Is Ziff Davis (ZD) overvalued or fairly valued?

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Does Ziff Davis's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (7.36×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Ziff Davis's revenue?

Ziff Davis reported revenue of $1.5B for FY2025, with net profit of $47.4M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Ziff Davis (ZD)?

Ziff Davis last traded at $55.70 (-1.1% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Ziff Davis

ZD · NYSE · Communication Services · United States

Snapshot

TickerZD

ExchangeNYSE

SectorCommunication Services

IndustryAdvertising Agencies

CountryUnited States

Employees3,900

HeadquartersNew York, United States

Websitewww.ziffdavis.com

Filings tracked20

About Ziff Davis

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.

Who owns it

Insiders3.7%
Institutions96.3%
Public & other0.0%

376 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.16.83%
Jupiter Topco LLC10.46%
Pale Fire Capital SE7.76%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP6.58%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC6.39%
Legal & General Group PLC5.25%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.83%
State Street Corporation4.72%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Latest ROE of 2.7% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Cash conversion7.36×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend3.0% → 3.3%

Margin has held broadly steady over the period — stable profitability.

Return on equity2.7%

Latest ROE of 2.7% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Growth qualityrev 3% · PAT 7%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $339.8M · EPS 2.18

Est. earnings growth -14.7%

Next fiscal year

Rev $1.2B · EPS 6.00

Est. earnings growth +17.0%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$1.5B

Net margin

3.3%

ROE

2.7%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+3.1%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+6.8%

EPS (FY2025)

1.15

Net profit (FY2025)

$47.4M

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$1.5B	$47.4M	1.15	3.3%	2.7%
FY2024	$1.4B	$63.0M	1.42	4.5%	3.5%
FY2023	$1.4B	$41.5M	0.89	3.0%	2.2%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$286.7M	$624.5M*	17.16	—
2026Q1	$267.6M	$22.3M	0.59	8.3%
2025Q3	$363.7M	$-3.6M	-0.09	-1.0%
2025Q2	$294.8M	$26.3M	0.63	8.9%
2025Q1	$272.8M	$24.2M	0.57	8.9%
2024Q3	$353.6M	$-48.6M	-1.11	-13.7%
2024Q2	$320.8M	$36.9M	0.77	11.5%
2024Q1	$314.5M	$10.6M	0.23	3.4%
2023Q3	$341.0M	$-31.0M	-0.67	-9.1%
2023Q2	$326.0M	$16.7M	0.36	5.1%
2023Q1	$307.1M	$-7.6M	-0.16	-2.5%

* Net profit includes one-off / non-operating items (e.g. a settlement or accounting gain), so it doesn’t reflect operating performance — net margin is hidden for that period.

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC8/7/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/7/2026material
8-K/A — Exhibits
SEC6/22/2026
8-K — Material agreement, Completion of acquisition/disposition, Exhibits
SEC6/17/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC5/18/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Shareholder vote results, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC5/8/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/8/2026
8-K — Material agreement, Exhibits
SEC3/4/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC3/3/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC2/26/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/24/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/24/2026

2025

8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC12/10/2025material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC12/3/2025material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC11/19/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC11/7/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC11/7/2025
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC9/3/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/7/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/7/2025

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