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Ziff Davis, Inc.(ZD)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios
ZD•NASDAQ
$43.68
$1.65B mkt cap·38.0× P/E·Price updated May 6, 2026
SectorCommunication ServicesIndustryAdvertising & MarketingSub-IndustryPerformance and commerce marketing
AboutZiff Davis, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides internet information and services in the United States, Canada, Ireland, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Digital Media, and Cybersecurity and Martech. The Digital Media segment operates a portfolio of web properties and apps, which include IGN, RetailMeNot, Mashable, PCMag, Humble Bundle, Speedtest, Offers, Black Friday, MedPageToday, Everyday Health, BabyCenter, and What to Expect, among others in the technology, shopping, entertainment, and health and wellness markets. The Cybersecurity and Martech segment offers cloud-based subscription services to consumers and businesses, including cybersecurity, privacy, and marketing technology. The company was formerly known as j2 Global, Inc. and changed its name to Ziff Davis, Inc. in October 2021. Ziff Davis, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, New York.Show more
- Revenue$1.45B+3.5%
- EBITDA$433M+32.9%
- Net Income$47M-24.9%
- EPS (Diluted)1.15-19.0%
- Gross Margin70.01%-18.3%
- EBITDA Margin29.81%+28.3%
- Operating Margin14.05%+73.3%
- Net Margin3.26%-27.5%
- ROE2.66%-22.0%
- ROIC7.22%+84.5%
- Debt/Equity0.51+2.9%
- Interest Coverage3.81-50.3%
ZD Key Insights
Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis
✓Strengths
- ✓FCF machine: 19.8% free cash flow margin
- ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 88 (top 12%)
- ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
- ✓Share count reduced 7.7% through buybacks
- ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 10.1%
- ✓Trading at only 1.0x book value
✗Weaknesses
- ✗Weak 3Y average ROE of 2.8%
- ✗Profits declining 20.7% over 5 years
* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.
ZD Price & Volume
Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
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ZD Growth Metrics
Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Revenue CAGR
10 Years7.25%
5 Years4.6%
3 Years1.42%
TTM3.54%
Profit CAGR
10 Years-9.85%
5 Years-20.66%
3 Years-9.44%
TTM-24.89%
EPS CAGR
10 Years-8.28%
5 Years-18.41%
3 Years-5.44%
TTM-16.71%
Return on Capital
10 Years8.29%
5 Years5.51%
3 Years5.26%
Last Year7.56%
ZD Recent Earnings
Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
●Beat EPS 6/12 qtrs (50%)●Beat Revenue 4/12 qtrs (33%)
Q1 2026Latest
Feb 23, 2026EPS
$2.56
Est $2.71
-5.5%
Revenue
$407M
Est $417M
-2.4%
Q4 2025
Nov 6, 2025EPS
$1.76
Est $1.76
+0.0%
Revenue
$364M
Est $417M
-12.7%
Q3 2025
Aug 6, 2025EPS
$1.24
Est $1.22
+1.6%
Revenue
$352M
Est $368M
-4.2%
Q2 2025
May 8, 2025EPS
$1.14
Est $1.10
+3.6%
Revenue
$329M
Est $323M
+1.8%
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026Latest | Feb 23, 2026 | $2.56vs $2.71-5.5% | $407Mvs $417M-2.4% |
| Q4 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | $1.76vs $1.76+0.0% | $364Mvs $417M-12.7% |
| Q3 2025 | Aug 6, 2025 | $1.24vs $1.22+1.6% | $352Mvs $368M-4.2% |
| Q2 2025 | May 8, 2025 | $1.14vs $1.10+3.6% | $329Mvs $323M+1.8% |
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →
ZD Peer Comparison
Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) competitors in Performance and commerce marketing — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison
| Company | Market Cap | Stock Price | P/E Ratio (TTM) | Revenue Growth 1Y | Net Margin | Return on Equity (ROE) | FCF Yield | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 IAC | 3.14B | 42.25 | -31.77 | -37.14% | 1.82% | 0.85% | 0.30 | |
 DHI | 43.21B | 149.17 | 12.89 | -6.93% | 9.51% | 12.94% | 0.24 | |
 NWSA | 14.93B | 26.20 | 12.66 | 2.42% | 12.19% | 11.4% | 0.31 | |
 AMCX | 97.27M | 8.47 | -4.52% | -6.03% | -12.21% | |||
 IHRT | 910.95M | 5.87 | -1.92 | 0.27% | -12.23% | |||
 CNET | 1.99M | 0.75 | -0.40 | -49.52% | -33.36% | -60.34% | 0.03 | |
 YELP | 1.76B | 28.31 | 12.64 | 3.75% | 9.94% | 19.96% | 0.06 | |
 ANGI | 192.1M | 4.79 | 5.10 | -13.04% | 1.93% | 2.06% | 0.54 |
Compare ZD vs Peers
Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.
ZD Income Statement
Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue | 1.12B | 1.21B | 1.37B | 1.16B | 1.42B | 1.39B | 1.36B | 1.4B | 1.45B |
| Revenue Growth % | 27.86% | 8% | 13.65% | -15.54% | 22.25% | -1.82% | -1.94% | 2.76% | 3.54% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 172.31M | 201.07M | 237.32M | 178.4M | 188.05M | 184.55M | 185.65M | 200.32M | 435.17M |
| COGS % of Revenue | 15.41% | 16.65% | 17.3% | 15.4% | 13.27% | 13.27% | 13.61% | 14.29% | 29.99% |
| Gross Profit | 945.52M▲ 0% | 1.01B▲ 6.4% | 1.13B▲ 12.8% | 980.43M▼ 13.6% | 1.23B▲ 25.3% | 1.21B▼ 1.8% | 1.18B▼ 2.3% | 1.2B▲ 2.0% | 1.02B▼ 15.4% |
| Gross Margin % | 84.59% | 83.35% | 82.7% | 84.6% | 86.73% | 86.73% | 86.39% | 85.71% | 70.01% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | 30.03% | 6.42% | 12.77% | -13.6% | 25.32% | -1.81% | -2.33% | 1.95% | -15.42% |
| Operating Expenses | 699.82M | 761.94M | 774.91M | 842.09M | 1.06B | 1.01B | 1.05B | 1.09B | 812.17M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | 62.6% | 63.11% | 56.48% | 72.67% | 74.91% | 72.43% | 76.67% | 77.6% | 55.96% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 653.81M | 713.57M | 803.25M | 784.94M | 949.83M | 672.65M | 683.09M | 723.15M | 750.93M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | 58.49% | 59.1% | 58.54% | 67.74% | 67.04% | 48.36% | 50.08% | 51.59% | 51.74% |
| Research & Development | 46M | 48.37M | 54.4M | 57.15M | 78.87M | 74.09M | 68.86M | 67.37M | 61.96M |
| R&D % of Revenue | 4.12% | 4.01% | 3.96% | 4.93% | 5.57% | 5.33% | 5.05% | 4.81% | 4.27% |
| Other Operating Expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.63M | 260.77M | 293.82M | 297.19M | 0 |
| Operating Income | 245.71M▲ 0% | 244.28M▼ 0.6% | 277.08M▲ 13.4% | 138.34M▼ 50.1% | 167.34M▲ 21.0% | 198.94M▲ 18.9% | 132.61M▼ 33.3% | 113.65M▼ 14.3% | 203.93M▲ 79.4% |
| Operating Margin % | 21.98% | 20.23% | 20.19% | 11.94% | 11.81% | 14.3% | 9.72% | 8.11% | 14.05% |
| Operating Income Growth % | 1.3% | -0.58% | 13.43% | -50.07% | 20.96% | 18.88% | -33.34% | -14.3% | 79.44% |
| EBITDA | 407.75M | 431.45M | 509.11M | 367.08M | 425.64M | 432.34M | 369.58M | 325.56M | 432.62M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 36.48% | 35.74% | 37.11% | 31.68% | 30.04% | 31.08% | 27.09% | 23.23% | 29.81% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 11.82% | 5.81% | 18% | -27.9% | 15.95% | 1.57% | -14.52% | -11.91% | 32.88% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 162.04M | 187.17M | 232.03M | 228.74M | 258.3M | 233.4M | 236.97M | 211.92M | 228.69M |
| EBIT | 267.74M | 239.57M | 81.71M | 134.54M | 423.37M | 165M | 95M | 107.18M | 98.71M |
| Net Interest Income | -67.78M | -61.99M | -26.89M | -56.19M | -72.02M | -33.84M | -20.03M | -13.99M | -25.91M |
| Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 67.78M | 61.99M | 26.89M | 56.19M | 72.02M | 33.84M | 20.03M | 13.99M | 25.91M |
| Other Income/Expense | -45.74M | -66.69M | -33.4M | -71.33M | 219.86M | -75.52M | -66.97M | -9.23M | -131.13M |
| Pretax Income | 199.97M▲ 0% | 177.59M▼ 11.2% | 54.82M▼ 69.1% | 67.01M▲ 22.2% | 387.2M▲ 477.8% | 123.42M▼ 68.1% | 65.64M▼ 46.8% | 104.42M▲ 59.1% | 72.8M▼ 30.3% |
| Pretax Margin % | 17.89% | 14.71% | 4% | 5.78% | 27.33% | 8.87% | 4.81% | 7.45% | 5.02% |
| Income Tax | 60.54M | 44.76M | -19.38M | 38.35M | -14.2M | 57.96M | 24.14M | 41.37M | 25.45M |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 30.28% | 25.2% | -35.34% | 57.23% | -3.67% | 46.96% | 36.78% | 39.62% | 34.95% |
| Net Income | 139.43M▲ 0% | 128.69M▼ 7.7% | 218.81M▲ 70.0% | 150.67M▼ 31.1% | 496.71M▲ 229.7% | 63.76M▼ 87.2% | 41.5M▼ 34.9% | 63.05M▲ 51.9% | 47.35M▼ 24.9% |
| Net Margin % | 12.47% | 10.66% | 15.95% | 13% | 35.06% | 4.58% | 3.04% | 4.5% | 3.26% |
| Net Income Growth % | -8.54% | -7.7% | 70.03% | -31.14% | 229.67% | -87.16% | -34.9% | 51.91% | -24.89% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 139.43M | 128.69M | 218.97M | 28.66M | 401.39M | 65.47M | 41.5M | 63.05M | 47.35M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 177.91M | 122.01M | 95.32M | -1.71M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 2.83▲ 0% | 2.63▼ 7.1% | 4.39▲ 66.9% | 3.18▼ 27.6% | 10.33▲ 224.8% | 1.36▼ 86.8% | 0.89▼ 34.6% | 1.42▲ 59.6% | 1.15▼ 19.0% |
| EPS Growth % | -9.58% | -7.07% | 66.92% | -27.56% | 224.84% | -86.83% | -34.56% | 59.55% | -19.01% |
| EPS (Basic) | 2.89 | 2.68 | 4.52 | 3.24 | 10.78 | 1.36 | 0.89 | 1.42 | 1.16 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 48.67M | 48.93M | 49.03M | 47.12M | 47.86M | 47.03M | 46.46M | 44.52M | 41.1M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 47.59M | 47.95M | 47.65M | 46.31M | 45.89M | 46.95M | 46.4M | 44.46M | 40.98M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 52.69% | 63.47% | 20.07% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ZD Balance Sheet
Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Current Assets | 620.43M | 460.33M | 886.89M | 622.84M | 1.3B | 1.08B | 1.19B | 1.27B | 1.37B |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 350.94M | 209.47M | 575.62M | 177.1M | 924.04M | 711.21M | 764.72M | 505.88M | 607.01M |
| Cash Only | 350.94M | 209.47M | 575.62M | 176.44M | 694.84M | 652.79M | 737.61M | 505.88M | 607.01M |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 663K | 229.2M | 58.42M | 27.11M | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 234.19M | 221.62M | 261.93M | 309.55M | 316.34M | 304.74M | 337.7M | 660.22M | 667.22M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 76.47 | 67 | 69.68 | 97.5 | 81.5 | 79.96 | 90.37 | 171.92 | 167.81 |
| Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Current Assets | 0 | 29.24M | 0 | 84.03M | 0 | 68.32M | 88.57M | 105.97M | 0 |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 1.83B | 2.1B | 2.62B | 3.04B | 2.47B | 2.45B | 2.28B | 2.43B | 2.29B |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 79.77M | 98.81M | 253.64M | 211.66M | 161.21M | 178.18M | 188.17M | 197.22M | 213.18M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 14.01x | 12.22x | 5.41x | 5.48x | 8.79x | 7.81x | 7.25x | 7.11x | 6.81x |
| Goodwill | 1.2B | 1.38B | 1.63B | 1.52B | 1.53B | 1.59B | 1.55B | 1.58B | 1.61B |
| Intangible Assets | 485.75M | 526.47M | 556.55M | 696.86M | 572.73M | 462.81M | 325.41M | 57.4M | 344.21M |
| Long-Term Investments | 57.72M | 83.83M | 100.08M | 97.5M | 122.59M | 127.87M | 140.91M | 158.19M | 93.23M |
| Other Non-Current Assets | -25.45M | -58.03M | 15.68M | 499.28M | 75.71M | 80.13M | 70.75M | 431.71M | 29.46M |
| Total Assets | 2.45B▲ 0% | 2.56B▲ 4.4% | 3.51B▲ 36.9% | 3.67B▲ 4.5% | 3.77B▲ 2.9% | 3.53B▼ 6.3% | 3.47B▼ 1.8% | 3.7B▲ 6.7% | 3.66B▼ 1.1% |
| Asset Turnover | 0.46x | 0.47x | 0.39x | 0.32x | 0.38x | 0.39x | 0.39x | 0.38x | 0.40x |
| Asset Growth % | 18.95% | 4.39% | 36.9% | 4.55% | 2.86% | -6.29% | -1.76% | 6.72% | -1.11% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 265.1M | 307.32M | 833.1M | 882.55M | 497.24M | 432.45M | 431.83M | 899.65M | 1.07B |
| Accounts Payable | 169.84M | 166.52M | 238.06M | 197.85M | 130.98M | 120.83M | 123.26M | 164.35M | 151.29M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 359.76 | 302.28 | 366.13 | 404.8 | 254.22 | 238.98 | 242.33 | 299.46 | 126.89 |
| Short-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 385.53M | 396.8M | 54.61M | 0 | 0 | 8.67M | 156.1M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 95.25M | 127.57M | 162.85M | 166.13M | 185.57M | 187.9M | 184.55M | 199.66M | 189.99M |
| Other Current Liabilities | 10K | 318K | 1.97M | 61.69M | 54.75M | 64.46M | 65.96M | 56.63M | 532.08M |
| Current Ratio | 2.34x | 1.50x | 1.06x | 0.71x | 2.62x | 2.51x | 2.76x | 1.41x | 1.27x |
| Quick Ratio | 2.34x | 1.50x | 1.06x | 0.71x | 2.62x | 2.51x | 2.76x | 1.41x | 1.27x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 1.17B | 1.22B | 1.36B | 1.57B | 1.31B | 1.21B | 1.15B | 993.8M | 834.78M |
| Long-Term Debt | 1B | 1.01B | 1.06B | 1.18B | 1.04B | 999.05M | 1B | 864.28M | 717.82M |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 0 | 104.07M | 73.63M | 53.71M | 0 | 0 | 21.8M | 17.79M |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 38.26M | 69.05M | 107.45M | 157.31M | 108.98M | 79.01M | 45.5M | 46.02M | 41.41M |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 127.43M | 122.39M | 74.35M | 144.4M | 91.76M | 121.05M | 91.21M | 56.2M | 38.81M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.43B | 1.53B | 2.19B | 2.45B | 1.8B | 1.64B | 1.58B | 1.89B | 1.91B |
| Total Debt | 1B | 1.01B | 1.58B | 1.68B | 1.17B | 999.05M | 1B | 894.75M | 891.71M |
| Net Debt | 651M | 803.65M | 1B | 1.51B | 476.65M | 346.26M | 263.7M | 388.87M | 284.7M |
| Debt / Equity | 0.98x | 0.98x | 1.20x | 1.39x | 0.60x | 0.53x | 0.53x | 0.49x | 0.51x |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.46x | 2.35x | 3.10x | 4.58x | 2.75x | 2.31x | 2.71x | 2.75x | 2.06x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 1.60x | 1.86x | 1.97x | 4.10x | 1.12x | 0.80x | 0.71x | 1.19x | 0.66x |
| Interest Coverage | 3.95x | 3.86x | 3.04x | 2.39x | 5.88x | 4.88x | 4.74x | 7.66x | 3.81x |
| Total Equity | 1.02B▲ 0% | 1.04B▲ 1.5% | 1.31B▲ 26.6% | 1.21B▼ 7.6% | 1.97B▲ 62.5% | 1.89B▼ 3.8% | 1.89B▲ 0.0% | 1.81B▼ 4.3% | 1.75B▼ 3.2% |
| Equity Growth % | 11.57% | 1.51% | 26.59% | -7.64% | 62.49% | -3.82% | 0.02% | -4.34% | -3.16% |
| Book Value per Share | 20.96 | 21.17 | 26.75 | 25.70 | 41.11 | 40.25 | 40.74 | 40.68 | 42.67 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 1.02B | 1.04B | 1.31B | 1.21B | 1.97B | 1.89B | 1.89B | 1.81B | 1.75B |
| Common Stock | 479K | 481K | 476K | 443K | 474K | 473K | 461K | 428K | 384K |
| Retained Earnings | 723.06M | 769.58M | 891.53M | 809.11M | 1.52B | 1.54B | 1.49B | 1.4B | 1.34B |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | -42.54M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | -29.09M | -45.98M | -46.46M | -54.81M | -57.22M | -85.37M | -71.62M | -82.47M | -57.07M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ZD Cash Flow Statement
Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operations | 264.42M | 401.32M | 412.54M | 480.08M | 516.54M | 336.44M | 319.96M | 390.31M | 407.07M |
| Operating CF Margin % | 23.65% | 33.24% | 30.07% | 41.43% | 36.46% | 24.19% | 23.46% | 27.85% | 28.05% |
| Operating CF Growth % | -6.36% | 51.78% | 2.79% | 16.37% | 7.59% | -34.87% | -4.9% | 21.99% | 4.29% |
| Net Income | 139.43M | 128.69M | 218.81M | 150.67M | 496.71M | 65.45M | 41.5M | 63.05M | 106.19M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 162.04M | 187.17M | 232.03M | 228.74M | 258.3M | 246.81M | 236.97M | 211.92M | 228.69M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 22.74M | 28.09M | 23.92M | 24.01M | 25.25M | 0 | 31.92M | 40.91M | 44.93M |
| Deferred Taxes | -26.04M | 25.05M | -63.44M | 5.84M | -13.43M | -12.99M | -30.02M | -18.82M | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 8.29M | 58.17M | 59.21M | 89.85M | -200.94M | 103.2M | 113.23M | 102.91M | 54.44M |
| Working Capital Changes | -42.03M | -25.85M | -57.99M | -19.02M | -49.36M | -66.02M | -73.64M | -9.65M | -27.19M |
| Change in Receivables | -37.55M | 4.03M | -30.68M | -31.61M | -18.05M | 14.95M | -35.37M | -153.12M | -8.38M |
| Change in Inventory | 28.69M | -6.66M | 0 | 5.68M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | -34.12M | -35.22M | -770K | 2.18M | 479K | -37.57M | 9.42M | 171.28M | 2.58M |
| Cash from Investing | -158.49M | -406.61M | -505.27M | -586.22M | 59.09M | -220.77M | -127.41M | -297.45M | -145.75M |
| Capital Expenditures | -41.84M | -57.05M | -70.59M | -95.67M | -113.74M | -106.2M | -108.73M | -106.64M | -119.2M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 3.74% | 4.73% | 5.14% | 8.26% | 8.03% | 7.64% | 7.97% | 7.61% | 8.21% |
| Acquisitions | -116.65M | -349.06M | -444.93M | -490.21M | -115.52M | -104.09M | -6.32M | -190.25M | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 56.06M | -669K | 10.24M | 3.63M | 274.35M | 0 | -3.68M | -565K | -52.67M |
| Cash from Financing | 111.82M | -131.36M | 456.69M | -234.63M | -113.09M | -140.83M | -114.79M | -320.99M | -170.29M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 214.98M | -2.2M | 544.9M | 99.6M | -27.39M | -54.62M | 0 | -134.99M | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -9.85M | -45.56M | -15.53M | -275.65M | -66.16M | -68.71M | -108.53M | -185.18M | -167.25M |
| Dividends Paid | -73.47M | -81.68M | -43.92M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | -9.85M | -47.1M | -20.8M | -275.65M | -78.33M | -78.29M | -108.53M | -185.18M | -173.79M |
| Other Financing | -19.84M | -1.02M | -28.76M | -58.58M | -19.54M | -17.5M | -6.26M | -824K | -3.04M |
| Net Change in Cash | 227M▲ 0% | -141.47M▼ 162.3% | 366.14M▲ 358.8% | -332.96M▼ 190.9% | 452.19M▲ 235.8% | -42.05M▼ 109.3% | 84.82M▲ 301.7% | -231.73M▼ 373.2% | 101.13M▲ 143.6% |
| Free Cash Flow | 222.58M▲ 0% | 344.28M▲ 54.7% | 341.9M▼ 0.7% | 384.41M▲ 12.4% | 402.8M▲ 4.8% | 230.29M▼ 42.8% | 211.23M▼ 8.3% | 283.68M▲ 34.3% | 287.87M▲ 1.5% |
| FCF Margin % | 19.91% | 28.52% | 24.92% | 33.17% | 28.43% | 16.56% | 15.49% | 20.24% | 19.84% |
| FCF Growth % | -12.13% | 54.68% | -0.69% | 12.43% | 4.78% | -42.83% | -8.28% | 34.3% | 1.48% |
| FCF per Share | 4.57 | 7.04 | 6.97 | 8.16 | 8.42 | 4.90 | 4.55 | 6.37 | 7.00 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 1.90x | 3.12x | 1.89x | 3.19x | 1.04x | 5.28x | 7.71x | 6.19x | 8.60x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ZD Key Ratios
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| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 16.89% | 14.41% | 12.52% | 18.65% | 11.95% | 31.25% | 3.3% | 2.19% | 3.4% | 2.66% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.96% | 11.37% | 10.44% | 10% | 4.12% | 4.86% | 6.37% | 4.53% | 3.91% | 7.22% |
| Gross Margin | 83.17% | 84.59% | 83.35% | 82.7% | 84.6% | 86.73% | 86.73% | 86.39% | 85.71% | 70.01% |
| Net Margin | 17.44% | 12.47% | 10.66% | 15.95% | 13% | 35.06% | 4.58% | 3.04% | 4.5% | 3.26% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.85x | 0.98x | 0.98x | 1.20x | 1.39x | 0.60x | 0.53x | 0.53x | 0.49x | 0.51x |
| Interest Coverage | 6.11x | 3.95x | 3.86x | 3.04x | 2.39x | 5.88x | 4.88x | 4.74x | 7.66x | 3.81x |
| FCF Conversion | 1.85x | 1.90x | 3.12x | 1.89x | 3.19x | 1.04x | 5.28x | 7.71x | 6.19x | 8.60x |
| Revenue Growth | 21.29% | 27.86% | 8% | 13.65% | -15.54% | 22.25% | -1.82% | -1.94% | 2.76% | 3.54% |
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Growth & Financials
Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) reported $1.45B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 41365% increase from $3.5M in 1998.
Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) grew revenue by 3.5% over the past year. Growth has been modest.
Yes, Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) is profitable, generating $47.4M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (3.3% net margin).
Dividend & Returns
Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) has a return on equity (ROE) of 2.7%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.
Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) generated $287.9M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.
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