Ziff Davis, Inc. ZD R2K

Communication Services · Advertising Agencies · United States

https://www.ziffdavis.com

Ziff Davis, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital media and internet company in the United States and internationally. It offers online resources for laboratory-based product reviews, technology news, buying guides, and research papers under the PCMag and CNET brands; Mashable for publishing technology and culture content; Spiceworks provides digital content of IT products and services; RetailMeNot, a savings destination platform; VoucherCodes; Offers.com, a coupon and deals website; and event based properties, includes BlackFriday.com, TheBlackFriday.com, BestBlackFriday.com, and DealsofAmerica.com. It also offers gaming and entertainment platforms under the IGN Entertainment and Humble Bundle brands; and information on internet connectivity under the Speedtest, Ookla, Ekahau, Downdetector, and RootMetrics brands. The company also offers digital content and information services for health and wellness consumers under the Everyday Health, DailyOM, Lose It!, Castle Connolly, and Migraine Again brands; pregnancy and parenting content under the BabyCenter, Mom 2.0, Emma's Diary, Medpage Today, and What to Expect brands. In addition, it offers PRIME Education, a medical education program for healthcare professionals; and Health eCareers, a digital portal for healthcare professionals. Further, it provides endpoint and email security, security awareness training, secure backup and file sharing, and virtual private network solutions under the IPVanish, VIPRE, Livedrive, Inspired eLearning, and SugarSync brands; and email marketing and delivery solutions, search engine optimization tools, and voice and text communication services under the Campaigner, iContact, SMTP, Kickbox, Full Contact, MOZ Pro, MOZ Local, Stat Analytics, eVoice, and Line2 brands. The company was formerly known as j2 Global, Inc. and changed its name to Ziff Davis, Inc. in October 2021. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Market & Price

Market Cap

$1.66B

Current Price

$45.07

High / Low (52W)

$48.23 / $26.51

Beta

1.08

Valuation

Stock P/E

38.52

Industry PE

23.46

Forward P/E

8.10

PEG Ratio

1.52

Book Value

$45.69

Price to Book

0.99

P/S

1.15

EV/EBITDA

4.92

Dividend Yield

Profitability & Returns

ROCE

4.12%

ROE

2.08%

ROA

3.40%

Profit Margin

3.14%

Op Margin

1.14%

EPS (Latest Qtr)

$0.59

EPS (TTM)

$1.17

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity

0.52

Quick Ratio

1.06

Current Ratio

1.66

Debt

$894.27M

Total Assets

$3.66B

Current Assets

$1.37B

Working Capital

$295.45M

Ownership

Promoter Holding

3.49%

Chg in Prom Hold

FII / Inst Holding

118.45%

Chg in FII Hold

0.01%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value

$2.03B

Total Revenue (TTM)

$1.45B

EBITDA

$413.34M

Free Cash Flow

$-15.43M

Operating Cash Flow

$416.41M

Shares Outstanding

36.84M

Gross Margin

85.44%

Payout Ratio

0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y

1.42%

Profit 5Y

-9.44%

Revenue (YoY)

-1.90%

Earnings (YoY)

4.40%

PROS

In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

Earnings shrank at -9.4% CAGR over 5 years.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Fundamental Growth

Period: Metric:

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).

#	Name	CMP $	P/E	Mkt Cap	Div Yld %	ROCE %	ROE %	Rev CAGR 5Y %	Profit CAGR 5Y %
1	ZD Ziff Davis, Inc. R2K	45.07	38.52	$1.66B	-	4.12%	2.08%	1.42%	-9.44%
2	GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXAI	380.34	28.99	$4.61T	0.23%	32.40%	38.88%	12.51%	30.14%
3	META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXAI	632.51	22.99	$1.61T	0.33%	26.87%	32.93%	19.89%	37.61%
4	NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXAI	86.02	27.75	$362.21B	-	30.26%	48.49%	12.64%	34.71%
5	APP AppLovin Corporation NDXSPXAI	613.09	53.17	$205.96B	-	70.20%	-	24.84%	609.87%
6	TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPX	187.53	19.93	$202.95B	2.18%	9.27%	18.02%	3.53%	61.90%
7	VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPX	47.81	11.66	$199.63B	5.92%	8.59%	17.20%	0.33%	-6.86%
8	DIS The Walt Disney Company SPX	101.83	16.29	$176.83B	1.47%	8.46%	11.01%	4.51%	58.00%
9	T AT&T Inc. SPX	24.80	8.16	$172.32B	4.48%	9.23%	18.37%	1.34%	119.18%

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2015	Mar 2016	Jun 2016	Sep 2016	Dec 2016	Mar 2017	Jun 2017	Sep 2017	Dec 2017	Mar 2018	Jun 2018	Sep 2018	Dec 2018	Mar 2019	Jun 2019	Sep 2019	Dec 2019	Mar 2020	Jun 2020	Sep 2020	Dec 2020	Mar 2021	Jun 2021	Sep 2021	Dec 2021	Mar 2022	Jun 2022	Sep 2022	Mar 2023	Jun 2023	Sep 2023	Mar 2024	Jun 2024	Sep 2024	Dec 2024	Mar 2025	Jun 2025	Sep 2025	Dec 2025	Mar 2026
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	307.14M	326.02M	340.99M	314.49M	320.80M	-	-	272.82M	352.21M	363.71M	406.71M	267.64M
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40.40M	48.97M	53.15M	57.26M	44.32M
Gross Profit	170.21M	166.21M	176.21M	173.12M	211.61M	213.86M	230.01M	231.25M	270.41M	232.48M	240.14M	243.51M	290.10M	248.88M	262.17M	282.43M	341.26M	204.60M	207.20M	230.73M	337.90M	267.81M	292.51M	305.45M	362.91M	268.97M	291.35M	289.27M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	232.41M	303.24M	310.56M	349.45M	223.32M
Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	217.95M	269.75M	282.12M	263.40M	220.39M
Operating Income	-	53.34M	58.95M	62.12M	-	47.98M	58.56M	62.96M	-	46.16M	54.38M	57.06M	-	50.86M	56.61M	59.36M	-	55.25M	73.04M	77.44M	-	26.88M	10.05M	45.01M	-	30.56M	45.89M	29.03M	26.32M	38.90M	-13.32M	35.86M	28.57M	-	-	14.47M	33.48M	28.44M	86.05M	2.93M
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	68.83M	89.64M	72.96M	84.59M	53.40M
Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6.19M	6.52M	6.50M	6.76M	6.90M
Pretax Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6.80M	25.51M	9.14M	19.89M	-3.28M
Tax Provision	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.62M	4.29M	12.78M	-204.00K	2.64M
Net Income	35.47M	29.94M	33.77M	45.57M	43.16M	25.82M	31.38M	32.36M	49.87M	18.87M	28.48M	30.72M	50.61M	32.45M	32.59M	30.75M	123.02M	-6.40M	38.10M	60.88M	58.09M	77.92M	15.72M	42.57M	360.51M	24.54M	-46.44M	18.18M	-7.63M	16.68M	-30.97M	10.63M	36.91M	-	-	24.24M	26.34M	-3.60M	370.00K	22.26M
Diluted EPS	0.72	0.61	0.69	0.94	0.89	0.52	0.63	0.66	1.02	0.38	0.57	0.61	1.03	0.66	0.66	0.62	2.45	-0.13	0.80	1.31	1.27	1.67	0.35	0.88	7.43	0.51	-0.99	0.39	-0.16	0.36	-0.67	0.23	0.77	-	-	0.57	0.62	-0.09	0.01	0.59
R&D Expense	-	8.99M	9.21M	8.96M	-	11.75M	11.55M	12.43M	-	12.21M	11.25M	11.95M	-	12.98M	11.94M	13.77M	-	15.41M	13.61M	14.26M	-	19.68M	17.70M	19.62M	-	18.43M	19.72M	17.73M	17.91M	17.82M	17.60M	17.77M	16.80M	15.26M	-	13.92M	16.48M	15.40M	-	13.64M

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.39B	1.36B	1.40B	1.45B
Cost of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	184.55M	185.65M	200.32M	206.60M
Gross Profit	195.26M	200.84M	211.31M	269.55M	304.38M	433.91M	493.04M	597.86M	727.15M	945.52M	1.01B	863.13M	980.43M	-	1.21B	1.18B	1.20B	1.24B
Operating Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	980.14M	988.92M	1.00B	1.06B
Operating Income	97.93M	104.46M	103.92M	135.95M	162.16M	175.42M	186.21M	199.38M	242.57M	245.71M	244.28M	88.22M	138.34M	-	226.31M	189.46M	198.92M	183.10M
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	398.39M	331.97M	319.10M	335.35M
Interest Expense	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	33.84M	20.03M	13.99M	25.91M
Pretax Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	131.15M	74.97M	93.19M	80.75M
Tax Provision	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.96M	24.14M	41.37M	25.45M
Net Income	72.56M	66.83M	83.05M	114.77M	121.58M	107.52M	124.34M	133.64M	152.44M	139.43M	128.69M	218.81M	150.67M	-	63.76M	41.50M	63.05M	47.35M
Diluted EPS	1.58	1.48	1.81	2.43	2.61	2.28	2.58	2.73	3.13	2.83	2.59	4.39	3.18	-	1.36	0.89	1.42	1.15
R&D Expense	12.03M	11.66M	12.83M	16.37M	18.62M	25.48M	30.68M	34.33M	38.05M	46.00M	48.37M	44.65M	57.15M	78.87M	74.09M	68.86M	67.37M	61.96M

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:	1.42%
1 Year:	-1.90%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:	-9.44%
1 Year:	4.40%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:	+38.93%
6 Months:	+38.08%
3 Months:	+66.43%
1 Month:	-3.61%

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2007	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Total Assets	-	-	414.00M	532.62M	651.17M	995.17M	1.15B	1.71B	1.78B	2.06B	2.45B	2.56B	3.51B	3.67B	-	3.53B	3.47B	3.70B	3.66B
Current Assets	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.08B	1.19B	1.27B	1.37B
Cash & Equivalents	154.22M	150.78M	197.41M	64.75M	139.36M	218.68M	207.80M	433.66M	255.53M	123.95M	350.94M	209.47M	575.62M	176.44M	-	652.79M	737.61M	505.88M	607.01M
Inventory	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Receivables	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	304.74M	337.70M	660.22M	667.22M
Total Liabilities	-	-	77.83M	100.88M	96.80M	400.57M	447.37M	884.97M	893.51M	1.15B	1.43B	1.53B	2.19B	2.45B	-	1.64B	1.58B	1.89B	1.91B
Current Liabilities	-	-	28.91M	57.89M	57.80M	78.93M	114.89M	159.37M	196.65M	454.09M	265.10M	307.32M	833.10M	882.55M	-	432.45M	431.83M	899.65M	1.07B
Long Term Debt	-	-	-	-	-	245.19M	245.67M	593.35M	592.04M	601.75M	1.00B	1.01B	1.06B	1.18B	-	999.05M	1.00B	864.28M	717.82M
Total Debt	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	999.05M	1.00B	864.28M	866.50M
Total Equity	282.61M	249.98M	336.17M	431.75M	554.38M	594.70M	706.42M	820.24M	890.21M	914.54M	1.02B	1.04B	1.31B	1.21B	-	1.89B	1.89B	1.81B	1.75B
Shares Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	47.27M	46.08M	42.85M	38.38M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow	90.72M	101.83M	96.39M	150.75M	169.91M	193.32M	177.23M	229.06M	282.39M	264.42M	401.32M	412.54M	480.08M	-	336.44M	319.96M	390.31M	407.07M
Investing Cash Flow	14.93M	-61.45M	-231.13M	-76.18M	-249.49M	-167.40M	-275.47M	-335.70M	-448.86M	-158.49M	-406.61M	-505.27M	-586.22M	-	-220.77M	-127.41M	-297.45M	-145.75M
Financing Cash Flow	-104.92M	5.42M	2.67M	338.00K	158.39M	-35.69M	327.53M	-67.36M	41.15M	111.82M	-131.36M	456.69M	-234.63M	-	-140.83M	-114.79M	-320.99M	-170.29M
Capital Expenditure	-2.51M	-3.25M	-1.84M	-6.84M	-5.06M	-18.63M	-11.83M	-17.30M	-24.75M	-39.59M	-56.38M	-70.59M	-92.55M	-	-106.15M	-108.73M	-106.64M	-119.20M
Free Cash Flow	88.21M	98.58M	94.54M	143.90M	164.85M	174.70M	165.40M	211.76M	257.64M	224.82M	344.95M	341.95M	387.53M	-	230.29M	211.23M	283.68M	287.87M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-25.16M	77.76M	-228.13M	91.02M
Share Buybacks	108.49M	470.00K	4.22M	1.28M	60.28M	4.59M	5.66M	3.67M	56.50M	9.85M	47.10M	20.80M	275.65M	78.33M	78.29M	108.53M	185.18M	173.79M
Dividends Paid	-	-	0	19.17M	40.26M	45.13M	52.27M	58.83M	65.83M	73.47M	82.57M	43.92M	0	0	-	-	-	-

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric	Dec 2008	Dec 2009	Dec 2010	Dec 2011	Dec 2012	Dec 2013	Dec 2014	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Gross Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	86.7%	86.4%	85.7%	85.8%
Operating Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.3%	13.9%	14.2%	12.6%
Net Margin %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.6%	3.0%	4.5%	3.3%
ROE %	29.0%	19.9%	19.2%	20.7%	20.4%	15.2%	15.2%	15.0%	16.7%	13.7%	12.4%	16.7%	12.4%	-	3.4%	2.2%	3.5%	2.7%
ROCE %	-	27.1%	21.9%	22.9%	17.7%	16.9%	12.0%	12.6%	15.1%	11.2%	10.8%	3.3%	5.0%	-	7.3%	6.2%	7.1%	7.1%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders

3.49%

Institutions

118.45%

Public Float

122.73%

Top Institutional Holders

#	Holder	% Held	Shares	Value
1	Blackrock Inc.	16.66%	6.14M	$276.56M
2	Janus Henderson Group PLC	9.57%	3.53M	$158.93M
3	Pale Fire Capital SE	7.56%	2.78M	$125.45M
4	Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC	6.14%	2.26M	$102.01M
5	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	5.62%	2.07M	$93.36M
6	Legal & General Group PLC	5.37%	1.98M	$89.08M
7	Vanguard Capital Management LLC	4.61%	1.70M	$76.48M
8	State Street Corporation	4.56%	1.68M	$75.75M
9	Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.73%	1.01M	$45.35M
10	First Trust Advisors LP	2.65%	974.59K	$43.92M

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Ziff Davis, Inc.

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Sector	Communication Services
Industry	Advertising Agencies
Headquarters	United States
Employees	3,900
Website	https://www.ziffdavis.com

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Ziff Davis, Inc. ZD R2K

Market & Price

Valuation

Profitability & Returns

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Ownership

Financial Snapshot

Growth (CAGR)

PROS

CONS

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Fundamental Growth

Peer comparison

Quarterly Results

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Compounded Sales Growth

Compounded Profit Growth

Stock Price Performance

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Cash Flows (Annual)

Ratios (Annual)

Shareholding Pattern

Top Institutional Holders

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