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Ziff Davis, Inc. ZD R2KR3K

Communication Services · Advertising Agencies · United States
https://www.ziffdavis.com
Company Profile ↓
$55.70
+52.27% 1Y
Mkt Cap$2.05B
P/E47.61
P/B1.17
52W High$56.69
52W Low$26.51
Book Value$46.05
EPS (TTM)$1.17

Company Overview

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.

Why Investors Should Care

Steady Revenue Expansion

Revenue has grown at a 11.9% CAGR over the past five years.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $1.45B (+3.5% YoY); net profit $47.35M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -1.9%, earnings +4.4%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 11.9%, profit CAGR -2.6%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:11.86%
1 Year:-1.90%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:-2.63%
1 Year:4.40%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+52.27%
6 Months:+31.62%
3 Months:+21.59%
1 Month:+9.32%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bullish
52-Week Range 97% of range
$26.51 $56.69
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMAAbove
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)55.11 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M+9.32%
3M+21.59%
6M+31.62%
1Y+52.27%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 47.61 is above the sector median of 19.18 — pricier than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Compounding revenue at 11.9% over 5 years.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Earnings shrank at -2.6% CAGR over 5 years.

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

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Valuation

Stock P/E
47.61
Industry PE
19.18
Forward P/E
9.89
PEG Ratio
1.52
Book Value
$46.05
Price to Book
1.17
P/S
1.37
EV/EBITDA
5.45
Dividend Yield
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
11.86%
Profit 5Y
-2.63%
Revenue (YoY)
-1.90%
Earnings (YoY)
4.40%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
7.07%
ROE
2.08%
ROA
3.40%
Profit Margin
3.14%
Op Margin
1.14%
Gross Margin
85.44%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$17.16
EPS (TTM)
$1.17

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.52
Quick Ratio
1.06
Current Ratio
1.66
Debt
$894.27M
Total Assets
$4.00B
Current Assets
$1.44B
Working Capital
$295.45M

Ownership

Promoter Holding
3.68%
Chg in Prom Hold
-0.01%
FII / Inst Holding
123.21%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.06%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$2.05B
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%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 ZD Ziff Davis, Inc. R2KR3K 55.70 47.61 $2.05B 0.00% 7.07% 2.08% 11.86% -2.63%
2 GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH 338.46 16.98 $1.99T 0.25% 26.20% 48.68% 17.96% 21.53%
3 META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH 616.77 23.23 $1.36T 0.36% 25.69% 29.85% 19.89% 37.61%
4 NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI 78.25 24.61 $325.83B 0.00% 29.87% 49.54% 22.30% 32.79%
5 VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPXR3K 50.35 13.11 $209.19B 6.02% 8.56% 15.84% 2.33% 6.90%
6 TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPXR3K 183.36 19.18 $196.69B 2.27% 9.39% 17.99% 22.63% 28.77%
7 DIS The Walt Disney Company SPXR3K 105.31 21.71 $181.84B 1.43% 10.74% 8.01% 6.96% 4.12%
8 T AT&T Inc. SPXR3K 25.68 8.45 $175.97B 4.68% 6.59% 18.34% 0.31% 3.44%
9 SPOT Spotify Technology S.A. R3KAITECH 542.43 29.58 $111.53B 0.00% 24.61% 44.48% 13.59% -
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Dec 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue ---------------------------307.14M326.02M340.99M314.49M320.80M353.58M-272.82M352.21M363.71M406.71M267.64M286.74M
Cost of Revenue ----------------------------------40.40M48.97M53.15M57.26M44.32M-
Gross Profit 166.21M176.21M173.12M211.61M213.86M230.01M231.25M270.41M232.48M240.14M243.51M290.10M248.88M262.17M282.43M341.26M204.60M207.20M230.73M337.90M267.81M292.51M305.45M362.91M268.97M291.35M289.27M-------232.41M303.24M310.56M349.45M223.32M-
Operating Expenses ----------------------------------217.95M269.75M282.12M263.40M220.39M-
Operating Income 53.34M58.95M62.12M-47.98M58.56M62.96M-46.16M54.38M57.06M-50.86M56.61M59.36M-55.25M73.04M77.44M-26.88M10.05M45.01M-30.56M45.89M29.03M26.32M38.90M-13.32M35.86M28.57M-29.30M-14.47M33.48M28.44M86.05M2.93M-44.72M
EBITDA ----------------------------------68.83M89.64M72.96M84.59M53.40M-
Interest Expense ----------------------------------6.19M6.52M6.50M6.76M6.90M-
Pretax Income ----------------------------------6.80M25.51M9.14M19.89M-3.28M-
Tax Provision ----------------------------------3.62M4.29M12.78M-204.00K2.64M-
Net Income 29.94M33.77M45.57M43.16M25.82M31.38M32.36M49.87M18.87M28.48M30.72M50.61M32.45M32.59M30.75M123.02M-6.40M38.10M60.88M58.09M77.92M15.72M42.57M360.51M24.54M-46.44M18.18M-7.63M16.68M-30.97M10.63M36.91M-48.58M-24.24M26.34M-3.60M370.00K22.26M624.46M
Diluted EPS 0.610.690.940.890.520.630.661.020.380.570.611.030.660.660.622.45-0.130.801.311.271.670.350.887.430.51-0.990.39-0.160.36-0.670.230.77-1.11-0.56---0.5917.16
R&D Expense 8.99M9.21M8.96M-11.75M11.55M12.43M-12.21M11.25M11.95M-12.98M11.94M13.77M-15.41M13.61M14.26M-19.68M17.70M19.62M-18.43M19.72M17.73M17.91M17.82M17.60M17.77M16.80M15.26M-13.92M16.48M15.40M-13.64M14.37M

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 241.51M245.57M255.39M330.16M371.40M520.80M599.03M720.82M874.25M1.12B1.21B1.05B1.16B-1.39B1.36B1.40B1.45B
Cost of Revenue --------------184.55M185.65M200.32M206.60M
Gross Profit 195.26M200.84M211.31M269.55M304.38M433.91M493.04M597.86M727.15M945.52M1.01B863.13M980.43M-1.21B1.18B1.20B1.24B
Operating Expenses --------------980.14M988.92M1.00B1.06B
Operating Income 97.93M104.46M103.92M135.95M162.16M175.42M186.21M199.38M242.57M245.71M244.28M88.22M138.34M-226.31M189.46M198.92M183.10M
EBITDA --------------398.39M331.97M319.10M335.35M
Interest Expense --------------33.84M20.03M13.99M25.91M
Pretax Income --------------131.15M74.97M93.19M80.75M
Tax Provision --------------57.96M24.14M41.37M25.45M
Net Income 72.56M66.83M83.05M114.77M121.58M107.52M124.34M133.64M152.44M139.43M128.69M218.81M150.67M-63.76M41.50M63.05M47.35M
Diluted EPS 1.581.481.812.432.612.282.582.733.132.832.594.393.18-1.360.891.421.15
R&D Expense 12.03M11.66M12.83M16.37M18.62M25.48M30.68M34.33M38.05M46.00M48.37M44.65M57.15M78.87M74.09M68.86M67.37M61.96M

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2007Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --414.00M532.62M651.17M995.17M1.15B1.71B1.78B2.06B2.45B2.56B3.51B3.67B-3.53B3.47B3.70B3.66B
Current Assets ---------------1.08B1.19B1.27B1.37B
Cash & Equivalents 154.22M150.78M197.41M64.75M139.36M218.68M207.80M433.66M255.53M123.95M350.94M209.47M575.62M176.44M-652.79M737.61M505.88M607.01M
Inventory -------------------
Receivables ---------------304.74M337.70M660.22M667.22M
Total Liabilities --77.83M100.88M96.80M400.57M447.37M884.97M893.51M1.15B1.43B1.53B2.19B2.45B-1.64B1.58B1.89B1.91B
Current Liabilities --28.91M57.89M57.80M78.93M114.89M159.37M196.65M454.09M265.10M307.32M833.10M882.55M-432.45M431.83M899.65M1.07B
Long Term Debt ----0245.19M245.67M593.35M592.04M601.75M1.00B1.01B1.06B1.18B-999.05M1.00B864.28M717.82M
Total Debt ---------------999.05M1.00B864.28M866.50M
Total Equity 282.61M249.98M336.17M431.75M554.38M594.70M706.42M820.24M890.21M914.54M1.02B1.04B1.31B1.21B-1.89B1.89B1.81B1.75B
Shares Outstanding ---------------47.27M46.08M42.85M38.38M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 90.72M101.83M96.39M150.75M169.91M193.32M177.23M229.06M282.39M264.42M401.32M412.54M480.08M-336.44M319.96M390.31M407.07M
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 -104.92M5.42M2.67M338.00K158.39M-35.69M327.53M-67.36M41.15M111.82M-131.36M456.69M-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 88.21M98.58M94.54M143.90M164.85M174.70M165.40M211.76M257.64M224.82M344.95M341.95M387.53M-230.29M211.23M283.68M287.87M
Net Change in Cash ---------------25.16M77.76M-228.13M91.02M
Share Buybacks 108.49M470.00K4.22M1.28M60.28M4.59M5.66M3.67M56.50M9.85M47.10M20.80M275.65M78.33M78.29M108.53M185.18M173.79M
Dividends Paid --019.17M40.26M45.13M52.27M58.83M65.83M73.47M82.57M43.92M00----

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2008Dec 2009Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % 80.8%81.8%82.7%81.6%82.0%83.3%82.3%82.9%83.2%84.6%83.3%82.2%84.6%-86.7%86.4%85.7%85.8%
Operating Margin % 40.6%42.5%40.7%41.2%43.7%33.7%31.1%27.7%27.7%22.0%20.2%8.4%11.9%-16.3%13.9%14.2%12.6%
Net Margin % 30.0%27.2%32.5%34.8%32.7%20.6%20.8%18.5%17.4%12.5%10.7%20.8%13.0%-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
3.68%
Institutions
123.21%
Public Float
127.92%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 16.83% 5.77M $322.13M
2 Jupiter Topco LLC 10.46% 3.59M $200.27M
3 Pale Fire Capital SE 7.76% 2.66M $148.51M
4 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 6.58% 2.25M $125.87M
5 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 6.39% 2.19M $122.29M
6 Legal & General Group PLC 5.25% 1.80M $100.53M
7 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 4.83% 1.66M $92.47M
8 State Street Corporation 4.72% 1.62M $90.28M
9 First Trust Advisors LP 2.95% 1.01M $56.53M
10 LSV Asset Management 2.84% 974.20K $54.38M

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Latest News

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ZD — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD)?

As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) trades at $55.70 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $26.51 to $56.69.

What is the market capitalisation of ZD?

Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) has a market capitalisation of $2.05B on NasdaqGS.

What is the P/E ratio of ZD?

ZD trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 47.61. The industry average P/E is 19.18. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 1.17.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of ZD?

ZD has a return on equity (ROE) of 2.08%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 7.07%.

Is ZD a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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