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments 11.4 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 6.3 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 2.0 B
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 58.5 M
 Total Liabilities 2.2 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 9.8 B
 Retained Earnings 5.7 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 33.19
 Shares Outstanding 295.527 M
 Revenue Per-Share 4.22
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 26.0 B
 Enterprise Value 18.2 B
 Enterprise Multiple 64.356
Enterprise Multiple QoQ 34.874 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -3.897 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 1195.516
mean: 286.236
median: 140.144
low: 65.378
ZM: 64.356
 EV/R 14.598
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.219
 Asset To Liability 5.557
 Debt To Capital 0.006
 Debt To Assets 0.005
Debt To Assets QoQ 15.059 %
Debt To Assets YoY -16.553 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.471
median: 0.153
mean: 0.142
low: 0.015
ZM: 0.005
 Debt To Equity 0.006
Debt To Equity QoQ 14.176 %
Debt To Equity YoY -17.337 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 0.898
mean: 0.319
median: 0.29
low: 0.04
ZM: 0.006
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 2.647
Price To Book QoQ 1.359 %
Price To Book YoY -5.832 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 25.147
median: 13.729
mean: 10.806
ZM: 2.647
low: -15.249
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 61.006
Price To Earnings QoQ 50.18 %
Price To Earnings YoY 4.715 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 994.453
mean: 170.681
median: 92.516
ZM: 61.006
low: -13.79
 PE/G Ratio -11.592
 Price To Sales (P/S) 20.82
Price To Sales QoQ 5.577 %
Price To Sales YoY -1.84 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 85.311
mean: 40.786
median: 36.69
ZM: 20.82
low: 16.115
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 56.268
Forward PE/G -10.691
Forward P/S 124.43
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -13.976
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.107
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -2.59 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -2.287 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.219
mean: 0.111
median: 0.108
ZM: 0.107
low: 0.05
 Receivables Turnover 2.726
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 3.552 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 9.705 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA ZM: 2.726
high: 2.423
median: 1.455
mean: 1.353
low: 1.099
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 33.479
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 30.271
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -11.005 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 93.892
median: 47.892
mean: 38.827
ZM: 30.271
low: -170.532
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.187
 CapEx To Revenue -0.013
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.488
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 9.8 B
 Net Invested Capital 9.8 B
 Invested Capital 9.8 B
 Net Tangible Assets 9.3 B
 Net Working Capital 6.7 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 3.91
 Current Ratio 4.331
Current Ratio QoQ -2.63 %
Current Ratio YoY -4.995 %
Current Ratio IPRWA ZM: 4.331
high: 1.901
mean: 1.172
median: 1.045
low: 0.76
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 0.207
 Cost Of Debt 48.882 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 7.462
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -19.497 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 11.032 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 265.5
mean: 37.328
median: 15.393
ZM: 7.462
low: -8.765
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.311
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 3.208
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 5.001 %
 Revenue Growth 1.395 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 34.653 %
Revenue Growth YoY 149.107 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 9.182 %
mean: 6.735 %
median: 5.763 %
low: 3.507 %
ZM: 1.395 %
 Earnings Growth -5.263 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -116.776 %
Earnings Growth YoY -342.088 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 36.585 %
median: 16.667 %
mean: 15.486 %
ZM: -5.263 %
low: -114.583 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 76.287 %
Gross Margin QoQ -2.073 %
Gross Margin YoY 0.732 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 91.518 %
mean: 77.319 %
ZM: 76.287 %
median: 76.122 %
low: 73.539 %
 EBIT Margin 20.04 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -20.602 %
EBIT Margin YoY 5.44 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 27.133 %
ZM: 20.04 %
median: 19.239 %
mean: 15.167 %
low: -2.343 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 20.04 %
Return On Sales QoQ -20.602 %
Return On Sales YoY 5.44 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 27.133 %
ZM: 20.04 %
median: 15.305 %
mean: 13.481 %
low: -6.347 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 338.4 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.304 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -48.52 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -21.304 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 2.578 %
ZM: 1.304 %
mean: 1.283 %
median: 0.93 %
low: 0.298 %
 Free Cash Growth -44.907 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -313.294 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 395.28 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 144.511 %
mean: 49.602 %
median: 35.744 %
ZM: -44.907 %
low: -77.238 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.502
 Cash Flow Margin 49.785 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 0.921
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 5.773 %
Return On Assets QoQ 5.655 %
Return On Assets YoY 70.044 %
Return On Assets IPRWA ZM: 5.773 %
high: 3.121 %
median: 1.781 %
mean: 1.341 %
low: -0.518 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 2.509 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.069
Return On Equity QoQ 4.152 %
Return On Equity YoY 66.942 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.104
ZM: 0.069
median: 0.033
mean: 0.031
low: -0.016
 DuPont ROE 7.06 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 1.989 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -22.817 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -183.607 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 11.709 %
mean: 2.623 %
median: 2.165 %
ZM: 1.989 %
low: -0.294 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near-term price bias favors downside pressure unless momentum indicators reverse: MACD must stop declining and cross above its signal line, or DI− must peak and reverse lower to remove the dominant downside tilt. A stabilization of RSI above the 50 threshold and a recovery back above the short-term 12-day EMA would signal renewed momentum and reduce immediate downside risk. Absent those confirmations, expect range compression around current levels with a bias to lower intraday highs while the market digests Q4 commentary and AI adoption updates.

About Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZM) develops a comprehensive unified communications platform that serves a global audience across the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company delivers Zoom Meetings, which enable high-definition video, voice, chat, and content sharing on various devices including mobile, desktop, and conference room systems. Zoom Phone, an enterprise cloud phone system, and Zoom Chat, which facilitates messaging and content sharing, further expand its offerings. Zoom Rooms provides a software-based solution for conference room systems, while the Zoom Conference Room Connector allows SIP/H.323 endpoints to connect to Zoom meetings. Zoom Events and OnZoom empower users to host and manage virtual events, providing monetization opportunities for creators. Zoom Webinars offer video presentation capabilities to large audiences. Additionally, Zoom supports developers through its Zoom Developer Platform, enabling app creation and integrations, and the Zoom App Marketplace, which showcases third-party apps. The Zoom Contact Center delivers an omnichannel contact center solution. Headquartered in San Jose, California, Zoom serves a diverse range of industries, including education, healthcare, finance, and government, among others. Founded in 2011, Zoom continues to innovate in the field of video-based communications.



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