ZipRecruiter, Inc. ZIP R2K
Company Overview
ZipRecruiter, Inc. operates an online marketplace that connects job seekers and employers in the United States and internationally. Its two-sided marketplace enables employers to post jobs and access other features, as well as the job seekers that apply to jobs with a single click. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 42.7%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $448.95M (-5.3% YoY); net profit $-32.99M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue -2.3%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -20.8%, profit CAGR -51.2%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -20.83% |
| 1 Year: | -2.30% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -51.22% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | -14.66% |
| 6 Months: | +21.47% |
| 3 Months: | +74.45% |
| 1 Month: | +10.61% |
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- RSI (14)60.20 · Neutral
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Fundamental Growth Charts
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 42.7%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Revenue declined at -20.8% CAGR over 5 years.
- Earnings shrank at -51.2% CAGR over 5 years.
- Trading 27.9% below its 52-week high.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
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 | ZIP ZipRecruiter, Inc. R2K | 3.96 | -13.20 | $271.23M | 0.00% | -0.20% | 42.74% | -20.83% | -51.22% |
| 2 | GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXAI | 359.51 | 27.46 | $2.11T | 0.24% | 26.20% | 38.88% | 17.96% | 21.53% |
| 3 | META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 661.04 | 24.04 | $1.45T | 0.37% | 25.69% | 32.93% | 36.10% | 35.91% |
| 4 | NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXAI | 73.53 | 23.72 | $309.62B | 0.00% | 29.87% | 48.49% | 22.30% | 32.79% |
| 5 | TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPX | 187.13 | 19.87 | $202.51B | 2.16% | 9.39% | 18.02% | 22.63% | 28.77% |
| 6 | VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPX | 42.47 | 10.36 | $177.34B | 6.65% | 8.59% | 17.20% | 0.33% | -6.86% |
| 7 | DIS The Walt Disney Company SPX | 95.87 | 15.34 | $166.48B | 1.50% | 10.74% | 11.01% | 6.96% | 4.12% |
| 8 | T AT&T Inc. SPX | 21.28 | 7.00 | $147.86B | 4.71% | 6.59% | 18.37% | 0.31% | 3.44% |
| 9 | APP AppLovin Corporation NDXSPXAI | 448.98 | 39.11 | $137.27B | 0.00% | 70.20% | - | 24.84% | 609.87% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | 87.66M | 102.85M | 125.37M | 182.96M | 212.67M | 227.26M | 239.94M | 226.97M | 183.75M | 170.42M | 155.63M | 122.24M | 123.66M | 117.08M | 110.06M | 112.23M | 114.98M | 111.67M | 107.55M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.65M | 11.96M | 12.52M | 12.14M | 11.97M |
| Gross Profit | - | 75.81M | 89.90M | 109.41M | 161.36M | 190.40M | 205.65M | 218.19M | 205.13M | 163.13M | 154.75M | 141.10M | 108.92M | 110.72M | 104.70M | 98.41M | 100.27M | 102.47M | 99.53M | 95.57M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 110.08M | 106.93M | 107.49M | 95.53M | 97.12M |
| Operating Income | - | 21.65M | 23.09M | 16.47M | -68.32M | 17.97M | 14.22M | 25.10M | 29.47M | 10.96M | 22.52M | 32.67M | -906.00K | 9.42M | -3.24M | -11.67M | -6.66M | -5.03M | 4.00M | -1.55M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -3.34M | 1.68M | 2.31M | 10.82M | 4.75M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.39M | 7.40M | 7.41M | 7.43M | 7.45M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -13.71M | -9.11M | -8.31M | 512.00K | -5.57M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -875.00K | 396.00K | 1.51M | 1.35M | -836.00K |
| Net Income | -11.08M | 21.32M | 23.11M | 13.40M | -52.85M | 22.06M | 8.42M | 13.11M | 20.56M | 5.01M | 14.38M | 24.08M | -6.50M | 7.01M | -2.57M | -12.83M | -9.51M | -9.82M | -835.00K | -4.74M |
| Diluted EPS | - | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.10 | -0.55 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.23 | -0.07 | 0.07 | -0.03 | -0.13 | -0.10 | -0.11 | - | -0.06 |
| R&D Expense | - | 16.31M | 16.86M | 17.02M | 37.91M | 27.16M | 29.64M | 30.93M | 33.01M | 38.29M | 38.62M | 32.14M | 36.08M | 33.31M | 33.70M | 33.27M | 32.09M | 30.85M | - | 26.08M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 429.56M | 418.14M | - | 904.65M | 645.72M | 474.00M | 448.95M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | 86.30M | 64.31M | 50.15M | 48.27M |
| Gross Profit | 374.78M | 363.98M | - | 818.35M | 581.41M | 423.85M | 400.68M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | 721.12M | 501.98M | 422.59M | 420.04M |
| Operating Income | -6.32M | 64.43M | - | 97.23M | 79.44M | 1.26M | -19.36M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | 113.26M | 111.57M | 35.39M | 11.47M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | 28.50M | 29.39M | 29.60M | 29.63M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | 74.08M | 70.55M | -6.50M | -30.62M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | 12.59M | 21.45M | 6.36M | 2.38M |
| Net Income | -6.35M | 86.05M | - | 61.49M | 49.10M | -12.85M | -32.99M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.13 | 0.70 | - | 0.51 | 0.46 | -0.13 | -0.37 |
| R&D Expense | 65.41M | 69.41M | 110.47M | 127.74M | 141.80M | 134.83M | 124.56M |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 212.13M | - | 714.56M | 659.50M | 664.06M | 569.74M |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | 632.29M | 562.29M | 543.67M | 448.85M |
| Cash & Equivalents | - | - | 114.54M | - | 227.38M | 283.04M | 218.43M | 188.03M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | 44.42M | 27.25M | 23.45M | 25.67M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 125.57M | - | 685.94M | 651.13M | 650.63M | 646.94M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 71.45M | - | 129.66M | 84.87M | 81.59M | 70.90M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 25.37M | - | 541.56M | 542.58M | 543.65M | 544.78M |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | 560.01M | 555.73M | 552.72M | 557.68M |
| Total Equity | -120.24M | -122.31M | -50.30M | - | 28.62M | 8.37M | 13.43M | -77.20M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | 104.70M | 99.00M | 98.44M | 84.60M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -2.13M | 88.01M | - | 128.81M | 103.19M | 45.73M | 10.96M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -10.36M | -7.37M | - | -351.13M | 106.74M | -61.98M | 65.09M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 945.00K | -1.63M | - | 195.09M | -154.26M | -48.36M | -106.45M |
| Capital Expenditure | -2.52M | -1.35M | - | -10.54M | -10.66M | -9.53M | -7.47M |
| Free Cash Flow | -4.65M | 86.66M | - | 118.26M | 92.53M | 36.20M | 3.48M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | -27.24M | 55.66M | -64.61M | -30.40M |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 19.00M | 2.75M | 339.26M | 147.56M | 40.35M | 102.11M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 87.2% | 87.0% | - | 90.5% | 90.0% | 89.4% | 89.2% |
| Operating Margin % | -1.5% | 15.4% | - | 10.7% | 12.3% | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| Net Margin % | -1.5% | 20.6% | - | 6.8% | 7.6% | -2.7% | -7.3% |
| ROE % | 5.2% | -171.1% | - | 214.9% | 586.9% | -95.7% | 42.7% |
| ROCE % | - | 45.8% | - | 16.6% | 13.8% | 0.2% | -3.9% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 12.16% | 8.33M | $33.24M |
| 2 | Edmond De Rothschild Holding S.A. | 8.20% | 5.62M | $22.41M |
| 3 | Disciplined Growth Investors, Inc. | 6.16% | 4.22M | $16.82M |
| 4 | AQR Capital Management, LLC | 5.04% | 3.45M | $13.78M |
| 5 | Acadian Asset Management. LLC | 4.23% | 2.90M | $11.57M |
| 6 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.21% | 2.88M | $11.51M |
| 7 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 3.47% | 2.37M | $9.47M |
| 8 | Renaissance Technologies, LLC | 2.80% | 1.92M | $7.66M |
| 9 | Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc. | 2.63% | 1.80M | $7.18M |
| 10 | Marshall Wace LLP | 2.28% | 1.56M | $6.24M |
Analyst View
Analyst aggregate. Targets and ratings update periodically; not investment advice.
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ZIP — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of ZipRecruiter, Inc. (ZIP)?
As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, ZipRecruiter, Inc. (ZIP) trades at $3.96 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $1.69 to $5.49.
What is the market capitalisation of ZIP?
ZipRecruiter, Inc. (ZIP) has a market capitalisation of $271.23M on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of ZIP?
ZIP trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -13.20. The industry average P/E is 22.30. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is -3.89.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of ZIP?
ZIP has a return on equity (ROE) of 42.74%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is -0.20%.
Is ZIP a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of ZipRecruiter, Inc. (ZIP), 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.