Price
$53.87+1.91%Social Signal Score
Analyst Ratings
13 analystsRevenue
$286.74M+36.47%Analyst Estimates
Consensus estimates, not results. Via Financial Modeling Prep.
Company Profile
- CEO
- Vivek R. Shah
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Advertising Agencies
- Employees
- 3,900
- Beta
- 1.02
- Country
- US
- Piotroski score
- 7 / 9 (Strong)
- Altman Z-score
- 2.02
Financials
Revenue
$286.74M+36.5%Net Income
$624.46M+1270.4%EBITDA
$1.56M-98.5%Free Cash Flow
$53.96M+3.7%EPS (diluted)
$17.16+1725.5%Shares Outstanding (diluted)
36.38M-23.4%Operating Expenses
$184.04MCash & Debt
$1.61BReturn of Capital
$121.46MRevenue by Segment (annual)
$1.45BDividend per Share
$0.40Quote
Valuation & Ratios
Returns & Efficiency
Revenue & Net Income (Annual)
| Fiscal Year | Revenue | Net Income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.45B | $47.35M | $1.16 |
| 2024 | $1.40B | $63.05M | $1.42 |
| 2023 | $1.36B | $41.50M | $0.89 |
| 2022 | $1.39B | $63.76M | $1.36 |
| 2021 | $1.42B | $496.71M | $10.78 |
| 2020 | $1.16B | $150.67M | $3.24 |
| 2019 | $1.37B | $218.81M | $4.52 |
| 2018 | $1.21B | $128.69M | $2.68 |
| 2017 | $1.12B | $139.43M | $2.89 |
| 2016 | $874.25M | $152.44M | $3.15 |
| 2015 | $720.82M | $133.64M | $2.76 |
| 2014 | $599.03M | $125.33M | $2.60 |
| 2013 | $520.80M | $107.52M | $2.31 |
| 2012 | $371.40M | $121.58M | $2.63 |
Valuation
Project earnings forward and see what return today's price implies.
Seeded from ZD's reported EPS growth of -6.1% a year over 13 years.
- EPS in 5 years
- $0.84
- Implied price
- $25.31
- Return from $55.20
- -14.4% a year
To earn 15.0% a year on these assumptions you'd need to buy at $12.58 — -77.2% below today's price.
How sensitive is that answer?
Annual return across nearby assumptions. If the result is only attractive in one corner, that is the finding.
| growth \ P/E | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -16.1% | -29.5% | -26.3% | -23.6% | -21.2% | -19.0% |
| -11.1% | -25.3% | -21.9% | -19.0% | -16.5% | -14.2% |
| -6.1% | -21.1% | -17.5% | -14.4% | -11.8% | -9.4% |
| -1.1% | -16.9% | -13.1% | -9.9% | -7.1% | -4.5% |
| 3.9% | -12.7% | -8.7% | -5.3% | -2.4% | 0.3% |
This is arithmetic on assumptions you chose, not a forecast or a recommendation. It ignores dividends, buybacks, share issuance and debt, and it assumes a company still earning money in 5 years. Change any input and the answer changes a lot — that sensitivity is the honest result, not a flaw in the model.
Signal Score (90d)
50-68.75%Social Signal Score
Mentions (7)
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View source ↗ - Newsfool.com·46d ago·Negative
A Ziff Davis Director Sells 2,513 Shares as the Stock Soars. Here's a Closer Look at the Transaction. Director Brian Kretzmer disposed of 2,513 shares at $55.31 per share on August 18, 2026, for a total transaction value of ~$139,000. The sale represents 11% of the director's total equity holdings in the company.
View source ↗ - Newsbusinesswire.com·49d ago·Neutral
Ziff Davis to Participate in Two Investor Conferences in September NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ziff Davis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZD), today announced its participation in two investor conferences in September. Details of the conferences are as follows: 2026 Citi Global TMT Conference Location: New York, NY Date and time: September 9, 2026 Webcast: No formal presentation Benchmark-StoneX's 13th Annual TMT Conference Location: New York, NY Date and time: September 17, 2026 Webcast: No formal presentation A…
View source ↗ - Newsseekingalpha.com·54d ago·Neutral
…ng In Plain Sight Ziff Davis earns a 'strong buy' rating, driven by its private-equity-like strategy of acquiring, improving, and selling digital assets at premiums. ZD's aggressive share buyback program has boosted adjusted EPS by 13.2% YoY despite modest revenue and EBITDA declines, highlighting capital allocation strength. The $1.216 billion sale of ZD's Connectivity division to Accenture nearly matched its pre-announcement equity value, underscoring portfolio undervaluation.
View source ↗ - Newsbenzinga.com·56d ago·Negative
Ziff Davis Analysts Raise Their Forecasts Following Q2 Earnings Ziff Davis Inc (NASDAQ:ZD) reported mixed results for the second quarter after the closing bell on Thursday.
View source ↗ - Newsseekingalpha.com·59d ago·Positive
Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
View source ↗ - Newsmarketbeat.com·59d ago·Neutral
Ziff Davis Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Ziff Davis NASDAQ: ZD said its second-quarter results reflected continued pressure in search-driven advertising businesses, partially offset by growth in several operating areas, while the company moved to reshape its capital structure following the sale of its Connectivity business.
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Earnings
Thu, Nov 5(in 4 weeks)
Consensus estimate $1.17 per share
Typical surprise +1.4% (median, so one quarter with a near-zero estimate can't distort it)
- Thu, Aug 6$1.03 vs $0.81beat
- Thu, May 7$0.73 vs $0.72beat
- Mon, Feb 23$2.56 vs $2.71miss
- Thu, Nov 6$1.76 vs $1.76beat
- Wed, Aug 6$1.24 vs $1.22beat
- Thu, May 8$1.14 vs $1.10beat
Estimates and results for ZD via Financial Modeling Prep. Beating consensus says the company cleared the bar analysts set, not that the business grew.
Insider trading
Open-market buys and sells by ZD officers and directors.
- Bought
- $50k
- Sold
- $1.9m
1 trade
8 trades
- Kretzmer W Briansold
- Tansley Lori A.sold
- Rossen Jeremysold
- Richter Bretsold
- Mcdonald Kirk Psold
- Mcdonald Kirk Psold
- Rossen Jeremysold
- Rossen Jeremysold
91 further Form 4 entries are share awards, option exercises or shares withheld for tax. Those are compensation, not trades, so they are excluded above. Buying is the stronger signal: an insider spends their own money for one reason. Selling has many innocent explanations — tax, diversifying, a house — so it says far less than it appears to. Via SEC filings.
Congress trades
No disclosed congressional trades in ZD.
Self-reported filings, amounts as brackets. Via Senate/House disclosures.