ZS dividend analysis

ZS dividend deep dive

On the income line, ZS prints a 4.80% TTM yield with 48% of earnings going to the dividend. The 5-year distribution CAGR is 11.8%, and the consecutive-growth streak runs 59 years.

Dividend safety on ZS reads 54/100, derived from the VMCI Quality pillar (53/100) adjusted for payout-ratio strain. The score sits in the watchlist band, which is the right anchor for income-portfolio sizing.

Compound-income view on ZS: at 4.80% TTM yield growing at 11.8% per year, a held-and-reinvested position returns 29.9% / 68.7% / 184.5% cumulatively over 5/10/20 years on income alone.

Comparison set on ZS: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%). With a peer-mean yield of 3.13%, ZS prints 4.80% — a 1.67-pp premium on the income line.

Calendar inputs on ZS: ex 2026-03-01 → pay 2026-03-15. The quarterly cadence and $2.735/share run rate are the operative numbers for income planning.

ZS bottom-line read: mid-yield on yield, fast on growth, watchlist on safety. The income thesis is durable only if the Quality and Risk pillar trajectories stay in their current bands.